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Originally Posted by Wolven
Okay, so I guess I would want to get specific. What is a "labour" position on Environmental policy?
In my opinion, the labour position on environment would be to side with environmental scientists to say that we are in a climate crisis. The best thing for the labour movement would be an aggressive energy transition strategy as it would create the most jobs and those jobs would have more longevity than the fossil fuel jobs that are in heavy decline.
It is basically the same plan that a "green" might have but it is labour focused. Is that acceptable because it is "pro-labour" or unacceptable because it is "pro-environment"?
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Originally Posted by GGG
The pro labour position on the environment would be to maximize employment today by maximizing carbon intensive industries while they are still acceptable while ensuring the country is transitioning to greener industries over time.
Essentially you wouldn’t care about the emissions internally accept as to pay lip service to international trade while at the same time targeting industries for future growth.
You wouldn’t acknowledge climate science but from an emissions rules point of view you wouldn’t acknowledge climate acknowledge that what Canada does doesn’t matter. (I don’t like this position but it is the pro labour one)
So pro-pipeline, pro-solar, pro-nuke, pro-gas, pro-wind.
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Oh boy.
Labour’s position is and should be to protect workers. The problem the federal NDP has had over the last 10-15 years is similar to what the CPC are currently faced with. They are trying to win elections by reaching out to too many groups that feel they have no party instead of focusing on a smaller number of issues that the majority can already get on board with.
I can’t imagine a scenario where the CPC only focused on spending tax dollars wisely(not to say they actually do that but the point remains) or that the NDP focused solely on labour rights(even with the amount of federally regulated workers being heavily outnumbered by the provincially regulated ones) that would not result in a boost in popularity to both parties.
Regardless of their views on any other issues, the NDP(and labour in general) would be in a better position to influence the government for better policy on those issues if they had the broader support of the general public that would come from not trying to pander to special interest voter blocks for support that right or wrong the majority aren’t always on board with.