A brawl for the climate change vote

In today’s Big Story podcast, the Green party has seen its poll numbers spike as Canadian voters focus on climate change. How will that impact the fall election?

The Liberals would now like you to know they care very much about climate change. So would the NDP. If you’re wondering why they’re telling you this so loudly at every opportunity, blame the Greens. And the Canadians who are using them as a lever to demand action.

Elizabeth May’s party has seen a jump in the polls this year, while also nearly winning the PEI provincial election, then taking a B.C. by-election to give them a second seat in the House of Commons. The party also released a comprehensive climate emergency plan, that pushed both the Liberals and NDP to race to reaffirm their climate bona fides. But how much of this is real? Can a spike in the polls translate to success in October? Will the greens own the balance of power, or will they fracture the progressive vote?

GUEST: Cormac Mac Sweeney, Parliament Hill reporter

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