Article: Canadian protesters urge government to honor Kyoto treaty

Canadian protesters urge government to honor Kyoto treaty

OTTAWA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Canadian demonstrators poured onto the streets of several cities Sunday to mark Earth Day and urged their government to carry out its commitments to the Kyoto treaty.

The Conservative government has so far refused to honor the Kyoto protocol signed by the former Liberal government, arguing that the treaty is impractical, saying Ottawa needs to work out its own plans.

In Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, thousands of people marched in the streets, dancing to the beat of drums and brandishing signs demanding the planet be saved. Federal party Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe was present in the ...

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