Stephane Dion
Stephane Dion
Stéphane Maurice Dion PC MPis a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet headed by Justin Trudeau since 2015. The Member of Parliament of Canada for the riding of Saint-Laurent—Cartierville in Montreal since 1996, he was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2008...
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We should build stronger support through a debate.
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It would take years with a really uncertain outcome,
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People who have sent their delegates here want real progress, ... That's why here in Montreal, we have to get results.
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Mexico is 13th. Would you drink Mexico City water from the tap?
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Who can put a lot of confidence in a study that said that the best performer regarding environment is Turkey?
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What we have achieved is not at the level of what we have committed, ... We need to be sure we will be at the end as strong as we claimed we would be at the start.
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I would be very surprised if it was true. I was with British Environment Minister Margaret Beckett just a few days ago and she said that the prime minister had been misunderstood,
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So I ask him to change his mind and to support Canada when we have so much to do to help the planet,
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Let us be driven by the responsibilities we have and feel, responsibilities to our respective countries, to humanity, to our one and only planet, ... Let us seek consensus for outcomes that move us all toward substantial solutions. Let us set our sights on an effective, more inclusive, long-term international approach to climate change.
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Let us set our sights on a more effective, more inclusive long-term approach to climate change,
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I have a responsibility for this conference that is key for the planet. Period,
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Tragic experiences in many countries over the last year,
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We will discuss a post-Kyoto deal during the conference, but we're obviously not going to agree on a second phase with clear objectives right away, ... That will take several years.
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We are entering the final stretch of the Montreal marathon.