Information Cleansing, Canadian Style

[tuvor]

OAKLAND, California, Aug 16 (IPS) - If you're a teacher, student, journalist or just a plain concerned citizen interested in finding well-researched documentation about climate change, you can no longer depend on the Canadian government to supply that information.

According to Canada's Liberal Party, since early July, the country's government -- under conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- has been systematically scrubbing its websites of information regarding global warming and the Kyoto Protocol treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

(As of Wednesday, Aug. 16, when you visit the government of Canada's Climate Change website, http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/, you find the following message: "The Government of Canada Climate Change site is currently unavailable.")

Despite its relatively short time in office, the Harper government has been repeatedly accused of following the lead of the George W. Bush administration in the United States.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=34363
(Crossposted in the Canada forum.)

[Canuckistanian]

1. It's the Monkey-See, Monkey-Do Government

Whatever Bushco does, Stevie is bound to follow.

When's the next non-confidence vote again?

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. Whens the next non-confidence vote again? - soon I hope!

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But by the time Stevie-baby is gone, he will have committed us to obligations and contracts that will last for decades.

Previous PMs have done that, including committing our natural gas to supply generating plants in the Eastern USA, and when we need more hydro than we can produce,

We have to "import" it at about 3 times the cost

He's already signed the death warrants for our "peace-keepers",

committing them to another 2 years of combat role,

which is NOT our way, unless under threat.

And of course, increased the danger to our country from others by siding with the Bush Administration's so called "War on Terror"

(sigh)

[flyarm]

3. i keep asking my canadian friends..why did you vote this guy in??

why???????????

and they say..well we have him on a short leash...

there is no short leash with neo cons!!

and now welcome to our world ..you have your very own neo con..and the map to PNAC New World Order ....try getting rid of that fucker now!!

fat chance..little lord pissy pants will assure you of no more real elections!!

geeeesh....

what didn't you see going on here??

from someone who lived in toronto for many years..

fly

[tuvor]

4. We didn't "vote this guy in". Most voted for other parties.

It's a minority government, and we don't have the two-party system that the US does.

You lived in Toronto for "many years" and never had a chance to learn about our political systems?