COMMENTARY: Three ominous policy challenges await Canada’s new Parliament
The defining issues are:
Experts optimistic amid predictions in new report that Canada will miss emission targets | CBC News
Canada’s climate targets are laid out in its Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.
In particular, the federal government has stated that by 2030, it will
have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels.
However, the new report, the G20 Brown to Green Report 2019,
found that not only has Canada’s emissions increased by 17 per cent
between 1990 and 2016, it will also miss its 2050
target to reduce emissions by 80 per cent from 2005 levels.
Wexit party to run federal and provincial candidates across Western Canada | CBC News
Leader Peter Downing said he
plans to run federal candidates under the name Wexit Canada and
provincial candidates in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with
the hope of holding future referendums on separation in those provinces.
Oil Sector Propaganda Invades The Classroom – Below 2C
As far back as 2014, The Narwhal exposed the involvement of “Suncor Energy and Syncrude Canada in the creation of future Kindergarten to grade three curriculum. Oil giant Cenovus will partner in developing curriculum for grades four to 12.”
Review of federal fossil fuel subsidies appears to be behind schedule
Environment groups suggest Canada’s annual aid to the oil, gas and coal sectors tops $10 billion, including tax credits and treatments, direct grants, loans and loan guarantees from Export Development Canada.