Canada to stick close to U.S. on environment policy: Prentice

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A new U.S. administration presents Canada with an opportunity to come up with key environmental policies that mirror those of its southern neighbour, the federal environment minister says.

Speaking at the Commons environment committee, Jim Prentice said Thursday that Canada will seek the same approach on issues, including cutting greenhouse gas emissions and setting fuel emission standards, as the U.S.

“At this point in history there is an enormous opportunity to work together as North Americans, to achieve real focused and concerted progress on the environment and to eliminate areas where environmental policy across the board isn’t harmonized,” Prentice told reporters after the hearing.

Prentice told the committee that “under a more open-minded administration” an agreement could be reached on a cap-and-trade-system, a policy the Tories outlined in their own environmental plan.

link to article: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/12/environment-policy.html

[GliderGuider]

1. Bending like reeds in the wind

With Bush in power the Canadian government raised a middle finger to the environment. Now with Obama holding the reins there's suddenly "an enormous opportunity" to make the world a better place. Screw you Jim Prentice and little Stevie Harper. You're a pathetic pair of toadies.