Environment Minister John Baird (right), wearing a green tie (!), was trying his best not to seem so aggressive during Question Period. Still, as the photo to the right shows, old habits are hard to break. Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale was heckling Baird mercilessly and egging him on whenever the Environment Minister was on his feet. Still, Baird managed to land the following zinger-of-the-day:
Liberal MP Mark Holland sets it up …
Mr. Speaker, the only thing they have done is reintroduce Liberal programs.
While our then environment minister was bringing the world together to work on the post-Kyoto environment, they were sitting there pretending that climate change did not exist. In fact the only thing the Conservatives have done is to copy Liberal programs. If they are going to keep copying us, they should just put on a green scarf and get out of the way.
… and Baird knocks it down …
Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of discussion on this side of the House as to whether a Liberal plan actually existed. I am pleased to tell the House today that they did have a Liberal plan. The plan was to host a $50 million talk-fest. The plan was to spend $5 billion on buying hot air credits in Russia while not improving our environment today. Finally, buy a dog, name it Kyoto, and call it a day. That is not good enough for Canadians.