Baird 'optimistic' after Bush climate speech
Environment Minister John Baird says he's "more optimistic now" that U.S. President George Bush has called on the international community -- including the United States -- to come together to set goals to reduce gas house emissions.
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Baird told CTV's Mike Duffy Live that having the Americans on-board is a key step to fighting global warming.
Wow. Bush's speech must represent quite the turnaround in his attitude towards dealing with climate change. Odd that not everyone had the same reaction though.
George Bush was castigated by European diplomats and found himself isolated yesterday after a special conference on climate change ended without any progress.
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A senior European diplomat attending the conference, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting confirmed European suspicions that it had been intended by Mr Bush as a spoiler for a major UN conference on climate change in Bali in December."It was a total charade and has been exposed as a charade," the diplomat said. "I have never heard a more humiliating speech by a major leader. He [Mr Bush] was trying to present himself as a leader while showing no sign of leadership. It was a total failure."
Is it possible Baird was at a different conference, listening to a different speech?
So Baird said Canada can be a "go-between" ... Really. These guys have no shame.
Of course Baird was impressed, as Bush was likely saying exactly what he wanted to hear, and vice versa.
It's long past time for both countries to have a "New" Government.
Perhaps Mr. Baird thought he was actually listening to the Welfare Queen b/w War On Drugs speech which, of course, is one of his favorites from way, wayback.
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