One of the many ways governments deceive the public on the progress they’re making in implementing their policies is through the setting of so-called “aspirational” targets.
What that really means is that the government is setting a target it knows it can’t achieve when it announces it.
A glaring example of this was evident in the climate policies of the federal government under Justin Trudeau. Even Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized the practice, describing it as “too much regulation, not enough action.”
