Comments on: From Rafe’s desk: The long-term view http://rafeonline.com/2010/07/from-rafes-desk-the-long-term-view/ The Village of Lions Bay's Most Prominent Political Commentator Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gavin Bamber http://rafeonline.com/2010/07/from-rafes-desk-the-long-term-view/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Gavin Bamber Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:36:13 +0000 http://rafeonline.com/?p=669#comment-932 Your scenario is that the NDP should be voted in for the sake of the environment, ignoring their role in creating/continuing such bad things as RoR and fish farms. Even if their environmental record will be better than the Libs. (a slam dunk, for sure), as you admit, they will fiscally screw BC. They will be replaced and BC will be so cash-strapped that the environment will be at an even greater risk as the future govt. will need to increase revenues by doing such things as expanding RoR and fish farming amongst other non-environmental measures. So, the long-term scenario of yours will screw not only the economy but the environment. Not very logical. A more logical and workable solution would be for you and others who care obout environmental issues to join the Liberal Party and raise hell from within! That would be so cool seeing Rafe stand up at the Liberal convention and other events and giving them his best! That's democracy in action! Your scenario is that the NDP should be voted in for the sake of the environment, ignoring their role in creating/continuing such bad things as RoR and fish farms. Even if their environmental record will be better than the Libs. (a slam dunk, for sure), as you admit, they will fiscally screw BC. They will be replaced and BC will be so cash-strapped that the environment will be at an even greater risk as the future govt. will need to increase revenues by doing such things as expanding RoR and fish farming amongst other non-environmental measures. So, the long-term scenario of yours will screw not only the economy but the environment. Not very logical.

A more logical and workable solution would be for you and others who care obout environmental issues to join the Liberal Party and raise hell from within! That would be so cool seeing Rafe stand up at the Liberal convention and other events and giving them his best! That’s democracy in action!

]]> By: Kim http://rafeonline.com/2010/07/from-rafes-desk-the-long-term-view/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Kim Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:14:22 +0000 http://rafeonline.com/?p=669#comment-916 Thank you for the rallying cry Rafe, I feel exactly the same way. We don't own the planet, we rent it from our children. And it's a privledge, not a right. We do, however, retain the right to fight for our children's inheritance. Whatever it takes. Thank you for the rallying cry Rafe, I feel exactly the same way. We don’t own the planet, we rent it from our children. And it’s a privledge, not a right. We do, however, retain the right to fight for our children’s inheritance. Whatever it takes.

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