Carney’s climate climb-down a win for Alberta, but the benefit for everyone else is unclear

As the prime minister often says, we must deal with the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. But when it comes to Mark Carney’s calculated capitulation on climate, it simply sounds defeatist—and irresponsible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on May 14, 2026, to speak about the government’s agenda to deliver clean, affordable and reliable energy to Canadians.

CHELSEA, QUE.—News of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s unmistakable retreat on existing climate and environmental protections blew through town like an early spring thunderstorm last week. But, so far, it doesn’t appear to have done serious damage to his standing in the po...

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