[CliffFletcher]

I actually agree that governments in Canada don’t have nearly the impact on the economy that we like to believe they do. Partly due to the globalized economy, and partly because policy doesn’t change all that much when government changes.

I just think the effect our governments have on climate change is even less. Climate change and it’s proposed remedies are mostly economic, and we’re in agreement that government doesn’t have much control over the economy. And it’s a truly global and borderless problem that a country (or rather economy) the size of Canada has little influence over.

I also think that if standards of living and economic security decline for Canadians, willingness to devote resources and make sacrifices to combat climate change will also decline.