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Related: About this forumD'oh! Canada: Opposition Conservatives Vote Down Resolution To Recognize Reality Of Global Warming
Canadas main opposition Conservative Party members have voted down a proposal to recognize the climate crisis as real, in a blow to their new leaders efforts to embrace environmentally friendly policies before a likely federal election this year.
The rejected motion included the willingness to act against climate risks and to make highly polluting businesses take more responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
On Friday, the Conservative leader, Erin OToole, urged party members to rally around an ambitious climate agenda, in order to avoid a defeat at the hands of Liberals. He asked members to be open to new ideas if they were serious about toppling the Liberals in the next election, even if that went against the partys conventional thinking.
He did not want Conservative candidates to be branded as climate change deniers, he said. On Saturday, Conservative delegates rejected the policy shift by 54% to 46%.
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(1,044 posts)Somewhat the same as your Republicans Same self centred greedy filth, maybe a tad smarter, maybe.