From climate champion to pragmatist: why Carney is ditching Trudeau-era climate policy

Former Trudeau-era staffers say Mark Carney’s environmental policy approach is a more ‘pragmatic one,’ shaped by the trade-war with the U.S. and succeeding a decade of experimental policies under Justin Trudeau.

Some welcome Prime Minister Mark Carney's climate policy pivot, with one Trudeau-era staffer describing the former Liberal government's approach to creating a a Jenga tower built on pieces that represent 'a lot of experimentation.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

May 2, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney once dubbed climate change “the tragedy of the horizon.”

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