Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is seen in a televised address to the country assuring us that voluntary measures would be enough for the Great White North. His excuses for not going further were Canada's harsh winters and great distances. Three decades later, we rank among the worst per capita polluters on the planet. But don't blame Canadians – geography made us do it.
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