tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post3998454713146647441..comments2023-10-22T10:46:18.594-04:00Comments on Cardinal47/Politics and living in the world: Stretching credulity to breaking pointcardinal47http://www.blogger.com/profile/15686583132311235803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-62271114599195294282010-01-31T14:06:22.232-05:002010-01-31T14:06:22.232-05:00On the other hand.... having looked at the report,...On the other hand.... having looked at the report, I am not sure how Germany gets ahead of Canada in biodiversity protection, and the two fisheries indicators are trophic level in fisheries (which would be heavily affected by the shift from groundfish to shrimp and crustacea in Atlantic Canada) and intensity of trawling (sheesh). I suppose they are easy to measure but they are not very realistic. Canada scores very low on fisheries, natch.Howardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-47471929531080494822010-01-31T14:05:26.633-05:002010-01-31T14:05:26.633-05:00Check the story below for some objective words on ...Check the story below for some objective words on Canada's environmental performance. <br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/taking-the-measure-of-canadas-environmental-performance/article1448054/Howardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-57779509324262817422010-01-31T14:04:02.165-05:002010-01-31T14:04:02.165-05:00Don't know the author of this diatribe but it&...Don't know the author of this diatribe but it's a classic mixing of apples and oranges. Actually the Harper government has set up major nature conservatories in the Arctic, both coasts and Lake Superior. So I would agree with Monte's assertion.<br /> The unknown author is on firmer ground criticizing Harper's dismal record on climate change. With even a whiff of imagination and leadership, the Harper government COULD HAVE BEEN far more proactive in supporting alternate energy and tackling the major sources of GGH's.<br /> Actually Harper had the perfect starting point with the Clean Air ACt that his government introduced in 2006. If it had decided to seriously tackle the major sources of air pollution in Canada, it would've reduced GGHs in the process and wouldn't have got his government mired in the debate over whether climate change is real or a delusion, which has probably been the greatest waste of time in the last decade because it stalled progress that had been in enviormental protection issues for years. However the Clean Air Act was an empty gesture and should be considered Harper's biggest failure on both the environmental protection and climate change ledgers.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-83507462834853680102010-01-30T22:11:46.475-05:002010-01-30T22:11:46.475-05:00Monte Solberg is out to lunch on this one.Monte Solberg is out to lunch on this one.Jessienoreply@blogger.com