Advice labelled as “secret” says First Nations communities are at greater risk of emergencies, suffering “more intense” impact, with climate change causing “extreme weather” in the north. Chief Leo Friday of Ontario’s Kashechewan First Nation, where flooding forces people to evacuate yearly, agreed climate change has an impact. “There’s no real plan for addressing this,” said Angus, warning climate change mitigation is still under-funded. After she took up her mantle, bureaucrats warned Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett catastrophes are getting worse and more frequent over time. Programs that fund climate change adaptation and renewable energy have been renewed under the Liberal government, saved from scheduled completion in March, Bennett’s office confirmed.

Source: National Post June 02, 2016 23:15 UTC