Backgrounders, Speeches and Documents

December 10, 2005 - Speech

The Montreal Action Plan - Speaking notes for the Honourable Stephane Dion, President, UN Climate Change Conference

Distinguished delegates, you have upheld the trust the people of the world have placed in us...more

 

December 9, 2005 - Speech

Former US President Bill Clinton Addresses City of Montreal Event at UN Climate Change Conference

I think it’s crazy for us to play games with our children’s future by not agreeing to do what manifestly we know will drastically enhance the economy as well as protect the environment...more

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December 8, 2005 - Speech

Statement by the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Head of the Canadian Delegation, United Nations Climate Change Conference

We Canadians know that the effects of climate change are not a matter for conjecture. Canada, a northern country, feels them vividly. The facts are there, undeniable...more

 

December 7, 2005 - Speech

Opening of Joint High-level Segment - Speaking notes for the Honourable Stephane Dion, President, UN Climate Change Conference

We are entering the final stretch of our Montreal 2005 marathon – and it’s good to have the energetic new world team of ministers here, to take us to the finish line...more

 

December 7, 2005 - Speech

Address by Prime Minister Paul Martin at the UN Conference on Climate Change

Mr. Chairman, conference delegates from around the world, ladies and gentlemen: want to first extend a welcome, on behalf of Canada and all Canadians, to those of you who have been working so hard here in Montreal these past many days – and to those now joining the conference...more

 

December 6, 2005 - Speech

Opening Ceremony, Arctic Day Parallel Event - United Nations Climate Change Conference : Speaking notes for the Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., M.P. Minister of the Environment

Good morning everyone. Canada, as an Arctic nation, is proud to support the first Arctic Day ...more

 

December 5, 2005 - Speech

Address by The Honourable Pierre S. Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the International Emissions Trading Association

Thank you for the kind introduction. I am very pleased to welcome you to Montreal. And I am grateful to IETA and the World Bank for inviting me to Carbon Finance Day, which is being held in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Climate Change ...more

 

November 30, 2005 - Speech

Adoption of the Marrakech Accords: Speaking Notes for the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Head of the Canadian Delegation

Ladies and Gentlemen; Today, we are making history. We have approved the Marrakech Accords, the rules that will bring the Kyoto Protocol to life...more

 

November 28, 2005 - Speech

CoP11 Opening Ceremonies : Speaking notes for the Honourable Stephane Dion, P.C., M.P. Minister of the Environment

Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen; In accepting the honour that you have bestowed on me in electing me President of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, I feel the full weight of this responsibility on my shoulders...more

 

October 7, 2005 - Speech

Notes for an address by the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Canada-Netherlands Climate Change Seminar

It is with great pleasure that I address you today. Canada and the Netherlands have a close and storied history, and we have faced many challenges together. Now our two countries, and the world at large, must do whatever is necessary to address the challenge of global climate change—to ensure that our natural environment and our prosperity are sustained... more

 

 

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