In a campaign, actions speak louder than words and on Friday, Andrew Scheer's decision to take a pass on the climate march could not but speak loudly as to the depth or lack thereof of his party's commitment to tackling climate change.
The group, which says climate change is not caused by carbon-dioxide emissions but rather by the sun, says Elections Canada is right to keep a close eye on campaign-period communications.
The scientists are calling on Elections Canada to clarify how it interprets issue-based advertising rules in the Elections Act so that groups can advertise on climate change issues without having to register as third parties.
Missing from the Conservative leader’s plan is any concrete notion of how Canada under a Conservative government would meet its Paris greenhouse-gas emission targets.
