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A duty to protect: Canadian Senators stepping up for the planet

Senators have a unique opportunity to step up as leaders in Canada’s all-of-society response to the climate change imperative.

Widespread evidence of melting permafrost, increased floods, wildfires, storms, and sea level rise dominate the headlines. Scientists tell us that Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, write Senators Mary Coyle and Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
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