A new initiative to put climate change on the Canadian government’s front burner has been launched by Power Up Canada, led by Canadians for Climate Leadership.
The group – made up of leaders in academia, science, business and the environment – intends to pressure the federal government to do much more to deal with climate change.
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The climate-change initiative coincides with Canada’s election campaign and seems to have struck a chord with Canadians of all stripes. Among the supporters are four former Prime ministers, Joe Clark, John Turner, Kim Campbell and Paul Martin.
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