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I totally support all the opposition to the budget bill that has been
expressed in this forum. I can't help but be reminded however that when I
questioned the environmental sustainability of the birding "Big Year", my
post in this forum was greeted with a certain hostility, one expression of
support, and silence by most. The strength of the Harper government is in
the inconsistencies of the Canadian public on environmental issues and in
the divisions that exist among us around the distribution of wealth and
social opportunities in this country. I struggle daily with the
environmental consistencies in my own life style and most days I seem to
fail miserably. In opposing the budget bill I hope that we can also try to
overcome the divisions that lead to First Nations living in 3rd world
poverty and Nova Scotia lobster fishing crews having to work in the oil
sands during the off season. It is in greater consistency and a more
cohesive environmental and social unity that the democracy that elected the
Harper government can put it in a political wasteland.
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Rick Whitman
Sent: June 4, 2012 06:20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] blackoutspeakout
First, this and other items should never have been included in a "Budget"
Bill. Their placement there is a calculated slap in the face to Canadian
parliamentary tradition. It is a statement that the Opposition has no useful
role in government.
Second, the Harper Government has made it perfectly clear that they plan to
restrict and reduce the environmental impact process, reduce environmental
research, reduce fisheries research, reduce climate change research, reduce
Arctic climate monitoring, downsize Environment Canada, downsize Parks
Canada within EC, downsize Fisheries & Oceans Canada, eliminate our
commitments under Kyoto, increase the development of the oilsands, challenge
the involvement of charitable environmental groups in environmental issues,
and so forth.
All of this has been public. One would have to make a conscious choice in
order to believe that huge changes have not occurred and will not continue
to occur, most likely at a faster pace.
Rick Whitman
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:19 PM, james simpson <desolatechair@gmail.com>
wrote:
Perhaps you would cite the relevant sections in C 38 that are so
contentious? I've read through most of the bill as it relates to
environmental issues that I can find and it all seems pretty reasonable and
prudent to me.
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