Canada must dramatically…

Canada must dramatically reduce mining and exporting fossil fuels. The world is changing. Hopefully we will soon have electric (solar) cars and public transportation easily available here. Many are running their homes with solar or wind power. There will be a massive economic disaster if we plow huge sums of money into fossil fuel mining and transportation when we discover that our fossil fuels are no longer required here or around the world.

Some tar/oil will always be required (ever noticed how everything in a hospital is disposable plastic except the staff?) but that is a tiny amount that can easily be supplied without too much pollution.

We need to put our money where the Prime Minister's mouth WAS and look at alternative forms of energy now. We're lagging behind so many countries, it's shameful. We have tidal power and wave power to add to hydroelectric power, wind and solar power. We should be leading the world in non-polluting energy production.

It's thanks to the Canadian Government that a successful solar panel venture was forced to relocate in Germany. It's thanks to the Canadian Government that (unlike Norway) electric cars and buses are not yet in widespread use in Canada.

I really want my country (my government) to creep out from under the multinationals.....step up to the plate and show the world what Canada's made of and that this country is finally ready to move into the twenty-first century.

I DON'T LIKE THE WORLD MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE INHERITING. I AM ONE OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WANT CHANGE, AND WANT IT YESTERDAY. LET'S LEAVE SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHAT WE'RE OFFERING NOW.  LET'S LEAVE CLEAN AIR, WATER, SOIL AND A CLEAN CONSCIENCE, NOT A LAND MASS GRADUALLY BEING COVERED IN BLACK, TARRY SLUDGE.

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