Oil Spill by Paul Martin.

[ZZelda]

With the oil spill in Montreal will Paul Martin cover the costs of cleanup or will Canadians have to pay for him.

Edited July 14, 2010 by ZZelda

[Keepitsimple]

Is it just bad Karma? First the bus breaks down.....and now - for the first time in the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway, there's an oil spill - and it's a ship belonging to the former Liberal Prime Minister. What else could go wrong for these lovable losers.

[Smallc]

This really isn't a political story.

[Moonlight Graham]

This really isn't a political story.

I disagree. The spill may affect many Canadians if the oil leaks into municipal water supplies. It has also stopped trade with ships being unable to go through the Seaway locks.

[Moonlight Graham]

.and now - for the first time in the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway, there's an oil spill - and it's a ship belonging to the former Liberal Prime Minister.

lol. Sucks to be him right now. Actually maybe it doesn't, he owns a ship filled with oil! That beats me.

[Smallc]

I disagree. The spill may affect many Canadians if the oil leaks into municipal water supplies. It has also stopped trade with ships being unable to go through the Seaway locks.

The spill didn't go anywhere...and it was rather small. It also has pretty much nothing to do with Paul Martin. I doubt he was in control of the ship when it ran aground.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Smallc

[Smallc]

lol. Sucks to be him right now. Actually maybe it doesn't, he owns a ship filled with oil! That beats me.

This wasn't a ship full of oil. It's simply the fuel for the ship itself that spilled....and yeah...I doubt it sucks to be the person who was the richest PM in Canadian history.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Smallc

[capricorn]

The spill didn't go anywhere...and it was rather small.

Smallc, are you sure you're not being influenced by the size of the BP spill? Put another way, had the BP spill not happened, would you still think 200 tonnes of oil spilling into the Seaway is a "rather small" spill?

It also has pretty much nothing to do with Paul Martin.

The only reason Martin transferred CSL to his sons is because he was forced to do so under Parliamentary rules. Martin built CSL and I would wager that today he, as a private citizen, is very much involved in the management and operation of the company.

I doubt he was in control of the ship when it ran aground.

Very funny.

[Jack Weber]

I used to work in shipbuilding..

Do NOT get me started about CSL....

[Smallc]

Smallc, are you sure you're not being influenced by the size of the BP spill? Put another way, had the BP spill not happened, would you still think 200 tonnes of oil spilling into the Seaway is a "rather small" spill?

It was 75 tonnes, and I do think that such a spill is rather small, especially when it is virtually completely contained.

[capricorn]

My bad for not saying that reports were that UP TO 200 tonnes were spilled. The following report it that way.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/835798--cleanup-of-oil-spill-near-montreal-ties-up-a-dozen-ships-in-st-lawrence

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h2MacULlEbeHsh6TqpNuwVTsZPqQD9GV2MN80

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/835144--oil-leaks-into-st-lawrence-after-freighter-runs-aground?bn=1

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100714/mtl_lawrence_100714/20100714/?hub=MontrealHome

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Lawrence+spill+contained/3277247/story.html

It may turn out to be 75 tonnes as you say, but at this time there is no way to know the amount spilled.

[Smallc]

That's not what CTV says:

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100714/montreal-ship-spill-follow-100714/

[Hydraboss]

The spill didn't go anywhere...and it was rather small. It also has pretty much nothing to do with Paul Martin. I doubt he was in control of the ship when it ran aground.

And I doubt Tony Hayward was on the brake handle of the Deepwater Horizon. Doesn't matter, this is Paul's mess and the timing couldn't be better.

[Hydraboss]

It was 75 tonnes, and I do think that such a spill is rather small, especially when it is virtually completely contained.

It's a matter of scale. 50,000 liters of oil in the Atlantic would be minor...50,000 liters of oil in your mom's kitchen is another thing altogether. If you look at the physical size of the area affected, this is a major incident.

[Smallc]

And I doubt Tony Hayward was on the brake handle of the Deepwater Horizon.

Well, I don't blame Tony Hayward...and this is a bit of a different case.

[Oleg Bach]

Is it just bad Karma? First the bus breaks down.....and now - for the first time in the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway, there's an oil spill - and it's a ship belonging to the former Liberal Prime Minister. What else could go wrong for these lovable losers.

Remember when they found a duffle bag full of cocaine on one of Martin's ships? It's not easy keeping track of your wealth when you run with the big dogs - sometimes the bad dogs tag along for the spoils. Yes the bus broke down and poor Iggy still does not have the skill to kiss a baby or shake the hand of the common guy and love them..if you want to be king you have to love and protect your subjects..problem is liberalism is very mechanical - all of their liberal hugs feel like some sort of auto-tronic embrass - much as I remember Trudeau's hand shake...the coldest hand on a living human being I have ever felt. No they are not lovable losers---what's there to love? Liberals who are supposed to liberate the best parts of the population now enslave the best and slowly get them ousted out of the social order- just like all corporate entities ...they want submissive and stupid people - the war against intelligent life in Canada still goes on and God really dispise those that hate intelligent life - and he hates the buses they travel in.

[bloodyminded]

Why are people here insinuating that this is somehow a "Liberal" sin...rather than a Business one, and so bipartisan by nature?

Oh yeah...Business...sacrilege to point that out, I forgot.....

[Topaz]

If a foreign nation spillls oil near Canada while drilling, the government can't do much about it and I don't think they have the know-how to do anything about it. http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/spilledoil-07-19-2010