The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government’s carbon pr …
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“The majority ruling, written by Chief Justice Richard Wagner, described climate change as “a threat of the highest order to the country, and indeed the world. This context, on its own, provides some assurance that … Canada is not seeking to invoke the national concern doctrine too lightly. The undisputed existence of a threat to the future of humanity cannot be ignored.”
It added: “A provincial failure to act directly threatens Canada as a whole.” Canada would not be able to push for global action on climate change if provinces were not cooperating in the fight against it, the majority said.”
