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Zero fossil fuel dependence by 2050: Canada needs a national commission

The feds should set up a non-partisan, expert-based Macdonald-type commission to detoxify the carbon tax and climate debate and create a space, post-COVID, for civic engagement with a positive purpose.

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BY JATIN NATHWANI AND ANN FITZGERALD
April 26, 2021

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Zero fossil fuel dependence by 2050: Canada needs a national commission

The feds should set up a non-partisan, expert-based Macdonald-type commission to detoxify the carbon tax and climate debate and create a space, post-COVID, for civic engagement with a positive purpose.

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