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Canada's Two Billion Tree Programme

The government of Canada's two billion tree programme could significantly reduce atmospheric carbon and increase biodiversity.

But only if the government redesigns the programme to serve outcomes instead of sloganeering.

UQAM Professor Christian Messier, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and I spoke with Catherine Cullen on CBC Radio's The House, in this excerpt.

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On CBC Radio's The House

Canada's federal government claims it is on track to keep its promise to plant two billion trees, to reduce greenhouse gases.

Canada's federal Environment Commissioner says the government is using "creative accounting" to obscure massive shortfalls in plantings, and that the programme itself will increase greenhouse gas emissions until 2031.

CBC's Catherine Cullen and I discussed the reality behind the numbers.  Our conversation will air on CBC Radio's The House, this Saturday.

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