Stephane Dion's Private Member's Motion

I had a chance to drop in on Stéphane Dion last week in Ottawa after giving an oral presentation to the legislative committee that's working on the Ontario Green Energy Act.
Stéphane is forging ahead and introducing a private member's motion on May 6 as follows:

That in the opinion of the House, the government should increase its support of Canada's renewable energy sector, allow our country to participate in the worldwide effort to develop renewable energy sources and enlist Canada as a full member of the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA).

The last Conservative budget was very disappointing in this respect because it did not increase the total funding pot for the federal EcoEnergy for Renewable Power Program. The current funding pot is all spoken for, so that no new renewable energy developments will be stimulated by this program. It's a lost opportunity that, by contrast, the new U.S. administration is taking up enthusiastically.

Bravo to Stéphane Dion for continuing to push for action on energy security, sustainable economic development, and global heating.