Want to Translate Harper's Lies: The Harper Whiz Wheel

A recent poll suggests that Stephen Harper is out of step with Canadians when it comes to climate change.

With just over a week before the next major round of UN climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, results of an Environics Research poll suggest that the Canadian public has far different priorities than the government when it comes to climate change. Over 80 percent of Canadians agree that too much focus on economic growth and consumerism is a root cause of climate change. They also affirm that industrialized countries - which have historically produced the most greenhouse gas emissions - bear the most responsibility for reducing emissions.

"The results indicate Canadians understand that the climate crisis requires a change in economic, social, and environmental priorities. If Canadians were deciding our climate policy we would be following a very different path," says Andrea Harden-Donahue, Energy and Climate Justice Campaigner, Council of Canadians. The poll also indicates that over 70 percent of Canadians support redirecting of military spending toward efforts that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the idea of a World Climate and Justice Tribunal to judge and penalize countries and corporations whose actions have contributed climate change. Over 80 percent of Canadians believe the Canadian government should invest in "green jobs" and transition programmes for workers and communities negatively affected by a shift off of fossil fuels.

Stephen Harper has got to go.