David Suzuki says Mark Carney is driving Canada ‘into a ditch’ with shift on climate
David Suzuki said that when Prime Minister Mark Carney was first elected last year, he celebrated. Having met and interviewed the prime minister before, the national environmentalist icon said he knew Carney understood the challenges of climate change. But in an interview with The Canadian Press, Suzuki said he now feels he was “wilfully blind” […]
David Suzuki, the renowned environmentalist, has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for steering Canada "into a ditch" with his climate change policies. When Carney first entered office, Suzuki believed he was serious about addressing climate change. However, Suzuki now feels Carney has been "wilfully blind" to his promises, despite warnings from his friend and former colleague, Stephen Lewis.
Carney's actions, including the cancellation of a consumer carbon tax, the repeal of a mandate to phase out gas-powered cars, and scrapping an emissions cap on oil and gas production, have been driven by economic prosperity rather than environmental concerns. Suzuki argues that Carney's approach is fundamentally flawed, as Canada's legal, political, and economic systems do not prioritize the protection of the planet.
Suzuki believes that the government needs to set hard targets and declare an emergency to address the climate crisis.
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