Thursday, July 8, 2010

NDP Duncan Voted For Killing Probe! WTF?! 'MPs destroy drafts of pollution review'

I understand this less and less. I wrote 'MPs cancel oilsands pollution probe, tear up draft reports'-But How? Opposition Had Majority On Committee! But a revised version MPs destroy drafts of pollution review has this: "An 18-month review of Alberta's oilsands has come up empty after federal politicians from all parties -- including Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MP Linda Duncan -- decided to scrap its lengthy investigation and destroy drafts of any final report." and then this obscene panglossianism, as if Duncan's or Scarpaleggia's own views would ever have the weight of a committee report. Again, I ask, given the Opposition had voting majority, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OR IS GOING ON??!! THIS IS OBSCENE! Since when do committees destroy all their work and cancel reports on existential issues of national and international importance? Is Duncan on drugs?
Duncan called the opportunity to write her own report the "silver lining" of the committee's failure.
"My report will be more about the need for the federal government to be asserting its jurisdiction," Duncan said. (ed. comment: Yes, all of Canada is waiting for your precious report, Duncan. For frack's sake, little miss fauntleroy.)

"They have serious responsibilities in the tarsands area, from the environmental assessment right through to monitoring and enforcement.

"And they could be playing a very important role in diminishing the impacts of the tarsands, in some cases perhaps turning down or delaying projects."

Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia, who spearheaded the parliamentary investigation on water pollution, will also write his own report.

"The Conservative government has a lot of answering to do for its persistent lack of leadership on water in general and on oilsands and water in particular," he said.

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