23rd
Am I going nuts or what?
By David Suzuki
I haven’t heard any serious discussion or debate about important issues.
Stephane Dion has introduced the idea of taxing pollution, following the lead of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell’s carbon tax. I would have thought if there is disagreement between candidates that they would have talked about the challenge of climate change and what the various mechanisms might be to reduce our carbon footprint. But no, we hear it’s a crazy idea, economic suicide, blah, blah, blah.
Meanwhile the tar sands are going full blast, Canada’s emissions continue to climb and we leave to our children and grandchildren a monumental problem.
Even when they get in, politicians try their best to avoid making hard decisions unless the public keeps the pressure on. Remember that in 1988, George H.W. Bush promised, if elected, to be an “environmental president” because of public concern. The minute he got in, he became the worst environmental president the U.S. ever had until his son was elected and pushed him to the second worst.
Let’s make these folks address important issues in a serious way and keep their feet to the fire after they’re elected.
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