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Do you believe human activity is contributing to climate change? If so, what should we do about it? If not, why not?
Responses to the question: "Do you believe human activity is contributing to climate change? If so, what should we do about it? If not, why not?"
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2 Candidate Responses (top)
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Marie Bountrogianni | Yes | Yes, I am absolutely convinced by the scientific evidence to the effect that global warming is real, and caused in significant part by human activity. Natural fluctuations in the planetary temperature are one factor in the change. But we cannot deny the role of pollution from our factories, cars, and farming in the increase.
The Liberal Party has always been committed to the Kyoto Protocol. The protocol is an international law under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Developed in December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, and in force since February 2005, the Protocol commits its signatory-governments to significant reductions in the materials that cause global warming. I am proud that the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in significant part by the previous federal Liberal government. Unfortunately, the Harper Conservatives have abandoned the Kyoto Protocol and declared that we are not bound to any degree by our solemn commitments under the agreement. The results have been variously negative: - Canada has lost prestige internationally, and within the United Nations specifically. - We have missed out on developing the more robust green technology sector that Kyoto compliance would help bring about - green technology being consistently identified by economists as a key sector for national job creation. - The historic Canadian commitment to international law has been eroded it, and with it the vital project of international law itself. - Our pollution rates continue to climb, and global warming with it. - The severe implications for human health in our high pollution rates are only now being figured out. With all of this in mind, it is essential that Canada re-commit to lowering our greenhouse gas emissions, and to fulfilling our legal obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. |
| Stephen E. Brotherston | Yes | Over 6 billion people impact on absolutely everything.
Canada can’t change the world but we should be moving towards cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy and reducing our own energy demands. It is in our own best interests. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2 | 100.0% |
| No | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
4 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
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| Chris Charlton | ||
| Henryk Adamiec | ||
| Jim Enos | ||
| Terry Anderson | ||
