Are greenwashing laws doing more harm than good?

04/06/2025 26 min

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Episode Synopsis

Corporate leaders say Canada’s new greenwashing rules are causing companies to pull back on their climate ambitions. We hear from the executive chair of Maple Leaf Foods about what he says is a “greenhushing” effect of the legislation. Then, we hear from a lawyer and a climate advocate about the pros and cons of the federal government’s new law.