Natural Resources Minister and North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson was among dozens of federal politicians targeted by climate activists Thursday calling for an emissions cap on Canada's oil and gas industry.
More than a dozen protesters showed up outside the constituency office of North Vancouver Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson — also the country’s natural resources minister — to deliver speeches, chant and wave placards.
McCartney also rebuffed industry-preferred methods to bring carbon emissions down while keeping production up. Canada’s oil and gas sector long been the largest emitter in the country. After a dip in emissions in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector rebounded in 2021 when it produced 28 per cent of the country’s total emissions.
“We are seeing that play out in Canada,” said Janetta McKenzie, a senior analyst at the climate think tank the Pembina Institute. Last year, Smith was among dozens of witnesses who provided testimony to the federal Standing Committee on Natural Resources as it investigated a proposed emissions cap. At the time, Smith urged the federal government to accelerate its plan. But in a call Thursday, she told Glacier Media a number of hurdles remain.
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