Fortunately, the federal government has all the jurisdiction that’s needed to do what’s required. But the actions of Jason Kenney, Doug Ford, Scott Moe
… fail what’s required of responsible leadership, but then again at the
federal level, despite good words … our target is the same target left
under Stephen Harper.
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Perceptions about how much we pay for health care in Canada
vary wildly. Some call it a “free” system. Some analysts (including
yours truly) try to figure out how much we actually pay for it through
taxes (for the record, the last estimate was about $12,935 for the average family of four). However, our health care system has an additional cost: the time spent waiting.
vary wildly. Some call it a “free” system. Some analysts (including
yours truly) try to figure out how much we actually pay for it through
taxes (for the record, the last estimate was about $12,935 for the average family of four). However, our health care system has an additional cost: the time spent waiting.
Last
year, an estimated 1,082,541 Canadians waited for medically necessary
treatment. That’s a staggering number considering these patients faced
an average wait of 11 weeks. And that’s after they’ve already seen a
specialist.
While some of these patients endured their wait
without too much inconvenience, many others were likely not as lucky.
They waited in considerable pain and discomfort, unable to use their
time productively. In the worst cases, patients may have actually experienced a deterioration in their health and faced poorer medical outcomes when they finally received treatment.
Canadians Are World’s Biggest Gas Guzzlers: Report
Canada’s drivers emit the most carbon per kilometre driven in the world, and it’s due to our taste for SUVs and pickup trucks, according to research from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
An IEA study released earlier this spring found that the passenger vehicles on Canada’s roads emit 206 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre driven, higher than the second-place U.S., at 198 grams per kilometre, and about 50 per cent higher than many Western European countries.
Liberals to force Conservatives to vote on support for meeting Paris targets
Forcing a vote that will have MPs stand up and be counted on whether or
not they support Canada meeting the Paris targets appears drafted with
Scheer in mind.
not they support Canada meeting the Paris targets appears drafted with
Scheer in mind.
“Unfortunately Conservative politicians, from Jason Kenney to Doug
Ford, to Andrew Scheer do not think that climate change is an increasing
emergency. They do not see the economic opportunity of a cleaner
future, and as a result they’re trying to take us back in time,” McKenna
told reporters on her way into a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill
Tuesday morning.
Justin Trudeau says environment and economy ‘like paddles and canoes’ | CBC News
From 2015
Trudeau would also invite all the premiers to attend the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Paris, in what would be one of his first major international forays should he become prime minister. Within 90 days of the conference, a first ministers meeting on climate change would be held to come up with a plan that includes the creation of national emissions-reduction targets and ensures provinces have support in designing their own carbon pricing policies.
He also plans to fulfil a G20 pledge to phase out subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, which the Conservative government signed onto in 2009. A 2012 report by Canada’s environment and sustainable development commissioner noted that federal subsidies over the previous five years had been declining in line with the G20 commitment.