Elizabeth May's blog

I have blogged before trying to chase the shifting (and constantly weakening) climate targets of the Harper government.

There are not words.  To hear our Governor General speak of her family, to know so many Canadians cannot reach their brothers and sisters, to know that the misery of poverty in Haiti is not a

Since I posted my last blog on New Year's Eve, urging Canadians to demand respect for democracy and accountability

The Prime Minister's latest move, to pick up the phone and ask the Governor General to shut down parliament until early March, proves once again his extreme cynicism and mastery in political calcul

The negotiations in Copenhagen did not produce what the planet and, more particularly, what humanity needs.  What did it accomplish?

I have been to quite a few Conferences of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (COPs).  Some have been brilliant, like COP11 in Montreal.

...it appears that Bolivia and Venezuela just walked out of the COP.

Rumours flying but appear confirmed that the Danish organized a meeting of the "most important" leaders and forgot to in

The UK Guardian has published an excellent summary of why no deal is better than a bad

Sarkozy and Lula are not giving up.  Working the phones.  Sarkozy to Obama. Is it possible?

Yes.

There were some brave speeches, claiming there is still a chance of a legally binding and transparent agreement in Copenhagen.  But it is increasingly hard to believe them.