I am so pleased to hear that the House of Commons passed a bill giving Harper 60 days to come up with a plan to meet the Kyoto Accord. The Tories have so far given hints that they plan to disregard the bill, which could lead to a no-confidence vote. A no-confidence vote sounds exciting to me because the majority of Canadians don’t like Harper, and perhaps an election would turn out differently now. On the other hand, we definitely can’t afford an election after only 14 months. I think perhaps the Harper government doesn’t realise how many Canadians are getting concerned about the environment. The conservative local papers have been publishing countless environmental stories this year, and it’s not out of altruistic interest. They know that it’s what their customers want to read about. Unfortunately Stephan Harper hasn’t been paying attention. He’s still too tuned into America to understand what his voters want Canada to be. Perhaps it’s time to write some letters to MPs and cabinet minister John Baird.
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I can't help but wonder whether
many of these so-called "concerned citizens" are in fact Stephen Harpers themselves - once the environment ceases to be a topic en vogue, will they remain "concerned"?
Regarding letter-writing, we should be writing letters to the major newspapers as well, because these "conservative local papers" often pander to a narrow slice of the societal pie. Their customers may want to read about the environment, but this doesn't necessarily follow for society as a whole.
I certainly hope that these concerns are not founded.
I had a bit of a brain cramp concerning the newspapers... please disregard that part :)
well atleast ur elected representatives listen to u... ours don't
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