Deborah Yedlin opinion: Ottawa should withdraw the emissions cap following Trump win [Video]

Timing is everything.

In markets, investment decisions and apparently when the federal government opts to table its emissions cap legislation.

While this has been anticipated for over two years, the fact it was dropped on Monday, the day before the U.S. election, is a clear sign the government was hoping its ill-conceived legislation will be buried in the news cycle of the election.

It’s beyond cynical.

So too, were Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault’s comments warning against toppling the government, because it would mean the legislation would not be passed – and implying it would be terrible for Canada.

What would be terrible for Canada is if this legislation is ultimately passed.

Here are a few reasons.

Canada would stand as the only country in the world to move forward with a self-imposed emissions cap.

Given that our economic growth numbers have been underwhelming – and our per-person productivity lags that of the …