How many times have we been told in Question Period that the Liberal haven’t met any of their climate targets, or that their carbon price hasn’t reduced any emissions, or the “it’s not an environment plan, it’s a tax plan!” bullshit? Setting aside the fact that the Liberals’ targets aren’t until 2030, and it’s Harper’s targets (that he had zero intention of actually meeting) that haven’t been met, it turns out that actually, the Liberals’ climate plans are having an effect, and it’s not just the economic slowdown and stay-at-home orders from the pandemic that are causing it. Imagine that!
CaNaDa'S cLiMaTe PoLiCiEs ArEn'T wOrKiNg. #cdnpoli #ableg pic.twitter.com/nfZx9hQRT0
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) April 5, 2023
I'll remind you that both the Copenhagen and Paris targets were set by the Harper government and, by the time that government left office, the emissions trajectory offered zero hope that we'd meet either target. Now, we might meet our original Paris target, but Glasgow is tough.
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) April 5, 2023
Ukraine Dispatch:
During his visit to Krakow, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is prepared to take “corresponding action” if their positions around Bakhmut are about to be encircled, but they are not at that point. He also said that Poland would help form a “warplane coalition” to help get planes to Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1643702530541486081
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1643639486205575169
The town of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast was shelled at around 11 a.m. today – Russians hit the residential sector. According to preliminary data, they used cluster munitions. 2 people were killed and 4 wounded.#RussianWarCrimes #StopRussia pic.twitter.com/wGZF4d34M9
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) April 5, 2023
Programming Note: I plan to take a full four-day weekend, so regular posts should resume on Wednesday morning.
Good reads:
- Justin Trudeau expressed concern over the far-right direction of the Israeli government, and that he deplores the police action at the mosque in Jerusalem.
- Trudeau continues to pass the buck on 24 Sussex and insist its future is in the hands of public servants (who may not have the budget to do anything).
- David Lametti says the draft action plan on how to implement UNDRIP in Canadian law is still a work-in-progress.
- Marco Mendicino is backing away from the hopeful timeline that a bill on making Indigenous policing an essential service, could be tabled before the end of the year.
- Six Canadian women and thirteen children are currently being repatriated from a Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS ties.
- The fact that the migrant family who drowned near Akwesasne had been denied their refugee claim may indicate anti-Roma prejudice lingering from Kenney’s era.
- An Indian national living in Canada has been extradited to the US on charges he was smuggling people across the border into the US at Akwesasne.
- France’s ambassador to Canada thinks we should try to pursue closer ties to his country and Europe rather than tie ourselves too closely to the Americans.
- Liberal MP Salma Zahid is calling out the government for its tepid responses to the violence against Palestinians seen in Israel this past week.
- Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is considering running in the newly-vacated Scarborough-Guildwood provincial riding as part of a potential leadership bid.
- Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is recovering from prostate cancer.
- A judge has ordered Quebec pay Jean Charest $385,000 because of leaks to the media around corruption investigations.
- The Alberta Energy Regulator has found tailings pond chemicals in two fish-bearing water bodies, which could mean Imperial Oil could face charges.
- Davide Mastracci dissects the racist framing of stories of alleged foreign interference, which undermines their credibility.
- Paul Wells interviews the Ottawa police chief about post-occupation lessons, and what he sees the issues in policing are in a city like Ottawa.
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It’s a bit off topic, but figured you’d be the one to know since you are there day in, day one. I’ve seen this talking point that PP “predicted” or “warned” about inflation when somebody else was and wondering if that’s correct? I mean he started to make a stink about it when it had already started, but while the COVID-19 relief spending was happening, he seemed way more concern about Margaret Trudeau’s charity work.
His “warnings” about inflation were entirely wrong about the cause, so when it did happen for reasons that were completely unrelated, he insisted he was right and then invented supporting evidence from central bankers and others.