ok, it’s not perfect, but neither is life, nor democracy. i’ve learned the hard way that sometimes perfection isn’t possible, even desirable. politics is the art of the possible. and this is very possible.
based on the successful montreal protocol and backed by all the nobel-winning scientists, the kyoto protocol has been ratified by 191 countries. only the usa has not signed. now, canada wants to walk away?
elizabeth may, member of parliament and leader of the green party of canada, (who offers a powerful fact check on kyoto distortions) got wind of the federal government’s intentions from a ctv report and asked the speaker of the house of commons for an emergency debate (read the full letter here), stating that, ‘the more severe risk is that the developing world will refuse to consider any agreement that is not built on the Kyoto framework….To be blunt, it’s Kyoto or nothing.’
she continued, ‘Canada is at this moment in a powerful position. We have a choice. On currently announced positions, we will go to Durban and, likely, be blamed for the catastrophic breakdown of negotiations on which our children’s future depends.’
‘Or,’ she considered, ‘Canada could leave Durban with the praise of governments around the world. The power to create a favourable negotiating climate for talks that may be the last chance to avoid runaway global warming is not one to be exercised without democratic debate.’
the speaker denied the motion.
bishop desmond tutu said as he welcomed the delegates to the 2011 climate change talks, ‘We have only one home. We destroy this home and we have had it.’
stay tuned! it’s gonna be a close one! anything is possible.
