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Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/201.../#.Vceq9PnuosQ
From article:
"NDP leader Tom Mulcair has in the past enthusiastically called a west-to-east oil pipeline for pumping Alberta's oilsands crude to tidewater a "win-win" which will mean better prices for the producers, and therefore more royalties for the producing provinces.
He said it must include a rigorous, transparent environmental review process and legislation to force oil companies to pay for the pollution they create, including any increase in greenhouse gas emissions."
Hasn't it been the NDP's position all along?
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To leave oil in the ground at the oilsands?
No, it hasn't.
Here is the direct quote:
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"A lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground if we're going to meet our climate change targets," McQuaig said.
"We'll know that better once we properly put in place a climate change accountability system of some kind," she told host Rosemary Barton. "And… once we have a proper review process for our environmental projects like pipelines."
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lind...ound-1.3183999
There is a reason both she and the federal party are backpedalling today.
And Rempels response which is appropriate in every way:
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"For the hundreds of thousands of people whose jobs are dependent on Canada's energy sector, listen to what you just heard. Instead of standing up for the energy sector or Canada's economy, you're hearing 'I want to tax this, I want this oil to be left in the ground.'"
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Beyond that though, I am curious as to what it is the NDP would do to cut emissions (read; a climate change accountability system of some kind). Also curious as to who it is that sets the emission "targets". I suspect it will be the old cap and trade, which has proven to make a lot of money for governments but does little if anything to cut emissions.
All the while there will be thousands and thousands of jobs lost throwing the entire country into a deep recession and costing taxpayers even more in supporting the social safety net needed to help those who wont be drawing paychecks.
Brilliant.