coming home to roost.
...In an interview with The Globe and Mail yesterday, Ms. Stewart said she told her colleagues that Kyoto would require tough action from the provinces because they control the main sources of greenhouse gases, such as power plants and natural resources. But the provinces objected and their opposition was reflected in cabinet by Mr. Dion, who was then intergovernmental affairs minister, she said.
"Stéphane Dion was the minister of intergovernmental affairs and the whole issue [of Kyoto] was creating horrible consternation among the provinces," she recalled. "Frankly, the environment wasn't an intergovernmental topic that our government wanted to expend their opportunity on. They had to worry more about getting a health agreement with the provinces or financial issues and we couldn't get [the provinces] angry and all upset about the environment.
"That was [Mr. Dion's] role. 'Let's let this one lay low.' It was never said in so many words. I think what I am saying is he wasn't against [Kyoto], but he was not a champion. But then he wasn't unique. If you can find a champion [in that Liberal cabinet], let me know," she said.
By this point it comes as no surprise.
Comments (5)
This is some pretty devastating stuff.
There’s another article in the Globe about Dion suing Duceppe.
There’s another article in the National Post about terrible in-fighting happening behind the scenes with Dion.
It’s not quite Stockwell Day yet, but….
Posted by Dennis (Second Thoughts) | March 8, 2007 9:23 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 09:23
Look … there is a lot of housecleaning that Dion is doing.
Replacing Martinites (like Stewart) and Ignatieffites (McGuire, Peterson, etc) with Dionites and Kennedyites will lead to many uptightites.
The grumblings won’t stop until Dion becomes PM or loses an election. It was the same with Chretien, and especially, Harper.
Dion is not Stockwell Day. Nobody beats Stockwell in the “airhead” department, except perhaps Pierre Polievre.
Expecting Dion to fold or melt will be a mistake.
Posted by Anonymous | March 8, 2007 9:50 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 09:50
Upon reading the Globe article this morning, Stephane Dion was heard to shout: “This is unfair! This is unfair!”
Posted by choo choo man | March 8, 2007 10:47 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 10:47
Flipper isn’t having a very good decade, is he?
Posted by Erik Sorenson | March 8, 2007 11:27 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 11:27
Hey, Anonymous. If you’re so confident about what you say, then why are you anonymous? Cheers. ;)
Posted by Dennis (Second Thoughts) | March 8, 2007 9:37 PM
Posted on March 8, 2007 21:37