Martin Preparing the Ground for Scuttling Kyoto?

An interesting little tidbit just appeared on the CBC website. Apparently the Alberta Minister of the Environment, Lorne Taylor, is claiming a change in Ottawa's attitude to the Kyoto Protocol that is more in line with Alberta's stance on the issue.

Alberta has repeatedly objected to the measures in Kyoto claiming they would harm the economy (apparently the environment can go screw itself).

If Martin is making this move now it suggests he is trying to curry favour in the West in order to ameliorate the harm done by Ad-gate.

Of course I doubt the moves against Kyoto are going to come directly from Martin's mouth, unless he feels he has a significant amount to gain politically, as doing that might hurt support elsewhere.

But I think this is yet another indication of the kind of backroom, underhanded dealing we'll get to see from a Martin led government. Say one thing in public, do something else behind the backs of Canadians.