David McLaughlin: Climate Change

climate change: The severity of the flooding has a former top federal environmental adviser hoping that the Alberta-centric Harper government will finally get its "head out of the sand bag" when it comes to climate change. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. While one can debate the causes of climate change, McLaughlin said it's indisputable that the planet is warming and setting off more frequent extreme weather events: floods, tornadoes, drought, freezing rain, prolonged heat waves or cold snaps. OTTAWA - Water-logged southern Alberta is on track to set a new Canadian record for flood damage, both in terms of cost and the number of people forced from their homes. "It's a helluva warning, really, about unpredictable, extreme weather events and the need to prepare for it," said David McLaughlin, former head of the now-defunct National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.