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.