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On May 9, 2017, Friends of Science Society invites the public to attend Climate Dogma Exposed — an evening of climate policy and science presentations by two special guest speakers.

For the policy — Robert Lyman, Ottawa energy consultant and former public servant will examine the question: Can Canada survive climate change policy? To put it in simple terms, Lyman “does the math” that few politicians seem willing to do.

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The Trudeau government’s goal is to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions from 733 megatons (Mt) in 2014 (the most recent year for which data is available) to 516 Mt in 2030 (i.e. 13 years from now) and 147 Mt in 2050 (i.e. 33 years from now). Most provincial governments support these goals. If Canada follows through, the economy would be reduced to that of Chad, an impoverished nation with a gross domestic product per capita of less than two per cent of Canada’s.

What kind of Canada would we have after that? Who knows? Is that really the direction Canadians want to go with their nation?

Lyman retired 10 years ago, as Director General of Environmental Affairs with Transport Canada, after some 27 years as a public servant, with 10 years’ prior experience as a diplomat. He is presently an Ottawa energy policy consultant.

For the science — Steve Goreham, MS in electrical engineering, MBA, author and speaker, will discuss Climate Science and the Myths of Renewable Energy.

Goreham, the author of three books on the subject, will debunk common myths about climate science. Goreham writes: “Today’s society lives in the grip of a madness — the belief that humans are causing dangerous climate change. Melting ice caps, rising oceans, stronger storms, droughts and floods and species extinction are blamed on greenhouse gas emissions from our industry. But contrary to what your political leader, professor and newspaper tell you, global warming is dominated by natural factors. As a result, thousands of climate and energy laws across hundreds of nations, all summed together, are not going to have a measurable effect on Earth’s temperatures.”