actually, i think that the government is realizing that popular support for climate activism is at a low point and taking advantage of it. there was never any kind of real commitment to the issue by this government - everything they've done is a facade, and at times it's been a deeply orwellian one. it only took the slightest hint of negative polling around environmentalism for them to drop the issue altogether.

the reality is that this government is not remotely different than the previous one: it is aggressively promoting an extraction agenda with almost no interest in slowing down emissions. emissions will continue to increase under this government. you don't need to blame it on corruption; it's baked into the bipartisan consensus, on an ideological level.

the ndp aren't any better, either.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/04/21/ottawas-methane-gas-delay-a-real-blow-to-canadas-climate-targets.html