LISTEN SHOWS MUSIC CONTESTS CONCERTS ADVERTISE WITH US ON DEMAND BE AN ALLY David Suzuki apologizes for 'poorly chosen' words about pipelines being 'blown up' Elizabeth McSheffrey GlobalNews.ca November 25, 2021 5:08 pm Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Tuesday blasted noted Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki over comments that "pipelines will be blown up" if environmental inaction continues. Kenney said Suzuki is "inciting people to political violence." David Suzuki has apologized for a recent comment he made warning there will be “pipelines blown up” if governments don’t take rapid action on climate change. The Canadian environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster made the explosive suggestion in a Nov. 20 interview with CHEK News after an environmental march in Victoria. He apologized Thursday for the “poorly chosen” remarks in a statement from the David Suzuki Foundation. Read more: Students in Vancouver and across B.C. take part in Global Climate Strike “Any suggestion that violence is inevitable is wrong and will not lead us to a desperately-needed solution to the climate crisis,” he said. “My words were spoken out of extreme frustration and I apologize.” In the interview with CHEK, Suzuki said world experts have been telling the public for more than 40 years that humanity is in “deep, deep doo doo” because of inaction on climate change. “This is what we’ve come to,” he said. “The next stage after this — there are going to be pipelines blown up if our leaders don’t pay attention to what’s going on.” Read more: Edmontonians march in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en people who oppose Coastal GasLink project His comments prompted immediate reaction from politicians across the country, including Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who said Suzuki “implicitly incited people to political violence.” “Enough is enough,” he said in a Tuesday news conference. “What he can add usefully to debate about anything when they are the kinds of views that he holds?” Both Kenney and federal Conservative leader Erin O’Toole expressed frustration with the lack of national denunciation of Suzuki’s behaviour. “What is happening in this country when the prime minister won’t condemn language like that?” O’Toole asked Wednesday in Ottawa. In Suzuki’s home province of British Columbia, provincial Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth called the climate change activist’s comments “not helpful at all.” The David Suzuki Foundation said the remarks were “born out of many years of watching government inaction while the climate crisis continues to get worse.” © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. You May Also Like Top Stories Prince William's remarks about African population condemned by critics November 25, 2021 4:50 pm Great Barrier Reef explodes with cacophony of colour during massive spawn November 25, 2021 1:16 pm Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gifts his own custom truck to navy veteran November 25, 2021 12:33 pm Royal Family really not happy with new documentary's 'unfounded claims' November 24, 2021 3:32 pm Barbados to cut ties with Queen Elizabeth after years of trying November 24, 2021 12:24 pm More LISTEN LIVE Playlist SMASHING PUMPKINS DISARM 01:44AM GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH 01:40AM SLOAN REST OF MY LIFE 01:38AM 4 NON BLONDES WHAT'S UP? 01:33AM SUPERTRAMP THE LOGICAL SONG 01:29AM View Full Playlist → Latest Prince William's remarks about African population condemned by critics November 25, 2021 4:50 pm Great Barrier Reef explodes with cacophony of colour during massive spawn November 25, 2021 1:16 pm Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gifts his own custom truck to navy veteran November 25, 2021 12:33 pm You May Also Like Privacy Policy Terms of Use Advertising Standard Terms Advertise With Us Copyright © 2021. All rights reserved. Ad Choices Now Playing Things I Do For Money The Northern Pikes Corus Entertainment Inc. and its partners use cookies and similar technology on our websites and applications. This allows us to gather information about the visitors to these platforms for the purposes of improving the performance of the platforms, research, marketing, content curation and serving advertisements that may be more tailored to each visitor's personal interests. Please see our Privacy Policy for a description of what data is being collected, the purposes of collection, the potential processing or storage of this data by third parties, and general risks and concerns that you should be aware of in making an informed decision. You may choose below to accept all cookies or only certain cookies in our Cookie Consent Tool. Accept