Environment Minister McKenna says U.S. trade ‘number 1’ focus of government
CALGARY — The federal environment minister says Canada’s image has been burnished internationally by federal and provincial plans to combat climate change.
Catherine McKenna told a Calgary Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday that within weeks of Alberta announcing a sweeping plan to tackle carbon emissions in late 2015, she heard people at international gatherings switch from derisively calling the oilsands “tarsands” to much more positive language.
“I think our reputation has been rehabilitated because we have been serious,” she told a Calgary business audience.
“Once you’re serious about things and you’re smart about it, I think people respond.”