Mikesburg
30-04-2007, 00:45
And frankly, I don't think the Conservatives care. All they have to do, is convince a reasonable number of moderate voters to think that 'at least the Conservatives are taking action on the issue'. The Conservative party is putting out a platform with real numbers, and real costs for the country to contemplate. They're playing the 'Liberals had their chance' game.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/27/baird-emissions.html
It was only a few months ago when a Liberal opposition bill forced the government's hand to meet the standards of the Kyoto agreement. Unless I'm mistaken, opposition to the Conservative green platform could be taken as a confidence measure, and voting against it would force an election, which pollsters say is exactly what Canadians are not interested in.
So, to me, it seems that the Conservative strategy is to put out a reasonable seeming environment plan, that will be shot down by the opposition parties, so that the Tories can head into an election that no-one wants, and they can blame the opposition for. The Liberals aren't ready for an election, financially speaking. I believe the NDP will take a lot of votes from the Liberals, and Stephen Harper will play the 'sensible, middle-class voter' card, thus putting the Conservatives into a majority.
What Suzuki says makes sense, and I don't trust the Conservatives on an environment issue at all. But the question is, can Suzuki's complaints (and apparently Al Gore) convince enough people? When the costs of living green start hitting people's wallets, do you think that they'll care?
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/27/baird-emissions.html
It was only a few months ago when a Liberal opposition bill forced the government's hand to meet the standards of the Kyoto agreement. Unless I'm mistaken, opposition to the Conservative green platform could be taken as a confidence measure, and voting against it would force an election, which pollsters say is exactly what Canadians are not interested in.
So, to me, it seems that the Conservative strategy is to put out a reasonable seeming environment plan, that will be shot down by the opposition parties, so that the Tories can head into an election that no-one wants, and they can blame the opposition for. The Liberals aren't ready for an election, financially speaking. I believe the NDP will take a lot of votes from the Liberals, and Stephen Harper will play the 'sensible, middle-class voter' card, thus putting the Conservatives into a majority.
What Suzuki says makes sense, and I don't trust the Conservatives on an environment issue at all. But the question is, can Suzuki's complaints (and apparently Al Gore) convince enough people? When the costs of living green start hitting people's wallets, do you think that they'll care?