B.C. flood disaster to spark heavy climate change, infrastructure advocacy, say lobbyists

The emergency in B.C. will add to the ongoing federal advocacy discussions related to the existing global supply chain crisis.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair provided an update on the federal government’s response to the B.C. flooding crisis during a Nov. 18 press conference at the Sir John A. MacDonald building in Ottawa. Climate change and infrastructure advocacy will likely ramp up in response to the crisis, according to some lobbyists.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

November 22, 2021

Devastating flooding in British Columbia is almost certain to put emergency relief efforts at the top of advocacy discussions with the federal government as Parliament resumes this week, and will spur more lobbying later this fall related to climate ...

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