Conservative platform is ‘flipping the bird’ at climate change, expert suggests

Conservative platform is ‘flipping the bird’ at climate change, expert suggests

The Conservative Party’s election platform claims that repealing a slew of climate policies and resource regulations will generate billions in revenue for the federal government.

Conservative platform is 'flipping the bird' at climate change, expert suggests

The platform signals a new direction for the Conservative Party, away from technological and market-based policies to mitigate emissions that were included in the platforms of previous party leaders like Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole.