Environment Minister Peter Kent Claims Climate "Plan Is Working" and Canadians Are "Proud" of Tar Sands

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
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Peter Kent, Canadaโ€™s Minister of the Environment, suggested in a raucous Parliamentary exchange on Tuesday that Canadian leaders โ€œhave a plan, and the plan is workingโ€ to address climate change.ย  He also suggests that โ€œCanadians are proud of the Canadian oil sandsโ€ which are โ€œwell regulatedโ€ and operated in an โ€œenvironmentally sensitive and sustainable manner.โ€

Check out this video from the floor Q+A session from Tuesday February 8th when MP Kent was asked to respond to a question about Climate Action Networkโ€™s demands that Canada come up with a credible plan to deal with the climate crisis, and to move toward clean energy solutions instead of sinking deeper into the dirty tar sands. Here is the exchange:

How about it Canadians?ย  Are you โ€œproudโ€ of MP Kentโ€™s remarks?ย  Let us know in the comments, on Twitter (@desmogblog) and on Facebook.

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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