Expert witness defends ‘advocacy’ in youth-led climate trial
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VANCOUVER — A pediatrician testifying at Canada’s first youth-led climate trial says doctors in her profession often view advocacy as a form of promoting patients’ health, in response to a suggestion she has made “climate advocacy” part of her career.
Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky says some positions viewed as advocacy “might just be considered good sense and caring for children” in a different political climate.
The testimony of the Boston-based doctor, who is also a child psychiatrist, came as she was cross-examined by lawyers for the Canadian government.
Pinsky agreed she had not directly treated any of the 15 young plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which argues federal legislation violates their constitutional rights by continuing Canada’s trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions.
