Well, It's a Start...

Dion is at least beginning to seriously call Harper out on bad policy and inept governance.

“We came from leader to laggard. Canada is not any more leading the way. Canada is standing in the way,” Mr. Dion said.

It's a start - now, given the number of policy turdlettes that Harper's dropped around lately, there's lots of fodder for Dion to go after.

In a question-and-answer session with the riding presidents, Mr. Dion suggested that Canada might now be too late to meet the emissions-reductions targets set for the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, from 2008 to 2012. He said if he took power, he would establish a plan to come close so that Canada will be able to catch up when a second phase begins in 2012.

Okay, that sounds good, but the problem for Dion is to put forward what that plan might be. There is a legitimate degree of caution that must be exercised. As the US economy softens, it will affect Canada's economy. This becomes another variable in a complex dance where pollution and CO2 emission limits have to be balanced against other aspects of the economy. Dion will need to show the public that he understands the balance and has coherent ideas that go beyond the current Conservative policy of deferring any action until our children are in mid-life.