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On Sept. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the American Climate Corps, a massive green jobs program to help tackle the climate crisis and get young people good paying jobs, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS

December 11, 2023

A few weeks ago, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the American Climate Corps, a massive green jobs program to help tackle the climate crisis, and to get young people good paying jobs. But on this side of the border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been silent.

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