In this crazy world we are living in today, I thank my lucky stars that we here in Canada have a prime minister who is actually thinking about the future for this country and one who doesn’t just “go with the flow” on the international stage.
South Africa’s high commissioner to Canada leaked a story to CBC News that Canada’s conservative government is planning to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol and that they are lobbying other countries to do the same. We can only hope that this is the case. Kyoto has never been a good deal for Canada, one of the reasons being that it does not include the world’s biggest carbon emitters—China and India. The United States refused to sign on because of that fact. Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent, said that they are working on a new deal that “includes all of the major emitting countries, whether they be developed or developing.” They are working on a deal that will not destroy our economy like Kyoto definitely would.
The opposition parties are, of course, terribly upset. They are saying things like “It’s shameful” (Elizabeth May) and that it “makes Canada look like an international outlaw” (Bob Rae) and “the Conservatives are making Canada a laughing stock” (Megan Leslie, NDP’s environment critic).
And then on the other hand, a well known and well respected British journalist, Melanie Phillips, said the following:
“Stephen Harper is a gold standard politician. In a world run by political pygmies, he stands out as a true statesman. It may be more than the Canadians who give thanks that he is up there on the world stage in the terrifying months ahead.”
I’m with her.
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