Laws upon Laws
...upon Laws upon Laws...
Opposition MPs Pass Kyoto Bill...

A strange, wacky, and perhaps amazing thing happened in Parliament today. The opposition parties got together and passed a bill that says that it's illegal for the Government to not have a plan for meeting Kyoto-Accord commitments.

The bill is expected to breeze through the Upper House, and we expect that Her Excellency Madame Jean will be so gracious as to sign it into Law soon.

The big question is: what then? Mr Harper's government has made it pretty clear that it won't take steps to meet its Kyoto targets.

Whatever happens, I don't see any easy way out of this for the Conservatives. Which means it's a good thing. Either they do come up with a plan, in which case they will have a) backed down from their position, and b) done something good for the planet (everyone wins!), or they don't come up with a plan, in which case they will a) look like the bad guys (legislators who ignore legislation!?!), and b) set the stage for an election.