More at BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16151310
UPI says:
The cost of meeting Canada’s obligations under Kyoto would be $13.6 billion, Kent said.
“That’s $1,600 from every Canadian family — that’s the Kyoto cost to Canadians, that was the legacy of an incompetent liberal government,” the Conservative minister said.
At the Toronto Sun:
Over the weekend, the 195 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finished a record-breaking, marathon session two days behind schedule in Durban, and charted a course toward a new regime to be finalized by 2015 in an effort to stave off dangerous human interference with the atmosphere.
The framework agreement salvaged the Kyoto Protocol, but it became clear that it would not include Canada’s participation.
Before he returned to Canada, Kent told reporters that the government was justified in its action.
“We want to avoid another Kyoto-like pact at all costs,” said Kent at the summit in South Africa. “Kyoto was not effective and was not good for Canada. The previous government should not have ratified it.”
Now,
Pull out of the UN!
Seriously…. the UN is a farce.
Great news, but remember one thing, this decision was made BECAUSE, my government will not abide by a deal that is not equittable. What this is hopefully gong to do, is force these other nations to come to their senses and realize, that Kyoto cannot work because it is not just.
WHEN all nations pledge to reduce their emmisions equittably, so that countries like mine can compete on a level playing feild, then you will see Canada happily join in. This is about economics people, not science. PM Harper is an economist by training, he will not let other countries take advantage by making Canada noncompetitive!
And yes Minister Kent does believe in CAGW. But why would we crawl into the corner do the right thing, if that right thing had no bearing on the outcome? Insanity. So if the big boys feel that they can get away with dumping all of the CO2 they want into our atmosphere, while trying to shame us into crippling ourselves, well as the old saying goes, “you guys can piss up a rope and suck the wet end!”
Canadian Govt’s & Canadian people as USA Govt’s & Amercans having left
the real world some moons ago in having & retreated unto their Twilight Zone.
American govts via the powerful wealthy republican 24/7 brainwashing media
convinced americans they being the worlds defenders of freedom democracy
where reality the USA the worlds worst terrorist organization that ever existed.
The Canadian people by the media even more brainwashed than Americans
if putting an hundred canadians together // from their combined brain powers
one could still not put together one working brain cell / even an flickering one.
Both nations having stuck their heads in the sand // in having no responibility
to the rest of humanity. A law unto themselves whom intend to do as pleasing
the intention through military force is take from other nations as they pleasing
in the process leaving a trail of destruction /a trail of death / a trail of suffering.
We stand on guard for thee.
If there was a time to be proud of being a Canucklehead, it is now.
william wallace,
Take an aspirin and lie down, it sounds like you’re about ready to blow a gasket over the rare appearance of sanity in an otherwise lunatic world.
BTW, it’s the Democrat media, not the Republican media [and IANAR. Just sayin’].
Mr Wallace…it’s clear to me that perhaps you should join Dr Suzuki and also ‘Occupy’ the North Pole in the name of climate change…indefinitely.
A toast to Anthony on this respectable victory in a seemingly endless war. As well for Durban falling short — THANK GOD. In fact, a la Curious George, Crown Royals for the house!
WUWT has been THE singular dispensary for sane appraisal in the CAGW debate — at cost in myriad ways to Anthony himself, along with to a lesser extent the other stalwarts contributing to the blog.
Hip hip hooray! …………….HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!
we’re soooooooooo jealous of you Canada. Can we borrow your government for awhile?
william wallace: “Both nations having stuck their heads in the sand // in having no responibility
to the rest of humanity.”
Yeah, whatever. Why don’t you research a bit about foreign aid over the past 100 years and tell me which countries are high up on the list of giving foreign aid. I can’t speak for Canada, but I know quite a few of my hard-earned dollars have certainly gone toward foreign aid.
And if Canada’s actions help kill Kyoto, Canada will have done a tremendous service to the rest of humanity.
I’m in the USA but tonight i celebrate my Canadian ancestry!!
I wish I could have a leader like this in my country:
“As economic policy, the Kyoto Accord is a disaster. As environmental policy it is a fraud”
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
Now if only the US will quit sending reps to COPs. That will be a great day.
william wallace says:
December 12, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Both nations having stuck their heads in the sand // in having no responibility
to the rest of humanity. A law unto themselves whom intend to do as pleasing
the intention through military force is take from other nations as they pleasing
in the process leaving a trail of destruction /a trail of death / a trail of suffering.
******
That’s right, and I hope the US remains sovereign forever!
Eh Canada!
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
A bit of a prediction. Canada booms economically as industries threatened by Kyoto shift investments into its industry. The worlds green groups attack Canada ferociously but ineffectively. One of these attacks is nuts enough that even the mainstream media in Canada has to distance its-self from the earth-first terrorists. The media leakage over the borders into the northern US states effects Obama’s re-election chances (already horrible). Gore and hocky-team in the USA make the mistake of being chained to the radical loonies. The new media flags that globally. Other countries use the attacks on Canada to declare the hard line greens a threat, not just wrong, and they begin to pull out.
I’ve just been accused by a green zealot of supporting genocide for being happy about Canada’s exodus from Kyoto . Geez
William Wallace,
I’ve no idea what country you live in, but I’m betting that the free speech you enjoy is due in whole or in part to the countries you denigrate. Your outburst amounts to no more than ad hominem attacks and angry insults. It is devoid of any criticism that is fair, or based in anything resembling factual reality.
Thankyou. This is how we know we’ve done the right thing.
Now if we can just get Skippy to join Lassie, Flipper, and – what is the Canadian TV hero-animal? All that I could find was something called “The Littlest Hobo.” Well, I suppose Canada has wandered a bit until lately, but still….
If only australia would do it , the good thing the wall is starting to fall over.
p.s. I do know that my USA never ratified the Kyoto b.s. which Algore foolishly signed ….. but far too many US political leaders have pushed cap-n-trade or talk wistfully about joining in on the radicals’ CAGW hysterical bandwagon.
They keep playing the “195 nations” card. Of those 195 nations, how many are payers vs. payees? Thank the Good Lord that my Gov’t seems to be finaly setting the wrongs of the past right!
As one who scrutinizes his Ontario One’s electric bill, I see that I am paying to: 1) decommission the Bruce Nuclear power plant at Point Douglas; and, 2) at the very same time, recommission the Bruce Nuclear power plant at Point Douglas. I spend $15 Canadian Dollars each pay period to both decommission and recommission the same power plant. These are the costs of the Liberal Government’s Green Policies when policies were made devoid of economic and electric power needs realities. I have commented before on the renewable wind energies this summer that I also pay for, $5 Cdn, that stood idle (11 windmills turning out of 500+ Sarnia to Tobermory) during this summer’s heat when the wind didn’t blow. $20 Cdn for failed Government policies. In keeping with the Canadian Social Contract, others, but not me, will temporarily receive a refund for these expenses out of…. the Ontario Government’s tax revenue. The people of Ontario are paying taxes to pay for failed Government policies but because of political blow back, will receive a subsidy they have already payed for. Digging one’s self out of this mess is like extracting one’s self from the Alberta tar sands: a lot of work and money. Maybe worthwhile if the lesson is learned: Don’t trust the Greens under any circumstance.
I hope we (Canada) doesn’t become the “Colorado” of Atalas Shrugged… Wouldn’t supprise me.
Great news and congratulations to Canada. Kyoto is bust and the failure in Durban will no doubt lead to many more rejections of it’s fantasy Kyoto expansion face saving baloney.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/12/question-of-the-day-498.html
Go to this link and vote to say you think this was the right move for Canada, even though it is an AGW outlet at the CBC it never hurts to show your support for the right move.
Lamenting the American and Canadian people, william wallace at 5:08 PM on 12 December complains:
The reason why neither Americans nor Canadians neither do nor should trouble themselves “in having no responsibility to the rest of humanity” is because – and this is going to surprise you, Mr. wallace, it sure as hell shouldn’t – is that neither Americans nor Canadians have any AUTHORITY. over the rest of humanity.
Can’t have “responsibility” for something over which you have no friggin’ authority, which is one of those aspects of factual reality so many “Liberal” idiots can’t get their fumbling hands around.
The “rest of humanity” has to take responsibility for itself, Mr. wallace.
Nobody else can.