Bill C-12

Mike Thompson, chief economist and director of analysis for the U.K.'s Climate Change Committee, says, "It’s pretty clear that once you set these targets, this is not about tomorrow’s problem, this is today’s problem."

For the first time, Canada has proposed a way to meet its climate targets, but it will take a lot more tough legislation to rein in emissions from our highest polluters, writes Barry Saxifrage.

Several MPs are currently sponsoring bills meant to hold the government to account on its climate commitments. 

The president of the Canadian Labour Congress says setting climate targets will have to go hand-in-hand with developing a strategy around protecting workers.

“What we’re trying to do is create a set of accountability norms that will put an exceptionally high degree of pressure on both the present and future federal administrations,” says Liberal parliamentary secretary Will Amos.