Challenged by many Liberals, New Democrats, and a wide swathe of Canadians, to defend his softening on fossil fuels, especially liquid natural gas (LNG), one might forgive Prime Minister Mark Carney for saying to himself, or even out loud, “Because its 2025, not 2015!”

The year of Justin Trudeau’s first election victory, followed by the Paris agreement on climate, was an ebullient moment for Canadian green progressives. The United States had finally moved to sanity on climate. Deadlines for transition away from fossil fuels were set by many countries and companies at what were seen as “aspirational” levels.

We have had an epidemic, serious economic struggles and two major wars since then. We have had two major emitters — India and China — slide backwards in their use of coal. The U.S. ha

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