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Saturday, March 6, 2010

The Economy or the Environment 2010?

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The Toronto Sun tells us, wonderfully in the passive voice, that the Canadian Government's latest budget isn't going down too well with the environmentalists:
Environment Minister Jim Prentice was forced to defend his government’s environmental policies as critics continued to slam the feds for failing to address climate change in the budget.
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Those critics include John Bennett, executive director of Sierra Club Canada; Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; and NDP Leader Jack Layton.

They say the environment is being neglected, whereas Minister Prentice argues that the budget is "adequate." What do you think? (Post your Comments below.)

However, before you do that, don't miss this thought-provoking video, entitled The Great Global Warming Swindle, questioning some of the accepted "wisdom" of the environmentalists:



And the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 9-part televised debates on that movie is worth watching, for those who are really interested:

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