Politics of Parliament gets in the way of MPs’ environmental leadership

To better serve the planet, we need to re-examine how we do politics. We can’t afford another decade of fits and starts while the solutions we need wait in the wings. We don’t have time.

In December 2021, NDP MP Richard Cannings, left, introduced private members' bills to strengthen waterway protections and create an environmental bill of rights. Green Party MP Elizabeth May tabled Bill C-226 to tackle environmental racism. Cannings’ environmental bill of rights resurrects the work of former Edmonton-Strathcona MP Linda Duncan, right, who championed such a bill for 11 years and through four Parliaments without success.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY BRITTANY STARES

March 24, 2022

If you’ve experienced déjà vu lately when it comes to environmental news from Parliament Hill, you’re not alone. In December 2021, NDP MP Richard Cannings introduced private members' bills to strengthen waterway protections and create an environmental bill of rights. Soon after, Green Party M...

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