i think that the correct way for me to respond to this is to put out a request to the pmo to actually read up on what effects climate change is going to have on germany.

here's the thing: nobody familiar with this government thinks they actually care about climate change. on that level, this is a non-story. doesn't she know she has a social license? i mean, they have carbon taxes in germany, right?

no. the story is that the pmo was so ignorant of germany's stance on the topic, and what germany has to lose should we reach a tipping point, that they had the temerity, dare i even say insolence, to ask them to pull back on it.

and, what you should take away from it is this: while it may not be news that trudeau has no interest in emissions reduction, it is news that he doesn't even seem to understand the consequences of that policy position.

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/06/19/news/despite-denial-explosive-report-about-trudeau-and-merkel-still-standing