Ottawa using ‘creative accounting’ on its 2 billion tree pledge, environmental watchdog says
Canada’s environmental watchdog says Ottawa is using “creative accounting” to support the claim that its program to plant two billion trees is exceeding targets.
Commissioner of Environmental and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco told CBC News that Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) is using trees planted under a different program — and a different department — to boost its numbers.
“It’s creative accounting,” DeMarco told CBC. “It’s certainly within their prerogative to do that.
