Canada can’t cop out on the climate

Based on the movements of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 'new' Liberal government, one would be hard-pressed to find any sense of urgency when it comes to addressing the climate emergency.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Climate Competitiveness Strategy is coming, but hasn't confirmed Canada will commit to meeting the Paris Agreement emissions targets.

As the Liberal caucus huddles in Edmonton this week, their neighbours in British Columbia are navigating more poor air-quality days under smokey skies—an all-too-familiar reminder that the climate is in crisis. 

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