Quebec makes a green move, prodding Canada

From CBC Canada today: Quebec to Adopt Strict California-style Emissions Controls

Quebec will become the first Canadian province to adopt California's stringent auto-emissions standards in a move hailed as part of a domino effect toward greener cars.

Environment Minister Line Beauchamp made the announcement early Wednesday at the UN climate-change summit in Indonesia as a group of environmentalists looked on and applauded.

At least four other Canadian provinces are considering a similar plan, and Quebec described its step as part of a historic march toward cleaner cars across North America.

"This is a movement," Beauchamp said. "And it is an inevitable movement — it's one that cannot be reversed."

Comments

[Dave]

Swell. If only victories for the "environment" always translated into victories for the ecosystem.

[Dave]

(Not to pick on Quebec or anything. Green hypocrisy is just as strong here in Pennsylvania. And emission controls are always a good thing IMO.)

[Two Dishes]

A sensible move in a province with so much clean, cheap hydroelectric power. I love seeing Quebec take the lead on this. I guess I always imagined the pot-smokers on the west coast being your country's Greenies.