There are intractable problems here. We have to work to fight climate change; we also have an imperative to ensure that Canadians' quality of life is maintained. There's no simple solution.
I think demonizing someone who's not taking the perfect approach on one aspect of the problem is not the way we're going to get to solutions, so rather than saying that everyone has to be on the same page, the federal government—whichever party is in government—has a responsibility to build that consensus by outlining a vision for the country and then working collaboratively towards it with everything clearly defined. Where does it see the role of resource industries within that equation? Where does it see the value of effective industrial and climate policy?
We need to be outcome-oriented, rather than squabbling over the details first.