Canada Finally Exits The Emissions Extortion Game
The Canadian government is formally withdrawing from the Kyoto protocol on climate change-the first country to do so-though it said it would honor a separate, carbon-reducing agreement reached over the weekend in Durban, South Africa.
It is now clear that Kyoto is not the path forward for a global solution to climate change. If anything, it is an impediment,” Mr. Kent told reporters in front of the Canadian legislature.
Mr. Kent said the pact was futile in combating climate change because it didn’t incorporate the world’s three major emitters. He also said Canada would have faced 14 billion Canadian dollars ($13.6 billion) in fines under the treaty.
The NDP wants us to pay up:
Canada’s New Democratic Party, the major political opposition, denounced the move. “This government is abdicating its international responsibilities,” said Meagan Leslie, the New Democrats’ environment point person.
You’d think that they would have plans for more free daycare with that 14 billion we’re saving.
Good first step.
photo credit: bjornmeansbear
December 12th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
“There have no jobs” cry the ndp
But wait…..didn’t the ndp environment critic Megan Leslis flew on a oil/gas fuel plane-not walk mind you but flew all the way to washington to lobby against her country’s alberta oilsands/ keystone pipeline that will create thousands of canadian jobs?
then you have elizabeth may who is embarass of canada because our gas emission is imo of her point of view, is not as high as China’s. It surely can’t be because it is low.
December 12th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Yes, I agree that it is good and welcome news. Let us not forget however that in BC (and some other provinces) we are still being had by our provincial government that continues to milk this hoax for all it is worth. People need to wake up and put a stop to this theft of our money.
December 12th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
“This government is abdicating its international responsibilities,” said Meagan Leslie, the New Democrats’ environment point person.”
Megan is a “person”, not a “woman”? No,Ms.Leslie, Canada’s government isn’t abdicating it’s international responsibilities so much as it’s living up to it’s responsibilities to Canadians,as they were elected to do.
I’m sure Mr.Harper and Mr.Kent are well aware the main thrust of the whole AGW movement is redistribution of wealth, from US!
What’s that old and cynical saying about AGW,”it’s a scheme to transfer from the poor of developed Countries to the RICH of undeveloped Countries”?
It’s SO gratifying to have a government that shows some common sense.
December 12th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Walking away from an agreement because you would have had to pay for it otherwise is pretty much the textbook definition of abdicating international responsibilities.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Sixth Estate has a bad case of muddled logic forgetting that it was the Liberals who signed on to this hoax and then did absolutely nothing to implement it. That is a true case of irresponsibility to say the least.
December 19th, 2011 at 12:01 am
Agree climate change and global warming complete bs. Marketing ploy by big businesses to make people buy “green” Eco friendly products. Glad were out of this bs pact.