MP angry as Tories throw out Kyoto in throne speech; And Nathan Cullen predicts the Liberals will still not force an election on the issue
The Daily News (Prince Rupert)
October 17, 2007
By: Leanne Ritchie

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen was disappointed but not surprised when the Conservatives abandon Canada's Kyoto commitments in the throne speech yesterday, and he expects the Liberals to do likewise to avoid an election.

"If you don't do something about it for 13 years, and then do even less for 10 years, it's hard to do something about it at the last moment," said Cullen, who is also the NDPs environment critic….

Cullen criticized the speech for containing little substance and failing to address the concerns of middle and lower income Canadians, such as child care and housing.

'They say they are for the middle class but it doesn't come out in the wash," he said. "They seem to have an ideology bent against all reasonable conversation."….