Canada: Steven Guilbeault, environmental figure, appointed Minister of the Environment

Steven Guilbeault speaks on his appointment as Minister of the Environment, in Ontario, October 26, 2021. REUTERS - BLAIR GABLE

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In his speech, Justin Trudeau put forward his desire to revive the country economically, to promote reconciliation with the natives and to fight against climate change.

On the environment side, he therefore made a strong gesture by appointing this former well-known environmental activist at the head of this Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. 

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With our correspondent in Montreal,

Pascal Guéricolas

Just two decades ago, Steven Guilbeault, then a Greenpeace activist, climbed the CN Tower in Toronto to protest against climate inaction by Canada and the United States.

Today, his appointment has many people saying that Justin Trudeau is trying to make people forget Canada's poor performance in the fight against greenhouse gases.

The Prime Minister wants to make this file one of the priorities of his new mandate. 

We have to make sure that the oil and gas industry stops increasing its emissions and starts reducing them.

While being there to support workers in its industries to find new jobs and new careers.

For its part, the opposition denounces the lack of new blood in this government which has only nine new ministers out of thirty-eight.

"We would have liked an economic boost from Mr. Trudeau, and what we see is that these are the same players who return to different positions, but that fundamentally, there is no signal strong, clear sent to restore the economy, to put Canada back to work and to curb runaway inflation, ”responded Conservative MP Gérard Delteill at the microphone of Radio-Canada.

A government that includes as many women as men.

Work in Parliament resumes in a month on November 22.

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