Furor Over Canada's Kyoto Legislation

The Canadian government's attempt to include monitoring of greenhouse gases under an existing Act is opposed by environmentalists, industry.

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March 30, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

By Michael Dudley

"At issue are a series of changes contained in budget legislation that remove all references to the word 'toxic' from the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. That would broaden the substances that could be regulated under that law to include carbon dioxide. The [environmental] groups found themselves in unlikely agreement with the oil industry, which also criticized the government's approach yesterday, saying it cuts short the debate on Kyoto implementation."

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Ottawa's Kyoto plan under fire on all sides

Tuesday, March 29, 2005 in The Globe and Mail

Government / Politics United States

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