David Suzuki

We could be happier, healthier and more economically secure—if we were to act on the knowledge that many of our problems are related. …But we’re not only up against a “polycrisis,” we’re also facing varying degrees of denial. At its most blatant, the US president has labelled the clear and overwhelming scientific and observable evidence for human-caused climate disruption as a “hoax” and is promoting climate-altering fossil fuels over renewable energy. Denial in Canada may not be as blatant, but it’s still dangerous. Prime Minister Carney is arguing that climate policies are “too expensive for Canadians.” …It’s absurd. Record high temperatures and humidity are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year worldwide. …We’ve seen increasingly intense wildfires destroying entire towns. …But short-term profit for the sake of constantly growing the economy and gross domestic product outweighs concerns about the enormous costs of accelerating climate change. It’s suicidal.