Canada to Bail Out of Kyoto Agreement

authordefault
on

Conservative Party Leader (and prime minister in waiting) Stephen Harper appeared to confirm last night in a CBC interview that he will remove Canada as a signatory to the Kyoto Agreement should he win election on Monday, Feb. 23,ย 2006.

Harper argues – rightly – that Canada wasted the lastย decade while the Liberal government of then-prime minister Jean Chretien dithered over how to achieve Kyoto targets. Chretien’s biggest fear during the late ’90s was that he would further alienate Albertans, whose robust economy rests heavilyย on fossil fuels. Chretien was also denied his usual ally in Ontario, as the then-Conservative provincial government refused to participate in any negotiations on reducing greenhouse gasย emissions.

Somewhat to his credit, Chretien endorsed the Kyoto accord as an outgoing gesture. But his successor, Prime Minister Paul Martin also deserves criticism for failing to initiate any specific action that would reduce Canada’s GHGย output..

So, for the past 12 years, Canada has had a government that paid lipservice to climate change while failing to take action. Now we face a new administrationย that will join the U.S. in trying to block any fixed international targets for greenhouse gas reduction. As Mr. Harper said, โ€œIn fairness, (climate change) is not one of my topย priorities.โ€

Tooย bad.

authordefault
Admin's short bio, lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptate maxime officiis sed aliquam! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit.

Related Posts

Analysis
on

Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leaderโ€™s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.

Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leaderโ€™s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.
on

American owner Nikola has filed for bankruptcy less than a year after the fueller was installed. Canada's Hydrogen Convention began Tuesday.

American owner Nikola has filed for bankruptcy less than a year after the fueller was installed. Canada's Hydrogen Convention began Tuesday.
on

Warren Stephens made the donation alongside big tech firms and oil giants.

Warren Stephens made the donation alongside big tech firms and oil giants.
on

With a federal election looming, reps from Amazon and TC Energy discuss how a new Pierre Poilievre government could slash bureaucracy โ€˜more quicklyโ€™ than Trump.

With a federal election looming, reps from Amazon and TC Energy discuss how a new Pierre Poilievre government could slash bureaucracy โ€˜more quicklyโ€™ than Trump.