Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Locutus

#1Sep 21st, 2012

Neckbeard speaks again.

Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair expanded his attack on Western Canada's resource industries, comparing the oilsands to Sydney's tar ponds - a notorious toxic waste site in Nova Scotia.

During a debate on the economy Thursday, Conservative MP Chris Warkentin accused the NDP leader of wanting to "go after industry in my province of Alberta" by putting a price on carbon emissions.

That's when Mulcair mentioned the mess left by the coke ovens of Cape Breton steel plants.

more from this idiot:

Sun News : Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Corduroy

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Drink a glass of oil and tell me it's not toxic. Oh wait, you won't be able to tell me because you'd be dead.

Goober

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Corduroy

Drink a glass of oil and tell me it's not toxic. Oh wait, you won't be able to tell me because you'd be dead.

So is Drano- Look around your house, apartment and then check and see how much off gassing of chemicals result- from your CPU to your fire retardant chairs, sofa- then what a person uses to clean their house. Oh yes and the paint on the walls- likely high in VOC.

Case Study 2.1?The Sydney tar ponds?One of Canada's largest and most contaminated sites

Sydney Tar Ponds Agency looking for green space bidders - Nova Scotia - CBC News

Radon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Household Chemicals Chart: Whats in my House?

Corduroy

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

I don't understand why you thought it was important to make a list of toxic things.

petros

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Corduroy

Drink a glass of oil and tell me it's not toxic. Oh wait, you won't be able to tell me because you'd be dead.

Things are different today....

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Goober

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Corduroy

I don't understand why you thought it was important to make a list of toxic things.

It was for those that are not aware of the chemical soup just inside their house. As to the oil sands - they are not going away. In my opinion they have improved in the reduction mix of chemicals produced - water used has been reduced - land reclamation is still coming along slowly but that will increase- these are 50 year plants- so they will be always updating their ability to lower cost per barrel.

BruSan

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

So why do you think Mulcair is busily going about making his party irrelevant in all but the province of Quebec?

Does Pauline the Peril believe she's up to the competition he's going to give her to be the head honcho?

This should be fun to watch; one stuffed shirt self destructing and one lady ( perhaps not) miming a puffer fish.

Last edited by BruSan; Sep 21st, 2012 at 06:55 PM..

lone wolf

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Too bad they hadn't noted the words "left over" - like brown fields left behind when any industry closes - so the comment might have been taken in context instead of a red flag for people looking for fight

skookumchuck

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Does Mulcair have no issues with the hundreds of thousands of acres of land and trees that were lost when hydro Quebec started building Dams to sell power to the US? How many carbon credits do his Quebec hypocrite buddies lose for that?
How about the huge open pit mines in Quebec and heavy metal pollution? They bear no resemblance to the oil sands eh?

mentalfloss

#10

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

MacLean's has an absolutely glowing review of Mulcair. His face is plastered on the cover of every mag this month.

Goober

#11

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

MacLean's has an absolutely glowing review of Mulcair. His face is plastered on the cover of every mag this month.

And the point is......

mentalfloss

#12

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Goober

And the point is......

He's not the idiot shlup the OP presents him as?

taxslave

#13 Top Rated Post

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

He's not the idiot shlup the OP presents him as?

Oh yes he is. As well as a threat to democracy and the economy.

BruSan

#14

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by skookumchuck

Does Mulcair have no issues with the hundreds of thousands of acres of land and trees that were lost when hydro Quebec started building Dams to sell power to the US? How many carbon credits do his Quebec hypocrite buddies lose for that?
How about the huge open pit mines in Quebec and heavy metal pollution? They bear no resemblance to the oil sands eh?

Not to mention the Asbestos mines that the federal government took all kinds of flack over on the world stage just to keep Quebec appeased. Now ole puffer fish has taken the heat off so we can all bury that nightmare of a blight.

Nuggler

#15

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

MacLean's has an absolutely glowing review of Mulcair. His face is plastered on the cover of every mag this month.

If his pic is on one issue of MacLeans, it's bound to be on them all.

HE may lose my vote.

skookumchuck

#16

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 21st, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

He's not the idiot shlup the OP presents him as?

You do not have to be an idiot to be a hypocrite, or a Quebec flunky, but it sure helps.

mentalfloss

#17

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

Oh yes he is. As well as a threat to democracy and the economy.

The fact that you got three greenies for this proves the right partisan bent of this forum, lol

TenPenny

#18

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

Oh yes he is. As well as a threat to democracy and the economy.

A threat to democracy?

Wow, you've taken the koolaid to heart in concentrated doses.

petros

#19

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

The fact that you got three greenies for this proves the right partisan bent of this forum, lol

Four and I'm no rightie or leftie.

CDNBear

#20

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

The fact that you got three greenies for this proves the right partisan bent of this forum, lol

Actually, by your own metrics, taxslave is right, lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

A threat to democracy?

According to Flossy he is.

mentalfloss

#21

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

Four and I'm no rightie or leftie.

No, you're just bat**** insane.

CDNBear

#22

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

No, you're just bat**** insane.

That's probably why his opinion and yours would be the same, if Mulcair wasn't in the equation, lol.

JLM

#23

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

As with most waste sites it's wise to extract anything of value!

Quote: Originally Posted by Corduroy

I don't understand why you thought it was important to make a list of toxic things.

Possibly just to demonstrate the value of them.

taxslave

#24

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

A threat to democracy?

Wow, you've taken the koolaid to heart in concentrated doses.

Much experience with the BC NDP has proved that they are not much interested in democracy but more in forcing every one to accept their way.

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

The fact that you got three greenies for this proves the right partisan bent of this forum, lol

As opposed too the wrong partisan bent?

JLM

#25

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

Much experience with the BC NDP has proved that they are not much interested in democracy but more in forcing every one to accept their way.

Did you get their questionaire in the mail recently? I filled mine out in such a way I hope he finds discouraging!

Goober

#26

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by mentalfloss

The fact that you got three greenies for this proves the right partisan bent of this forum, lol

Can Con has 25,000 or so members and he got 4 greens.

JLM

#27

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Goober

Can Con has 25,000 or so members and he got 4 greens.

How many active members? 100?

Goober

#28

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by JLM

How many active members? 100?

Many do not come into certain threads. But let us say the 100 is correct- that is then 4 %- I smell a massive landslide for Mulcair based on those numbers.

#juan

#29

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/sit...arSands3_1.jpg

I worked in Fort McMurray on the first GCOS tar sands refinery for over a year and you know, the whole place stunk of oil, birds were dying in the tailing ponds, and it was a toxic waste site. The trucks hauling the raw sand to the refinery spilled it every where. Virtually the whole site was covered in the smelly, raw oil sands. This was the first refinery and I understand the new sites are better...not much better, but better.

skookumchuck

#30

Re: Mulcair compares oilsands to toxic waste site

Sep 22nd, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by #juan

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/sit...arSands3_1.jpg

I worked in Fort McMurray on the first GCOS tar sands refinery for over a year and you know, the whole place stunk of oil, birds were dying in the tailing ponds, and it was a toxic waste site. The trucks hauling the raw sand to the refinery spilled it every where. Virtually the whole site was covered in the smelly, raw oil sands. This was the first refinery and I understand the new sites are better...not much better, but better.

I damn near got killed due to an H2s leak on the Coker fractionator towers in '66. I was in the GCOS process plant for startup.

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