Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Who are we getting tough on again?

As the party of law and order, the Conservatives need always to be getting tough on somebody.

Remember when it was all about getting tough on polluters? First it was Rona Ambrose getting tough on polluters, and then it was John Baird.

Of course, neither actually did anything of the sort.

Now enter Jim Prentice. He's no longer threatening to get tough on polluters, but in fact threatening to get tough on other countries who say we should get tough on polluters.

Take that, sinking Maldives! Or, about time somebody put all those African countries in their place when they are complaining about crop failures caused by global warming.

Getting tough on the poorest and most vulnerable on the planet so that the tar sands can expand? Is that the new Canadian way?

Matt Price
Policy Director
Environmental Defence