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What will a conservative Canada look like? 3

While we were busy fretting about eco-terrorists, Canada went and had itself an e-lection.

Newly elected Conservative PM Stephen Harper is a likely Bush ally, says CNN, and aims to "move beyond the Kyoto debate by establishing different environmental controls." Meanwhile, the BBC doesn't pussyfoot: "[he] is known to be hostile to gay marriage and the Kyoto Protocol on climate change."

Sigh. On the other hand, the CBC reports that Harper "believe[s] it's better to light one candle than to promise a million light bulbs." So maybe he's into conservation after all.

Katharine Wroth is a senior editor at Grist.

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  1. David Roberts's avatar

    David Roberts Posted 8:34 am
    24 Jan 2006

    The Tyeehas more on this very subject.

    www.grist.org

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  2. kduble Posted 11:30 pm
    25 Jan 2006

    Canadian conservativesConservative coalitions in Canada have been short-lived. The last conservative PM was Joe Clark back in the 1980s. Seems like his tenure in office was measured in months. If you'd taken a nap you'd have missed him.

    Ken Duble

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  3. amazingdrx's avatar

    amazingdrx Posted 12:08 am
    26 Jan 2006

    Canada a red state?Yep, no escape!  We are surrounded!  I guess fight or flee is resolved, we will have to fight.

    http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

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