A Canadian reader has come to the defense of Herb Dhaliwal,

Canada’s SUV-owning Minister from Natural Resources. Apparently, Dhaliwal’s department originally fought against ratification of Kyoto, but once Ottawa had made its decision he was, the reader argues, obliged to go along with it. The reason? Canada is a country with ‘cabinet solidarity’. All Ministers are expected to fall in line with government decisions once they have been taken. Yes, that’s a true enough description of cabinet solidarity, but there is another alternative.

If he really was so opposed to Kyoto, Mr. Dhaliwal could have resigned.