"When I met Daniel, I think he was generally interested in the issue of Kyoto, and arguably wanted to do things differently than the Liberals did," said Greenpeace spokesperson Steven Guilbeault on Monday. "I think that doing things differently for him may not have meant scrapping everything and putting together a (public relations) campaign to make people believe that they are doing something while doing nothing at all."
One Conservative source suggested Bernier wound up being the scapegoat because of the heat Ambrose has faced since she was sworn in.
Environmental groups have been at war with the government for months, accusing it of slashing programs designed to combat global warming and backing away from Canada's Kyoto protocol commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by six per cent below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.
Ambrose has said she wants to develop a more effective program to reduce greenhouse gases than what the Liberals had on the table.
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"I will not jeopardize the long-term opportunity for the government to put a good plan in place for short-term political gain, is exactly what the last party did for 13 years, and not only did it get an F, it got kicked out of class.''
I can see how we could be waiting 13 years for the Cons to implement their "good plan". Why did they not have a plan while in opposition? I guess it's not the oppositions place to come up with alternative solutions to things they oppose? Ambrose will have to come up with some other sound bite when Harper implements the "short-term political gain" plan prior to calling an election.
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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche
resignation citing a list of failures since she became Environment
Minister. She and Stockwell Day should start a cult. Meantime ...
The Harper government is threatening the NDP with a summer election if
they succeed in ousting Ambrose. For once, I agree with the Harpoons.
Just make it short and snappy. I don't need a lengthy election campaign
to tell us what we already know. I'm ready to vote right now. Betcha you
are, too.
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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche