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People like Poilievre are trying to move us in the wrong direction, negating progress made so far at a time when we need to make more progress. I don't get why this is so fucking lost on people.

That's not what we're talking about here, Canada produces more than we use domestically. The problem here is ramping up production when we have committed to reducing emissions. Just because somebody outside the country is burning oil we sell them doesn't mean the junk isn't going to still end...

"Clean, responsible oil and gas." Remove the gatekeepers to leave a clear path for throwing the environment under the bus. It's the Conservative way. All on board the Good Ship PeePee.

90% of Canada's population lives within 150 miles of the US border, so the talking point of northern populations being so hard done by is just that, a talking point. As is the oft heard lament that we will have to live without all the uses of fossil fuels that do not involve burning the stuff...

Should we let those who don't take any measure of responsibility for emissions reduction affect our decisions ? Is there any validity in the "He's not doing it so why should I ?" argument ?

In Canada, we're jsut getting started on carbon taxation, and that's because alternatives are few at the moment. Countries that have reported carbon taxation as successful in reducing fossil fuel use report that the taxation rate had to approach the equivalent of $200/tonne to achieve that...

True. But we will see costs of fossil fuels rise more steeply in areas where alternatives are available, like the transit levy in the GVRD.

That's part of the overall strategy for sure, economic "persuasion". Clearly, spouting off about the science has fallen on deaf ears for a few decades now.

Golly, it's like they want us to stop burning fossil fuels or something. Sheesh.

You can keep telling yourself that, but if you actually believe it you're an idiot. People keep voting for the left to keep the right out of power because they have shit to offer. That's why they keep going after the "angry vote", because they know better than anyone that an angry voter is not...

I'm calling bullshit on that.

It does. "Liberal overspending" is a favoured talking point for those who would support austerity measures, which invariably puts the load on low and middle income earners.

More to the point, how many of them are there ? Most Liberals and NDP are in full support of their respective parties even with the recent developments.

It's all still different degrees of right wing as far as Canadians see, and I just don't think there are enough of them to win an election for PeePee. They need new converts, and PeePee doesn't seem very good at appealing to anyone but the far right. He keeps pushing weak policies, all shored...

PeePee is preaching to the choir, going for the far right, populist vote. While that may have some success within the Conservative Party, it's not going to garner a bunch of new votes federally outside of existing CPC held ridings. Now I'm sure he's not so stupid that he can't see this, the...

Well, it's not like this happened in the real world.

It's not "forty or fifty years of progress" Pierre, it's forty or fifty years of neo-liberal economics that put the control of our economy in the hands of the corporate sector. We put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, and the results are obvious.

It seems the only ones who don't like the new agreement are conservatives. From either a Liberal or NDP standpoint the agreement is a good thing, the Libs get some insurance against a non-confidence vote, and the NDP get to see some progress on their own agenda without actually being elected...

That's a long way off, lots of territory to cover between here and there. PeePee has a major hurdle to clear in gaining control of the party, and current polls are saying nothing positive about his chances on the federal playing field. Federal Voting Projections More Canadians favour "none of...

The CPC is in a tough spot, they need to grow their voter base beyond current levels, and need strategies to glean votes from traditionally Liberal strongholds like major urban centers. A strong right-winger like Poilievre might have some success within the party where there are plenty of loyal...