Forced cuts to industrial greenhouse gas emissions that had been expected at the end of this year will be delayed until similar reductions are demanded in the United States, the federal Environment Minister said Thursday. “In terms of our industrial competitiveness, protecting jobs, investments, we will need to ensure that the application dates for Canadian climate change policies are harmonized with the United States,” Mr. Prentice said. Canada will spend 2010 developing detailed regulatory framework for reductions in this country, Mr. Prentice said. “And the actual effective dates of those regulations will be subject to the discussions that we are having with our international and continental partners.”