TORONTO – We are not yet in summer but there is already a fire emergency in Canada and the air quality is suffering: in the entire western part of the country, in fact, smoke is creating problems. (more…)
TORONTO – Prenderanno il via oggi ad Ottawa e si protrarranno per sette giorni i negoziati delle Nazioni Unite, l’INC-4, per un Trattato globale sull’inquinamento da plastica che porti alla sua eliminazione entro 20 anni…
OTTAWA – Keeping one foot in more shoes is his philosophy: he supports Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal government but, at the same time, claims to be in opposition with his “Left” party, the NDP. Even on the carbon tax, Jagmeet Singh remains faithful to his philosophy, not taking a precise and definitive position. Sometimes he makes it clear that he is against it, sometimes in favor. And so he “gets by”, acting – also in this case – in opposition to the Trudeau government and, at the same time, supporting it. (more…)
TORONTO – Togliere con una mano e ridare con l’altra. Il governo federale è ancora una volta nel mirino, questa volta sul fronte delle sue politiche ambientali: a far detonare la polemica è stata la presentazione di un rapporto che mette in luce come Ottawa continui a finanziare pesantemente l’industria dei combustibili fossili, e questo nonostante l’esecutivo guidato da Justin Trudeau abbia sposato – almeno in apparenza – la causa della difesa dell’ambiente. La questione è estremamente delicata, più di quanto possa apparire con una prima occhiata…
TORONTO – The federal government insists: the carbon tax cannot be touched. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said it, and the Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, reiterated it, arguing that “the provincial premiers who ask us to eliminate the planned increase in the carbon tax are wrong.”. (more…)
