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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jun 13th, 2012
Every one of us stops and looks at our own situation sometimes and asks, “Why the hell am I doing this?” This self examination may be about personal habits such as, “Why do I play the slots when they’re mathematically impossible to beat?” Or, “Why do I do this job when I’ve long had an […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on May 20th, 2012
I urge you to read again Rex Weyler’s blog on the Common Sense Canadian on the consequences of a bitumen spill in Vancouver Harbour. And “consequences” should very much on our minds, front and centre. We are talking three pipelines and two tanker routes. For the Northern Gateway project we have two pipelines. The reason […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Mar 17th, 2012
It’s time to fish or cut bait, Premier Clark! Our esteemed contributor Otto Langer blew it wide open when he, using a leaked document, stated that under the Harper government the protection of fish habitat would no longer be enforced against industry and that it would use an “omnibus bill” to try to sneak it […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Mar 16th, 2012
Here, ladies and gentlemen, are your Conservative MPs and their contacts: Edward Fast – Abbotsford ed@edfast.ca Dick Harris – Cariboo – Prince George Harris.R@parl.gc.ca Mark Strahl – Chilliwack – Fraser Canyon mark.strahl@parl.gc.ca Kerry Lynne Findlay – Delta – Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@parl.gc.ca Nina Grewal – Fleetwood – Port Kells Grewal.N@parl.gc.ca Cathy McLeod – Kamloops – […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Mar 3rd, 2012
The Premier and the Prime Minister are playing very dangerous games indeed. Prime Minister Harper is acting as though the Enbridge pipeline is a done deal – indeed he’s telling anyone he meets that very thing. The PM, never much for public opinion at the best of times, cannot see any possible way the general […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 29th, 2012
This is the simple story – from the Canadian Press: CALGARY – The outgoing CEO of pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. said Monday he has no qualms about leaving the company while its controversial West Coast pipeline project remains in limbo. The Calgary-based crude shipper (TSX:ENB) said Monday that Pat Daniel, 65, will leave his post […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 26th, 2012
What an interesting pair of stories – on the one hand Transport Canada has said that tanker traffic is safe on our pristine west coast while another tells of Enbridge repairing its faulty pipeline that resulted in yet another spill for the company this past May in the Northwest Territories. Now sisters and brothers, repeat […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 17th, 2012
Bob Plecas has an op-ed piece in the Vancouver Sun – they whose recent papers are celebrating their 100th birthday have carried the art of media masturbation to new heights once thought unreachable. I assume that the editor in charge of its op-ed page, being a Fellow of the far right Fraser Institute, chooses his […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 8th, 2012
This from the CBC: Canadian oil and business executives are well-represented in the delegation travelling to China with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, with oil exports expected to be high on the government’s agenda. A delegation assigned to Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver includes eight mining or oil and gas companies. That list of companies includes […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jan 27th, 2012
This is an open letter to NDP leader Adrian Dix and his Energy Critic, John Horgan. It’s time, gentlemen, to pee or get off the pot. The issues of the proposed Enbridge pipelines and tanker traffic on our coast demand your immediate statement of policy. In order that there be no misunderstandings, here are the […]
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