When the federal Liberals rolled out with fanfare last week their plan to deal with the human cost of cutting greenhouse gases, their timing was dubious.
It’s been two years, after all, since the Liberals committed to legislating a “just transition” for people working in fossil fuels who lose their jobs as Canada moves toward an economy that produces net-zero emissions.
Work had started on that front in 2017, with then-environment minister Catherine McKenna moving to set up a task force to help workers and communities impacted by government decisions to put an end to coal-fired electricity.
