Remember the days when Canada was a leader on environmental issues?

[marmar]

RIO DE JANEIRO—Environment Minister Peter Kent says Canada must stop the spread of “misinformation” on the environment by ecologists with an ideological agenda.

It’s the latest example of strained relations between Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government and the environmental movement.

Kent, who is attending a United Nations conference in Brazil on the environment, said Thursday that ideology has tinged criticism of the federal government’s efforts.

“There’s been a great deal of misinformation and mischaracterization,” said Kent, noting that he’s not presenting Canada as a victim. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1215599--peter-kent-says-at-un-conference-in-rio-de-janeiro-that-canada-must-counter-misinformation-on-environment?bn=1

[Autumn]

1. Those Canadians are slacking off.

I would guess their government listens to them as well as ours does to us. But damn I envy them.

[sadbear]

2. How long has Harper been PM?

I don't keep up with Canadian issues, but I would guess this all started then.

[Lucy Goosey]

3. Six fucking years...

Harper became PM in February, 2006, but he has only had a majority in Parliament for about a year, so so the hardcore gutting of environmental regulations and silencing of scientists only really started in earnest in 2011.