Ottawa is expected to announce it is on track to plant two billion trees as part of its ambitious nature and climate policy program.
A senior government source with knowledge of Wednesday’s announcement said Canadians can expect to hear how the government has exceeded its planting goals for the program to date.
The source was not authorized to speak publicly about the latest numbers, which Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is expected to confirm in Surrey, B.C., this morning.
The government’s signature nature and climate initiative has come under scrutiny from the Conservatives when Wilkinson appears before parliamentary committees.
The program has
