Liberal Smoke/Mirrors On Kyoto Confirmed

Grits knew Kyoto deal just hot air
By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN

While it's obvious Canada's previous Liberal government bought a pig in a poke when it signed the Kyoto accord, it's nice to have it confirmed.

By Eddie Goldenberg, former prime minister Jean Chretien's top aide, no less.

Last week, Goldenberg told a London audience the Liberals knew they couldn't implement Kyoto when they signed it in 1998 and ratified in 2002, but that it was necessary to push public opinion towards accepting implementation of the controversial treaty on global warming.

"Nor was the government itself even ready at the time with what had to be done," Goldenberg acknowledged.

"I believe that the signing of the Kyoto accord in the face of vigorous opposition served to galvanize public opinion to bring it to where it is today in Canada. In the long run, that will be far more important than whether we can meet all the short-term deadlines in the accord."

Wink, Wink, nudge, nudge.....