Ever since the Liberals introduced our revolutionary Green Shift program, I've noticed that most of the criticism represents an unhealthy attitude and mentality. These opponents believe that they have already either done enough for the environment, or they just don't feel like doing anything at all. This selfishness needs to stop for the good of the planet and the environment.
For example, this Toronto Sun article argues that saving money on an individual level is more important than helping the environment. The columnist has no shame in describing the gas-guzzling, but cheap, truck she recently bought. How selfish and deplorable!
Many Canadians clearly need an attitude shift and a new set of priorities. No, saving the environment is neither cheap nor easy to do, but that doesn't mean we just give up. Give up some of the necessary luxuries instead, people! Buy the more energy-efficient vehicle, even if it is significantly more expensive. It's time we looked beyond our own selfish wants and look toward the environment's needs.
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You are clearly not reading all the criticism. There is a lot of critiques of the plan that acknowledge that more needs to be done for the environment but that don't think Dion's carbon tax will be effective environmentally and will hurt low and middle income Canadians. Carbon pricing is necessary but there are other options. Those interested should read up on the NDP's Cap and Trade plan (www.ndp.ca).
The NDP site isn't very useful because it ignores the credits and tax cuts weighted toward low income and ignores the fact that cap and trade requires similar credits and cuts in order not to disadvantage low and middle income Canadians. The NDP site has a lot of misinformation, some of which is cleared up on the Suzuki Fdns website.
So those that oppose your view clearly need re-education. Liberal arrogance has no boundaries. There is no room for other points of view in a democracy. That is unLiberal.
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