NEWPORT, R.I. (CP) - Canada's eastern premiers said Friday they're willing to take a leadership role when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The premiers, during an annual meeting in Newport with governors from the New England states, said they're sticking to their previously stated target of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2010. "A lot of us are trying to take a leadership role there, and hope our federal partners will come along," said P.E.I. Premier Pat Binns, the meeting's co-chair.
Frankly, it is a disgrace to our current federal government, a disgrace to Conservatives in general, and a disgrace to Albertans in particular, that they are willing to abandon the slightest semblance of social responsibility for money, while leaving the hard slogging in the fight against global warming to places like Prince Edward Island. I think "The West" has to learn that, as they say, "with great power comes great responsibility". Governing Canada is supposed to be about more than allowing the local oil companies that keep Calgary in cheap hooch and cowboy boots to go on a rampage at the expense of the rest of the nation.
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Canada needs more of us.
Good to see that pointing out a story about a couple provinces doing something about climate change and pointing out the truth which is that the federal government has abandoned its responsibility to helping protect the future in order to give people 2 or 3 dollars a week in tax breaks makes someone an asshole.
P.S. If you want to see a "real asshole" check out peter rempel's blog where he covers important topics like comparing Gerard Kennedy to a hobbit because he is shorter than Dalton McGuinty. Apparently being shorter than a tall person puts you in "hobbit territory."
Keep up your important work Peter
http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/05/08/does-gerard-kennedy-have-hairy-feet/#comments
Is a link necessary? I'm sure every progressive blogger and blog reader knows of his work and his rather singular reputation.
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