House Wills It, But Canada Still on Renewable Energy Group's Sidelines

Published June 24, 2009

It is the will of the House of Commons that Canada join the International Renewable Energy Agency, but that appears to mean little to the government, which still insists IRENA is unnecessary and refuses to join.

On June 17, the House of Commons voted on a non-binding motion, forwarded by former Liberal leader and environment minister Stéphane Dion, urging the government to "enlist Canada as a full...

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