It’s probably too much to ask for parliamentarians to work together to save the planet but, luckily enough, I think we might get the next best thing. Between the hype around Elizabeth May and the triumph of the green scarves in Montreal, it seems that all parties are now scared of losing the environmental vote (such as it may, or may not, exist).

What this means is that the major parties will, one by one, try to cut each other off by offering more and more environmentally friendly policy. It’s how we got the welfare state and if it gets us some sound environmental measures, then those Canadians who keep ranking the environment as their top priority on phone surveys deserve a big thank you.