The article below should be of concern for every Canadian. According to its author, Canada was one of the first countries to sign on to the Copenhagen pact. But what should be of even more concern are these two sentences:
(Quote) Blaney said Canada is working with the United States at establishing a continental cap-and-trade plan, which will set maximum limits on greenhouse emissions by industries, allowing them to sell credits if they are under the limit or buy credits if they are over.
Blaney also said Canada now is focused on the next global climate-change summit in Mexico City in December, when Canada hopes a binding agreement can be achieved.
This is selling out our nation’s sovereignty. No government possesses the right to do so. Especially a government that has been duly-elected by its citizens. And even more especially, a Conservative government made up of many MP’s who first were elected to power as Reform Party candidates and who ran on a very different platform than what they are now proposing for us all.
Perhaps a prayerful reading of Isaiah 59, with particular consideration of verse 16, would be in order.
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CANADA SIGNS COPENHAGEN PACT – Cuba to opt out
While Canada and Prime Minister Stephen Harper were criticized for taking a weak position on greenhouse-gas reductions at the recent Copenhagen meeting on climate change, Canada is among the first countries to sign the Copenhagen agreement.
The Bloomberg news agency reported that Australia, Canada, Papua New Guinea and the Maldives were the first to notify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of their wish to be associated with the Copenhagen accord.
Under a last-minute deal, ironed out by President Barack Obama along with Brazil, South Africa, India and China, countries wishing to adhere must do so by Jan. 31.
Bloomberg also said Cuba was the only nation so far to say it doesn’t want to be associated with the plan, which calls for keeping the increase in global temperatures below two degrees Celsius.
The plan commits developed economies to provide the developing world $100 billion U.S. by 2020 to help them deal with their greenhouse- gas emissions.
But unlike the previous Kyoto agreement, the Copenhagen accord does not set overall targets for reducing greenhouse gases.
Countries adhering will list their targets in an annex to the December agreement.
Yesterday, Steven Blaney, Conservative MP for Lévis-Bellechasse, confirmed Canada has told the UNFCCC, it is sticking to its target of a 20-per-cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020, using a 2006 starting date.
The international benchmark of greenhouse-gas reductions is 1990, and relative to that date, Canada’s target in fact is a three-per-cent reduction.
Blaney said Canada is working with the United States at establishing a continental cap-and-trade plan, which will set maximum limits on greenhouse emissions by industries, allowing them to sell credits if they are under the limit or buy credits if they are over.
Blaney also said Canada now is focused on the next global climate-change summit in Mexico City in December, when Canada hopes a binding agreement can be achieved.
Blaney met reporters to promote the Nemo, an electric delivery vehicle developed and built in his riding, which he says as part of the solution.
The Quebec National Assembly has acquired a Nemo, and Blaney pledged, without making a firm commitment, to encourage the federal government to acquire Nemo delivery vehicles as well.
We can only expect more taxes. My natural gas bill already has a number of taxes one is already called a Carbon Tax.
It is irresponsible to be signing declarations when the science is far from settled and cap and trade does nothing to reduce the amount of GHG but is merely a penalty shift of money. Recently a Waterloo U Study implicates CFCs in this problem as well. The Canadian government should not be driven by well-meaning but misguided groups to oblige Canadians to respond to ill conceived programs with high costs which don’t solve the problem.
It would appear that even our “politicians” can be led around by their nose rings, as we working tax payers are. As to more “carbon” taxes, which are a given just like all other esculating and udoubtable many more taxes, yet to be announced taxes will continue to errode our ability to support our families and life styles. I have a simple sollution, Just give up your earnings from all sources to these useless politicians and we can all go on welfare as is most of the 3rd. world countries, they will be getting “free” more per year than we suckers who trust our “governments” to do the right thing for its “citizens” in name only.
Governments, get off our backs and out of our wallets, we did not cause this so called mess, governments, politicians and big business did, let them clean up their own messes, this carbon credit garbage is just that, garbage. These people are now making Billions on this farce and guess who is paying for it!
As has been stated many times by MANY well informed scientists (climatologists), and many many articles over years of studies and research questioning this GHG emissions, I think it is very premature for CANADA to be signing ANY agreement to this effect, until a TRUTHFUL analysis is prepared without partisan implications. This truly does and will effect our country and the way we live. Do Not be hasty in decision making to appease a vocal minority on unsubstantiated statistics. This seems to be ;as stated by someone; as a MONETARY SHIFT GLOBALLY !!! Global Socialism if you wish. Be careful and wise Canada.
this of coarse is quite the mystery to the average laymen. The political reteric and jargon goes far beyond most of us.
I want to know who disperses the copenhagan funds to… who and what gauranteed do we have how its used by the… ( recipients who ever they might be ) I was hoping this break for the government would be a comtemplating and meditating time on thse problems instead they have chosen to make a pretty hasty decision. Im guessing there in a corner with the liberal govt.
I would like to offer a counter point.
Taxes allow us to buy things together. They allow a society to work towards a common goal, providing a level of services and helping out people in our communities who have been disenfranchised. Climate change and carbon taxes are a good example of that. Whether or not you ‘believe’ in climate change, the associated cost of dealing with refugees, disaster and famine, (should climate change show full force), will be exponentially higher than if we work at providing a tax base so that we can deal with situations in the future. I find it perfectly acceptable that we are extending our hand and helping the less fortunate in our global community. As one of the most wealthy and resource rich nations in the world, providing care for the poor to get a ‘leg up’ so that they may take care for themselves is the right thing to do. After all, WWJD?