What-if (II)

Thank you, Joan Forsey. For the opening.

Thank you for saying, about the so-called Lower Churchill so-called project,

Not only would that electricity be clean and forever renewable, it would be relatively cheap...

So, how green are the greens? ... But perhaps the question is best answered with another question: if environmentalism, inexperience, immaturity and envy are green, what color is hypocrisy?

Indeed. And answering a question with a question is loads of fun.

Questions like, "What if.... ?"

What if... the so-called Lower Churchill so-called project involved damming rivers and flooding land on a massive scale in Newfoundland, instead of in Labrador? (The map above shows the massively large Smallwood Reservoir, created by the so-called Upper Churchill project, as well as the proposed reservoirs which would be created by the two so-called Lower Churchill dams.)

And what if that electricity would then be exported to Labrador, and points beyond, without any consideration for the wants, needs, or demands of the people of Newfoundland?

Where would the environmentally-conscious Newfoundland and Labrador newspaper come down then?

What colour is hypocrisy, anyway?

Pink? White?

Green?

Airgead agus na vótaí eitneach

« C'est vrai qu'on a été battu, au fond, par quoi? Par l'argent puis des votes ethniques. »

— Jacques Parizeau, October 30, 1995

"Newfoundlanders should have voted no too, in 1948. If it had been left to the Irish here — I mean descendants of the Irish — we wouldn’t be in Canada today. In “Irish” districts like Ferryland, Placentia-St. Mary’s, St. John’s East and West, and Harbour Main-Bell Island, the vote went strongly against Confederation. It was mainly the Protestants who voted yes to join Canada."

— Patrick O'Flaherty, doing his part to broaden the demographic appeal of the Newfoundland crypto-separatist sentiment, June 28, 2008

On Ridiculousness

Ryan takes out his pink, white, and green pencil crayons and writes this week:

Returning to politics, George Baker is always good for a quote. Jane Taber of the Globe and Mail wrote recently how Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government aren’t fans of the Senate. They want changes, including allowing the provinces to elect senators. As the debate continues, Taber wrote, Harper isn’t filling Senate vacancies, provoking comments such as this one from Senator Baker, a Liberal: "Hey honey, I shrunk the Senate." Please God they won't shrink the House of Commons — our seven seats out of 308 is ridiculous enough …

Yeah. Ryan reads the Globe and Mail. The oppressor. Just like Our Dear Premier and No Names Please do.

But, pray tell, what's ridiculous about seven seats of 308?