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--Boundary_(ID_mklAqEoyVMnXVXUAqWfCPA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Having just read the fabulous announcement below, I am compelled to =20 share it with all of you, with some apologies to the deniers among =20 us. I heard on the radio today that Barack Obama will be going to =20 Copenhagen, and maybe this will change Stephen Harper's mind about =20 not going. Also both David Suzuki and Al Gore were on CBC Radio's =20 "Q" show this morning -- I believe it is also re-broadcast in the =20 evening at 10 p.m.?? Or the broadcast is probably available via the =20 cbc.ca/Q Web site?? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --------------------- Members of Parliament Vote in favor of More Ambitious Action at the =20 United Nations Climate Summit November 24, 2009 For Immediate Release (Ottawa) Canadian parliament has sent an unambiguous message that =20 they do not agree with the current minority federal government's =20 climate change strategy. In a vote today on a Bloc Quebecois motion =20 to take a more ambitious position going into the United Nations =20 Climate Summit in Copenhagen in less than two weeks, the three =20 opposition parties voted in favor of the motion, with a count of 137 =20 to 124. This result comes less than a week after the release of polling that =20 shows that over 75% of Canadians are embarrassed by the current =20 government=92s lack of leadership on climate change. "The federal government needs to take this motion into account if it =20 is going to maintain that it is representing Canadians," says Graham =20 Saul of Climate Action Network Canada. "The majority of the house of =20 commons believe that we need to take stronger action on climate =20 change, which is in line with the majority of Canadians who feel the =20 same way." The Bloc motion recommends that Canada go to Copenhagen with a =20 position that encompasses three points as follows: 1. A 25% reduction domestically in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 =20 based on 1990 levels 2. The need to limit the rise in average global temperatures to below =20= 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels 3. Support for developing countries in their efforts to adapt to =20 climate change and to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions These three points, if adopted as the mandate for the current =20 government=92s negotiating position, would significantly change the =20 global perception of Canada as a spoiler and a laggard going into =20 these critical talks. "With only weeks to go, this is a symbolic decision that reminds the =20 world that there is leadership in Canada, and that the majority of =20 our members of parliament understand the urgency of the upcoming =20 climate summit," says Steven Guilbeault of Equiterre. "We have to =20 remind our current government that it is their job to represent us, =20 they have an obligation to listen. A fair, ambitious and binding deal =20= is possible in Copenhagen, we just need our government to show the =20 political will." All eyes will be on Copenhagen from the 7th - 18th of December as =20 over 60 heads of state gather in Copenhagen to push for a deal. As of today Prime Minister Harper has stated that he will not be =20 attending the negotiations. -30- For media and interview opportunities please contact: Hannah McKinnon hmckinnon@climateactionnetwork.ca (w) 613-241-4413 (c) 613-276-7791 Eveline Trudel-Fug=E8re etfugere@equiterre.org (w) 514- 522-2000 poste 303 (c) 514- 605-2000 Climate Action Network Canada - R=E9seau action climat Canada is a =20 nation-wide coalition of more than 50 environmental, faith, =20 development, labour, aboriginal, health, and youth organizations =20 committed to making action on climate change by Canada a reality. For more information go to: www.climateactionnetwork.ca =20= --Boundary_(ID_mklAqEoyVMnXVXUAqWfCPA) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><b>Having just = read the fabulous announcement below, I am compelled to share it with = all of you, with some apologies to the deniers among us. I heard = on the radio today that Barack Obama will be going to Copenhagen, and = maybe this will change Stephen Harper's mind about not going. Also = both David Suzuki and Al Gore were on CBC Radio's "Q" show this morning = -- I believe it is also re-broadcast in the evening at 10 p.m.?? = Or the broadcast is probably available via the cbc.ca/Q Web = site??</b></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><b>Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville</b></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px;"><b>---------------------</b></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Verdana" = size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: = 13px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana"><b>Members of = Parliament Vote in favor of More Ambitious Action at the United Nations = Climate Summit</b></font></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Verdana"> </font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana">November 24, = 2009</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana"><br> For Immediate Release<br> <br> = (Ottawa) Canadian parliament has sent an unambiguous message that they = do not agree with the current minority federal government's climate = change strategy. In a vote today on a Bloc Quebecois motion to take a = more ambitious position going into the United Nations Climate Summit in = Copenhagen in less than two weeks, the three opposition parties voted in = favor of the motion, with a count of 137 to 124.<br> <br> This = result comes less than a week after the release of polling that shows = that over 75% of Canadians are embarrassed by the current government=92s = lack of leadership on climate change.<br> <br> "The federal = government needs to take this motion into account if it is going to = maintain that it is representing Canadians," says Graham Saul of Climate = Action Network Canada. "The majority of the house of commons believe = that we need to take stronger action on climate change, which is in line = with the majority of Canadians who feel the same way."<br> <br> The Bloc = motion recommends that Canada go to Copenhagen with a position that = encompasses three points as follows: <br> <br> 1. A 25% reduction = domestically in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 based on 1990 = levels<br> <br> 2. The need to limit the rise in average global = temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels<br> = <br> 3. Support for developing countries in their efforts to adapt to = climate change and to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions <br> = <br> These three points, if adopted as the mandate for the current = government=92s negotiating position, would significantly change the = global perception of Canada as a spoiler and a laggard going into these = critical talks. <br> <br> "With only weeks to go, this is a symbolic = decision that reminds the world that there is leadership in Canada, and = that the majority of our members of parliament understand the urgency of = the upcoming climate summit," says Steven Guilbeault of Equiterre. "We = have to remind our current government that it is their job to represent = us, they have an obligation to listen. A fair, ambitious and binding = deal is possible in Copenhagen, we just need our government to show the = political will."<br> <br> All eyes will be on Copenhagen from the 7th - = 18th of December as over 60 heads of state gather in Copenhagen to push = for a deal.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Verdana"><br> As of today Prime = Minister Harper has stated that he will not be attending the = negotiations.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font = face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Verdana">-30-</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times">For media and interview = opportunities please contact:</font></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Times"> </font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times"><b>Hannah = McKinnon</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times"><a = href=3D"mailto:hmckinnon@climateactionnetwork.ca">hmckinnon@climateactionn= etwork.ca</a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times">(w) 613-241-4413<b> </b>(c) = 613-276-7791</font></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><font face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Times"> </font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times"><b>Eveline = Trudel-Fug=E8re</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times"><a = href=3D"mailto:etfugere@equiterre.org">etfugere@equiterre.org</a></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Times">(w) 514- 522-2000 poste 303 (c) 514- = 605-2000</font></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font = face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Times"> </font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times">Climate Action Network Canada - = R=E9seau action climat Canada is a nation-wide coalition of more than 50 = environmental, faith, development, labour, aboriginal, health, and youth = organizations committed to making action on climate change by Canada a = reality.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Times">For more information go to: </font><font = face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" color=3D"#6d1a7d" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times; = color: #6d1a7d">www.climateactionnetwork.ca</font></div><p = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face=3D"Times" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Times"> </font></p> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_mklAqEoyVMnXVXUAqWfCPA)--
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