The NDP's Megan Leslie: Do as I say, not as I do

Today, after Question Period, NDP MP Megan Leslie answered questions from reporters on the federal government's position on Kyoto, climate change, and the upcoming climate change conference in Durban, South Africa (my emphasis):

Leslie: “… We do know that Canada has sent lobbyists to the EU to lobby against the fuel directive to interfere with sovereign nations’ decision about legislation … we know the lobbying is happening by Canada on other countries, pressure on other countries. You know, whether it will work or not is a big question. I guess we’ll have to wait and see but it looks likes that’s what Canada is trying to do, is get other countries to pull out as well and if you can – if you can stop negotiations on climate worldwide, then – then what do we have to live up to?

…Members of Parliament from the EU have said they can’t believe this is something that Canada would do, especially … when they were talking about the lobbying of the EU, they say we can’t believe that Canada is doing this. This is not the Canada we know. People in the international community seemed very surprised and shocked. …This is really – it’s really under-handed . . .

I have a huge problem with the fact that our government is trying to derail the good faith negotiations of other countries. That is not what an international player should be doing. At the very least, step back from it and let other countries do the work that they want to do.

Leslie's complaint that the Government of Canada should not be putting “pressure on other countries” or “trying to dereail the good faith negotiations of other countries” comes two weeks after this:

Leslie goes to Washington to fight for delay on pipeline decision

Megan Leslie Goes To Washington
“The NDP has sent their environment critic to Washington with the purpose of lobbying to kill the Keystone pipeline . . .”