Just one more in an endless series of articles that fail to address reality. 

The stated intention of all these policies is to avert global warming. Yet there is zero discussion about the efficacy of the programs in meeting their intended purpose.

By how much and by when will global warming be affected by Canadian government policies? We are not told. What is the cost benefit analysis for carbon taxes, for example? Will they achieve something, or is this just another meaningless feel-good 'look at us, we are saving the world' exercise. 

"Even if we assume that these promises (Paris accord) would be extended for another 70 years, there is still little impact: if every nation (including the US) fulfills every promise by 2030, and continues to fulfill these promises faithfully until the end of the century, and there is no ‘CO₂ leakage’ to non-committed nations, the entirety of the Paris promises will reduce temperature rises by just 0.17°C  by 2100."