Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Who is going to pay for this one?

Can we the people of Canada send the Liberal party of Canada the bill for signing the Kyoto Protocol, and then not doing anything to achieve that agreement?

If the Sierra Legal Defense Fund on behalf of "Friends of the Earth" can take our current government to court to try and force them to abide by Kyoto, then why should we not sue the Liberals for not doing anything re Kyoto while they were in government? It was after all their inaction that has brought us to the point where it is economic suicide to even try to reach our 2008 - 2012 Kyoto commitment. We the people of Canada are not at fault. The Liberal government of the time failed to act, so why should we have to pay for the cost of this court case. Then there is the costs of actually fulfilling our commitment should The Sierra Legal Defense Fund win this suit. Who is gonna pay for the costs of meeting Kyoto?

3 comments:

David Wozney said...

Members of Parliament who voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in 2002, had an obligation, before taking their seats, to swear that they would be faithful and bear true allegiance to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. They swore, or affirmed, that they would be faithful and bear true allegiance to Elizabeth the Second.

Elizabeth the Second is not Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, contrary to the requirement in this Fifth Schedule.

The provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick expressed their desire to be federally united into one Dominion under the Crown of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”, not the Crown of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, according to the British North America Act, 1867.

This calls into question the legality of Canada's alleged commitment under the Kyoto Protocol.

Sycorax said...

Good idea Tim. I like the way you think. Maybe after I lose my job because of Kyoto, I could sue the Sierra Club Of Canada, for forcing all of us to take that road, and they would have to pay all my bills etc!

Tim said...

Why wait? They are not giving anyone the benefit of doubt nor are they allowing any debate over the matter of climate change. Remember the debate is over, according to the likes of these people. I still can't recall there ever being any debate. We were told this is the way it is and thats that! Sue them now!