Cut back on carbs, Canada

When I read this article titles Canada must cut back on carbs, my mind immediately went to a land of spaghetti, bread and sweets. But carbohydrates aren't the problem -- carbon emissions are.

According to Mark Jaccard, an economics professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada is like a bloated, overweight carboholic -- always meaning to go on a diet but never actually doing it. The diet in question is a change from environmentally-harmful to environmentally-friendly, and as a country, so few Canadians are adopting it.

I can attest to this. I live a semi eco-friendly existence and I am the exception, not the rule. What will finally make us realize that we need to take care of our beauty country? More taxes? What do you think?