Out on a limb: Ottawa is falling behind on its promise to plant 2 billion trees

The federal government did not meet the targets for its program to plant two billion trees during the program's third planting season.

Out on a limb: Ottawa is falling behind on its promise to plant 2 billion trees
Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau shares a moment while he plants a tree with his son Hadrien (right) at the Frank Conservation Area in Plainfield, Ont. on Sunday, October 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

The federal government did not meet the targets for its program to plant two billion trees during the program's third planting season.