Liberals, Conservatives offer clear policy differences on climate change
TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that, with carbon pricing the clearest but not the only dividing line. Yet the reality is that Canada is projected to fall short of meeting its 2030 emissions reduction pledge under either […]
Federal government’s efforts to rein in climate change fall short, with expectations highest in Quebec, poll suggests
The Trudeau government’s response to climate change is falling short of many Canadians’ expectations, a new national poll suggests. But that doesn’t necessarily mean people are willing to bear the costs of aggressive targets and policies designed to reduce fossil-fuel dependency, said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. Forum Research’s survey suggested that 63 per […]
Feds say clean fuel standard can make LNG ‘more efficient than coal’, despite report’s warning
A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,” but, with 18 LNG facilities proposed across Canada, the government says part of the rationale for its clean fuel standard is to help manage the life cycle of fuels to ensure […]
The power of political polling
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that Canada Day is in the rear-view mirror and the summer season is finally in full swing, it’s a good time, I think, to have a little fun with Canadian politics. And, yes, I know the words “fun” and “Canadian politics” don’t really belong in the same sentence, but surely we can find […]
It’s time to act like climate change really is an emergency
As the Canadian Parliament declared a national climate emergency on June 17, Greenpeace activists in the U.K. were showing the world what it looks like when you actually consider climate change to be an emergency. In a 12-day cat-and-mouse battle at sea, activists boarded a BP drilling rig heading to the North Sea multiple times […]
Conservative climate plan no match for Liberal effort, says reader
Sadly, the Conservatives’ ‘Real Plan to Protect Our Environment’ is based on two colossal misrepresentations of reality, both featured in Andrew Scheer’s opening message. The first is that the previous Conservative government achieved emission reductions through targeted programs, thereby implying they will have a better chance to meet Paris obligations than the carbon tax. The […]
Feds sell out Newfoundland and Labrador economy to play to anti-energy groups
There is a very good reason almost everyone in Newfoundland and Labrador is opposed to Bill C-69. This piece of federal legislation kneecaps our well-managed and responsible petroleum sector, supposedly in the name of the environment. But if you read between the lines—and the oil and gas industry, the provincial government and Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have—the bill prioritizes […]
Scheer’s climate change plan much too little, too late
Re: “Details aside, Scheer’s climate change nod an important step forward,” (The Hill Times, by Tim Powers, June 26). Andrew Scheer’s climate change nod is just that—a nod. Really, it’s much too little, too late. We are running out of time to avert out-of-control global warming and have reached a point where the conversation must focus […]
When it comes to climate change, Scheer can’t win
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s recently released climate change plan will help his political opponents a lot more than it’ll help the environment. Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not suggesting his plan is bad or anything. I’m no climate scientist, so I don’t know. But do I know a thing or two about […]
Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution
TORONTO—Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution. In the United States, such an amendment has been sought since 1996. Here’s what it says: “The natural resources of the nation are the heritage of present and future generations. The right of each person to clean and healthful air and water, and to the protection of […]
