Liberal MP and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he is not the only member of the Liberal caucus concerned about the party’s shifting approach to climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Guilbeault said in an interview with CTV News on May 27 that other Liberals are uneasy with the direction the government has taken on climate issues since Carney became prime minister.
“I think rightfully, some people—whether they’re Liberal caucus members, whether they’re Canadians at large—are wondering what is happening,” Guilbeault said on CTV’s “Power Play” with Vassy Kapelos.
The comments came the same day Guilbeault announced he will resign as an MP later this summer after “careful consideration” of his political future. He said he wants to “fight against climate change in a different way” outside of government.When Guilbeault was asked later in the interview if other MPs were considering leaving, he answered that he was “not the only one who’s uncomfortable with what’s happening.”
