tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post768355307162016511..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: A Political Stress Test, An Idea Whose Time Has Come.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-22852528617133007392019-04-17T16:04:24.142-07:002019-04-17T16:04:24.142-07:00BF, I'm aware of the building code upgrades. I...BF, I'm aware of the building code upgrades. I'm pretty sure you'll find a post on that story on this blog. That, however, is not the resilience at the heart of this stress test.<br /><br />What I'm referring to is our core infrastructure - electrical grid, power utilities, highways, bridges and such, the stuff that, should it fail, brings the economy to a grinding halt.<br /><br />Building code improvements are great. We've had that sort of thing out here for quite a while due to the seismic issues of our terrain. That's tangentially related to resilience but doesn't really address our problem.<br /><br />Where do we come up with Dr. Mizra's trillion dollars to replace, restore and upgrade our core infrastructure?<br /><br />The stress test I foresee is to take the measure of the government's actions to protect a viable future. It's a way of informing the public about the progress or lack of it by our elected officials and what we're truly facing in the coming decades.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36746331471500824182019-04-17T15:38:51.840-07:002019-04-17T15:38:51.840-07:00MoS,
What I posted is not about carbon taxes! You...MoS, <br />What I posted is not about carbon taxes! You obviously didn't read what I posted.<br />They are the responses to the stress test thus far.brawnfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508482128018222370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-48411454180172136572019-04-17T14:37:41.551-07:002019-04-17T14:37:41.551-07:00
I agree, Toby. This is not going to end well so l...<br />I agree, Toby. This is not going to end well so long as we continue to accept the weak leadership we have endured in recent decades.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-69401277494199319962019-04-17T14:36:17.971-07:002019-04-17T14:36:17.971-07:00Brawnfire, did you even read this post? It's a...Brawnfire, did you even read this post? It's about political stress testing, not carbon taxes. How resilient is Canada to the climate impacts we won't be able to avoid? A piddling carbon tax is not going to do much for us when it comes to climate change adaptation. At best it's a modest attempt at mitigation, worthwhile to be sure but insignificant to the looming challenges.<br /><br />You want to praise Justin Trudeau, be my guest. I remain unmoved. He wants to put our coast at grave risk. He's prepared to put our already endangered orca at grave risk. His enviro-minister has even approved the Hellsbroth known as Corexit for use in our waters. Your platitudes leave me unmoved.<br /><br />https://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.com/2016/07/ah-jesus-not-corexit.htmlThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-42890960800732904752019-04-17T13:07:51.581-07:002019-04-17T13:07:51.581-07:00Canada (particularly in its cities) is not food se...Canada (particularly in its cities) is not food self-sufficient. Climate change will hit hard in places we import food from. Our politicians should be addressing this but not a peep. Just one example.<br /><br />Even a mild climate change will disrupt all of us. We will never forgive ourselves for electing such as those we have empowered for the last 30 years. We knew and we still chose . . . Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52834534109052429992019-04-17T12:44:14.075-07:002019-04-17T12:44:14.075-07:00Hi MoS,
I guess you missed this news:
https://www...Hi MoS,<br /><br />I guess you missed this news:<br />https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-finally-canada-is-global-example-for-climate-action/<br />and this:<br />https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-building-code-climate-change-resilience-1.5092732brawnfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508482128018222370noreply@blogger.com