Leading the world

France is unimpressed.

"Canada’s announcement that it is withdrawing from the Kyoto protocol is bad news for the fight against climate change," ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told journalists. "It is out of the question to relax our efforts or to break the dynamic of the Durban agreement," he said.

China too. The Guardian, New York Times and CNN take note. John Ibbitson says we should all be ashamed. NDP MP Laurin Liu says the Environment Minister was sidelined at Durban.