This column is nonsense. First, Prime Minister Harper is a conservative and has lowered taxes - he won’t raise them. The federal budget is relatively stable, and he certainly wouldn’t do it with a carbon tax (if you want to know why do a search for National Energy Program from the early 1980s - it almost bankrupted the country). Second, the Keystone XL pipeline is hardly the only option for moving oilsands petroleum products to market. The are two pipeline proposals to go through British Columbia to the Pacific coast. There is a proposal to beef up pipelines heading to eastern Canada. The petroleum is already being shipped south by existing pipelines and rail. Rail transportation south especially can be expanded. There is also a proposal to build a dual rail line to the Alaska coast which could double up bringing foreign goods east. Everyday as the planning for these other projects ramp up the Keystone XL pipeline becomes less relevant for moving oilsands petroleum.
Thanks for the insight.
I found this on Drudge yesterday before Zero’s state of the collapse speech.
I have no doubt his supporters want the Carbon Tax, but have no knowledge of the political climate in Canada. Your comments make sense and are reassuring.
At this point it is up the the GOP Congress to expose these frauds. There is no other way out. There are some in Congress who are up to the task, but they are pretty few, unfortuanately.
Obama talks tough on climate & proposes ‘drilling for clean energy’ program
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2988029/posts
“An emboldened, second-term President Obama on Tuesday made clear that if lawmakers don’t tackle climate change, he will do an end run around Congress and use his executive powers to curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. “