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Agreed...if it was a logical argument, Canada would have been attacked many times by now because "we deserve it", "had it coming", and "should have known better". Certainly more than Sweden.

And a ban on blazing new pipelines through a 1000 fish-bearing rivers...especially under Ottawa's mismanagement. Its been proven over and over again that mega-projects of this scope are incapable of coming anywhere near salmon habitat without wrecking it. Again...especially when it's done with a big government's blessing and oversight. Maybe if the pipeline boosters and their ilk could do something about the incompetence and mismanagement of official responsibilities in this god-forsaken country they wouldn't have such an uphill battle. Put a serious enough dent in the government's deplorable regulatory incompetence and I'd be quite open to the idea of even using nuclear power. Just for the record, I burn around 300 litres of fuel everyday at work. I'm also subject to mandatory monitoring for compliance, sometimes with cameras, black-box data/GPS recorders and even human observers (on my dime) to protect Canadian's interest in conserving a valuable public (albeit privatized) resource...like fish. The real trouble with boosters of large-scale industrial exploitation of natural resources is that they're also the biggest sycophants to power and wealth on the planet and will not lift a finger to truly promote real transparency and accountability at the top of the power/wealth pyramid. They never have and will only move in that direction kicking and screaming every inch of the way. Why exactly is that anyway? What the Hell's in it for them?

You didn't try to understand what I said at all. Carbon taxes themselves obviously will not stop climate change. Only new technology will. What carbon taxes CAN do is create an incentive in the market place to invest in those technologies. And yes... The break-throughs required to enter the next energy age COULD come from little old Canada. Again, you don't seem to understand the point of the taxes or what they are meant to do. They aren't MEANT to directly reduce our emissions. They are meant to encourage investment in technology.

The ban isn't about safety. Its about Trump hamming it up for the retards who he wants support from. Tapping into anti-immigrant sentiment is just smart politics right now, and its worked very well for him. He probably wouldnt have won the election with the bigot vote.

Thanks for that rousing vote of approval, Dalton McGuinty. And here we were wondering where you'd gotten to since you were run out of office... I don't think we really need to demonstrate how additional taxes damage an economy, do we, especially when the money is spent on nothing useful?

I lived in Europe about 30 years ago now. We had 3 different places. 2 with hot water on demand (one was electric, the other natural gas), and one place with a water tank that only heated overnight at a lower rate. The water tank was great for having a shower/bath in the morning once you got used to how much you could use, but you would need to wait till the next day for moe hot water. I really liked the on-demand natural gas, because you basically had unlimited supply of hot water; the only problem was if you wanted scalding hot water (of course many tanks don't heat beyond a specific temperature anyway). The electric hot water also worked, but didn't quite get the same rate of flow as the natural gas but there were multiple units close to the point of use each with a small tank if you wanted a little bit of scalding hot water.

Gurkha Rifles are troops of the British Commonwealth. Our buddies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev_Nuclear_Research_Center Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....right?

And speaking of the ol' Cold War...Beneath the Planet of the Apes was on the boob tube...ahhhh...the Cobalt Bomb.... Gold would work, too, apparently...as well as other heavier transition metals. But Cobalt wins due to price and and acceptable half life. Of course, one wouldn't put one of these atop a rocket. But, rather, it would be more like Ivy Mike...a huge facility...which is the high yield hydrogen device encased in cobalt. It blowed-up...blowed-up REAL good.

Say again? It's those theoretical unprovoked attacks known as a first strike that make atomic weapons such a specter of fiery doom. Israel is extremely vulnerable to a first strike due to its size. Iran has even mentioned it and claimed they could take any surviving retaliation...scary. An EMP device 'accidentally' exploding in LEO as it passes over Israel is also a growing threat...not only from Iran. They swore it was for scientific purposes...

Did you watch the video? I think that as resources that contribute to climate change become more expensive, people will *choose* different solutions. Suggesting I want people to 'abandon' their homes is ridiculous, but perhaps if they decide to renovate, they would make more 'green' choices. I need to replace my hot water tank over the next year; I'd like to install an on-demand system, if possible, instead of heating and keeping hot 30 or 40 gals of water all the time, only heat the water I'm using 'right now'. Did you watch the video? What did you think? Did it help you understand how carbon pricing can make a difference and the different ways it can be implemented? I found it quite interesting; it was part of a 'recommended' series from work. I work with a BC Ministry which has to take the effects of climate change into account in their future planning.

That is the point, is it not? Reward those who generate the smaller carbon footprint the most. Nothing wrong with heating with natural gas, perhaps you need to look at doing it more efficiently. Forced air heating systems have a very wide range of efficiencies, and there is a huge variance in hot water production between different otherwise equivalent families. There are many cases where people have invested in proper insulation and better heating systems and cut their heating (and A/C) bills significantly. Finally put on a sweater in the evening when you are sitting around, that change alone can save hundreds if not thousands a year.

That is the point, though - move people away from using resources which release chemicals in the air which increase global warming. Here's a video explaining carbon taxes and various implementations. It's simple enough even I understood it.

Totally untrue. People pay carbon taxes related to their generation of C02. If you ride public transit then you pay carbon taxes in your fare equal to you contribution to the C02 produced by the transit provider. The fact that they generate far less C02 per rider mile than your SUV is the whole point. If you live in an apartment building heated by natural gas then the carbon tax will be in the natural gas used. Yes, I think there should be some tax on electricity even if it is hydro generated as in BC because there is still a C02 footprint in building those generating stations, etc - over time that will transitioned in as new facilities are added; note that things like gas used by the utility trucks does get added to the electricity so operating costs are included. Wood is a renewable resource, so it is not unlocking carbon sequestered hundreds of millions of years ago.

Yes, and man has upset that equilibrium. and many more don't. The point is those that actually study the matter, except for a few extremist views, do support the theories. Yes, perhaps some plant biologist that never lifts her eye from the microscope starring at triticale is unable to see the larger picture but that doesn't lend much credibility.

No, I am providing an opinion which is what you were doing. Now do you want to get into details why? The world is slowing moving to a non carbon based energy paradigm. That is a given, for many reasons. Canada needs to be a leader or else we are giving away our future for the sake of the profit of a few foreign owned oil companies. That doesn't mean we stop oil today, but we create a roadmap to get us away from our dependence on it. Carbon taxes will incite the private enterprise to make the change, that will be far cheaper than the government paying the cost. Carbon taxes will not, repeat not increase the cost of living; government can reduce taxes in other areas to offset any carbon taxes. They will provide the incentive for using different, more efficient and less polluting sources of energy.

I can only imagine the sh.t storm had Harper rigged nominations like this.

Wrong on all counts. Putting a price on carbon will improve the economy and decrease the cost of living and attract investment and job while reducing the rate of climate change. It is a win, win, win, win, win on all sides. You will notice that I have provided exactly the same substantiation to my claims as you.

According to the media the company has made payments. It is not a problem with Capitalism, this is a third world company , that pays out 3 rd world compensation, with that said what harm would it of created if Canada had said we will match NAPAL's contribution, it would have been a great opportunity for Canada to show how generous it is, after all it was Canadians diplomates that these Gurka were protecting...I mean 23,000 us dollars is spent every min by our government and a lot of it on useless shit.....here we would have gotten back so much more for our investment....

And then, to come is family reunification...mom, dad, grandma, grandpa etc...

Pretty sure I can buy and sell you, boy. You isolationists are about as sane and sensible in your beliefs as the flat earth crowd. At a time when the likes of Iran and North Korea is improving its missiles distances there is no way to remain aloof from what is going on in the world. That, of course, is on top of any moral problems we might have with, say, standing back and letting a crazy lunatic like Kim John Un invade South Korea and slaughter millions, or happily playing video games, secure in our knowledge that while the Arabs are butchering millions of Jews in Israel it ain't our problem.

LOL. This kind of optimism is such a British trait, is it not?

Total hypocrisy as a candidate must be a 'chosen one' or a preferred candidate to win in a Liberal by-election. Just more attacks on democracy by Trudeau.

What a former CIA agent said is they would appear to be very peaceful people until the call came out to attack the US/Canada for their religious purposes. I'm sure not all would do it and that is what makes this so hard to detect which ones would.

Average surface temperature on Pluto is 44 Kelvin

That's pretty sexist, and we already have enough sex segregation as it is.

The Quran is hate speech? Do tell....

Lots of good comments. The U.S. always has been a tough negotiator on things like the lumber agreements. Canada and/or the U.S. have gone to the arbitrator on the lumber agreements. So I don't expect anything to change on that. I don't think we will see any major changes to NAFTA because it is a good deal for both countries as it is. There may be some slight tinkering. Canada has top negotiators ready. We have years of experience at it. Shouldn't be any big problems. I don't think Pence or any top officials will be involved themselves. They probably don't know much about it. It will be done by specialists in negotiating NAFTA.

Saudi financially backs ISIS and Al Qaeda. If this was about American civilian security and terrorism, Saudi Arabia should be first on the list.

General dre says "We do nothing until after they're bombing our cities! Then we will consider what to do!" Wait... didn't they bomb a US city, and isn't that why we went into Afghanistan? Oh, wait, General dre doesn't want any defensive alliances.

Actually, Intel remains one of the world's leading producers of cutting edge semiconductors and many of their most advances fabs are in the US. While South Korean industry is impressive, many of the world's most advanced ships are built in the US. This is a common misconception. US manufacturing output has been on a continuous rise, it's never declined. While many US companies invest in overseas factories or third-party production, they've also continued to increase domestic manufacturing capabilities. The number of people employed in manufacturing has been reduced, but that's a result of improvements in processes and automation, not a reduction in manufacturing.

Killing Jews continued for thousands of year, not just decades, in case you're unaware.

What about the many citizens of Iran in Canada, Europe and elsewhere that travel frequently to the US? There are many people in technical and management positions across many industries that travel to the US for training, sales activities, conferences, joint projects, etc. This travel ban is dumb a$$ stupid.

Victory: DogOnPorch Islam is a violent religion that preaches genocide of the kafir. You do your best to deflect from this and put the blame on others...but it's just not working like it did a few years back.

What's Surah 60 really about since you claim I cherry picked it. There are 13 verses. So...what is it about?

Actually a retelling of Gilgamesh's tale re: rafting down the Tigris with the animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh_flood_myth

Probably because there isn't any chance of Sharia law in Canada; it's just a claim that the extreme right-wing is using to scare people into signing bogus petitions.

Our political divisions of progressivism and conservatism originated in the monkeys we evolved from. Brave little progressive monkeys ventured down to the ground first while the scared little conservatives in the treetops screeched and defecated in fear. That's probably what drove the progressives out in the first place. The French merely described the way power and privilege is divided in a society. It doesn't surprise me in the least that conservatives like to associate and ingratiate themselves within the same circle of sycophancy that power and wealth revolve around. Left and right has nothing to do with up and down as evidenced by the crap that keeps raining down from above.

You're free to support Islam in its drive for supremacy over the kufar.

This the first time anyone as far as I know of has heard about birds bursting into flames and you're just automatically concluding the clean energy crowd isn't or won't be concerned about it in the least? That seems a little snide don't you think?

Don't worry... this was a small spill. Otherwise, bad things might have happened!

No, what people are waking up to is the reality that much of the economy works on industrial scale deceit, with the governments complicity.

Is Husky Oil paying for Lloydminster to tap into a new water supply after theirs was polluted by the oil spill? Or is this being paid for by taxpayers? http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/prince-albert-sask-could-have-new-water-supply-this-weekend-after-husky-oil-leak-1.3008173

The spill has reached 500km downstream. But don't worry... it's a small spill. A small spill that will take months of cleanup.

Don't worry... it was a small spill and will all be cleaned up. The Premier is acting tough... http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/saskatchewan-premier-brad-wall-not-satisfied-with-husky-response-to-oil-spill-after-14-hour-delay-revealed?__lsa=a3fb-e24a Mayor of Prince Albert doesn't believe Husky's timeline. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/prince-albert-husky-oil-spill-response-north-saskatchewan-river-1.3697076 But don't worry everyone... this was just a tiny oil spill!!

What really sounds funny is listening to people like you pipe up for fish on behalf of oil companies. I'm a fisherman so trust me the death of a fish is really not the end of the world for me. Putting the NEB in charge of the 1000 fish bearing watersheds between Alberta and it's saltwater port on the other hand is. Now go get lost.

Oily birds.... http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/three-oiled-birds-pulled-from-pipeline-spill-site 2 days worth of clean water for the city... Then who knows.... Officials have no idea how much oil couldn't be cleaned up... Husky can't explain why the response took so long. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/husky-shuts-pipeline-indefinitely-after-saskatchewan-oil-spill/article31114030/ And this is a tiny spill.... But don't worry.... pipelines are safe.

Who speaks for the fish plus everyone/thing who depend on them for their livelihood Tim? What do you figure we should tell them?

Until such time as I see you insisting that oil companies be subjected to the degree of monitoring and preconditions that fishermen are you should take your assessment of their ethics and put them back where the sun doesn't shine.

Wouldn't they just go back to calling it an excise tax?