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Jamie Sarkonak: Green-obsessed Liberals want to come for your clothes

They’ve gone after single-use plastics, they’ve made a lunge at agricultural fertilizer — and now, the Liberals might be going after clothes.

In July, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced its intent to address “plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector.” In short, there’s a plan in the works to reduce clothing waste. It’s far too early to know what it will entail, but the consultation documents raise a key concern: will clothes become more expensive?

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