The sense of urgency around climate change is trending up
New tracking shows Canadians leaning toward climate action. But there are challenges, too, from polarized views to a lack of trust on the right of information sources. By Monica Gattinger and Nik Nanos
April 8, 2021 People march during a climate change protest in Vancouver on March 27, 2021 (Liang Sen/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
Monica Gattinger is Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Chair of Positive Energy, and a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies
Nik Nanos is the Chair and CEO of Nanos Research and Chair of Positive Energy’s Advisory Council.
iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on Feb 25, 2021 11:47am Parliament Hill in January 2021. (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
Mike Burton, chief of staff for Indigenous Services Minister Minister Marc Miller, has left temporarily, for parental leave. Burton and his wife welcomed their second child, Kyana, last spring, he is on leave is until May.
“I feel lucky to work for a minister and a government that supports and encourages dads to take parental leave,” he said in a statement to iPolitics. “I’m grateful to have been able to take leaves with both of my kids.”
Burton’s first child, Ninwaya, was born in August 2018. He lamented that being a full time parent to two children under three years old is “exhausting and rewarding”, especially when experiencing the challenges of raising children during the extraordinary times of the COVID-19 pandemic.