Goodness knows, I wish the NDP had put forward a motion I could have voted for. We need a good debate on climate and we need a strong call for government action. But, I couldn't vote for that motion.

Here's the text of the motion:

That this House:

1. agree with many Canadians and the International Energy Agency that there is grave concern with the impacts of a 2 degree rise in global average temperatures;

2. condemn the lack of effective action by successive federal governments since 1998 to address emissions and meet our Kyoto commitments; and

3. call on the government to immediately table its federal climate change adaptation plan.

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