Statement made on 13 December 2011 by Senator Grant Mitchell
Hon. Grant Mitchell:
Honourable senators, I doubt that there will ever be a $20 bill that will commemorate any action or contribution by this government to climate change action in this world.
The Durban Climate Change Conference represents yet another stunning setback for Canada's international reputation. In a few short days, this government was able to attract immense criticism for a variety of things like: using foreign aid policy to intimidate certain undeveloped nations, working behind the scenes to undermine these critical international negotiations, reneging on a commitment we made to fund the international green climate fund and generally being the poster child for bad international behaviour.
How many of those 1,500 communications experts that are currently spinning the message for the Harper government did it take to create this public relations disaster?
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