- John Ivison: Canadians want all the climate progress they can get for free
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Canadians like to think they would give up their Honda Pilots, air conditioning and dishwashers to save the planet. In reality, most people are prepared to make enormous personal sacrifices to live a green lifestyle, as long as they don’t have to make any enormous personal sacrifices.
Still, if you head up a minority Conservative government, you cannot afford to be too far adrift from public opinion on this issue, even if you remain unconvinced about the wisdom of an international climate change agreement you have previously dismissed as a “socialist ploy.”
There is no compelling evidence that Stephen Harper’s opinion on the prospect of an agreement in Copenhagen has changed from his view on the Kyoto Protocol. But he cannot ignore polls, such as the one put out by EKOS last week. While it suggested there is little evidence climate change is of major concern to most Canadians — it was in third place as a prospective ballot question, behind the economy and social issues — a closer reading reveals that inaction on the environment could lose the Conservatives enough votes to put the prospects of a majority at risk.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
It Is Called Social In-Activision
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- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.
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