The governments of Ontario and Quebec have entered into a formal agreement to set up an inter-provincial carbon trading market. Initiated by the premiers of Ontario and Quebec - Dalton McGunity and and Jean Charest respectively, the market is slated to go live by 2010.
john baird
Ontario, Quebec to Launch Carbon Trading
(via www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com)
Submitted by Carbon Offsets Daily on Wed, 2008-06-04 00:13. | Tags: politics | Canada carbon trading | Dalton McGuinty | Jean Charest | john baird | Ontario carbon trading | Quebec carbon trading | stephen harper
Carbon Sequestration a Quick-fix
(via jrbspot.blogspot.com)
The new Tory plan to sequester carbon may seem like a good idea, but it is really more about sweeping the issue of the tar sands, and the emission created by the tar sands, under the rug (or more accurately underground).
Submitted by jrb on Tue, 2008-03-11 16:01. | Tags: politics | c02 | carbon sequestration | government of canada | john baird | oil | precautionary principle | stephen harper | tar sands

Canada's Environment Minister photoshopping a greener image
(via www.desmogblog.com)
On the front page of the Canadian government's "eco-action" page is the worst photoshopped image I've ever seen -- apparently the environment minister wears a suit on mountaintops...
Submitted by kgrandia on Mon, 2007-09-17 20:19. | Tags: politics | government of canada | john baird