From: "John Beamish" 

This could have become a major issue.

The House of Commons passed legislation saying the government would have to
produce, within 60 days, a document outlining how it would meet Kyoto
targets.

The Tory Prime Minister, who heads a minority government, said he had no
intention of doing so (probably because the bill was introduced by an
Opposition party).  And, suddenly, all heck broke loose because, in effect,
the PM had said he was going to pick and choose the laws he would follow.

Incidentally, before the bill becomes law, it has to be passed (and it
likely would be passed unamended) by the Senate and then proclaimed by the
Governor-General.  The G-G acts on the advice of her ministers -- the most
senior of whom is the PM -- and the PM/Cabinet have on occasion delayed
proclamation of entire bills or sections of bills.

You can read the story here (but the G&M puts many stories behind a
$$-wall after 7 days):
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070216.KYOTO16/TPStory/Front

There is a delightful irony in the piece.  At the end there is a summary of
the position of the Tories, Liberals and NDP.  The Green Party's position
does not appear.  The Green Party, although they don't have any seats in
the House of Commons, did get sufficient votes in the past election that
they qualify for financial support the same way the other major parties do.

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