tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6474967305150528039..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Once the Politicians Stop Patting Themselves on the BackThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35474556923114170332018-12-22T08:41:31.000-08:002018-12-22T08:41:31.000-08:00Ah, Mckenna & her 3 children.
Environ. Res. L...Ah, Mckenna & her 3 children.<br /><br />Environ. Res. Lett. 12 (2017) 074024<br />https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-45472287387842754922018-12-17T10:11:59.971-08:002018-12-17T10:11:59.971-08:00As I commented on one of your posts the other day,...As I commented on one of your posts the other day, Mound, I suspect that McKenna's self-congratulatory tone about what was 'accomplished' at Cop24 is intended more for a domestic audience as the Liberals prepare for next year's election. To mislead the people that real progress is being made is a grave disservice to all of us.Lornehttp://politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47859407322417642762018-12-17T07:41:51.264-08:002018-12-17T07:41:51.264-08:00.. people's eyes glaze over when I try to expl..... people's eyes glaze over when I try to explain the levels of political propoganda and outright deceit. I recall when Spephen Harper decided to essentially dump 'diplomacy' in favor of pimping commercial developments. Yes, folks.. the war wagons for Saudi Arabia deal was exactly what Dr Harper wanted. He didn't want any diplomatic corps reporting on Afghan torture and indeed he and Peter MacKay were in up to their ears whitewashing that scandal. So a few diplomats got fried or betrayed ? So what ? He had his whipping boy Khadr and a willing ans lame assed media. So what if MacKey outright lied about F35 costs and realities ? Election Fraud ? What Election Fraud ? It was just sophomore 'hijinks' repeated 99% of mainstream media... and he always had the perfect defense 'I know nothing of these matters' re the Duffy and Nigel scandal. The beat goes on.. or rather the beating of truth and democracy.. and Justin et al are getting with the program.. even using Harper's 'outside' but onside lawyers to stiff militsry vets or SLAPP suit them silly.. or just delay deny and claim the high ground.. Right now the entire system is tilted.. and all the marbles flow to bagmen and partisan thugs.. the fuckery is non stop, 24/7 ..the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-73326039083134902332018-12-16T20:14:29.235-08:002018-12-16T20:14:29.235-08:00Apropos of your comment, Sal, I'll recycle one...Apropos of your comment, Sal, I'll recycle one paragraph of a comment I left today on Politics and Its Discontents:<br /><br />"It was telling when Trudeau issued mandate letters to his ministers in November, 2015, that he gave them two co-priorities: economic growth and whatever their ministry dealt with. Catherine Mckenna later opined that she was as much an economic minister as an environmental minister which, in the face of the environmental challenges of the day, is a glaring contradiction. Yet she does seem to temper her environmental agenda with her responsibility to "do no harm" to the economy. Ultimately one priority must yield to the other and we see that today in the form of cognitive dissonance that pervades the prime minister and his government."<br /><br />That's our reality today.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-70491869449019020492018-12-16T18:01:22.743-08:002018-12-16T18:01:22.743-08:00.. my takeaway is 'thoughts and prayers' i..... my takeaway is 'thoughts and prayers' is the message from ms McKenna.. Environmental Churn for current and future generations.. I'm also struck with the impression she is somehow the Minister of Resources and Foreign Investment Entitlement. She has zero to say about our living, breathing, actual environment - Lands, Waters, Atmosphere, Species, Habitat.. instead seems more intrigued with pipelines and importance of exporting resources stripped at the expense of our Environment & Ecology.. quite bizarre. In her quest for higher education degrees, did she somehow skip Salmon 101 ? Boreal caribou ? How about Inland Waters 101 ? Or Coastal Marine Ecosystems For Idiots ? the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56542398148253129222018-12-16T14:23:28.898-08:002018-12-16T14:23:28.898-08:00Indeed, Cap, but we both know that's not going...Indeed, Cap, but we both know that's not going to happen whether we're governed by Liberals or Conservatives.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-87680248336056599262018-12-16T11:05:36.265-08:002018-12-16T11:05:36.265-08:00It gives me confidence that our government has no ...It gives me confidence that our government has no plan to reach even Harper's targets, let alone halving our carbon emissions in the next 11 years. I'd have hope if McKenna spent less time worrying about what other countries are doing and more time setting clear and transparent rules for how Alberta's tar is going to be left in the ground and how the country's going to transition to net zero by 2030.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com