PM stands out as a small man of humanity
Posted on December 3rd, 2007 in canada, environment, links, politics, rants | No Comments »
Last week, the UN Development Program singled out Canada for hurting the world’s poor through its refusal to take serious action on climate change. Canadians are the second largest per capita emitters and therefore among the very worst contributors to what the UNDP calls the “defining human development issue of our generation.”…
At the Commonwealth summit in Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 23-25, Harper scuppered a British-led initiative that would have seen developed countries take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He insisted that binding commitments must be adopted by every country or none at all…
Harper’s antipathy to international environmental co-operation is well known. He once dismissed the Kyoto Protocol as “essentially a socialist scheme to suck money out of wealth-producing nations.” But his concerns about burden-sharing and free-riding are misplaced. Firefighters don’t check tax records before responding to an emergency call…
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Whatever his motives, Harper’s stance is downright nasty. For rather than simply sitting on the sidelines, he’s actively seeking to block urgent action on the part of other countries.
It’s time to put the long-term interests of humanity ahead of domestic politics.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown understands this. So does California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. So too does Australia’s new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, who has promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
Want to see a small man, van Loan? He’s sitting right beside you – playing games while the planet burns.
[The Toronto Star via Queer Liberal]
Heck, you’d think that this week’s coast to coast snow storms is evidence enough of the impacts of climate change - apparently not for Mr. Harper. The fact of the matter is that this government was elected in only to punish the Liberal party for the sponsorship scandal. They have no real objectives, no real plan, to move Canada forward in the 21st century. Once the people realize, maybe we can start being part of the solution once again.
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