We break from our regular format to present the unabridged delivery of the internationally respected environmental columnist, George Monbiot. A writer at the United Kingdom-based newspaper, The Guardian, Monbiot is well known internationally for his strong and well researched positions on global warming. On account of the sky-high carbon footprint of jet travel, Monbiot has written that flying is, in his own words, “as unethical, in terms of its impact on human well-being, as child abuse.” It therefore raised eyebrows when he arrived from a transatlantic flight last month in part to give the speech we will present here today, an address to the fellows of Massey College. The exceptional need, as he described it, was to impart upon Canadians the gravity of our federal government’s efforts to derail climate negotiations on the international stage, and the changing view of Canada in the eyes of the world. On today’s show, we present the lecture he presented at Massey College as well as ensuing discussion with the Fellows of Massey College.