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ICYMI -1971 - How Canadians used to talk about climate change
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This ICYMI episode takes you back to 1971. As smog and polluted waterways were becoming impossible to ignore, the global environmental movement was starting to take shape. In Canada, the federal government at the time announced it would create a new ministry of the environment. Liberal MP Jack Davis was to be the first minister pending the approval of the House of Commons. On January 3rd, 1971, he was on Cross Country Checkup taking questions from callers about the future of Canada's environment.