tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1514597888140187299..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Kitimat RebellionSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33459170673487111462014-04-14T21:31:57.745-04:002014-04-14T21:31:57.745-04:00.....and Conservatives in Alberta are really Liber........and Conservatives in Alberta are really Liberals, apparently. Western politics is just plain nutty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65723475719293638672014-04-14T18:21:18.229-04:002014-04-14T18:21:18.229-04:00hi rumleyfips...I know isn't it stunning? And ...hi rumleyfips...I know isn't it stunning? And isn't it wonderful? The Cons could offer me a million bucks, and even make me the ambassador in Tahiti, and even after this hideous winter I still wouldn't vote for them... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74735365283452259532014-04-14T18:17:25.880-04:002014-04-14T18:17:25.880-04:00hi deb...yes I saw that, but what else can Enbridg...hi deb...yes I saw that, but what else can Enbridge say? They will no doubt spend even more money on their fraudulent ads, and offer to bribe any person in authority they can. And it still won't work. The vote may not be binding, but it does reflect the views of most people in BC so the Cons will have to pay attention or they could lose the province, and all their oily dreams will go up in smoke. I never did visit Kitimat during my time in BC, but I did fly over it several times in a small plane. And if I did that again I would lean out of the cockpit window and shout hurray for the people of Kitimat !!!! Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21086276449308267772014-04-14T18:12:27.910-04:002014-04-14T18:12:27.910-04:00hi mizdarlin...when I first arrived in BC it had t...hi mizdarlin...when I first arrived in BC it had to be patiently explained to be that the Liberals were actually the Conservatives, and the Vancouver Sun was actually the most progressive MSM paper. But what I can say is after seeing the beauty of that province is that I understand why so many people want to protect it. <br />As for the collective amnesia of voters, I fear it too, but that's why we must work harder than ever before to wake up Canadians and get out the vote. And in that regard, although my readers might believe I should be called Sunny Simon, I think that I am on this occasion at least, optimistic for all the right reasons... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7707764434055160592014-04-14T18:05:49.801-04:002014-04-14T18:05:49.801-04:00hi anon...I agree that the Liberal position on ene...hi anon...I agree that the Liberal position on energy is inconsistent, although not as bad as the Harper Cons. But yeah it was a great victory in Kitimat because they put the interests of the land and the planet before their economic interests. Good for them and the struggle continues...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42508452667788366312014-04-14T18:02:52.074-04:002014-04-14T18:02:52.074-04:00hi anon...I completely agree, Harper is guilty of ...hi anon...I completely agree, Harper is guilty of all four offences. (1) denying climate change (2) putting all our eggs in one oily basket. (3) creating a so-called Dutch Disease which killed good manufacturing jobs all over the country.(4) balancing the budget by slashing good government jobs instead of raising corporate taxes. And of course guilty of employing someone like Tony Clement who should have been relieved of his duties after he sprinkled OUR money all over Muskoka to buy votes. Now somebody please make me a judge... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18732512971472360092014-04-14T13:40:22.025-04:002014-04-14T13:40:22.025-04:00Imagine;people that can't be bribed.Imagine;people that can't be bribed. rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3317911549439967542014-04-14T12:26:17.349-04:002014-04-14T12:26:17.349-04:00enbridge is already spinning this vote. of the 4 t...enbridge is already spinning this vote. of the 4 thousand eligible voters...3000 got out and spoke....not 1/6th like they claim. It was great,....and I so wish it was binding but at least the people did get to speak.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230156686226794005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86683321949969933672014-04-14T11:40:25.283-04:002014-04-14T11:40:25.283-04:00Here in BC our own Provincial LIEberals (not to be...Here in BC our own Provincial LIEberals (not to be too confused with Fed Liberals, another animal all together) are pulling the same crap..and so supportive of everything that Harper says or does that it's sickening..now they are trying to sneak in a new source of so-called 'clean' energy, natural gas in the North, with LNG as corporate 'partner in crime' and fracking? What's that...?<br />The problem in, it's unbelievable to most of us that they got elected, yet again, after all the lies and scandals of the past, and Kitimat's vote notwithstanding, they will continue to support the pipeline in their own weasel way with or without the consent of the people..<br />I'm just afraid that despite all this ugliness, Harper will manage to sleaze back in despite this groundswell of opposition to any and all of his plotting, due to the political amnesia seemingly common among Canadians come election time...mizdarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442803514546577849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53652585449103519662014-04-14T09:38:56.222-04:002014-04-14T09:38:56.222-04:00Let us not tiptoe around truth any longer. The Ju...Let us not tiptoe around truth any longer. The Justin Liberals are as much in favour of any oil extraction as the Harper Cops. We in BC are sick to death of the Liberal Party and their underhanded support of the oil industry piping out to our coastline. <br />A win for the people here today. Another battle tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81529437614691332982014-04-14T09:06:14.839-04:002014-04-14T09:06:14.839-04:00Our Dear Oily Leader can deny climate change all h...Our Dear Oily Leader can deny climate change all he wants but facts are facts. His obsession with the tarsands while we lose thousands of manufacturing jobs, which he ignores, is mismanagement at its worst. You'd think we'd have a booming surplus by now with all that liquid gold flowing but no we don't. The only reason the budget will be supposedly balanced next year is due to their continued slashing of the public service which POS Tony Clement seems to be really having fun with. Well Tony, you enjoy your gazebo while you can and rest assured that you've put in your 6 years of service and now qualify for a full pension you googly-eyed twit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com