Edmonton Journal: With an election to replace George W. Bush just days away, Washington seems ready to wake up from its long slumber on global warming. That gives Canada an important choice: do we want to lead the parade — or fall meekly into line behind our neighbours to the south? Stephen Harper’s election platform hinted at this new reality. It began by promising the status quo: to implement the government’s “Turning the Corner” proposal for greenhouse gas regulations starting in 2010. But in the …