Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The transition to a new energy world will not be cheap or easy. But it will deliver great economic opportunity and a more environmentally sustainable world. We need to be part of that world, but we are not there yet, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

November 4, 2024

TORONTO—Let’s face it. The Trudeau government has done a clumsy job in leading Canada through the transition to a new energy economy. While the government's aspirations have been high-sounding, its implementation has been confused and contradictory, with over-i...

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