Huh? 'We Taxed Industry, but we are Against a Tax on Industry'

Did anyone watch QP today? Ed Stelmach and Brad Wall were interviewed on their position on the environment as raised at the recent Premiers meeting.

A couple of days ago Wall wanted to 'go on the record' as saying that he was
against a carbon tax.

Stelmach, makes the same claim but opened the interview with this statement.

The province of Alberta was the first to legislate emission targets for 100 or so large emitters in the province of Alberta. We also put a 'CARBON LEVY' of $15.00/tonne...

When is a levy not a tax? When that word is uttered by someone who is disingenuous about both his commitment and his critique of another party's plan. Alberta did legislate a levy, based on intensity targets that don't actually kick in until 2020. Clever don't you think?

Both he and Wall were effusive, (okay wrong word as it relates to these two personalities, but you get my drift), about carbon sequestration. That's their plan, they are on the cutting edge, the vanguards, don't you know, so everyone else is wrong and they've got it right. Uh, huh.

Of course most of know that capturing the carbon is not the issue, it's the sequestration on the scale that they propose that has no solid proof or results. Additionally, it beggars logic to suggest that this is the best plan ever and oppose a tax at the same time. I mean if they are sooo certain that this technology will work, no one that they are trying to protect would have to pay a tax. Right?

Anyway, I'm not going to argue their weak arguments, but I am going continue to demand that people doing such interviews be either knowledgeable on the subject or have someone included in the discussion that is qualified to counter the idiocy that we are being fed.

This is wrong people. We are not getting a real debate, we're not even getting a rational reporting of fact. When is the last time you heard a journalist point out that the Green Shift is not just about taxation, but about tax cuts too?

Have I written about this before? Yes, and I will continue to write about it until we actually have a real debate in this country. We are being done such a disservice it's insulting. I know it's summer, I know people are not particularly engaged but unless we speak out now and demand real coverage of the issue, we'll get the same drivel in the Fall.

Third party endorsers should be out en masse putting some of this nonsense to rest. At the very least, the media should be seeking them out after all, they are not Liberals and they could bring the badly needed voice of reason to a debate that has been fought in the media in an unreasonable manner.

Give me ideas people. We have to turn this lie around.

Oh and a gentle reminder to those who want to see this nonsense curbed, including Harper's lead role in sending out a message that is untrue, give what you can, here.