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Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers

On Thursday, the parliamentary environment committee adjourned before a vote because the available time for interpreters had expired, after Liberal MPs questioned the motion to invite former NZAB members Donner and Abreu.
Because they resigned, Conservative MP Branden Leslie argued Donner and Abreu could explain why they left NZAB after accusing the Carney government of ignoring advice on the Alberta energy deal and major projects bill.
Committee critics accused members of obstructing scrutiny of ex‑advisers, prompting sharp rebukes from Donner and Abreu, who told The Canadian Press, 'In a nutshell, this type of junior-high behaviour is why I resigned' and 'The idea that this was proposed and filibustered by the Liberals themselves...'.
The exchange has left critics warning that expert testimony and transparency were curtailed, with Patrick Bonin, Bloc Québécois MP, calling the Liberals' move deplorable and Eric St‑Pierre, Liberal MP, urging focus on pressing business over obstruction.
With the committee studying Canada's 2030 emission reductions plan, the adjournment could delay scrutiny of expert input and raises questions about NZAB's transparency under the Net‑Zero Accountability Act.

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Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers

OTTAWA - Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent net-zero advisory

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