Canada cuts funds to fight global warming

[deadparrot]

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty promised two billion Canadian dollars (1.8 billion US dollars) in his budget Tuesday to help stem global warming, but offered few details, prompting angry reactions from environmentalists.

In an address to Parliament, Flaherty said Canada's Environment Minister Rona Ambrose was working on a "made-in-Canada climate change program" but gave no indication when it would be unleashed.

Ambrose, who is hostile to the Kyoto Protocol, hinted at US-style environmental policies last week after meeting with US officials Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, and James Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

The funds earmarked for climate change programs in the Conservative budget are less than half the amount pledged by the previous Liberal government, which lost a general election to the Conservatives in January.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canadabudgetclimate

[Lindacooks]

1. That's what you get from conservatives!

They don't give a shit about anything but making more money for themselves.

[marmar]

2. Canadians, you've got your own little Bush...

But luckily you have a governmental system to reign him in a bit.

[roguevalley]

3. this is bad news.

[sarcasmo]

4. Bush 2 going to ruin Canada, so much for moving to that once

clean and peaceful Country. Looks like more money for your Military and no National Health Care will be next on his agenda.

[eagler]

5. I have a serious feeling that Canadians are going to turn things around

as soon as possible.

[dusmcj]

6. another wiening, I mean winning, cornservative gov't.

They all uniformly love Wayne King.

[donsu]

7. we tried to warn Canadians - either they didn't listen or their paper and

pen voting was rigged at the counting part.

instead of moving to Canada as america crumbles, think South America