Three Canadians reflect on how climate change affects their livelihoods | CBC Radio
From higher seas that damage fishing wharves, to drier fields with lower yields, Canadians from coast to coast are feeling the effects of climate change in their jobs.
This week, a new report on climate change from the Environment and Climate Change Department shows that, on average, Canada is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. At the same time, the federal government’s carbon tax came into force in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.
During a discussion about climate change and the new carbon tax on Cross Country Checkup Sunday, a farmer, a former fisherman and a firefighter detailed how climate change has altered their work.
Here’s what they said.