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Former environment ministers accuse Dabrusin of lying about meeting climate targets
Former ministers say federal projections and recent policy rollbacks leave Canada with no path to meet its 2030 Paris goal.
- At the United Nations COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkey, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin claimed Canada remains "absolutely committed" to Paris Accord targets, prompting immediate rebuttals from two former environment ministers.
- Last month, Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco reported that Canada's latest projections indicate the government is unlikely to meet its climate targets, citing policy rollbacks including cancellation of the consumer carbon price and two billion trees program.
- Former environment minister Catherine McKenna labeled the government's position "factually untrue," while Steven Guilbeault argued that claiming commitment to Paris targets "defies reason" given the Canadian Climate Institute's modelling.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney previously suggested in June that Canada had effectively abandoned its climate commitments, creating a stark contradiction with the government's current official stance on climate policy.
- Government figures from 2024 show Canada achieved only a 10.3 per cent reduction over 21 years, while the Canadian Climate Institute's modelling suggests net-zero by 2050 remains unlikely.
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Former environment ministers accuse Dabrusin of lying about meeting climate targets
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is being accused of lying by two of her predecessors for saying Canada is still committed to its Paris targets.
·Toronto, Canada
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