Environmental groups have urged the Harper Conservatives to pass the revamped Clearn Air Act.
John Bennett of the Climate Action Network:
We expect that the government will respect the bill, put it before Parliament and respect the will of the people. This is a moment of truth for government.
This is a government bill. This is their bill. They agreed to have it brought to a committee. Two-thirds of Canadians voted for MPs who made these amendments.
Clara Demerse of the Pembina Institute:
I want to know why the minister think the bill is weaker. I think the bill is acceptable. It's not perfect, but there are targets for large emitters put right in the bill. That's what we supported.
If they are going to go ahead and make their announcement, we now have a standard. The standards are in the bill.
Stephen Hazell of the Sierra Club:
The committee has squeezed the hot air out of the clean air act and turned it into the real deal. It's a real bill.
Hate to break it to the Harperites, but they are not going to win this chess match.
Now, time to do some work on my blog.
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