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    Climate march in Lima and fresh ideas in talks

    Blog | Thursday, 11 Dec 2014
    (OTTAWA) - The COP20 talks are taking place in an unlikely venue  - a military base outside of town.  Despite the reporting of its carbon footprint, being built from scratch to accommodate ten...

    Canada’s Dismal Presence in Lima at COP20

    Blog | Tuesday, 09 Dec 2014
    Leona Aglukkaq has been in Lima at COP20 arriving on the same flight I took to Peru. She was in first class so I didn’t see her, but I was reliably informed by a friend in the front cabin that she...

    Climate talks at national and sub-national levels

    Blog | Monday, 08 Dec 2014
    Sorry. That has to be my least inspired blog title ever.  Chalk it up to being immersed in UN-speak all day. The morning plenary dealt with two newly tabled documents --  a draft decision from the co...

    Bruce Hyer to give Speech and present Deletions to Bill C-44

    Media Advisory | Monday, 08 Dec 2014
    Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act (OTTAWA) - Bruce Hyer, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay – Superior North, will deliver a speech and present...

    What’s at stake in Lima?

    Blog | Saturday, 06 Dec 2014
    I am in Lima, Peru for the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COPs within the UNFCCC are the on-going process working to develop a...