Cory Morgan: Who Are the Feds Trying to Please With Their Emissions Caps?

Published on December 8, 2023

Commentary: The long-anticipated announcement of emission caps for Canada’s oil and gas industry has come to pass. Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is trumpeting the policy as a world-saver, while Premiers Danielle Smith and Scott Moe are calling it an economy destroyer. The stances of the politicians are predictable. What’s odd is that this political drama isn’t unfolding in Canada. It’s all being played out at the COP28 conference in Dubai. It makes one wonder, just who is all this political theater being performed for? Canadians will be the ones economically impacted by the emissions cap while the world environment will see no significant changes even if the emission targets are somehow met. Shouldn’t policies with such serious implications for Canadians be debated and discussed within Canada?...

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