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The Environment June 7th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the German chancellor called for global action, but instead, everyone agreed to do nothing. There are no targets, no limits on temperature increases, no mention of 1990 reference levels, and therefore no leadership.
Why did our Prime Minister contribute to this weak compromise?
The Environment June 7th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the House leader makes reference to my academic experience and he has as well. He will understand that he has just engaged in a non sequitur. It is not an answer to the question he was asked.
The German chancellor called for global action, but instead—
The Environment June 7th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, at the G-8 the Prime Minister made empty commitments on the world stage to conceal his lack of leadership here at home. Like a child crossing his fingers behind his back, the Prime Minister committed to stabilize emissions overseas while his plan at home would allow emissions to continue to rise beyond 2020. And he hopes no one will notice.
Why has the Prime Minister continued this campaign of dishonesty on the world stage? And why did he join this rush to failure at the G-8?
The Environment June 6th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is pretending to take action, but he is favouring the oil sands by setting targets that are lower than their own standards.
He is pretending that he wants a global action plan that includes China and other developing countries, but he is also giving preferential treatment with intensity targets that set the global standard at zero.
When will the Prime Minister stop pretending? When will he stop manipulating the details and confusing Canadians?
The Environment June 6th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, in 2002 the Prime Minister said this about the Kyoto protocol, “We will fight this every step of the way”. This week he brings his fight to the G-8.
Instead of siding with the Europeans, the Prime Minister has joined with the Americans in pressing them to leave Kyoto behind. While he says he wants “enforceable targets in an international protocol”, he is actually pushing for targets that allow emissions to go up and an agreement that sets the bar lower.
Why does the Prime Minister continue to fight action, instead of fighting climate change?
The Environment June 5th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister claimed yesterday that he supports a reduction in emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2050. However, he then stated that we are using intensity targets. Everyone knows that they would allow emissions to increase indefinitely.
If the Prime Minister is so committed to reducing emissions by 50%, why is he not denouncing American efforts to remove this commitment from the G-8 declaration?
The Environment June 5th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has declared that Canada is “on the same page” as Germany and France on climate change. That would only be true if we were talking about a joke book.
While Europe has denounced President Bush's call for a parallel process outside of Kyoto, the Prime Minister has called for a debate “over the best course of action...after the end of the Kyoto process in 2012”. However, Kyoto does not end in 2012.
If the Prime Minister is on the same page as Germany and France, why will he not join them in denouncing President Bush's effort to water down the final declaration of the G-8?
Infrastructure June 4th, 2007
Answer the question.
The Environment June 4th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said today that the government was going to adopt intensity targets. Such targets allow pollution to gradually increase. Only a weak leader would propose such a defeatist strategy to the G-8.
Why is the Prime Minister advocating growing emissions? Why is Canada giving up on this global challenge?
The Environment June 4th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, instead of pressing for a global action plan, the government is watering down its commitments. It is not pushing for a long term approach; it is pushing for an approach outside of the Kyoto framework.
What I want to know is whether the government will stand up and commit to Chancellor Merkel's plan for long term action on global climate change.