"We're not the problem. We can throw all our car keys in Halifax harbour, turn down the heat, turn off the lights, walk around naked in the dark eating organic beets and it won't make a difference."
- Peter MacKay, Conservative Party leadership hopeful, February 2020 as reported by CBC
With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that the dichotomy between native and alien species has become an outdated concept and that efforts must be made to help migrating species adapt to their new habitats.
If Canada doesn't prepare for both a low-carbon world and one in which the international community spurns climate action, it will suffer job losses and social disruption, according to a new federally funded institute.