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As environment minister, I believed the oil sands sector would help us save the planet. I was wrong.
Saturday, December 7th, 2024
The oil sands sector has been lying to us for years. They are not getting cleaner. They are not part of the solution… Canada can choose to be on the right side of history. We can act with the urgency the climate crisis requires and the economic case makes clear. Or, we can double down on the oil sands, abandon the Paris Agreement, ignore the economic opportunities of clean energy, and leave our children a deadly and unsustainable future.
Tags: economy, globalization, Health, ideology, standard of living
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If you don’t have a plan for the environment, you don’t have a plan for the economy
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
Tackling climate change is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires transforming our economy, our workforce, and our communities though new thinking, smart technologies and an all-hands-on-deck effort led by youth, Indigenous peoples, farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, new Canadians and others… Our climate is changing. We can too.
Tags: economy, ideology, jurisdiction, participation
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