The role of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change is to advise the Quebec Ministry of the Environment on the way forward. I left because I was uncomfortable with the committee's timid approach.
When I left, I indicated that the situation was extremely urgent. The 2023 wildfires really traumatized me, because I could see and feel our fears materializing in terms of the climate tipping point. My job is to help people understand that we're headed for a tragedy, so I would have liked the committee to be bolder and more innovative in their thinking. Right now, we need to muster all of our efforts and imagination to get through this together.
My departure was a very personal decision. I fulfilled my mandate by staying for my three-year tenure. I decided not to continue.