That may be assuming too much of the left, the idea that they can plan and succeed in attaining a chosen goal. My take is that they're clueless and just making a mess of things while they blame everything on others.
Not a lot to add to your snippets, except perhaps “Et tu, Canada?”
Now that Canada is in the fold, look for an all out assault by the power mongers at the Paris global warming meetings beginning Nov. 30.