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hrynyshyn | February 19, 2009Barack Obama and his Canadian counterpart, Stephen Harper, just wrapped up a joint press conference. Of course, no one said anything particularly newsworthy, but a few comments are worth mentioning.
First, Harper said his approach to climate change, an approach that favors Bush-style emissions intensity (relative to economic output) is no different from Obama's preferred absolute reductions. Here's the rough transcript:
Harper: WHEN I LOOK AT THE PRESIDENT'S PLATFORM, THE KIND OF TARGETS HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS LAID OUT FOR THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OURS. YOU SAY WE…
illconsidered | December 5, 2008The following article is a guest post by H. E. Taylor, who you might recognize as the one who graciously provides us with the weekly GW news roundups. Enjoy!
Prospects for Change in Canadian Climate Policy
In short, the prospects are bleak and are likely to be driven from the United States. Let me explain.
Those of you living elsewhere may have noticed during all the Obama razzmatazz that a Canadian election was called in September and held in October. These are the results from Elections Canada.Party MPs Votes Popular VoteBloc Québécois 50 1,379,565 10.0% Conservative 143 5,205,334 37.6…
illconsidered | December 1, 2008"While we have been working on the economy, the Opposition has been working on a backroom deal to overturn the results of the last election without seeking the consent of voters," Harper said. "They want to take power, not earn it.
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So says Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
Of course, if the will of the voters had really been for him to govern they would have given the Conservatives a majority. Given they did not get that majority, a coalition government is hardly undemocratic! This quote is from this story here. According to this bit of good news, there is a real possibility of a…