As Liberal MPs prepare for a national caucus meeting in Edmonton next week, some are aiming to bring climate change to the forefront of the political agenda by creating a formal caucus to discuss the issue.

The effort comes as some MPs are quietly expressing concern that Prime Minister Mark Carney has relegated green initiatives to the background since coming to power.

"When I started as a member of Parliament, I noticed that there wasn't necessarily a caucus to discuss the environment," newly elected Montreal MP Éric St-Pierre said in an interview with Radio-Canada.

Together with Nova Scotia MP Shannon Miedema, St-Pierre proposed to his colleagues that they create a forum to discuss climate issues, similar to those that already exist for women's and Indigenous issues.

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