Harper government chooses public relations over substance on Global Warming
The replacement of Rona Ambrose, with John Baird, as Minister of the Environment has been proclaimed by Conservative Party “rags” like the National Post as “Going Green”. However, this is merely an attempt by corporate and political elites who support the Conservative Party, to fool the diverse Canadian public into believing that the Harper government is now prepared to listen to public outries on Global Warming.
Ms. Ambrose was not inventing her own Global Warming policies. She was simply representing the Harper government’s dyfunctional policies on environmental issues, and other issues. Mr. Baird has echoed pro-Global Warming policies in the House of Commons, and will continue the same set of pro Big Business and anti-environmental policy agenda of Ms. Ambrose, with perhaps better diplomatic skills at most.
by Peter Lemieux