Federal court backs Ottawa's decision to abandon Kyoto

CTV: The federal court has backed the government's decision to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol, rejecting an argument Tuesday that Ottawa broke the law by abandoning the climate change pact. An application was filed to the court on Dec. 15, 2011, by Daniel Turp, a former Bloc Quebecois MP and Parti Quebecois MNA, asking the court to review the government's decision to leave Kyoto. Turp argued that the decision was "illegal, null and void" because it was in violation of the Parliament-approved Kyoto...

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