Was thrown into Canadian Parliament yesterday by PM Stephen Harper. Although not exactly the conservative agenda that some initially projected, it is one that will force the Liberal opposition to eat it or face an election in which they run the risk of a serious defeat. So, if the Liberal opposition abstains or otherwise finds a way to express its discontent without triggering an election and thus accepting the new conservative agenda it will underwrite this inconvenient piece of truth:

At the end of 2005, Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions were 33 percent above the Kyoto commitment. It is now widely understood that, because of inaction on greenhouse gases over the last decade, Canada’s emissions cannot be brought to the level required under the Kyoto Protocol within the compliance period, which begins on January 1, 2008, just 77 days from now.

Not only is Harper putting a fine point to Liberal inaction on climate change (the Liberals were in power until early 2006), he will in effect bury Kyoto with the consent of her majesty’s opposition. A remarkable feat.

Related

Harper, Master of the Game?

Kyoto: Canada Drops out