Canada and Kyoto

Canada ratified Kyoto in 2002, but then didn't actually take any steps to implement it.
Here's what's going on:

The opposition parties teamed up Wednesday to pass a private member's bill that requires the government to meet international Kyoto targets

CBC - Opposition MPs pass Kyoto bill despite Tory resistance

It's Bill C-288 in the current session.  It now goes to the Senate (it is not yet law).

5. (1) Within 60 days after this Act comes into force and not later than May 31 of every year thereafter until 2013, the Minister shall prepare a Climate Change Plan

There has also been recent provincial activity.  Prime Minister Harper gave the province of Quebec hundreds of millions of dollars to support its goal of full Kyoto compliance, as part of a $1.5 billion initiative.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a $1.5-billion fund yesterday to help provinces reduce greenhouse gases, allocating the first $350-million to Quebec on the eve of an expected provincial election.

The province of British Columbia is also setting a goal of a "33 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from current levels by 2020".

TVO's The Agenda has had a couple recent shows on Kyoto and the environment, you can watch the video online (Flash format).

Monday February 12, 2007 - Kyoto and You
Tuesday February 13, 2007 - The Greening of Big Business

Comments

[Rolf - Audio Books Fan]

Well, that's good news. Looks as if the entire world starts to wake up and realize that we can't just sit back and wait for the world to go up in smoke (actually CO2..). Here in Europe the UN reports finally got the politicians off their backsides too.
We have to admit that the individual person is going to continue their way of gas guzzling and energy wasting as long as it doesn't cost us significantly more than today - myself included...
Hope that more political parties will realize that there is support for action taken against the warming of the earth. It's extremely late already to wake up, I fear we're already past the point of no return!