OPINION | We’re in a climate emergency: It’s time for our leaders to start acting like it | CBC News
Canada has not promised to do enough, and it is not even doing what it promised to do.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson recently stated his goal is to release a new climate plan by the end of the year. He maintains that carbon pricing is the most efficient way of reducing emissions, even though there is a body of evidence which suggests otherwise.
Both the federal and provincial levels of government plan to use oil revenue to finance a green transition. However, the most recent climate policy research indicates that this is not advisable.