Manitoba Joins Quebec, Joins CA Emissions Cartel
Manitoba is set to become the second province of Canada to adopt the same emissions standards as California. CTV News reports that Manitoba premier Gary Doer– fresh off winning his third election– is hot (so to speak) to make the Canadian province Kyoto compliant. "[Cars] represent 33% of our challenge," says the former corrections officer. Earlier this month, Québec became the first province to adopt California's stringent auto regs, setting average emissions targets that must be attained as early as 2010 (CAFE by any other name?). Doer suggests that Manitoba's measure is only a first step on the way to more stringent federal standards. He notes that having provinces and states enact tailpipe standards produces a piece-meal approach to Kyoto and, thus, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Readers are invited to gloss over the fact that pollution of any kind has a global scope, not a national one.
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I guess that means they can happily ignore the remaining 66%, eh?
Sorry Manitoba. Not only are you stuck paying thousands more for a car than here in the States, now you have to subscribe to the Kyoto protocol deities regardless of your beliefs. I'm sure this will make the prices of cars go down.