Canada's Government Will Also Oppose Global Treaty To Limit Mercury Pollution

Canada's refusal to support a legally binding global pact to cut highly toxic mercury pollution is another Kyoto-style evasion that allies Ottawa with Washington, critics say.

Canada sided with the U.S. and India during international talks in Nairobi this week. The trio was among a minority of countries that blocked immediate progress of an enforceable system to curb mercury use, including a glut of noxious exports to the developing world. Instead, Canada favours voluntary reduction while talks continue. Most of the 58 countries represented, including the European Union, Africa, Japan and Brazil, supported a legally binding treaty.

Environmental groups blamed the U.S. and Canada for effectively delaying an enforceable system. Repeated studies clearly document health threats posed by air pollution, water contamination and mercury-laced electronic junk, they say. "They want more talk, but they don't back up that talk with action," said Michael Bender, spokesman for Zero Mercury, a coalition of 48 public interest groups.

"What's really unfortunate is that Canada would not even consider supporting voluntary demand reduction goals or looking at export restrictions," he said from Nairobi.

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Canada has become just as shitty of a country as ours, government wise. I wish the NDP could get into power there!

a minority government with either Liberals or Block in power..... Don't want to see a majority government until one comes along that isn't destructive.

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would no more than me about it. I live in Michigan. Just read a little about NDP and thought they sounded really progressive.

nearly bankrupt the Province. They have good points, but managing money is certainly not one of them.

As far as being there for the people though, they are by far and away the best.

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