acargitz@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoCanadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Kleinwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up10
arrow-up10external-linkCanadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Kleinwww.theguardian.comacargitz@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squarerefreeze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoIt sucks that we had no realistic (as in actually able to win) alternative. Not exactly thrilled with him, but he is clearly better than the other possible leader we could have been stuck with.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThis. He’s not a climate guy. But the alternatives would destroy the environment to spite people who want to protect it. At least Carney can be reasoned with.
minus-squareu/CaperGrrl79@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoFrom what I understand, he used to be greener. But there’s a lot at stake to play ball with… and Trump is volatile. So is Danielle Smith…
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI was expecting his leadership to reflect his book values more, but the complexity of geopolitics, or some other factor, has put that aside.
It sucks that we had no realistic (as in actually able to win) alternative. Not exactly thrilled with him, but he is clearly better than the other possible leader we could have been stuck with.
This. He’s not a climate guy. But the alternatives would destroy the environment to spite people who want to protect it.
At least Carney can be reasoned with.
From what I understand, he used to be greener. But there’s a lot at stake to play ball with… and Trump is volatile. So is Danielle Smith…
I was expecting his leadership to reflect his book values more, but the complexity of geopolitics, or some other factor, has put that aside.