Canadian Energy Policy

He's Premier right now, Numure. Filmon never had a mandate to privatise Manitoba Telephone either...it wasn't an issue that was discussed the last time he ran. He sold it off though. Now we are seeing rate increases on a regular basis.

We voted Filmon out, before he sell Manitoba Hydro off to his buddies too, but it was too late for MTS.

Here is an interesting comment from The Street.com and this exemplies why I am so pessimistic on any success of the energy transition.


"When oil prices have doubled to $80 and a second Great Depression threatens global political stability, our president will assemble a 9/11-style commission to explain the intelligence and policy failures that led to the crisis. The verdict will be familiar: The stunning blow to the world economy brought about by the sudden, unexpected depletion of fossil fuel should have been anticipated and prevented.

When that day comes -- in five years or perhaps 20, who knows -- many of the key exhibits will have been penned by Matthew Simmons, a Houston energy analyst and banker at Simmons & Co. International.

Simmons is now shouting from the rooftops -- writing think-tank white papers, giving speeches and finishing a book set for publication next year -- that the world is quickly running out of affordable oil and gas, and that no amount of Middle Eastern pumping can bail us out."

The PQ will be back in power. Charest's approval rating is at 30%. And besides, its always been like that here. Two PQ terms, then the libs come back in. They **** up (only Bourassa who did a great job), and the PQ comes back. Certainly now, the people didnt realise how Conservative Charest is, and he went to far to the right. He killed himself on the Provincial scene. Don't pretend to know anything aboutr Québec politics. They are far more complicated, even for Québec Citizens. But another point, the Bloc sweeped the province, expect the PQ to do the same. As in 1993-1995.[/code]

I am a political science major, it is my bread and butter. I took am entire course that was completely dedicated to Quebec politics.

Don't be so pompus to assume that only a French canadian can know about Quebec politics.

Not as much, only stating. Any political analysis has trouble with Québec. Actually, anyone claiming to know Québec Politics is a liar. Though things put themselves in place on their own.

I also followed the Political Science course, though I only went for a minor.

As an expert of quebec politics such as yourself should know, a 10 point gap is not unsurmountable not even in Quebec.

Just because in 1993-1995 that this happen does not mean that it will happen again. That is your personal opinion and it is based on one instance.

The mere existance of Bourassa disproves your theory which is not static in the first place.

I didn't say I was an expert in Quebec politics, though most certainly just as qualified as yourself to comment on it.

I also made no bold comments, only that a 10 point margain is not unsurmountable even in Quebec.

10% is more then enough. And will most likely not evaporate. I predict, the difference to actually grow. With the Surois Projet more then likely to go ahead. The canceling of many deals in the north, with "Les Allumineries" most likely to cost many jobs, the cut backs in Cultural budgets also have a huge effect.

I'll admit though, this is quite premature. Let's wait till the last year to make a clear cut prediction. But still... voters have a long memory here. Unions have the longest one of all.

Well, ok, now that you have atleast bothered to counter the arguement of the "ignorant english canadian" we can atleast talk about it.

Unions are gonna hurt him and he is far behind but I have seen 10 point gaps evaporate very quickly. It hasn't helped that the federal liberals are as currpt as the day is long, and even in Quebec the voters confuse federal and provincial politics. The provincial Libs in Quebec lost 4 points alone between polls when the sponsorship scandal came out.

CANADA'S TORONTO STAR:

Warns of Energy Crisis -- Editorial Board: Stark choices face us on energy use

The fact that our failure to make modest sacrifices today ultimately will only invite chaos and social upheaval when the world reaches the point where there is simply not enough fossil fuel to satisfy all our needs.

Former Governor General: a "disaster of truly epic proportions."

Hysteria.

“If a path to the better there be, it begins with a full look at the worst.”

The picture could improve if Americans (not only Americans, but in particular) would stop considering it their god-given right to wretched excess.

It has a lot to do with arrogance too....

Even with countries that a very similiar in the way of life when compared to Americans like Canada, you still get this smugness.

You could be living almost identical lives, yet for reasons beyond anyone's control and have no significant bearing on their everyday lives, the American is better...

Its this attitude that breeds the Bush's of the world and its this attitude that gives them a mandate to persue their agenda.

What? Are you saying that Americans were somehow forced, by our attitude of superiority, to elect a power-hungry mentally-slow, environment-ravaging madman? I think not.

No....thats not what i said

The superiority complex comes into play when it comes time to get public support on board for a war. "We're going to show the Islamic world the way that our superior form of life and government work and they will just collapse in awe."

It also comes into play the way that americans look at war. Its a teflon attitude "Nothing can touch us. We have the mighiest army in the world, even if we did go to war we are gonna kick those arabs asses BAD".

I have heard both these comments made sometimes in a less exageratted, more intellectual way by numerous Americans leading up to the war.

Don't fool yourself either, public support at the time was very much in favor of the president leading up to the war. Especially when it started. Even if it meant defying the Germans and Frenchies. Othewise GWB would never have been able to go to war in the first place.

err damn double posts