Changes

While the The group was publicly launched in September 2002 it , but had a relatively short life-span. The groups group's last media statement was in mid-February 2003.

The In December 2002 the Canada's Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs critized CCRES in Parliament. "In September 2002, at the news conference to launch the 'Canadian Coalition for Responsible Environmental Solutions', the chamber's president made the groundless statement that Kyoto would 'destroy the economy'. She cited no study to back up this claim. This is the 'Canadian Coalition for Responsible Environmental Solutions'; : some responsible, some solutions," she said. [http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/036_2002-12-02/han036_1320-E.htm]

==The Connection to National Public Relations Connection==

The domain name for CCRES was registered in September, 2002, a week before the group's first media events, by [[National Public Relations]], is Canada's largest PR agency and the an affiliate of [[Burson-Marsteller]] affiliate. The domain It was registered by Scott Cressman, who is now the Creative Director creative director for National Public Relations in Calgary. The domain was registered September 2002, a week before the groups first media events.

A campaigner for Greenpeace, Josh Matlow, attended one of CCRES's events for politicians. In an article for ''Now'' he wrote that the meeting was organized by [[Guy Giorno]], "Mike Harris's old chief of staff and ultimate Tory party insider. Giorno now works with National Public Relations (NPR), the coalition's high-priced lobby firm." [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2002-10-24/news_story4.php]

Following the CCRES event , Giono sent a letter, according to James Bradley, one of the politicians who received it, "suggesting what MPPs might say in any op-ed news pieces or in letters to constituents and so on," according to James Bradley, one of the politicians who received it." [http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/house_debates/37_parl/Session3/L044A.htm] The letter, which suggested comments to be included in op-eds and letters to constituents stated "The Ernie Eves government is greatly concerned about those problems.... Premier Eves and the other provincial leaders have been asking for a detailed plan, to no avail."

He then asked: "Is it true, then, that they were simply giving this information to Conservative MPPs to spout exactly what they are saying about the Kyoto accord?," he asked. [http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/house_debates/37_parl/Session3/L044A.htm]

The following year J. Kwan asked a question in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. "The boss at National Public Relations, B.C. office, is [[Marcia Smith]]. On September 4, 2002, Marcia Smith registered as a lobbyist for an oil and mining industry association, the Canadian Coalition for Responsible Environmental Solutions. These guys don't like Kyoto, but they sure like oil and coal. It was Marcia Smith's job to lobby government on their behalf as the government was putting its energy plan together. She really must be convincing — good enough that only five days later, the Minister of Energy and Mines hired her to work on this government's energy plan. Can the Minister of Energy tell us why he was paying Marcia Smith to help develop his energy plan when she was also being paid by big oil to lobby on the very same energy plan?" [http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/HANSARD/37th4th/h31006p.htm] The Minister for Mines and Energy, Mr Richard Neufeld, did not respond directly to the question.

While claiming to include "consumer advocacy groups" amongst its members, the October 2002 list of members comprises only industry based groups: [http://www.canadiansolution.com/files/CCRES_Members.pdf] (Pdf)

[[Category:Needs reviewGlobal warming fronts]][[Category:Consumer fronts]]