Canada

Almost half of the country almost voted for a guy defending single-use plastics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-scrap-plastics-ban-1.7514037

Look at Justin Trudeau. He actually tried to take small measures.

For instance, he banned oil tankers of the BC coast. Many scientists would tell you he didn't do enough for the environment. Under his leadership, Canadian oil production actually increased.

You read that right. Canadian oil production increased under Justin Trudeau.

Despite this, he was demonized. The opposition claimed he humiliated Alberta and ruined the oil industry. Every small decision he took was publically denounced.

Now Danielle Smith and Scott Morison, two powerful Premiers, are publically demanding this:

• Repealing/overhauling the Environmental Assessment Act
• Eliminating the proposed oil and gas emissions cap;
• Scrapping the Clean Electricity Regulations;
• Get rid of the BC coast oil tanker ban
• Stop requiring companies to sell electric vehicles
• Repealing any law or regulation that regulates carbon emissions, plastics, or the commercial free speech of energy companies.

Source: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2025/june/18/united-in-call-for-change-joint-statement

The law against green-washing? Gone. Limiting single use plastics? Gone. Banning huge tankers of the coast of British Columbia? Gone.

It's not just the oil companies.

It's the politics.