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Sarah Van Exan

Sarah Van Exan is the executive director of GreenPAC, Canada’s non-partisan organization to build environmental leadership in politics.

Climate action will be this election’s ballot question

This federal election is not a debate about the climate crisis. That debate is over. Just look at Western Canada’s record-shattering temperatures of almost

Opinion | BY SARAH VAN EXAN | August 19, 2021

The oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta. There is still time to prevent the worst of climate catastrophes—if we act urgently. That’s why when the smoke clears after the federal election, Canada needs a government that is fully committed to addressing our red-hot climate crisis. Readiness to engage in transformational change to cut emissions and build a clean economy must be the litmus test for all candidates this election, writes Sarah Van Exan. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Climate action will be this election’s ballot question

Opinion | BY SARAH VAN EXAN | August 19, 2021

This federal election is not a debate about the climate crisis. That debate is over. Just look at Western Canada’s record-shattering temperatures of almost

Climate action will be this election’s ballot question

Opinion | BY SARAH VAN EXAN | August 19, 2021

This federal election is not a debate about the climate crisis. That debate is over. Just look at Western Canada’s record-shattering temperatures of almost

The oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta. There is still time to prevent the worst of climate catastrophes—if we act urgently. That’s why when the smoke clears after the federal election, Canada needs a government that is fully committed to addressing our red-hot climate crisis. Readiness to engage in transformational change to cut emissions and build a clean economy must be the litmus test for all candidates this election, writes Sarah Van Exan. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright