Mr. Speaker, here is what someone once said on how best to address the climate change crisis:
—our approach must be based on global participation, including that of developing countries whose net greenhouse gas emissions now exceed those in the developed countries.
Does this sound familiar? It ought to. That was the excuse President Bush used when he announced to the world that he was taking the United States out of the Kyoto deal after promising he would ratify it during his presidential campaign.
Why is the Prime Minister insisting on isolating Canada while providing cover for a wounded Republican administration with one foot out the door?