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What Does Joe Oliver Know About Science? Not Much

Elizabeth May | Posted 04.13.2013 | Canada Politics
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Elizabeth May

Attitudes and willful blindness form the basis of federal government policy as expressed by our federal Minister of Natural Resources, and that it is a sign of negligent disregard for the public interest. It is unacceptable. A revealing exchange with the editorial board of La Presse confirms that if Joe Oliver has ever had a science briefing, he wasn't listening.

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Canada's Green Energy Plan: National Leadership Missing in Action

Deborah Coyne | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada
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Deborah Coyne

Despite the need for bold leadership to rise above the dissonant cacophony of provincial voices and ensure concrete progress towards Canada's green energy future, the federal government remains content to muddle along, making ad hoc one-off deals with provinces. Canadians must directly challenge this incoherence.

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