“O Canada” might be the national anthem of our neighbor to the north, but oh, Canada, why do you continue to slide down the diversity, equity, and inclusion drain in the name of all things “woke?”
Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, wants to dictate which neighborhoods “deserve” more trees than others, based on… wait for it… race and other “identity factors” to ensure that “urban forest canopy aligns with its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) priorities.”
Before we continue with the DEI insanity of Canada, let’s first back up a bit.
Given the disastrous policies of Joe Biden’s miserable presidency over the last three years, it’s reasonable to have forgotten that in 2021, the Democrats’ spending bill included $2.5 billion for “tree equity.” I know. Since then, non-profit American Forests has metastasized throughout the U.S., the U.K., and now Canada.
To the shock of no one who…
