| MindBomber | 04-10-2011 03:28 PM |
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Originally Posted by taylor192
(Post 7383366)
Dude, you have no clue. My friend worked PR in the government, and then the Conservatives first took power she spent most of her time rebranding everything from red to blue.
I have a problem with this, since it is a waste of tax payer dollars, and Canada is red, not blue. I understand why it happens, since red is associated with the Liberals. Tax dollars should not be wasted on these measures - unfortunately every party does this. Have you seen the Christie Clark commercials? Same crap, wasting tax payer dollars advertizing party policies, yet from the provincial Liberal party.
Thus as bad as it sounds, I overlook this crap, cause sadly its politics, and every party is going to do it. :(
| I understand that re-branding stationary and the odd commercial are not uncommon, that it's something that all governing parties have a history of doing, it just seems to me that the Conservatives have taken it much further than any other party. That being said, I'm relatively young and didn't follow politics during the liberal reign, so I may not have the most informed opinion in this instance. Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192
(Post 7383373)
I'm against any government subsidy. I wish the Conservatives were too, sadly they support subsidizing the oil sands. :(
Governments should not be picking winners and losers, the market should. No one entity can predict the future, government especially. Government should only intervene when citizens want it. Ie if we really want green energy, then we vote our tax dollars to pay for it.
| I would be in even greater support of eliminating government subsidies all together than I would making green subsidies a priority, unfortunately eliminating subsidies altogether is completely impractical. Even if Canada didn't offer subsidies another country would, so they are necessary to stay competitive. In a global market without subsidies I believe that green technology would have progressed far further than it has. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ikkaku
(Post 7383598)
on fairchild (Chinese channel) all they air are liberal attack ads on conservatives, EVERY commercial break. Their political tv shows are all quite biased as well, they do give a pro-liberal vibe with the way they ask questions. During interviews and their radio shows they pretty much go rahrahhh liberal and sometimes prematurely cut off conservative supporters. How's that for freedom of speech?
| Whhhaaatttt! Quote:
Originally Posted by Soundy
(Post 7383609)
Yeah, I think the important thing is to make WISE investments, rather than just throwing money at anything "green", as so many governments (and levels of government) seem to do.
| Expecting the government to make wise investments might be a bit much, but I understand your point. There are proven and efficient green technologies available that would benefit Canadians, like recycling methane from dairy farms. | 