Bay du Nord project puts Canada on path to stay a global ‘outlier’ in climate change fight, warn critics

Green Party critic Imre Szeman says Canadians still see themselves as ‘good guys’ on the world stage, but the Liberal government is 'timid about making the hard decisions around the oil and gas sector.'

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office defended the government's approval of the Bay du Nord project, saying it would be subject to 'some of the strongest environmental conditions ever, including the historic requirement to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

April 11, 2022

Environmentalists say Ottawa's approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project⁠—a week after the release of the federal government's emissions reduction plan and two days after the International Panel on Climate Change's latest report⁠—marks Canada as an “outlier” on the world stage. Bu...

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