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Again, that is what you're hearing, but not what they're actually saying. You're going to need to provide some proof with context to convince me.

You are hearing what you want to hear in a very strange way. No one is saying we're all dead in 12 years as been previously stated and yet that's the part you hear because it's the easiest to discount. That's some second-level cognitive dissonance.

It's not more real than the effects of humanity on climate change.

If I were to name names, the first one I'd submit is Danielle Smith, former leader of the Wild Rose Party. She's been very active in promoting it. Also keep in mind that Kenny's "war room" has no transparency, so he may have used some of that 30 million to fund a social media campaign. The good news is that #rednexit has now overtaken #wexit and is now trending in response.

How about the other 48 years.

Oh come on. The price of oil has barely been affected by climate action so far. Alberta's in trouble because they had 50 years and oodles of money to diversify their economy and chose Dutch disease instead.

Alberta is NOT the first part of Canada to feel economic pain.

That's pretty much what Trudeau committed to when he bought the TMX pipeline, but stomping feet and irrational hate for an individual was easier, I guess. We also have 2 O&G provinces that don't even really acknowledge climate change.

Pretending that you're the only province that ever went through tough times doesn't help things. It wasn't so long ago (during the oil boom) that Alberta was telling Quebec how to spend their money ("we're paying for your daycare!"). Like it or not, Alberta (not all Albertans) isn't so different from Rider fans. They get a little bit of success and become insufferable because of it and rather than working towards solutions with government partners, they stomp their feet demanding attention. Today 2 premiers made announcements regarding the Carbon Tax. Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs announced that "the voters have spoken" and will now work towards a New Brunswick version of the Carbon Tax as an alternative to the Federal backstop. Saskatchewan Conservative Premier Scott Moe released a list of 4 demands - one of which is the outright cancellation of the Carbon Tax. Haven't noticed if Kenney co-signed.

But it is petulance when Kenney and Danielle Smith are stoking separatism. Alberta had a good thing going (in terms of credibility and governance) with Notley and threw it away.

The challenge for the Conservatives is that they don't give the moderates in the party a voice. It was pointed out that last night that Scheer never allowed himself to be seen with Raitt and that hurt both of them. The Conservatives with voices ARE hard right in a historical sense: Scheer, Kenney, Ford, Moe, Rempel, Poillevere (don't care if Skippy's name is misspelled). And if reasonable Albertans actually realize that the Liberals and Conservatives aren't that different (which is true) when it comes to economics, why are the pluralities so ridiculous in Western Canada when they continue to rate the economy as a top concern? Conservative pundits say the Liberals have to figure out how to address western alienation, but that's a two-way street. The petulance coming out of the west is not helpful. As for oil & gas, I agree, but there has to be a real discussion on a transition away from it instead of ignoring climate change. Trudeau has said he needs the revenue from TMX to fund the transition. We all know that oil and gas isn't going away anytime soon, but it will become a much less significant source of revenue as time goes on.

The NDP and the Liberals have more in common every year as the Liberals move left. I hope you're wrong, but I can't say that you are.

The NDP has less seats, but now have more power. Off the top of my head, the Liberals/NDP/Greens/BQ could improve a climate change/environmental agenda, Pharmacare, Universal Child Care and reduce student debt. The opportunity is there to show how far out of touch the hard right agenda is.

The last time we had a Liberal minority, we were this close to having Universal Child Care. Layton screwed up and ended up being the kingmaker for Harper. I don't think the NDP will make that mistake again. I am cautiously optimistic that this new government will be more progressive in a meaningful way.

Adler has become the Bill Kristol of Canadian politics. There is no question in my mind that he is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, but he recognizes that when the Soldiers of Odin start showing up at your rallies and you are doing nothing to condemn them, you are dooming and destroying your party.

I was surprised at this as well. Carry over from a very nasty campaign. Agree that Singh went on too long, but Scheer and Trudeau should have waited for their turns. Probably a good thing for Scheer anyway, because he is not a gracious loser.

The difference is that Harper spent his efforts playing the other parties against each other. I may be naive, but I don't think Trudeau is as cynical about politics as Harper was. The Liberals, NDP, Greens and the BQ agree on a LOT of issues. Even though the Cons won the popular vote, they're on their own on most issues because they've moved so far right.

SNC controversy is dead. The BQ leader defended Trudeau in the English debate.

Singh will as he performed admirably. Conservatives need to look for someone who isn't so punchable.

What no one is really saying on tv is that this election was on climate change. 66% of voters supported parties that believe in climate change. I hope the provincial conservative parties take note. Denying it will just saddle you with the Federal backstop, so either come up with a proper plan or accept your fate.

Because they thought that was more palatable than you know, actually taxing the rich.

You either don't read the stuff you post, or you don't understand it. The 12.4% refers to the percentage of the carbon sink made up by LAI (leaf area index), not growth in the global carbon sink. "Through process-based diagnostic ecosystem modeling, we find that the increase in LAI alone was responsible for 12.4% of the accumulated terrestrial carbon sink" The pertinent part of the article is: "Globally, climate change weakened the land sink during the 1981 – 2016 period. When it’s effect on LAI, such as longer growing season, is excluded. Climate change induced an accumulated GPP reduction of 37.6 Pg C, whereas the accumu-lated decrease of ecosystem respiration was 10.5 Pg C during the 1981 – 2016 period. Consequently, the climate change caused a net reduction of 27.1 Pg C ( − 28.6%) in the accumulated sink enhancement since 1981. The decrease of the land sink due to climate change occurred almost in all regions."

People like to believe this while believing that conservatives (Conservatives or Republicans) are the best stewards of budgets. Right now, Trump and Ford are spending their brains out while simultaneously cutting services. At least you get programs and services with the NDP plans, who do also on occasion balance their budgets. (on occasion can be said for every party).

Yes or no, can a woman get a legal abortion in the third largest city in New Brunswick? Can you not acknowledge that access to legal abortions can be restricted without actually banning the service? Now tell me which party is more likely to challenge these restrictions based on human rights?