- The Harper Legacy - "Corrupt Petro-State"; "Dirty Old Man Canada"

Bye-bye binding climate deal, Norman Spector, December 8, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/spector-vision/bye-bye-binding-climate-deal/article1392391/ Tab 4,

How about the "Corrupt Petro-State" award or the "Dirty Old Man" award

Thank Harper, Thanks Baird, Thanks Prentice (whose lack of visibility is so stark, and shocking given the current events, I had to look up who the current Minister of Environment was).

Of course, Canada's problem here, other than Harper general obstructionist, right wing extremist, approach, is Harper declaring that Canada's efforts in protecting out children's heritage is tied to the Americans.

Although I must say that Harper's vision of the nation of Canada as a bankrupt, third-world, very loose collection of 'autonomous states' fighting amongst each other and paying little more than lip service to Canada as federation, … oh, did I mention 'tough on crime', explains Harper's attitude of do nothing about Global Warming and our children be damned - that is, why bother, why go to the effort and expense.

Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.html


Reply at Tab 5:

'Johnny Test'??? wrote:"Lloyd Macilquham . . . That's because we do 85% of our trade with them. Dumping a tough target on our companies while American ones get a free ride is economic suicide."

'Johnny Test', or, whomever you are.

Dumping Global Warming on our children and our children's children is economic suicide.

The only difference, and this is a huge difference that every Canadian ought to think about when listened to Harper Con's like this one.

It is not us, personally, that will suffer but someone else.

Unfortunately, those someone else's will be, as I said and it is worth repeats, our children and our children's children.

I can only hope that in 50 years there will be a Canada as we know it and when they look back, they don't simply blame all of us, as a whole, for the damage done by Global Warming, but put the blame where it ought to lie - with Harper, Baird, Prentice all the Con's and all those Canadians that support Harper and the Con's.

However, I can see why Con supporters might not use their real names when posting comments that support Harper's 'Do-Nnothing' stance on Global Warming - all these Postings may still be circulating on the Internet in 50 years - nice legacy.

I can understand Norman Spector taking the position he does, after all he was a Mulroney adviser (if I'm not mistaken) - nuff said. On the other hand he at least has the conviction of his beliefs to put his name to his opinions. I don't agree with him very often, but I respect that about Spector - i.e. despite having some really bizarre, extremely partizan right wing, opinions over the years, he stands up to be counted and puts his name to them.