But, can you ever kill it off?
Carney loses Cabinet minister over pipeline push
A prominent member of Mark Carney’s Cabinet quit Thursday in protest of the Liberal government’s decision to roll back Canada’s environmental policies and clear the way for a new oil pipeline.
Steven Guilbeault, a Trudeau-era climate minister, resigned in a statement on social media.
He said while he is leaving Carney’s team of ministers, he will remain a member of Parliament within the Liberal caucus.
On Thursday in Calgary, Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an agreement that paves the way to boost oil production, advance new pipelines and overhaul controversial energy laws that were a hallmark of then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
The deal is the clearest signal yet Carney is steering the Liberal government toward a more industry-friendly energy policy — a shift significant enough to trigger the resignation of a key Cabinet minister from Quebec. The prime minister has vowed to make Canada an “energy superpower” to grow the economy and spur investment. Carney said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and the uncertainty they’ve created will wipe C$50 billion from the Canadian economy.
Getting rid of fossil fuels in snowy, overcast, rainy Canada for their winters and replacing it with solar and wind doesn’t work. There are many places which are far apart and require fossil fuels to get their. EVs do not work well in cold weather. Let’s also not forget that Trudeau was a bit proponent of the Keystone pipeline which would have moved shale oil from Canada to the U.S.
“Despite this difficult economic context, I remain one of those for whom environmental issues must remain front and center,” Guilbeault said in his statement. He had most recently served as minister of identity. (snip)
“Over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled,” he said in his statement. “In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan.”
His and his fellow Liberals, but, what do the citizens of Canada really want? Do they ever ask? Do they ask why Steven takes long fossil fueled trips, like to Belem, Brazil?
