Justin Trudeau’s Environment Minister, Steven Guibeault, made a surprise appearance at the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2023 convention on Friday and criticized the Conservatives for their apparent lack of a climate plan.

According to the Trudeau government, Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season is a result of climate change.

But the Trudeau Liberals have been in power since 2015 and have implemented heavy-handed carbon taxes as a main plank of their climate plan.

Why haven’t the Trudeau government’s carbon taxes prevented wildfires in Canada?

Andrew Lawton reports from Quebec City.

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    Andrew Lawton is the managing editor of True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He is the author of two bestselling books, including his most recent work, "Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life."

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