Ignore climate change at our own peril.

Ontario premier Doug Ford accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of "moving the goal posts" when it comes to climate change targets. Trudeau pushed back, saying he and Ford "differ" on the matter, calling his plan "a step backwards"

I have one question for Conservative politicians like Doug Ford, Andrew Scheer and Scott Moe: When farmers lose their crops like they did this summer, when your neighbours’ basements are flooded because of quicker snowmelts and more rain, when jobs start to leave because our economies haven’t kept up with the clean demand — will you have a plan then?

We know the problem: we have too much pollution. If it’s free to pollute, there will be more pollution. It is already costing Canadians. Last year, extreme weather caused $1.9 billion of insured damage in Canada. That’s up almost 500 per cent in two decades. By 2050 the bill could be as much as $43 billion a year. Doing nothing is not an option.

Catherine McKenna is the federal minister of environment and climate change.

How does climate change affect Canada?
 

The consequences of climate change in Canada's Prairies could be severe: Rising temperatures, decreasing rainfall, greater rates of evaporation, and drier soils will mean habitat loss both on land and in water. Warmer weather may prolong the growing season and expand agriculture further north.

There's lots of confusion around climate change, so read on to clear up myth from fact!

 Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal.

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