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Election Promises
After being elected, prime minister Justin Trudeau outlined the Liberal government's Climate Action Plan:

It is generally agreed that the Liberal government is keeping it's election promises regarding climate change.
 * “We will fulfil our G20 commitment and phase out subsidies for the fossil fuel industry over the medium-term.”
 * “We will also work in partnership with the United States and Mexico to develop an ambitious North American clean energy and environmental agreement.”
 * “Together, we will attend the Paris climate conference, and within 90 days formally meet to establish a pan-Canadian framework for combatting climate change.”
 * “We will endow the Low Carbon Economy Trust with $2 billion in our mandate.”

Cabinet appointments and Paris Summit
Trudeau has appointed Stephan Dion to the position of Foreign Affairs. Dion is known as being very supportive of climate change policies. Catherine McKenna has been appointed Minister to the newly named Environment and Climate Change. McKenna is known for her legal work surrounding social justice. Trudeau and McKenna garnered the attention of the global media when they attended the Paris climate summit. Canada has committed to the following:


 * arrest global temperature increase at 1.5 degrees C
 * phase out fossil fuels
 * financial support of clean energy
 * assist developing countries to meet their targets

Fossil Fuel Emissions
Even though fossil fuels will be phased out in "the medium term" Trudeau has stated that the Kinder Morgan Pipeline will be built. The federal government has also approved the Woodfibre LNG Terminal in Vancouver.

Overview of Federal Climate Policies
Canada has established a special liaison with the IPCC dubbed IPCC Focal Point for Canada.

Canada has established the following climate change funding programs:


 * The Low Carbon Economy Fund
 * Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
 * Climate Action Fund
 * Green Infrastructure Fund
 * Clean Technology Programs

Indigenous Peoples
New climate change programs for Indigenous Peoples:
 * Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program
 * Northern Responsible Energy Approach for Community Heat and Electricity Program
 * Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program
 * First Nation Adapt Program
 * Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program

Carbon Tax
The Trudeau government has introduced a controversial carbon tax. Details are different for each province. A poll by the Angus Reid firm puts Canadian support for the carbon tax at 54%. They note that the tax is still "profoundly divisive".Trudeau has incurred the wrath of Doug Ford, Ontario's Progressive Conservative (PC) premier. Ford takes the position that a carbon tax will cause a recession. He has been quite vocal about this issue. Ford has been accused of eviscerating climate change programs that were promising. Ford's policies are controversial and this is borne out in a poll of Ontarians that found support for Ford's environmental policies as follows:
 * Negative: 45%
 * Positive: 27%
 * Neutral: 33%

Constitutional Challenge
Ford, Saskatchewan Premier Jason Kenney (PC) and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister  (PC) took the federal government to court on 15 Apr 2019 and the court ruled in favour (3-2) of the constitutionality of the carbon tax. Ford was criticised by the Green Party for spending $30M on the lawsuit instead of using it for environmental concerns. The provinces are appealing the decision.An Abacus Data poll of Canadians showed opinions about the carbon tax with a rebate:
 * Support: 44%
 * Undecided: 37%
 * Oppose: 19%

The federal tax is $20 a tonne in 2018 and will increase by $10 a year until it reaches $50 in April 2022. It will also place levies on natural gas, pump gas, propane, butane and aviation fuel.

Climate Change Adaptation Measures
The Canadian government has adopted 4 adaptation-related programs:
 * The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth
 * Export clean technologies globally
 * Adopt clean, indigenous energy solutions with less regulation
 * Improve the access to information on clean technology
 * Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results
 * Advise federal government
 * Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
 * Ensure education of the public on climate change
 * Ensure that tools to adapt to climate change are available to Canadians
 * Ensure that the federal government is resilient to climate change
 * Canadian Centre for Climate Services
 * Library of climate resources
 * Climate information basics
 * Climate Services Support Desk
 * Display and download climate data

Canada's Changing Climate Report
Evironment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a report called Canada's Changing Climate Report (CCCR). It is essentially a summary of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report, customised for Canada.