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Originally Posted by Slava
It’s not that Canada gets a free pass, but why would we willing cripple ourselves knowing that we have that minor impact? It’s just plainly stupid.
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So why do we spend money on literally any issue facing our society? like I said, we will be a fraction of any issue facing the world.
We should stop spending money on jails because we likely have a fraction of the number of criminals that most other countries have.
Or we should stop building homeless shelters and programs for the poor because Canada has a lot less instance of poverty than most other countries.
We'd save a ton of money if we stopped doing anything about these issues, but we do what we do, because its the right thing to do. We don't wait around for China to solve its homeless problem first. I can't believe I have to type this out. This line of thinking doesn't make any sense.
Besides, I'm not viewing this as an all or none situation. I do not think anyone in their right mind would promote instantly stopping fossil fuel use and production. It's insane and literally impractical. But it's a transition. Something that may take decades to transition off of. The earlier we start, the better we are set for at the end.
In my mind I'm thinking of those rust belt regions in the states that got hit hard by the loss of coal or auto production. These places clung onto their single main employment opportunity until it died and did not transition well. And people suffered. I'd like to see Alberta thrive into the future. And to me that means, making the most out of oil and gas while we can, while also putting one foot through the door into other avenues of a future economy. To me it doesn't mean we cut oil altogether, it means we transition slowly to where the world seems to be going. Or else we're going to be left behind like so many other examples around the world.
This doesn't mean I trust the Liberals or JT to get us there properly.
But as a reality check, I mean we're talking about an optional program for workers. This is literally a tiny step towards the transition, and I fail to see how this program will be 'crippling' to our province. If this upsets people, just wait until we actually start to transition in the decades to come.