Net zero, infinite damage—how policy is undermining Canada

In an increasingly unstable world, climate policy that outpaces economic reality will not succeed.

The Hebron oil platform, pictured in 2017. The petroleum resource off Newfoundland and Labrador’s coast is world class, and just waiting to be unleashed to fulfil its potential, writes Sen. David Wells. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DAVID WELLS

May 6, 2026

Is Canada on track to meet its climate goals? The honest answer is “no,” and the really honest answer is that Canada’s climate goals will never be reached. They are folly and were designed by climate idealogues who had no concept of consequence, economic reality, or un...

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