Mulroney Was the Greenest PM: Environmental Groups

[I miss Reagan]

According to the Canadian heads of the Sierra Club and the World Wildlife Federation and even Sheila Copps, Brian Mulroney was the Greenest Prime Minister. Not surprising though, who could forget all the meetings instigated by Mulroney to push for an end to acid rain. And he actually accomplished something! Just goes to show you how far a little common courtesy, towards your neighbor, goes despite differences in opinion. I'd like to see a Jack Layton or Paul Martin make any progress what-so-ever in getting the US to do anything. Beef Ban, case in point.

Despite us conservatives being portrayed as tree killers, I think we do a pretty good job at being stewards of the environment.

Green PM

[Guest eureka]

The battle against acid rain was on a decade before Mulroney entered politics. I recall in the mid '70s when Insurance companies were getting vocal about it.

General Motors about that time tried to get an insurance company to pay for the damage to thousands of cars stored outside.

[Melanie_]

Just goes to show you how far a little common courtesy, towards your neighbor, goes despite differences in opinion.  I'd like to see a Jack Layton or Paul Martin make any progress what-so-ever in getting the US to do anything.  Beef Ban, case in point. 

If common courtesy towards your neighbour were a two way street between Canada and the US, we wouldn't have the Beef Ban.

[I miss Reagan]

The battle against acid rain was on a decade before Mulroney entered politics. I recall in the mid '70s when Insurance companies were getting vocal about it.

General Motors about that time tried to get an insurance company to pay for the damage to thousands of cars stored outside.

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I'm not argueing that at all. I'm saying Mulroney was the one who actually got something done. He understood what the Libs and the ND's still don't understand. That pissing in the face of US Presidents does us no good. Trudeau was a terrible diplomat and an expert at burning bridges. It always seems that Libs just want to take any opportunity to piss off the US just to get a little recognition, no matter what the cost. I'm reminded of the quote:

"If America was trying to keep the bubonic plague out of its hemisphere, Canadians would import it just to show their independence of American foreign policy" -Barbara Amiel