Climate change issue an 'exposed flank' for Tories, says pollster

Environment Canada says Canada is seeking a new international climate change agreement 'that balances environmental protection and economic prosperity.'

The government's record on dealing with climate change is an "exposed flank" for Stephen Harper's Conservatives, which the Liberals could exploit as a wedge issue to win votes in the next federal election, says one leading pollster.

"It is already acting as a significant break on Conservative fortunes and it has been for sometime," said Ekos pollster Frank Graves.

A recent Ekos poll conducted in the run-up to the UN Climate...

By Michel Pellerin

Prentice and Harper are attending but in this case they represent Alberta not Canada. They will do everything in their power to ensure that no agreement is reached and if one is arrived at they will procratinate in its enforcement.

By hollinm

Of course Canadians want to be good environmental stewarts. However, there is a limit to that support. They are not prepared to see their standard of living significantly impaired with the cost of all goods consumed rising in price substantially along with an increase in inflation and a corresponding increase in interest rates. Many people are demanding the government take action. However, there is a balance that needs to be maintained but asking Canada to sacrifice their economy while China, Brazil and India are not included in any agreement is an exercise in futility when it comes to seeing success on the climate front.