NDP to unveil parts of climate plan in motion expected in House of Commons GlobePolitics
The NDP motion asks for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare 'an environment and climate emergency' as well as pledge to cut emissions more deeply, eliminate government aid to the fossil fuel industry and cancel the planned expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada’s emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal election.
Singh however insists today’s motion is not an attempt to beat back Green support, which would affect both NDP and Liberal fortunes in the fall. “When voters want to send a message it’s to people making the decisions,” he said. “It’s encouraging to see people sending a message on climate change.”Last October, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned drastic cuts to emissions are needed in the next decade to prevent global warming from becoming catastrophic.
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