Bali: Canada Puts Energy Before Environment in Delegation [2]
Canada's governing Conservative party, which clings to power with a slim minority in Parliament, banished its usual traveling partners - the political opposition and Canadian environmental organizations - from its Bali delegation, choosing instead to bring along executives from one of the largest Canadian-owned energy firms, [7] Encana.
The Conservatives' almost exclusive reliance on oil company executives for advice on climate change policy could help explain why the country ranks as the fourth-worst in the world for its performance in addressing global warming. On policy alone, the Germanwatch [8] ranking of 56 industrialized nations puts Canada in 55th spot.
No wonder Environment Minister John Baird sounds so relentlessly self-serving when calling on developing nations to take the first step in addressing greenhouse gas emissions.
Thanks to the Globe and Mail [9] and to DeSmog reader VJ for the spot.
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