Competition Bureau should investigate government for ‘greenwashing’: NDP
The NDP says federal ads promising lower emissions contradict Mark Carney’s own remarks and should be reviewed under Canada’s greenwashing rules.
- On Tuesday, the NDP filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau, alleging the federal government's energy advertisements constitute illegal 'greenwashing.' The party argues ads promising a 'cleaner future' violate federal environmental standards.
- Climate Change Canada ads claim the government's energy plan will lower emissions, yet Prime Minister Mark Carney conceded in June that policy changes—including scrapping the carbon tax—will result in higher carbon emissions in coming years.
- The Carney government amended the Competition Act in 2025, lightening the burden of proof for environmental claims and preventing third parties from requesting investigations. This left the Competition Bureau as the only avenue for accountability.
- NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies stated at a Tuesday press conference that "The Carney government continues to mislead Canadians," arguing the government falsely links economic development to oil and gas expansion.
- Citing precedents in Australia and with Mexican NGOs challenging government environmental claims, the NDP hopes to force the government to either substantiate its claims or remove the advertisements from the airwaves.
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Feds are greenwashing Carney's energy policy, NDP claim to Competition Bureau
The NDP asked the Competition Bureau to investigate the federal government for what it says is a practice of illegally greenwashing federal energy policies in TV and social media advertisements.
The Eco-Laundering Act was first passed under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but was amended by Mark Carney.
Advertising that Canada is building a "cleaner future" would break the law, says Davies.
The Toronto Star
Competition Bureau should investigate government for ‘greenwashing’: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies says Prime Minister Mark Carney's own words suggest government advertising about building clean energy projects violates Canada's law against greenwashing.
Winnipeg Free Press
Competition Bureau should investigate government for 'greenwashing': NDP
OTTAWA - NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies says Prime Minister Mark Carney's own words suggest government advertising about building clean energy projects violates Canada's law against greenwashing.
The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) parliamentary group, Don Davies, wants the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's own comments are evidence that the government's clean energy infrastructure advertising campaign is in violation of the government's eco-money laundering law.
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