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Hysterical environmentalism -from climate catastrophism down -is proving a tougher and tougher sell.
Probably it not the oil they don't like. It paying for the oil.
When there was the pipeline problem (break) in the U.S. last summer I was reading the refineries were running short. That was just from one branch run.
The West Texas crude price is about 10 dollars a barrel less than the Brent crude. That means we're getting that much less for oil we sell the Americans. They're getting a major bargain. We need a pipeline to the ocean to fill tankers.
Probably it not the oil they don't like. It paying for the oil.
When there was the pipeline problem (break) in the U.S. last summer I was reading the refineries were running short. That was just from one branch run.
The West Texas crude price is about 10 dollars a barrel less than the Brent crude. That means we're getting that much less for oil we sell the Americans. They're getting a major bargain. We need a pipeline to the ocean to fill tankers.
That won't happen if Ignatieff wins. One of the planks of the Liberal platform is no tankers off the west coast anyways. I guess tankers are okay on the east coast as long as Newfoundland returns all Liberals again.
That won't happen if Ignatieff wins. One of the planks of the Liberal platform is no tankers off the west coast anyways. I guess tankers are okay on the east coast as long as Newfoundland returns all Liberals again.
Newfoundland didn't return all Liberals last time. St. John's East has an NDP incumbent. It had been a Conservative stronghold. St. John's South - Mount Pearl could go Con and Avalon should be close. The Harper promise of funding guarantees for the Lower Churchill project should win some votes. I figure the Liberals have an excellent chance of losing a couple of seats there and the conservatives should improve their standings. Maybe the Easterners here have a better take on this than I do and could give a better view.
It's starting to look like the only question is if Ignatieff will step down as leader in his concession speech or shortly thereafter.
I might be voting liberal. I like the candidate on a personal basis from the few times I've talked to him and it's not like the liberals have any chance of winning the election.
Newfoundland didn't return all Liberals last time. St. John's East has an NDP incumbent. It had been a Conservative stronghold. St. John's South - Mount Pearl could go Con and Avalon should be close. The Harper promise of funding guarantees for the Lower Churchill project should win some votes. I figure the Liberals have an excellent chance of losing a couple of seats there and the conservatives should improve their standings. Maybe the Easterners here have a better take on this than I do and could give a better view.
It's starting to look like the only question is if Ignatieff will step down as leader in his concession speech or shortly thereafter.
I might be voting liberal. I like the candidate on a personal basis from the few times I've talked to him and it's not like the liberals have any chance of winning the election.
My current feeling is that the Conservatives will improve their numbers but probably not enough to form a majority. You wouldn't get that from the news coverage (especially CBC/Toronto Star) which seem to imply that Harper is on the ropes. Everything could change with a good or bad performance in the debate which apparently will not feature Elizabeth May despite her court challenge. Had she been a bit smarter and had a bit more foresight she might have tried challenging the regulations for debates before the election was called.
The Liberal platform is really bad from my point of view and will cause serious economic problems for Canada if implemented.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
May never expected to win the court challenge. It was a political stunt to get national coverage (a news story) the Greens otherwise wouldn't get. That's why they didn't issue the challenge last year when there was time to fully prosecute their case.
May never expected to win the court challenge. It was a political stunt to get national coverage (a news story) the Greens otherwise wouldn't get. That's why they didn't issue the challenge last year when there was time to fully prosecute their case.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
More global warming controversy. All this during the election campaign.
I don't care how much the politicans want to spend on the climate. Seniors enjoy the climate. They don't throw money at it. At least most of us enjoy it.
I had to laugh last week. One of the political party leaders is complaining about another one lifting his policies. I guess he missed the part where he hadn't presented a platform as yet. Had he done so it wouldn't have been an issue. I guess the early bird gets the worm, such as it is.
I had a look at the Green Party platform. What's missising is pretty important.
It neglects to deal with the wars in which we are involved. Doesn't mention defence or the fighter planes. How can a political party claim to be for the climate and environment and not state they will put an end to the assault on the planet from our nation by bombs and so forth?
It looks like more of the same and don't rock the boat. Simply trying to cut out a niche within the existing framework. That's this voters opinion.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
Here is another look at what the Conservatives have done in the last few years; sources are given for all 27 items on the list. Please vote and be informed on the issues...
Here is another look at what the Conservatives have done in the last few years; sources are given for all 27 items on the list. Please vote and be informed on the issues...
Let's not flip the topic. If you support the Green agenda I've told you the problems I have with it. What's the point in growing a few more flowers and trees when there is no statement to end Canadian participation in wars and bombing?
Failing some real differences the Green platform looks to me as simply a different way of redistributing the wealth of the nation.
Regarding the oil sands and Alberta oil industry, would YOU mind telling us if it's federal or provincial jurisdiction? Don't forget the "notwithstanding" clause.
East Anglia went after one of its critics using the defense that Jones had been exonerated by various kangaroo court inquiries. Things did not go well for East Anglia in front of the UK Press Complaints Commission.
“The Commission was satisfied that readers would be aware that the comments therein represented the columnist’s own robust views of the matters in question. … The Commission has previously ruled [North v The Guardian] that ‘In the realm of blogging (especially in cases touching upon controversial topics such as climate change), there is likely to be strong and fervent disagreement, with writers making use of emotive terms and strident rhetoric. This is a necessary consequence of free speech. The Commission felt that it should be slow to intervene in this, unless there is evidence of factual inaccuracy or misleading statement.’
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