Canada’s Land Of Tar Sands Just Elected A Left-Wing Government!

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2. I expect them to tighten and enforce regulations, including hefty penalties

for violation thereof. Don't you agree that would be the place to start?

To me that's the sine qua non, i.e,
Sine qua non (/ˌsaɪnɨ kweɪ ˈnɒn/; Latin: [ˈsine kwaː ˈnoːn])[1] or condicio sine qua non (plural: condiciones sine quibus non) refers to an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient. It was originally a Latin legal term for "[a condition] without which it could not be", or "but for..." or "without which [there is] nothing".