Ottawa ratifies Kyoto, heavy-oil output climbs, but some players exit

摘要

In December the Canadian House of Commons ratified the Kyoto Treaty on climate change after months of debate and despite protest from most Canadian industries and provincial governments. "I am for protecting the environment, but I am against signing Kyoto. And I am for an effective made-in-Canada plan for emissions reductions...," Gwyn Morgan, president and chief executive officer of EnCana Corp., told the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in an address last fall.