POLS 3370 Chapter Up to Oct. 13: POLS 3370 TEXTBOOK READINGS
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Week 2: the evolution of canadian environment policy. The federal government of liberal prime minister pierre trudeau ushered in the formation of a department of the environment as well as 9 major environmental laws in his first term as prime minister (1968-72) Conservative prime minister brian mulroney (1984-93) has been recognized as the greenest prime minister in canadian history for his role in addressing acid rain, the ozone hole, and climate change. Further, the federal government has traditionally brokered policy debates of national importance: on health care, constitutional reform, and. These policy debates have helped to inform federal action on potentially contentious issues. The federal government"s active avoidance of brokering a national conversation about the development of canada"s energy resources is frustrating a growing number of canadians. The development of province-by-province climate policies means that a patchwork of approaches is beginning to emerge across canada with little to no co-ordination from the federal level.