Wednesday, December 31, 2025
ADVT 
National

Liberals sharpen climate change attack on Tories

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Mar, 2021 05:53 PM
  • Liberals sharpen climate change attack on Tories

Federal Liberals swiftly adopted a new attack strategy today against the Conservative party's stance on climate change.

Over the weekend, delegates to the Conservative policy convention voted against a motion explicitly adding the line "climate change is real” to the party’s official policy declaration.

The existing document does discuss curbing greenhouse gas emissions but does not specifically acknowledge the existence of climate change.

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan jumped on the vote at a House of Commons committee appearance today, demanding Conservative MPs express their position on climate change before answering questions they had for him.

It is the kind of political fallout Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole warned about in his speech to the convention Friday, a day before the vote.

He warned delegates that unless they stop debating the existence of climate change, Tory candidates will suffer in the next election.

MORE National ARTICLES

PBO blasts lack of detail in Liberals' $100B plan

PBO blasts lack of detail in Liberals' $100B plan
Freeland presented last month what the Liberals have described as a plan to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by opening the spending taps over the next three years to build a greener and more inclusive economy.

PBO blasts lack of detail in Liberals' $100B plan

Homeless bump coming in wake of pandemic: report

Homeless bump coming in wake of pandemic: report
One reason for the delay is that people in need will first max out government supports before exhausting their savings.

Homeless bump coming in wake of pandemic: report

Man charged after targeting women in parking lot

Man charged after targeting women in parking lot
Police say in a news release that they responded to an assault call at Southgate Centre Tuesday afternoon.

Man charged after targeting women in parking lot

One missed signal light, one more dangerous weapon removed from the street.

One missed signal light, one more dangerous weapon removed from the street.
Benjamin James Gilleland, a 35-year-old resident of Surrey, was held in custody to be brought before a judge on the outstanding warrant, while the other two occupants were released at the scene.

One missed signal light, one more dangerous weapon removed from the street.

B.C. long-term care workers vaccinated next week

B.C. long-term care workers vaccinated next week
Up to 400,000 B.C. residents can get a shot in the arm by the end of March. Dr. Henry says prioritizing those who work at care homes will protect the elderly, who can't travel to sites where the vaccine must be administered because it needs to be kept at a very cold temperature.

B.C. long-term care workers vaccinated next week

Lines drawn for first ministers' health meeting

Lines drawn for first ministers' health meeting
First ministers are scheduled to meet via conference call Thursday — a long-awaited meeting that was supposed to be devoted to the premiers' unanimous call for a big increase in the annual federal transfer to provinces and territories for health care.

Lines drawn for first ministers' health meeting