NDP Bill Would Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements in Canada

A New Democrat MP has introduced a private member’s bill that would ban “misleading or deceptive” advertisements for fossil fuels to help stop climate change, similar to how tobacco advertisements were banned in Canada. “The oil and gas lobby continues to pump enormous sums into advertising campaigns to falsely claim the benefits of allowing even more burning of fossil fuels,” NDP MP Charlie Angus said during a press conference in Parliament on Feb. 6. “That’s like [cigarette brand] Benson & Hedges telling you that they can help end lung cancer. This is because big oil has always relied on the big tobacco playbook of delay and disinformation.”...