Debate over Mark Carney’s climate plan faces tough scrutiny

April 23, 2025, 5:21 am

Facing mounting criticism in the run‐up to the federal election, political pundits and local stakeholders are dissecting Mark Carney’s climate proposals. Critics lambaste his plan for proposing to ditch the oil and gas emissions cap, arguing that such measures could jeopardize economic stability while the Liberals cheerfully reassess their approach.

nationalpost.com / Jordan Peterson says Canadians choosing path of ‘severe pain’ with Mark Carney

A Carney government would yield accelerated economic decline and an increase in social disorder, Peterson predicted on Joe Rogan's podcast

torontosun.com / EDITORIAL: The man behind the hockey mask

The way in which Liberal leader Mark Carney has positioned himself as the only person capable of managing this country through perilous times is astonishing. In the U.K., where he served as governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, some observers have been highly critical of his time...

thestar.com / Carney campaigning in battleground B.C. ridings as election day approaches

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is making several stops in B.C. today as his campaign looks to pick up ridings now held by the Conservatives and the NDP.

edmontonjournal.com / Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney is just an extension of Trudeau-era policies

The Liberals are still clinging to Trudeau’s insane belief that Canada can lead the world in transitioning from oil and gas to wind, solar and other alternative energy sources.

theglobeandmail.com / Morning Update: Mark Carney and the politics of timing

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nationalpost.com / Carson Binda: Carney’s industrial carbon tax will kill jobs, increase cost of living

The Liberal leader's hidden tax will play right into Donald Trump’s hands

nationalpost.com / WATCH: What exactly are Mark Carney’s values?

Watch National Post columnist Michael Higgins and senior editor and columnist Terry Newman discuss the federal election campaign

nationalobserver.com / What’s in Mark Carney’s climate plan?

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has a reputation for climate and economic expertise but is also a self-styled pragmatist. His platform reveals plenty about how he would govern.

nationalobserver.com / In Calgary, tariffs are a concern — but less so than the Liberals

Rural farmers and urban oil executives are aligned in their dislike for Mark Carney and the party, which they blame for hardships that run the gamut from the banning of chemical pesticides to the Environmental Assessment Act.

nationalobserver.com / Mark Carney should axe the emissions cap

Mark Carney is poised to win the most seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan of any Liberal leader in 50 years. If he wants to double down on that strength, and nip any threat of a national unity crisis in the bud, he should eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap — and replace it with something...

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