CTV Exposes Neil Young As Another Environmental Hypocrite

Kudos to CTV for exposing  the REAL STORY about Neil Young's anti-oil sands push. Seems Young had his crew driving around in a diesel fuelled bus. Young also made sure none of the reclamation sites or anything that puts the oil sands in good light was shown.

In my previous post, the first comment received was from Big City Lib, simply calling me a kook.  I asked him for a debate and hope he accepts my offer about both Young and the oil sands. We can even do it in live time.

 As for Young, not only does the CTV piece expose his agenda, but I would like to also provide two more examples of his hypocrisy regarding the oil sands and fossil fuel industry. The first can be found HERE. Young is so worried about global warming he saw fit to drive around a reporter for several hours in a 1951 Willy's. Not the most enviro-friendly vehicle, eh Neil?

 The second example can be found HERE. Nice, a 425 cubic inch fossil spewing land yacht. My 1968 Camaro's 350 cubic inch engine puts out almost double the horespower of Young's Cadillac, while getting over 30 miles per gallon highway due to the overdrive transmission and rear end gear I installed. And I should mention it's only part of his "car collection". Funny Young made sure to mention his electric car, the Lincvolt, while never letting anyone know about his car collection. By the way, that Lincvolt caused a $450,000 fire in a warehouse when the charging system failed. Wnder how much smoke spewed into the air.

Sorry Neil.....

but I think your rant on TV today was a little disingenuous. Seems you've taken a page from David Suzuki's playbook and decided to play politics rather than be factual. You see, here's the thing Neil. Alberta's oil industry rapidly expanded under the Liberals from 1993-2006. In fact Canada's ghg emissions rose by roughly 25% in that time. Of course I never heard a peep from Suzuki nor yourself during that time.

 So lets put that aside and look at your comments today. You see Neil, I've actually studied both sides of the science of AGW. Apparently you have not. During my studies I found examples too numerous to count of people like Gore, Suzuki, Hansen, and the IPCC getting caught lying and putting out false or manipulated data. I discovered that the number of scientists who accepted the AGW theory and have now stepped back reversing their support to have tripled if not more. I've found studies by highly acclaimed scientists stating the earth is in a cooling period, and will continue to do so for the next 10,00 years.

 In fact Neil now that the temperature has not risen, and some studies indicate actually cooled in the last 17 years. people like yourself are the ones who ignore science. When confronted with the fact temps aren't rising, they argue the oceans are acting as a heat sink, and the warm water is sinking to the bottom. Do yourself a favor Neil. Study how different temperatures of water react. And then try and explain to me how warm water is sinking below water much cooler.

 Part of your rant also included you stating you were 25 miles away from the oilsands and your eyes were burning. You stated your son had to wear a mask because the air quality was so bad. Problem is Neil you prefaced that by saying it occurred when you drove your electric car from San Francisco to Alberta. First of all Neil, that must be some electric car. The range of the current models offered, including the Prius and Volt would not have a chance of travelling that distance on a single charge. So I'm assuming that electric car also ran on fossil burning gas part of the way, right Neil? But that's not the biggest flaw in what you claim Neil. You see Neil, your hometown of San Fransisco is not known for having air quality superior to Alberta. You see Neil, if you took the time to actually look at the, ah ,SCIENCE you would see that there is a far greater chance of your eyes burning in San Fransisco than pretty much anywhere in Alberta.

 And Neil, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the majority of smog in Canada, the stuff that causes those burning eyes and hinders respiratory function originates in the good old U.S.A. You see Neil, people gotta stay warm and need electricity to power those lights. Your current home,the  U.S.A. likes to burn coal Neil, the biggest threat to climate change. Come to think of it so does China. Hey Neil, here's an idea. You obviously care a great deal about the planet. How's about going to, say Beijing and doing a similar rant against that countries government? I'll even pay your airfare. You see Neil, you talk about paying attention to the science. China is now the world's biggest emitter of ghg emissions. In fact, and this comes from scientific sources Neil, China's increase in ghg emissions year over year is greater than Canada's total emissions. That's right Neil, just their increase alone is greater than our total emissions. Surprised the good Dr. Suzuki never pointed that out to you.

 The thing is Neil, I can go on for hours about the science around global warming. And I can recite facts to back up my argument. It's a pity that you can't. While your musical career has been a wonderful legacy, your ignorance of the actual scientific facts are not. Let me help you get started educating yourself Neil.

• In 2010, oil sands accounted for approximately 6.8% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
• In 2008 (the latest data available), oil sands accounted for about 0.15% of overall world greenhouse gas emissions.
• According to Environment Canada, GHG emissions per barrel of oil from the oil sands have been reduced by an average of 26 percent between 1990 and 2010.

BMW's, Starbucks, Gift Cards, Kathleen Wynne, And Your Retirement Pension.....

After blowing $1 billion cancelling gas plants to win votes, it appears Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario Liberal Party have learned nothing. In one of the most blatant attempts at vote buying I've seen in my lifetime, non-elected Ontario Premier Wynne showed what she really thinks about people outside of Toronto. $50 and $100 gift cards for people living in Toronto to replace lost food. Live in Durham Region? Screw you. Wynne doesn't think you matter. As long as she can buy enough Toronto votes to win the next election, anyone outside of the Toronto core is collateral damage. Lose some of those rural seats but win at any cost.

 Yep. Kathy will ruin your landscape with Wynnemills, charge you 10 cents more per liter of gas to placate those Toronto voters who demand better transit but refuse to pay for it themselves. In the face of an ice storm that costs you loss of electricity for days, Chatty Kathy doesn't care. She'll make prescreened photo-ops to Toronto households carrying baskets of food and drink for those critical Toronto votes. Your foods gone bad?  Don't hold your breath waiting for Kathy to visit you with something to fill that fridge and cupboards.

 Kathy has other priorities. She needs to make sure that family of 4 that just got out of that $80,000 BMW SUV each get a gift card. That downtrodden guy that just walked out of the LCBO with a $40 bottle needs Kathy's help to. Hey buddy. Here's a $100 gift card. They always say you should eat before getting loaded. Hey Kathy, that lady holding the $7 Starbucks cafe latte crapuccino must have lost some food in the fridge. Pass her a card would you. And don't forget the obligatory smile and hug cause the cameras are on you.

 What this gift card fiasco does is show you the complete and utter incompetence of the Ontario Liberals. It was like this under McGuinty and it's even worse under Wynne. ORNGE, OLG, E-Health, Gas Plant cancellations. Wanna know why it's taking so long to pay off that hydro debt you get charged on every bill? It's because they have a board that eats up millions in salary and perks. Wanna guess whether anyone on that board has ties to the Liberal Party? This group of so-called leaders have no conscience when it comes to blowing billions upon billions of taxpayers dollar$ through pure incompetence and utter disregard for how hard we work for our money.

 Now ask yourself. Do you really want Kathy and the Liberals running your pension plan.

The Broadbent Institue :WHITE PRIVELAGE

"However when white politicians, and even wealthy public figures run into trouble as is evident with Mayor Ford, some journalists are quick to remind each other about not covering family. "

All I can say is WOW!!!

And be sure to check out the tweets at the lower right of the page. Over to you Thomas Mulclair!

The Next Time The Media And Opposition Questions PM Harper's Judgement, Mention The Name Art Eggleton

 With the media and opposition refusing to let go of the senate story, and now all parroting the line about how badly this reflects on the PM's judgement, I've decided to do some blog posts over the next few weeks that should be talking points for Conservatives. These postings will reflect both Jean Chretien and Paul Martin's judgement in both cabinet and senate appointments.

 First up is Liberal senator Art Eggleton. Eggleton was appointed to cabinet by Chretien. "Eggleton was fired from the cabinet in May 2002, after he had hired his former girlfriend to do some research, creating an uproar over non-tendered contracts and conflict-of-interest scandals. The ethics commissioner Howard Wilson ruled that Eggleton had broken the conflict-of-interest rules.(source: Wikipedia). That's right. Chretien's hand picked cabinet minister was found to have broken conflict of interest rules.

 Now the Liberals might argue that when Eggleton's indiscretions came to light, he was removed from cabinet. That's what makes this blog post so juicy. You see, you actually get a 2-fer bringing up Eggleton., Yes, Chretien's judgement must seriously be questioned, but what about former Liberal PM Paul Martin?

 You see, despite Eggleton being dumped from cabinet and being found to have broken rules, Paul Martin still saw fit to appoint him to the senate. He was appointed to the Senate by Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. He is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, and a member of the Senate Committee on National Finance.

 Now you might cut PM Harper some slack as the conflicts by Wallin, Brazeau and Duffy came after their senate appointments. But what does it say when a Liberal PM appoints someone to the senate despite previous indiscretions that involved taxpayer dollars?

NDP MP Pat Martin In the House of Commons on February 22nd, 2000 Re The Bronfman Family

"Mr. Speaker, if a working person owes Revenue Canada $100 it will hound the person to the ends of the earth to make him or her pay up. Yet, when the Bronfman family moved $2.2 billion out of the country without paying a nickel in capital gains tax, the federal government did not seem interested. It has not lifted a finger to try to collect as much as $750 million in back taxes that this wealthy family avoided paying, and time is running out. If it does not act soon it will not be able to collect at all.

Thank goodness a private citizen from Winnipeg, George Harris, is taking this matter to court. George speaks for all Canadians when he argues that we could all pay a little less taxes if the extremely wealthy paid their fair share.

Why is the government not trying to collect those taxes from the Bronfman family? Why is it spending a fortune in legal fees trying to make sure that this case is never heard in court?

Best wishes to Winnipegger George Harris in federal court on March 9. George is fighting a fight for tax fairness for all of us."

 Can't wait to see the media question Justin Trudeau's choice as head of Liberal Party fundraising, Stephen Bronfman, of the billionaire Bronfman family. You know, the same media that questioned Stephen Harper choosing Nigel Wright because of his financial wealth?

   

Enzo Di Matteo Of NOW: Is This Guy Really That Stupid?

Apparently yes. In another editorial  by a lefty decrying Tim Hudak the big loser in the 5 by-elections, this guy comes up with this proven gem: "It’s a worrisome trend for PC party faithful who thought the gas plant scandal would take them to certain victory in 2011. But here they are two years later still trying to find their way out of the political wilderness. "

Now please allow me to point out the obvious. How were the PC Party faithful thinking the gas plant scandal would take them to victory in the 2011 election when the scandal never surfaced until months and months later, IN THE YEAR 2012 .

 Of course I could mention the PC Party had more total votes than the NDP and third place Liberals, won a seat in Toronto, with the McWynnety Liberals losing 3 of 5 seats that were previously held by cabinet ministers, but really, why bother? Apparently the Liberals have had so many scandals this guy can't even get the year right when this one occurred.