tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post1358573183092420362..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Canada at 150: Rising to the Challengekenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-13397663286195444892010-03-25T00:13:06.052-06:002010-03-25T00:13:06.052-06:00A number of "anonymous' posters on Ken...A number of "anonymous' posters on Ken's Blogs. <br /><br />Cowards.<br /><br />I do completely agree with the one Anonymous poster above, though. Perhaps Ken you and Satya could get up to speed on the overwhelming evidence that AGW is a hoax and use this forum you are at to at least straighten the rest of the Lib Warmists. Time to get into this new decade by tossing out the old crap "settled science" of the past. <br /><br />Hey - are some of the guys in the 'States actually planning on charging Al Gore under RICO (Racketeering) statutes for defrauding the Government and investors on climate change revenue.Graham Fletchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-22054170595398771902010-03-24T23:07:28.228-06:002010-03-24T23:07:28.228-06:00Anonymous at 11:55 a.m.
It is indeed organised by ...Anonymous at 11:55 a.m.<br />It is indeed organised by the Liberal Party. The speakers, however, are not picked for partisan affiliations.<br />One of the spekers, for example is Derek Burney: he implemented free trade as a diplomat, served as Prime Minister Mulroney's chief of staff; and led Prime Minister Harper's transition team in 2006. Not really a "Liberal," wouldn't you say?Satya Dasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-22687712247315889692010-03-24T21:45:39.458-06:002010-03-24T21:45:39.458-06:00What we need is stronger protection allowing paren...What we need is stronger protection allowing parents to pull their kids out of freak science and social studies like sex education. It's ridiculous how the unions indotrinate our students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-48435741914545712592010-03-24T08:49:38.951-06:002010-03-24T08:49:38.951-06:00Ken, you and everyone else who plan on attending C...Ken, you and everyone else who plan on attending Canada at 150, should as a 'primer', view the following video so that you all can then deal with the root cause of our malaise, rather than the symptoms only:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60F2bpWQrP8John Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745039414992084651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-18868560969419548642010-03-23T11:55:00.195-06:002010-03-23T11:55:00.195-06:00Isn't this the Liberal Party's policy fest...Isn't this the Liberal Party's policy fest sans MPs?<br />If so, please be transparent.<br />Given your involvement in Alberta Reboot and the Alberta Party, your non-disclosure sullies the names of both of those orgs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-37379302828938702112010-03-23T10:59:03.329-06:002010-03-23T10:59:03.329-06:00David,
Not sure if you are being facetious or not...David,<br /><br />Not sure if you are being facetious or not. But government money that goes to so called professionals does not necessarily create the same level of economic output as dollars that stimulate construction and blue collar jobs that you seem to sniff at.<br /><br />Construction results in a much broader "spin-off" as designs are drawn up, materials are purchased, services are procured, infrastructure is built and subsequent economic values are created as that infrastructure earns revenues.<br /><br />A government professional who writes a report achieves almost nothing.<br /><br />What we want is regulatory and tax policy that stimulates capital formation and deployment in Alberta in a way that maximizes private capital, minimizes tax payer dollars and ultimately creates jobs for people and sends a revenue stream of taxes back to the government that will hopefully be wisely spent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-44835650246300621532010-03-23T07:23:56.658-06:002010-03-23T07:23:56.658-06:00It worries me that government money is being diver...It worries me that government money is being diverted from professional jobs within the government to construction workers and other blue collar workers. Also, various governments have to realize their job is primarily to protect citizens from exploitation by corporations that don't care about environment or local citizens. The govt's job is not to divert taxpayer money to corporation bottom line.David Sulznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-73099008089653504182010-03-22T20:21:45.076-06:002010-03-22T20:21:45.076-06:00Albertans ought to quit simultaneously whining on ...Albertans ought to quit simultaneously whining on the one hand, and on the other trying to convince ourselves and the rest of Canada that we're the place and people to emulate. Alberta has a martyr complex! I am embarrassed and humiliated,Carlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-91555954205713853392010-03-22T19:54:00.367-06:002010-03-22T19:54:00.367-06:00How about we stop all this climate change nonsense...How about we stop all this climate change nonsense now that REAL science ie atmospheric physics has repeatedly shown CO2 induced warming in peer reviewed literature to be complete nonsense.<br /><br />Google Richard Lindzen, Alfred P Sloan Professor at MIT and a myriad of others for more info. <br /><br />Let's focus our energy and limited dollars on real problems not doomer nonsense and lets responsibly grow Alberta's carbon economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-27370605720364080792010-03-22T14:58:04.258-06:002010-03-22T14:58:04.258-06:00To respond to the email on this topic "...com...To respond to the email on this topic "...comments on the blog about Alberta's role in Canada", Alberta's role will likely not change in the next half century.<br /><br />It will be the model for selling out to multi-national corporate interests, particularly US ones. The rest of the country, bit by bit will either grow a pair and stand alone for its people like Quebec, or collapse into a collection of English-speaking Puerto Ricos.<br /><br />Alberta is Canada's grasshopper.Don Thompsonhttp://www.iamdon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-23608643686800369482010-03-22T14:14:03.935-06:002010-03-22T14:14:03.935-06:00Regarding the environment and sustainability, I ur...Regarding the environment and sustainability, I urge you to read the new draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy at <br />http://www.ec.gc.ca/dd-sd/9E362EF7-74F6-4189-8AAF-B966EB2F9157/Planning_for_a_Sustainable_Future_a_Federal_Sustainable_Development_Strategy_for_Canada.pdf <br /><br />>…Your comments on the doc be provided by email to sdo-bdd@ec.gc.ca by July 12, 2010….<br /><br />I see a lot of good elements in this document. If fully implemented, it could help protect the physical environment and put us on the path to sustainability in a number of areas. However, I am concerned by the weak targets and continued delays in addressing climate change. The government’s track record on this file (including the “wait for U.S.” approach and the scant appropriations in the recent budget) is not reassuring. The pine beetle infestation and arctic warming are clear evidence of the urgent need for action and leadership. Merely listing the minutiae of steps taken will not suffice. Especially on the climate file, I am very skeptical about the adequacy of this strategy, and I am concerned it could just become another screen to hide government inaction. <br /><br />One welcome thrust, if actually carried out, is in the area of public education. The Canadian public is woefully ill-informed about the environmental consequences of the choices they make – where to live and work, how and where to travel, what to buy, and yes, who to elect – and desperately needs objective, credible sources of information. Somehow we have to get beyond “spin” in fields such as energy use and conservation, climate science, waste reduction, water use and resources, health and safety, transportation, architecture and urban design. In the field of biological diversity, Canada should be developing something similar to the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute; we need far better understanding of the real “human footprint” on our territory and the globe. <br /><br />The fundamental flaw in the paper is that it addresses only the environment, without integrating economic and social sustainability. A fully integrated strategy would include measures such as appropriate pricing of environmental goods and services, public health and safety, Aboriginal issues, affordable housing, sustainable transportation, to name a few. <br /><br />These are my first reactions. I may add more later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com