Harper changes course, decides to attend Copenhagen climate-change meeting
Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday November 26, 2009 on his way to the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from November 27 to 29. Harper will also attend the Copenhagen climate-change meeting next month.
by THE CANADIAN PRESS
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By The Canadian Press
Published: November 26, 2009 10:43 AM
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has done an about-face and will attend the Copenhagen climate-change meeting next month.
A spokesman said Harper decided today to attend after the American and Chinese presidents announced that they will show up.
The news comes a day after Harper said he would not go to Copenhagen.
The meeting to work on a new climate-change agreement runs Dec. 6-18, but it’s not clear when Harper will attend.
Canada has come under strong criticism internationally for reneging on the Kyoto climate protocol and for refusing to sign on to a new deal limiting greenhouse gases unless developing nations are included.
