Carney walks a timid line on climate instead of full speed ahead

The longer Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to play both sides of the street—and this game has been going on for decades—the farther behind we fall, environmentally and economically. He must know that.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. Tackling climate change is not a priority for his government, writes Susan Riley.

CHELSEA, QUE.—The final vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget is imminent, but one thing is already obvious: it suggests no urgency to address the climate crisis, and only token attempts to attach green requirements to the advertised building and investment b...

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