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‘Emissions declined in 2020 as a result of curtailed activity levels and pandemic measures.’
(LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian ministry responsible for the environment recently boasted that “real progress” was made in hitting its “climate” targets thanks to the COVID lockdowns harshly imposed on Canadians for well over a year by various levels of government.
Per Blacklock’s Reporter, Canada’s Department of Environment earlier this week claimed that a recent report showed 2020 emissions went down nine percent because of COVID lockdowns.
“Canada’s resolve to fight climate change and move towards a clean energy future has only grown stronger,” the department celebrated.
According to the report, lower emissions came from a downturn in activity in the oil and gas industry, road transportation, as well as air travel.
“Emissions declined in 2020 as a result of curtailed activity levels and pandemic measures,” noted the report, explaining that as a result of lockdowns jet fuel emissions went down 44 percent, and vehicle emissions dropped 17 percent.
Starting in March 2020, the federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with all provincial governments, told Canadians to stay home to “flatten” the curve of COVID.
Weeks of lockdowns turned into months, which then turned into years, and in the end, data indicates the harsh measure likely did nothing to stop the virus from spreading.
In many jurisdictions of Canada, lockdowns applied not only to so-called “non-essential” businesses, but also to religious institutions such as churches, education centers of all levels of learning, and in Quebec, even included the imposition of a curfew for a time.
During this time, all levels of governments also took part in the promotion of the experimental COVID injections, often under the impression that compliance would allow life to return to normal.
However, even after the COVID jabs became available, many provinces continued with draconian lockdowns. Moreover, all provinces implemented some form of a COVID vaccine passports, which meant the vaccine-free were shut out from many aspects of society.
During the lockdowns, many of those skeptical of the mainstream narrative warned that lockdowns could soon be implemented to fight other so-called crises, including that of man-made “climate change.”