Wed Aug 31, 2022 – 5:31 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Despite an official job posting by the Trudeau government looking to hire officers for the so-called “Environmental Enforcement Directorate,” Canadian mainstream media claims using the term “climate cops” is “dangerous” and “misinformation.”
After Alberta’s United Conservative Party leadership candidate Danielle Smith tweeted at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask if he is “seriously hiring Climate Change Enforcement Officers,” later referring to the officers as “climate cops,” CTV News ran an article saying Smith’s statement constitutes “misinformation” and is “dangerous,” despite a job posting from the federal government confirming the police-like nature of the job.
Is @JustinTrudeau seriously hiring Climate Change Enforcement Officers?
As Premier, we will not permit any Federal climate cops to operate in Alberta by virtue of the Alberta Sovereignty Act.
Link to job ad: https://t.co/iOYje8xsyL#cdnpoli #abpoli pic.twitter.com/Xi27aF5L7b
— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) August 27, 2022
“It’s a mixture of a whole bunch of lies,” Duane Bratt, a political scientist with Mount Royal University, said of Smith’s “climate cops” comments.
“[B]ut if you’re absolutely convinced that there’s nefarious motives behind the federal government, it doesn’t matter what’s in the job ad,” he continued, adding that
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