The Liberals passed their carbon pricing plan in 2018, but it was only approved by the Supreme Court of Canada, where it had been fought tooth and nail, last March.
There are MANY other elements to the plan, and every one has been fought.
We are just now approaching the point at which infrastructure funding, carbon pricing, coal phaseout, methane regs, and zero emissions vehicles will have measurable impact.
It’s bizarre to see claims that nothing has been done, just because we couldn’t see results immediately
This is not any reason to be complacent or not to push hard for greater escalation of climate measures.
Am in full agreement with all. But the suggestion that the Libs have done nothing but cater to industry is just flat-out false.
The NDP & Greens would have more credibility if they would drop the pretence that nothing has been done.
It’s so counter-productive, and can have extremely dire consequences--for instance if a CPC govt is elected.
It’s easy enough to criticize, but actually governing--pushing policies through that can survive court challenges & coordinated social media & spin attacks --then getting re-elected so the policies won’t be immediately overturned--
That’s much harder.
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Agree or disagree on the methodology, but these are conclusions shared by other climate experts.
This should be acknowledged and credited, even as climate activists push for even greater improvements.
Many have been quick with ad hominem attacks on the Liberal government, yet fail to credibly address how to achieve better results without shocking the economy.
If the response is that it’s fine to shock the economy, please show how you’ll be re-elected so the plan survives.