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The Paris agreement says Canada will reduce its emissions, by 2030, to levels 30 per cent lower than emissions in 2005. Additionally, the federal government under Justin Trudeau’s Liberals has said the country will reach net-zero emissions by 2050.Article content continued
“Climate change is already harming Canadians’ health, causing increases in extreme weather events, cases of heat stroke, cardiorespiratory issues, and Lyme disease from ticks that can now survive in our warmer climate,” writes Robin Edger, the executive director and CEO of CAPE, which includes partners such as the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Federation of Medical Students; Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Physiotherapy Association and the Canadian Public Health Association.
The report also urges the federal government to rethink the economy in the aftermath of COVID-19 and avoid bailouts to fossil fuel companies, which, the report claims, “will prevent Canada from reaching its climate targets and risk increasing the negative health consequences … and cascading crises faced by future generations.”
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