Economic blinders risk overlooking climate cliff

A recent Abacus Data poll found 80 per cent of respondents were at least moderately—if not very—concerned about climate change and its potential impacts on our future.

While economic issues are an unsurprising area of strength for the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s environmental policies to date have been a let down.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

June 24, 2026

There’s a lot going on these days. From war to economic instability, to alarming backsliding on democratic norms, human rights standards, and the rule of law, today’s polycrisis ecosystem can be a lot to digest.

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