A new poll suggests that Canadians are mostly unaware of the Trudeau government’s plan for a “just transition,” which entails moving workers out of the oil and gas sector and into jobs it deems more sustainable.
The Postmedia-Léger poll says that 84 percent of people surveyed have no idea what the “just transition” entails.
A memo prepared for Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on the “just transition” last year says that over 2.7 million workers will face “significant” job disruptions due to federal climate change programs.
The building and transportation sectors will be impacted most, according to the document, which suggests that some workers will need to recycle as a “janitor or driver” for a “solar energy company.”…