Every now and again, Opposition parties get a day in Parliament all to themselves, a day when they can set the agenda and put anything they want on the order paper. Last week, the Liberals had one of those days and they put a motion on the floor about the environment that MPs will vote on today at about 6:30 pm Ottawa time.
Here is Dion’s motion:
Opposition Motion — Deferred recorded division
February 1, 2007 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville), seconded by Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), —
That, in the opinion of this House:
(a) there is overwhelming scientific evidence that the world's climate is changing as a result of human activity and this poses the most serious ecological threat of our time;
(b) the government must reconfirm Canada’s commitment to honour the principles and targets of the Kyoto Protocol in their entirety;
(c) the government must create and publish a credible plan to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions to meet Canada's Kyoto commitments;
(d) the government must establish a 'cap and trade' emission reductions system and regulations for industry; and
(e) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is available immediately to launch the necessary action.
Recorded division — deferred until Monday, February 5, 2007, at 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 1, 2007.
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