Stephen Harper government ignores life and death consequences of Global Warming policies

by Paul Chen

	Stephen Harper has already made public comments which ridiculed environmental issues like Stanley Park in Vancouver.

The Stephen Harper government has began to demonstrate that it is now prepared to talk about doing something about Global Warming, and put dollars into high profile environmental catastrophes like Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The current Conservative minority government has also made many other promises, including, putting millions and billions of dollars in other environment-saving schemes, including 'clean air', public transportation infrastructure in Toronto, Canada's largest city, and related areas of climate change, including technology.

The problem is that Stephen Harper has already made public comments which ridiculed environmental issues, including climate change, that were true to his far-right wing political economic allegiances. Mr. Harper and his Conservative Party colleagues have pursued political office to primarily serve a Big Business elite driven agenda. That's why Mr. Harper and his Conservative Party have received so much more money from wealthy interests, than any other Canadian political party. Rest assured, these wealthy interests have not flocked to Mr. Harper so that he can champion the environmental rights of Canadians. It is apparent that any professed environmental policy commitments by Mr. Harper would be quickly "kicked to the curb", if the Conservative Party ever attained a majority government.

"Freed" of humility in the current minority government, any Conservative majority government would lead to the accelerated destruction of Canada's ecosystems, and a corresponding path of accelerated destructive climate change. The Stephen Harper government's "pro-environmental" professings are apparent insincere political ploys in preparation of the next Canadian federal election, and do not reflect a new found appreciation of the vital "life and death" nature in considering environmental policy options.

"Buyers" of the Conservative party alleged new found environmental agenda should definitely beware, with the similar caution that one may approach a used car salesperson.

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