tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post2182458870564379489..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Is Canadian Progressivism a Farce?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88005781887759163202013-05-12T05:48:43.993-07:002013-05-12T05:48:43.993-07:00Andrew Nikiforuk addresses this in his book "...Andrew Nikiforuk addresses this in his book "Tar Sands." The existing deal with the Alberta government requires Athabasca operators to post something in the order of 5-10% toward the actual cost of site remediation.<br /><br />One way to dodge the bill is, at the end of the operation, to sell the asset along with the clean up liability to a shell company that then closes shop.<br /><br />Already some Athabasca operators are gaming the system. Instead of those oft-repeated promises about restoring their open pits to their natural state, they're now talking about letting them become artificial lakes in the hope that, in about a century, they'll become fit for animal and human use.<br /><br />Can you imagine giving a bank robber a century head start to get away?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-38572580717111841912013-05-11T22:20:20.308-07:002013-05-11T22:20:20.308-07:00On "Do you think there are Liberal leaders wh...On "Do you think there are Liberal leaders who wouldn't do deals with the Chinese on Athabasca?"<br /><br />Right on! And our young Lib Leader, Justin, has illustrated that point just as I thought he would,saying it's OK that Canada's economy could be even further owned by foreigners than at present, and he left the point at that - no caveat. As someone said, JT is Just(in) Harper with a smile... and a smile ... and a smile...etc.<br />However here`s the problem: how do we force the tar sands companies to clean up their mess at Athabaska and Fort Mac, when they fully plan to walk away from that mess? ... just as Electromotive took taxpayers' money and walked away from their promise to continue to provide jobs in London, ON? When we "little people" break a promi9se to the government, we could go to prison for breaking it. When big corp'ns do it, they just ignore the matter, the justice dept. ignores the matter, and those of us who complain about it could be charged with "causing an annoyance (to the corpns)", irritating our "trading partners", as Jim Flaherty would say!AylmerCyclernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13420139961884903472012-12-19T16:43:32.430-08:002012-12-19T16:43:32.430-08:00You're completely missing the point, Anon. Y...You're completely missing the point, Anon. Yes Harper is a shit. We know that. The opposition should be clobbering him. They're not. As they draw increasingly closer to the right it gets harder to distinguish themselves and harder to land punches.<br /><br />Do you think there are Liberal leaders who wouldn't do deals with the Chinese on Athabasca? Do you believe Mulcair would say no to China if it meant the collapse of private capital investment in the Tar Sands? Perhaps you do. I don't have the slightest confidence in Mulcair, Trudeau, Garneau or Hall Finlay to keep our bitumen resources out of Chinese control.<br /><br />Have you heard Mulcair or any Liberal contender vowing to dismantle the corporate media cartel? None of them will touch it. Far too risky.<br /><br />They all pay lip service to the environment and climate change yet they betray their deceit by happily promoting the filthiest petroleum resource on the planet.<br /><br />They're all a rotten bunch and not one of them has the sand to do what's right for Canada. Harper has them all cowed and the Canadian public knows it.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-85180518683288725082012-12-19T15:41:01.135-08:002012-12-19T15:41:01.135-08:00Nothing good will come to this country, as long as...Nothing good will come to this country, as long as Harper is in office. He is a Dictator, destroying our Democracy. Our Civil Rights and Liberties have been taken from us. Our Freedom of Speech is under attack. Even our Human Rights are being eroded.<br /><br />Harper and his Cons have been a litany of, lies, deceit, thefts, corruption, dirty tactics, dirty politics and Harper cheated to win the election.<br /><br />Most Canadians say, Harper has no right to be in office because, he cheated to win the election, with his robo-call scam. Harper is now busy, cheating his way out of his election fraud. He is denying other Politicians of their rightful election wins. He is denying Canadians their votes.<br /><br />Harper is every bit as hateful as, Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini. All dictators, have the same typo personalities. <br /><br />What kind of a monster, sells their country out to a Communist country? What kind of a monster gives that Communist country, his own citizens jobs? Harper is a Traitor, who belongs in prison. Some years back, that's exactly where Harper would be, right damned now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com