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we have to choose between a healthy planet and a strong economy. People want both. And they can have both. It takes compromise. It takes hard work. But it is possible.The proof is that, a bit more than a year into our first (hopefully not our last) term of government, we have made progress on pipelines, as I mentioned, but also on a national carbon-reduction plan – which finally puts a price on carbon pollution. This was hammered out in cooperation with our provinces, equivalent to American states. It is a first step and more work needs to be done. But it is a first for our country, after years of false starts.We could not have moved on pipelines had we not acted on climate. We could not have acted on climate had we not paid due deference to jobs, which is another way of saying, to the needs of the Canadian people – especially the middle class, and those working hard to join it. ■The is an excerpt from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address at the prominent CERAWeek energy conference on 9 March 2017 in Houston (Texas), where he also received the energy and environment leadership award. For more information visit: pm.gov.ca.Pictured: The Rt Hon. Justin P. J. TrudeauG7 MEMBER STATES 029