Liberals give NDP's climate change bill thumbs down, Bloc supports

Federal liberals have declared that they will not support the NDP's attempt to pass Bill C-311 in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Bill C-311, also known as the climate change accountability act sets strict for greenhouse gas emissions, and is currently being considered by a House environment committee which recently received a 30-day extension to review the matter. NDP party leader Jack Layton says that the delay will "undermine efforts" to have the bill passed into law before the Copenhagen summit in December, where world leaders hope to create a successor to the Kyoto protocol. Liberal environment critic, David McGuinty said that the committee needs more time so that they can hear more about the American, European and Chinese position before considering the bill. Bill C-311 calls for Canada to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 2050. Bloc MP Bernard Bigras said that "It's not time to discuss about this bill, it's time for action." 

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/10/21/ndp-climate-change-bill-liberals-copenhagen.html