Quotes of the Day

Environment Minister Peter Kent's statement announcing Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change is pictured as he speaks on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 12, 2011
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011

Open quoteIt's like we're the kid in school who knows they're gonna fail the class, so we have to drop it before that actually happens.Close quote

  • MEGAN LESLIE,
  • an opposition lawmaker in Canada, on the conservative government's announcement on Monday that it would pull out of the Kyoto Protocol
Photo: Chris Wattie / Reuters | Source: AP