Watching this shit unfold from outside Canada is stunning.
I understand not all nations have the same political culture.
But in France, everyone is aware that we consume far too much plastic and it’s seriously harming both our health and environment. Claiming you support plastic packaging is political suicide.
I suspect the plastic bag/straw issue is politicians virtue signalling to the Oil and Gas lobby, like “I’ll make sure you still get pennies for your nurdles, Boss!”
[edit - link’s to a vox article from 2022 explaining what nurdles are]
Here’s a freshly archived link, so you don’t have to create an account or whatever to read it
TIL nurdles.