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Despite his reputation as Canada's leading environmentalist sage, it's not all that unusual for the 85-year-old Suzuki to say or do things that are insulting, hypocritical or straight-up incorrect.



In a 2015 radio interview, Suzuki said that the mere act of considering the economic impacts of climate change policy was equivalent to defending slavery. So, if you're worried about how higher-priced heating oil will affect low-income families or just wondering how humanity could run global food systems without fossil fuels, you're basically a cheerleader for human bondage. "It's a moral issue. The issue of climate change is not an economic issue," Suzuki said.



He also called economics a "form of brain damage."



Suzuki is usually quick with a "f— off" when encountering a political opponent (such as when he met Vivian Krause , a noted critic of environmental non-profits). But it's a not-uncommon experience for flight attendants, camera crews, photographers and others to be on the receiving end of a similarly surly encounter.



In a 2013 interview with France's L'Express, Suzuki was asked about an anti-immigration bent among the Australian environmental movement. To which he replied , "Oh, I think that Canada is full too! Even if it's the second biggest country in the world, our usable land is reduced."

I met David Suzuki. What an exceptionally rude person.

His carbon footprint is enoromous.