BY Robert Kraychik
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly emphasized “climate change” while addressing the Canadian Federation of Agriculture on Monday in Ottawa, Ontario.
Trudeau characterized “climate change” — which he regularly frames as a function of fossil fuel consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions — as a primary concern of Canadian farmers and a threat to the financial vitality of agricultural businesses.
He remarked:
Climate change is an increasingly urgent issue for farmers. You are on the front lines when extreme weather strikes. It hits your bottom lines directly.
Hurricane Fiona damaged barns, orchards, and fields, destroying crops and killing cattle. PEI [Prince Edward Island] lost an estimated third of its fruit trees. That’s a shocking number.