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Here's the big question. Would it cost less for the government to build something like nuclear reactors or for a private company to build a wind farm and be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep for a bit higher cost in electricity?
$2.7 million to create twenty slightly above minimum wage jobs that are gone after less than two years. If they threw the same amount into teaching chess in the schools,... we'd have thousands of kids playing chess in every city and exactly the same amount of green energy and we could have many more permanent jobs.
Green energy jobs is a scam to reward government friends with money for which they don't seem to be accountable. Note that the quantity and quality of jobs actually delivered is far less than that which was promised by a factor of more than ten.
Once again green energy policies are a bust and an expensive boondoggle that taxpayers, hydro ratepayers and even the green energy companies cannot afford. HTH.
Once again green energy policies are a bust and an expensive boondoggle that taxpayers, hydro ratepayers and even the green energy companies cannot afford. HTH.
I guess it depends how it's done. The company with around 398 MW of wind at Wolfe Island and Shelbourne is a successful Canadian utility company.
Regarding putting over 2 million into kids chess, I doubt you'll ever see it. Compared to other children's activities, such as hockey, gymnastics, dressage, etc., chess is relatively inexpensive.
The budget is the perfect opportunity for the opposition to defeat the government. However, I suspect the NDP will support the budget even though their supporters will be hurt by the policies. If both parties oppose the budget I suspect enough members won't show up to vote and ensure the budget passes.
The budget is the perfect opportunity for the opposition to defeat the government.
Defeating the budget might lead to an election which only the Liberals would be likely to win. It is too soon after the last election to bring down the government.
Defeating the budget might lead to an election which only the Liberals would be likely to win. It is too soon after the last election to bring down the government.
If the provincial liberals can win in view of what's in that budget and the Ornge revelations and all the other things you mentioned they are clearly the people's choice. If the political parties want to govern they should go after it and now looks like the time.
A bad budget is exactly the thing on which to fight an election. Trudeau knew that when he voted to defeat the Clark minority government.
If the provincial liberals can win in view of what's in that budget and the Ornge revelations and all the other things you mentioned they are clearly the people's choice. If the political parties want to govern they should go after it and now looks like the time.
A bad budget is exactly the thing on which to fight an election. Trudeau knew that when he voted to defeat the Clark minority government.
How is this bad budget any different than the many bad budgets that they have already delivered? Ontarians pretty much deserve to get screwed over because they re-elected this government after everything that it has done to date. I have no faith that if this budget were defeated and an election were called that the result would be any different than the last one.
The Ornge revelations are nothing new. There have been many similar scandals (eHealth comes to mind) where somehow the Liberal government has managed to dodge the fallout. The whole green energy program is much more costly and damaging to the interests of Ontarians than the ambulance scandal. If you don't like insiders making money from back room deals and ripping off taxpayers then you need to find a party that wouldn't do the same.
How is this bad budget any different than the many bad budgets that they have already delivered?
This bad budget can be defeated by the opposition. The others could not as the liberals had a majority government.
When you have a chance and reason to defeat legislation with which you don't agree and win an an election as a result you have to grab it. If you don't your time may well pass.
Take Diefenbaker as an example. The people gave him a minority government in 1956. The next year he called a snap election saying the opposition wouldn't allow him to govern and was returned with a massive majority. This ended more than 20 years of liberal rule.
I notice natural gas vehicles are back in the news. Maybe that will be an environmental discussion some time. I drove one of those vehicles for a few years.
This bad budget can be defeated by the opposition. The others could not as the liberals had a majority government.
When you have a chance and reason to defeat legislation with which you don't agree and win an an election as a result you have to grab it. If you don't your time may well pass.
Take Diefenbaker as an example. The people gave him a minority government in 1956. The next year he called a snap election saying the opposition wouldn't allow him to govern and was returned with a massive majority. This ended more than 20 years of liberal rule.
and if the opposition does win somehow, they will then have to deal with the deficit issue, so I'm thinking the last thing they want to do is force an election
and if the opposition does win somehow, they will then have to deal with the deficit issue, so I'm thinking the last thing they want to do is force an election
That's kind of double edged. There are still more than 3 years until the next Ontario provincial election. Late 2015. Between now and then between the federal and provincial government they will deal with the deficit. We've had them before. Don't you think if the problem is solved or well on their way to being solved the voters will want to stay with the same political party?
In the meantime, the opposition will be opposing the measures the government will use to clear up the deficit. That's why they're called the opposition.
I don't really suppose the government will mind the opposition putting in time until the next election.
Re: Peak oil arrives,... in the year 2400,... maybe
If that article gives Vlad some comfort, all the power to him. To me, the article is deeply flawed and completely utopic. What are those business thumper's at the post smoking, or what kool-aid are they drinking. These high priests of oil are completely delusional. They will do and say anything to keep their multi-billion profits coming in, at the expense of humanity. They forget that with no humans left on the planet they will have no customers to sell their oil to. One can only hope that humanity will one day prevail before it is too late...
Last edited by Paul Beckwith; Monday, 2nd April, 2012, 01:56 AM.
They forget that with no humans left on the planet they will have no customers to sell their oil to. One can only hope that humanity will one day prevail before it is too late...
The last I heard the world population is growing and food supply is the challenge.
To me, the article is deeply flawed and completely utopic....They forget that with no humans left on the planet they will have no customers to sell their oil to. One can only hope that humanity will one day prevail before it is too late...
Wow, that response is as absurdly distopic as the article is absurdly utopic.
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