Just Visiting: Stephen Harper's Climate Insincerity

The report, released in advance of Prime Minister Harper's visit to the White House in September 2009, demonstrates the gulf between him and President Obama on climate change.

Among the findings of the report:

  • While saying they are following the U.S., the Harper government is trying to insert loopholes for polluters into its cap and trade design
  • At the recent G8, the Harper government initially accepted the critical two degree threshold for climate warming, then repudiated that position 24 hours later
  • Harper is falling massively behind the U.S. and other countries on green stimulus to create tomorrow's jobs

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