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The wife of the federal energy and natural resources minister traded in oil and gas stocks last year while her husband pledged to lead the “fight against climate change.”
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Tara Wilkinson traded stock in Enbridge Inc. and Shell PLC, according to ethics filings under the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House Of Commons, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
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Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has repeatedly cited worries about the future for Canadian children, including his own family, in justifying federal climate programs.
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“Today was an important day,” the minister told the House of Commons on Dec. 7, when the federal government announced a cap on oil and gas emissions. “Canada became the first oil and gas producer in the world to put a cap on oil and gas emissions. We are on a trajectory to reducing to net zero by 2050. It is important in our fight against climate change.”
In 2021, he told reporters: “Honour the commitments we made to our children that we’re going to leave them something that is a workable and sustainable world.”
And at the 2020 hearings of the House of Commons environment committee, Wilkinson said: “There is no doubt it is the existential issue of our time. It is something we must take action on in the short term if we want to leave a livable planet for our kids. We are doing the work to ensure we are moving forward in a manner whereby Canada can look our children in the eyes.”
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