Canadian Parties Respond to Clinton Call for New Climate Pact

Clinton wants North American climate plan after announcing opposition to Keystone XL

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 22, 2015, where she told voters she opposes the Keystone XL project. The next day she released a policy paper calling for a Canada-U.S.-Mexico climate-change plan. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

WASHINGTON—A campaign promise by Hillary Clinton rippled across the border into Canada’s election on Wednesday, Sept, 23, with parties responding to her call for a broad, North American climate-change plan.

Clinton released a policy paper that proposed climate negotiations among Canada, the U.S., and Mexico one day after she announced her opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline.

The position paper from the presidential contender added a new wrinkle to a pipeline issue that has already inserted itself in two national elections—the current Canadian one and the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

Clinton wants to follow her opposition to Keystone with a broader program that includes immediately launching talks toward a North American Climate Compact.

Building a clean, secure, and affordable North American energy future is bigger than Keystone XL or any other single project.

— US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton