Ikhtilaf

Over the course of its 154 years of statehood, Canada has been a model of innovation and success. Be it the discovery of Insulin, universal health care, diversity, or giving the world Seth Rogen, we Canadians are the epitome of excellence. Now, the world looks onto us with regards to the existential threat we as humans face: the climate. The fight for a cleaner, greener, and a sustainable world is indeed a daunting task but with the human instinct of survival, we can do the unthinkable. We do not live in this, as Maya Angelou said, all is well, world. We cannot, we must not try to evade the problem we are facing. To solve a problem, even in general, it requires three aspects: acknowledging the problem, what is causing it, and then the solutions for it. Let us start by acknowledging the climate dilemma. We as a country, are the 10 th largest CO 2 emitters in the world and the largest CO 2 emitters per capita amongst the OECD countries. Wherein the world has seen an increased annu