Opinion: Federal leadership is essential for a working climate change policy

UBC political science professor Kathryn Harrison urged the federal government to take the lead in shaping climate change policy as the provinces vary in their “carbon intensity.” In a Vancouver Sun op-ed, Harrison wrote: “It’s time for the Medicare moment in Canadian climate policy. Federal leadership is essential to ensure not just that Canadian governments get along, but that we achieve our international targets and fulfil our obligation to future generations.”