In the province of Ontario the Premier had promised to close coal fired electricity plants. He has also voiced opposition to recent meetings between the federal environment minister and the transportation industry on emissions reductions and standards because it may cost jobs in the auto sector. Now the province is the second largest polluter and home to the single largest greenhouse gas emitter in Canada; Ontario Power Generation. Now a petition has been filed to review the policies. McGuinty simply blames the federal government without taking responsibility for his broken promises and inaction.
The federal government is planning to table the Clean Air Act and work on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The previous government had spent billions on numerous programs committed to the Kyoto Protocol with only a public attack on the United States to show for it.
After a lot of politics and little results what will Canada actually accomplish in it's fight to curb GHG emissions? It will be up to each individual to realize their personal impact on the world. If electricity generation is creating a lot of pollution individuals need to reduce their use. We can only rely on government regulations and funding of corporate programs to take us so far.
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