From the above, it's pretty clear that Canada is lagging seriously in taking action on its greenhouse gases. With an election about to be called in Canada, The Sierra Club of Canada has come out with a Sierra Club Voters' Guide on what they call The Climate Crisis Election, which includes the above image and a ranking of the contesting parties on the effectiveness of their policies to reduce greenhouse gases.
From the CBC report:
The Green party's A- mark reflects a plan that "is very ambitious,"
national campaigns director Jean Langlois said at an Ottawa news
conference.
The Liberals, who have made their environmental plan, dubbed the
Green Shift, the centrepiece of their platform, received a B+. Their
aim is to balance a carbon tax with income-tax cuts.
The Bloc Québécois received a B. "The Bloc have a target that reflects what needs to be done based on
science. However, their plan is not very detailed," said Langlois. For
instance, the party doesn't specify a price for carbon emissions.
The
NDP received a B. . . . lost marks for relying only on cap and trade for reducing emissions and
forgoing a carbon tax.
The Conservative party received an F+ because the Sierra Club said
it has chosen a "completely inadequate" target for reducing greenhouse
gases and because it is relying on intensity targets to meet its goals.
See also: Canadian elections and climate change
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