Star Phoenix: A Friday before a long weekend is not when most governments choose to unveil long-awaited policy announcements they hope will get noticed.
But the eve of the May long weekend is exactly when the Conservative government finally released its greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2030, in preparation for a crucial climate summit in Paris in December. It soon became obvious why.
Canada has now pledged to cut emissions to 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq...