Environmentalists have said they want BC to pursue green power, Independent Power Producers (IPP) are making it clear that they are ready and able to produce green power, but still the NDP keeps fighting against new clean sources of electricity for the province.
And now it’s getting them into a dispute with First Nations too.
As the Campbell River Mirror reports, “North Island NDP MLA Claire Trevena was blasted by two First Nations chiefs…over comments she made in the Legislature against Plutonic Power's Bute Inlet power project.”
According to Hansard, Travena said:
“The promise of jobs is dangled along with the plans for development…These wilderness areas are their traditional territories, and these bands are poor. Their people need work, and they need the promise of a better future.”
Travena’s comments “infuriated Homalco First Nation Chief Richard Harry” and “angered Klahoose Chief Ken Brown,” who accuse her of insulting all First Nations by saying that they will take a few dollars and jobs in exchange for the destruction of their lands.
And IPP companies, at a luncheon sponsored by the Vancouver Board of Trade, said that the NDP is threatening investments. As reported in the Vancouver Sun article headlined “Power producers say criticisms costing B.C. billions of dollars – Firms complain NDP imperils investments,” Resja Campfens of Sea Breeze said:
"Almost every jurisdiction in the developed world has opened up their electricity grid to some form of competition, all for the benefit of the ratepayer. Yet, the [NDP] opposition has called for a moratorium on IPP projects in B.C. In the least, a moratorium would drive away clean energy investment to other jurisdictions."
The construction industry is excited about the possibilities of independent power production in BC, because not only is it a clean, green source of power, and not only is it the way of the future, but it holds the promise of emerging markets for construction contractors and for more jobs.
Let’s see, construction industry, in favour. First Nations, in favour. Environmentalists, in favour. Yet Carole James and the NDP continue to stick their feet firmly in their mouths and protest clean power at any cost.
Carole James and the NDP. Wrong party, wrong leader, wrong time.
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Thank you from the Coalition
14 years ago
Run of the River power projects, wrong idea, wrong time.
ReplyDeleteI just find it funny that just because the BC Liberals support something that is green, the NDP automatically go against it. Whether it's a Carbon Tax oir increasing public transit the NDP is against it.
ReplyDeleteBy that logic one must assume that the NDP is against the environemnt...
Run of the River is terrible for the environment. Just so you idiots get it, carbon emissions are not equal to real environmental policy. Run of the River dams are a classic example, they may have no emissions but are destructive to the habitat and ecosystems that they are built in. But just like all "Liberal" policies, they look on the outside but upon further inspection are full of rot.
ReplyDeleteThe BCNDP have voted against every single green initiative the BC Liberals have launched, yet still try to pretend they're a "green party".
ReplyDeleteThey're against the carbon tax because it "hurts the poor" (even tho 70% of it is paid for by business; many of which I assume are part of the organization that runs VoteSmart!!), yet want an at-source carbon tax (which many experts estimate would pass on an extra $1/litre to consumers).
They're against cap-and-trade, but would institute such a system in 2012 (as required by the Western Climate Initiative).
And finally, and the funniest of all, they're against the new Port Mann because it's bad for the environment (even though this will be the first time buses have run across it in 20 odd years, and the first time ever (I believe) that pedestrians + cyclists can cross)... but, if elected, they will see the bridge through to the end AND scrap the tolls! What's even funnier is that if you take the bus or walk or cycle across the bridge, you don't pay the toll (under the BC Liberals' plan). Now, if the NDP scraps the toll, you've just lost the incentive of taking a bus and not paying the toll! Ridiculous!
If elected, the BCNDP will run the environment into the ground faster than they ran the economy into the ground. And you better believe they'll run the economy into the ground faster this time than they did last time! 59 days.
I don't think the Liberals economic performance has been all that stellar. What are the stats for economic growth for the last 8 years and the NDP's last 8 years? Is the difference that much?
ReplyDeleteWell come on now lets be real....
ReplyDeleteThe BC NDP is the offical party of NO.
I watched the dog and pony show Claire Trevena gave at the Plutonic/Homalco meeting in Campbell River On Feb 03.
She left One Holmoco elder in tears. Does Trevena Care? Hell No.... Its the Party of No. Just as clueless as they were before. But it comes as no surprize. Claire's filled her Campbell river office with professional hate staff and advisors. These folks Hate everything someone else is doing unless your kiss their feet first.
Unemployment today was 6.7%
ReplyDeleteUnder the NDP it 98/99 it was over 10%http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/archive/budget00/images/chart_a22.gif
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/archive/budget00/images/chart_a23.gif
Min wage is meaninless if there's no work. The BC NDP Likes to shut the jobs down.
Flipity flop, flipity flop, the party of no, deliver their slop.
ReplyDeleteThe NDP has lost its way, oh where! oh where! have they gone.
Cherish the Hate, Fan the flames, The NDP's NO fun and games.
The Party of NO is OH! NO! NO! OH where! Oh where! have they gone.
The Party of No is a Fan of Hate. Hate Fans Hate Fans Hate.
The Party of Hate campaigns on No. Oh! NO! OH! NO! Oh! No!
The BC NDP Hates you.
Just Say No To the Party of No
So none of you knuckle draggers can answer the question on 8 years of NDP vs 8 years of Liberal economic growth?
ReplyDeleteHow the hell did the common perception that you guys know economics and finance ever get started?
Here we go:
ReplyDeleteBC Liberals Economic Growth:
2001-0.6%
2002-3.6%
2003-2.3%
2004-3.6%
2005- 4.4%
2006-4.4%
2007-3.0%
2008-1.0%
2009- (-1.5%)
Total- 24.4%
Avg- 2.7%
BC NDP Economic Growth:
1992-2.6%
1993-4.5%
1994-2.8%
1995-2.4%
1996-2.5%
1997-3.2%
1998-1.3%
1999-3.2%
2000-4.6%
Total: 27.1%
Avg- 3.01%
All numbers from: http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/bus_stat/bcea/bcgdp.asp
Make one wonder about this "belief"