Canada PM under fire for alleged climate U-turn

But the most dramatic development came last Thursday, when Carney struck a deal with the conservative-led energy-producing Alberta province to advance a new oil pipeline, while increasing overall oil and gas production. And, he stressed, the deal requires oil companies to pay a steep industrial carbon tax, which could help fund cleaner energy sources, while the impact of rising emissions would be offset through carbon capture -- a controversial technology. "After 10 years of canceled projects and lowering GDP per capita and standards of living in Canada, we're at a point, especially with the U.S. tariff threats, that Canada needs to look at our strengths," McMillan told AFP.