Apolitical Staples

no, the sign that the end of days is truly upon us is if Gerry Nicholls becomes a free market economy denier.

I think you will see pigs flying that day. ;)

Sounds like a great script for a Simpson’s episode to me. Lisa of course would be the “denier” having compared the Koyota summary to the facts-having crunched the numbers. Marge would make a great NDP “we must save the environment” Homer would have read the headlines in the paper in between the latest sports on TV and after consuming one too many beers, and answer “yes” to Koyota while eying up the latest SUV and complaining about high gas prices. Bart would probably be figuring out how to make some extra cash by getting in on the “credit buying” scheme. Yup definately has potential as an animation.

Really someone should make an animated version of that and put it up on U tube. Maybe the conservatives could make an entertaining commercial to get the point across for a change.(Dion saying “that’s not fair” came close. I did get a chuckle there)

David Suzuki will drive a “Hummer” before I become a free market denier.

David Suzuki will spew tons of CO2 tooling around the world in a large jet, ostensibly to convince people to generate less CO2, before I ever … uh … never mind.

Sounds like a great script for a Simpson’s episode to me. Lisa of course would be the “denier” having compared the Koyota summary to the facts-having crunched the numbers.

Clearly you have no actual understanding of Lisa’s character. What’s “Koyota” anyway? Toyota’s little cousin?

On Feb. 1, the illustrious leader of the Official Opposition said during QP: “Mr. Speaker, not only did the Prime Minister paralyze Canada on climate change, notably by cancelling regulations on industry that he must reinstate right away, but he also attempted to paralyze the world.

Mr. Speaker, if we have an additional year of paralysis in Canada, in 2008 it will be very difficult to be on time for 2012.

It was not only in Bonn that he tried to sabotage and paralyze the world. Just last November, at another international climate change conference in Nairobi, Canada was again embarrassed on the international stage by the Prime Minister. Other countries slammed Canada for turning its back on Kyoto and they underlined the contrast with the Montreal conference.”

One of the countries that “slammed” Canada was France, through its Environment Minister Nelly Olin. What I haven’t seen mentioned often enough, and which I believe is relevant, is that France boasts 59 nuclear power plants that supply about 80% of its electricity needs, whereas in Canada, nuclear power contributes about 15% of the total electricity supply. The European Union has 148 nuclear power plants which provide 31% of its electricity requirements. France alone generates almost half (45%) of nuclear-generated electricity in the European Union (25 members).

I’m sure environmentally-conscious Canadians who look to Europe as a shining example of compliance with the Kyoto Accord would be overjoyed at the prospect of “going nuclear” to reduce GHG emissions. (I do not oppose nuclear power for energy production, providing the safest measures possible are in place - I’m no expert, just an interested “lay” person).

The Illustrious One should tone down his language. Paralyze the world! What a “maroon”!

Not really relevant to anything….

http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells

Léger polled after the he’s-not-a-leader Tory ads against Dion started running in English. It’s a damned interesting poll. Highlights:

• National horse race numbers give the Harper Tories their strongest score since a week before the 2006 election, 38% to 31% for the Liberals, 14% for the NDP and 8% for the Bloc.

• Tory strength in Ontario too: 40% to 35% for Liberals.

• Quebec numbers are a very different story: while the Tories (24%) are only a point below their 2006 election score and have essentially erased their bad summer scores in Quebec, the Liberals are at 32%, which is three points higher than in another house’s poll a week ago and that party’s highest score in Quebec since the Adscam audit. The Bloc, at 31%, continues to slide.

They would be interesting numbers… if they were from Nik Nanos.

Is that it then, Greg? Nanos got it right so nobody else ever will again? I’m with you. Polls are crap. Even Nanos polls.