Strong. Free. And Fossilized.

Truly it's a day for national pride:

Canada is now the G8's classroom dud on climate change, sliding to last place among the world's industrial leaders in the annual climate scorecard released by the World Wildlife Fund and insurance giant Allianz today.
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"We have the resources – financially, intellectually, ecologically – to be leaders, and we've simply chosen not to."
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"Canada is becoming increasingly isolated in clinging to the fossil economy while the rest of the world is moving on to green economy," he said.

Update: Which isn't to say there's a lack of reason to celebrate Canada Day. See here for Regina event details.