TORONTO -- In an interview airing tonight on CTV National News with Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is 鈥渘ot as serious about fighting climate change.鈥�
- Watch the full interview Tuesday on CTVNews.ca and CTV News Channel
Trudeau said he and Kenney have found common ground on ways to help struggling Albertans, but said they continue to have a difference of opinion when it comes to the environment.
鈥淭he issue I disagree with Mr. Kenney on is the issue of whether or not we have to be active in fighting climate change,鈥� he said.
鈥淢r. Kenney does not seem to be as serious about fighting climate change and I think that鈥檚 an area that we鈥檙e going to have to agree to disagree, because I鈥檓 not backing off.鈥�
During the interview, Trudeau also defends Canada鈥檚 economic health, despite reports from the Bank of Canada suggesting little growth.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been consistent that investing in people, investing in training, investing in innovation, investing in supporting people to buy their first homes or have more affordable transit is the way of creating opportunities for people,鈥� Trudeau said.
鈥淭hat focus on people has worked for the past four years and is what we鈥檙e going to continue doing with partners across the country.鈥�
Earlier this month, the Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent, as it鈥檚 been for more than a year.
The central bank said that recession concerns have been 鈥渨aning,鈥� but 鈥渙ngoing trade conflicts and related uncertainty are still weighing on global economic activity, and remain the biggest source of risk to the outlook."
