Finding greenhouse gas solutions

Mar 25, 2019

Placing a tax on Canadians isn’t a good way to manage climate change, Megz Reynolds said

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

Canada’s federal government should find a different way of managing climate change rather than taxing its citizens, a federal Conservative candidate said.

A plan that promotes adaptability to climate change is better, said Megz Reynolds. She is seeking the Conservative Party’s nomination in the riding of Cypress Hills – Grasslands for this year’s federal election.

In the second part of a two-part interview with Farms.com, Reynolds discusses how a federal government should approach climate change, as well as some of the pressing issues facing the Canadian ag industry.

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