(Quotes are included in their original language)
“HARPER MAKES DONUT RUN” (Steven Chase, Globe and Mail, September 22, 2009)
“In the last couple of years, I’m afraid, Canada has not been seen as sitting at the table…..I think Canada should be doing much more.” (Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Times & Transcript (Moncton), September 23, 2009)
“Si la Chine a attiré l’attention de la communauté internationale réunie à New York en prenant l’engagement pour la première fois publiquement de réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), le Canada, lui, s’est fait remarquer par l’absence de son premier ministre, Stephen Harper.” (Louis-Gilles Francoeur, Le Devoir, le 23 septembre 2009)
“Stephen Harper doesn’t have a clear and forceful stance on climate change. Figuratively pointing to U.S. President Barack Obama, whose own stance is ambiguous, Mr. Harper’s message is: “What he said.” (StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) Editorial, September 23, 2009)
“Stephen Harper… s’est fait remarquer hier par son absence à l’assemblée extraordinaire de l’ONU. Il était pourtant à New York, mais avait décidé d’aller à d’autres rendez-vous.” (Louis-Gilles Francoeur, Le Devoir, le 23 septembre 2009)
“Stephen Harper skipped most of the proceedings, attending only a leader’s dinner last night, saying Canada will march alongside U.S. policy.” (Campbell Clark, Globe and Mail, September 23, 2009)
“America talked. Canada watched. But it was China that led yesterday in an unprecedented global gathering to meet the challenge of climate change.” (Mitch Potter, Toronto Star, September 23, 2009)
“Visiblement, le NPD est mal à l’aise à l’idée d’appuyer un gouvernement qui pourrait aller à contre-courant de la communauté internationale lors du grand rendez-vous de Copenhague.” (Alec Castonguay, Le Devoir, le 23 septembre 2009)
“Harper…was met by criticism that Canada should pledge to cut emissions more aggressively.” (Jane Taber, Globe and Mail, September 23, 2009)
“Stephen Harper was one of 20 heads of state or government slated to attend a private “working” dinner with [UN Secretary General] Ban later Tuesday, but he didn’t address the conference. Instead, Environment Minister Jim Prentice roamed the UN halls, but remained unavailable for public comment throughout the day.” (Steven Edwards, Canwest News, September 23, 2009)
“Les représentants de groupes écologistes présents à New York ont jugé nettement insuffisante la participation du Canada au sommet de l’ONU.” (Richard Hétu, La Presse, le 23 septembre 2009)
“The ground is shifting under the feet of the Harper government, which has consistently refused to take action on climate change,” (Greenpeace Canada’s Dave Martin, Toronto Star, September 23, 2009)
