Missing from the Conservative leader’s plan is any concrete notion of how Canada under a Conservative government would meet its Paris greenhouse-gas emission targets.
The Trudeau Liberals would hold an edge if Canadians are worried about the causes, but if they are more worried about who can best help Canadians adapt to the new reality posed by climate change, that edge disappears, writes Thomas Walkom.
Global warming will lead to great suffering: heat; hunger; drowning; wildfire; unpredictable storms; freshwater drain; dying oceans; unbreathable air; plagues; economic collapse; and climate wars.
While just about everyone acknowledges climate change is bad, actually taking action to stop it continues to be wildly controversial, and Big Oil remains hidden behind the curtain, writes Linda McQuaig.