Many are naming this moment as an unprecedented "opportunity." But opportunity implies a choice; that we can choose to push for structural change -- or not. But we don't have a choice anymore. Change is inevitable. Normal has fallen apart, and one way or another, Canada will come out on the other side of this crisis a different country — https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/09/throne-speech-recovery-plan-must-be-just-green-and #green_recovery #environment #cdnpoli #pandemic #health

Milestones reached by other countries leave Canada as one of the last Western democracies with no coherent plan to cut ties with the industries that brought us a mounting global climate emergency. — https://stevemaclellan.com/freeland-carney-may-be-canadas-last-best-chance-for-a-green-recovery/ #clean_energy #climate_change #environment #green_recovery #cdnpoli

The common denominator neither the Alberta premier, or Newfoundland and Labrador premier, counted on was Chrystia Freeland being appointed minister of finance.

Her views seem to be more aligned with Trudeau’s. In his pre-election promises, many of them included a greener economy, with a reduction in emissions and pollution. — https://stevemaclellan.com/the-restart-of-our-economy-needs-to-be-green/ #politics #abpoli #nlpoli #green_recovery #climate_change

Federal government department officials may be throwing cold water on the idea of a green recovery package—or any economic recovery package at all—the Globe and Mail reported last Friday, in a story that focused mainly on the Trudeau government turning to one of the world’s biggest management consulting firms for free advice on its post-pandemic strategy.—
https://theenergymix.com/2020/06/02/federal-officials-express-doubts-on-post-covid-recovery-package-as-cabinet-seeks-free-consulting-advice/ #climate_change #environment #not_priority #green_recovery #cdnpoli