Conservative Plan

[jdobbin]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories

"It's called the three E's: Environment, energy and the economy. You know, make sure that the environment is all right, let's not have energy prices go too high so you can afford your cars, and let's not harm the economy," Fife said.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty confirmed this approach.

"Energy, because people are conscious about gas prices and natural gas prices, which have gone down, but they're conscious of their day-to-day costs of living, which relates to energy largely," Flaherty told reporters.

"And then the environment, environmental issues because people want to be environmentally sensitive. And then economic issues. They want to make sure they can pay their bills, have good jobs and raise their families."

[Saturn]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories

"It's called the three E's: Environment, energy and the economy. You know, make sure that the environment is all right, let's not have energy prices go too high so you can afford your cars, and let's not harm the economy," Fife said.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty confirmed this approach.

"Energy, because people are conscious about gas prices and natural gas prices, which have gone down, but they're conscious of their day-to-day costs of living, which relates to energy largely," Flaherty told reporters.

"And then the environment, environmental issues because people want to be environmentally sensitive. And then economic issues. They want to make sure they can pay their bills, have good jobs and raise their families."

Sounds about as what one can expect from the CPC:

Reintroduce all the old, do-nothing, Liberal programs to fix the environment, to keep Easterners happy.

Continue subsidizing oil and gas to keep Westerners happy.

Hand out beer and popcorn money to seniors and parents to keep them happy.

Then the above will somehow result in a strong economy. Don't ask how and why, just trust us that they will.

[jdobbin]

Sounds about as what one can expect from the CPC:

Reintroduce all the old, do-nothing, Liberal programs to fix the environment, to keep Easterners happy.

Continue subsidizing oil and gas to keep Westerners happy.

Hand out beer and popcorn money to seniors and parents to keep them happy.

Then the above will somehow result in a strong economy. Don't ask how and why, just trust us that they will.

I wonder where old priorities like healthcare wait times and daycare spaces will stand in the new year.

[jbg]

Hand out beer and popcorn money to seniors and parents to keep them happy.

"beer and popcorn" evinced a total distrust of lower-middle class people. Somehow the money is more valuable being plowed into government beaurocracies to administer programs, I suppose.

[Canadian Blue]

Sounds about as what one can expect from the CPC:

Reintroduce all the old, do-nothing, Liberal programs to fix the environment, to keep Easterners happy.

Continue subsidizing oil and gas to keep Westerners happy.

Hand out beer and popcorn money to seniors and parents to keep them happy.

Then the above will somehow result in a strong economy. Don't ask how and why, just trust us that they will.

Actually according to the latest news:

The Conservatives may be prepared to move on short-term targets on greenhouse gas emissions when Parliament resumes on Monday.

"The Conservatives are ready to cut a deal with the opposition parties. They are ready to agree to short-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," Robert Fife, CTV's Ottawa bureau chief, said Sunday night.

In addition, the Tories may adopt the following:

A cap on industrial emissions

Tougher fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles

Possibly cuts in subsidies for the oil industry

[jbg]

Argh!!! A trip down Mulroney/Clark Way?