The Baird's Tale

I have to admit, readers, I did get a little excited after all Matt's talk about Environment Minister John Baird's "ramming" escapades.

Today, the Globe reported that Baird may be getting "counter-rammed," so to speak.

This morning, tree-hugging hippie super-group Friends of the Earth Canada filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging that because they haven't been regulating greenhouse gases as well as they have, say, foreign strippers, they could be violating not only the UN convention on climate change but (gasp!) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

To put it plainly, it's on.

Later today, critics of the government's plan, called "Turning the Corner" (a name which won out, incidentally, over "Let's Assrape the Wetlands" and Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day's suggestion, "Boo Environment") say that it lacks specific detail on implementation, and contains many loopholes that may impair its effectiveness.

Baird was also subjected to heavy questioning concerning the upcoming G8 Summit - more specifically, whether he was going to side with Germany's "Let's kick some greenhouse gas ass" policy, or the United States' "No targets, no timeframes, no mercy" plan.

Baird said of Canada's involvement: "We'll be going to work cooperatively with all members of the G8."

Albeit, he did do so waving the Stars and Stripes and mouthing, "Love you, George."

I don't know what David Suzuki was on about. Old Johnny's not letting us down a pinch!