How long before Steve starts using Climate Change science denial tactics? Oh wait he already has. As recently as last month, Mr. Harper denied the seriousness of the Climate change:
- "As we implement our clean-air agenda, the focus is a little different than the other parties. They focus only on so-called greenhouse gases ." (Stephen Harper, The Toronto Star, December 21, 2006)
This is consistent with Mr. Harper's continued denial of the facts about climate change:
- "The science is still evolving [with respect to climate change]." (Stephen Harper, Toronto Star, June 10, 2004)
- "I think these are subjects where we know a lot less than some claim we know. Climate is always changing. My suspicion is that human activities have some impact upon that but I think the jury is out on a lot of the actual specific trends." (Stephen Harper, Interview with Frontier Centre for Public Policy, May 18, 2004)
Since denial hasn't been working it's only a matter of time before he starts strong-arming scientists like his buddy George and firing Parliamentary watchdogs...
UPDATE: CP is reporting that Steve has swallowed himself whole.
(CP) - A prime minister who now promises to fight climate change once ridiculed the Kyoto accord as a money-sucking socialist scheme and said he would battle to defeat it.
Stephen Harper derided the global treaty and questioned the science of climate change in a 2002 fundraising letter sent to members of his now-defunct Canadian Alliance party. With polls showing the environment is a top priority with voters and Harper keen to bolster his environmental credentials, the letter could prove embarrassing.
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