Carney makes climate commitment, but can he keep it?

While Mark Carney’s public pledge on Paris obligations is welcome, it brings to mind the old saying about the road to hell being paid with good intentions.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is being pulled in myriad political challenges that may conflict with aggressive action on climate change. Stir in the fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump who is openly hostile to climate change policy, and, all told, these other agendas could overwhelm the government's climate agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHAWN MCCARTHY

December 1, 2025

OTTAWA—When a prime minister is counting every head to ensure that his government survives a confidence vote, commitments get made. It then becomes an open question as to whether such promises can be relied upon.

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