at a news conference about the Green New Deal, in Washington on Thursday. It is nothing less than a road map to address society’s multiple, connected crises — racism, inequality, and climate change — on a rapid timeline and at a scale commensurate with the crises themselves. Here in Canada, activist organizations are just now coming together to define the contours of a Green New Deal for us — and that is as it should be. The one thing we haven’t tried yet in Canada: a true national project — a transformative agenda for the many, not the few. More importantly, a Canadian Green New Deal could just help save the world as well.

Source: thestar February 12, 2019 16:07 UTC