Editor, The Times:
In my last letter, I said there were four topics that I had to address in the order of priority. Number three had to be omitted because of the length of my letter.
That third bone of contention is environment minister Mary Polak’s article, “Mexico and France Join B.C. in carbon pricing”, page Al0, April 3, 2014.
If there were a Nobel Prize for stupidity, she would be a shoo-in! Here’s another great example of a politician with mouth in gear and brain in neutral.
The Liberal government was already reprimanded for their so-called revenue neutral Pacific Carbon Trust; there was supposed to be a five-year freeze on carbon taxes in this province, another broken campaign promise!
Polak says, “Since the carbon tax was implemented, fossil fuel consumption has gone down by more than the national average”.
Well “Duh!” Did she stop to consider, since all the combined fuel taxes have been implemented, how many sawmills have closed in this province? How many Lower Mainland drivers have gone to her so-called “Pacific Coast collaborative partners” to fuel up? How many electric fuelling stations are up and running in the Lower Mainland, Whistler, and Vancouver Island?
Thank goodness for smart meters. I’m sure we’ll hear exactly how much the taxpayers have been gouged with all that free electricity. I notice that my electricity bill went up nine per cent this April.
Polak says the three Pacific states and B.C. have a combined population of about 53 million and a GDP of $2.8 trillion, which makes it the world’s fifth largest.
The first thing Mary Polak has to get her head around is the fact that the three Pacific states are part of the USA, not Canada. Our oil is being shipped to the USA for a fraction of the world market price, then refined and shipped back, while charging us a huge amount compared to what is being charged in the USA.
Could this be the start of the 51st state? It seems like the BC Liberals don’t mind partnering with the USA, but they sure don’t want anything to do with Alberta.
In closing, and on a lighter note, I must mention that last week I stayed up until 1:30 a.m. to watch the eclipse of the moon. I sure was disappointed when I went out onto my back patio and found out that the bright orange glow in the southeastern sky was coming from Wes Morden’s house. His bright orange NDP glow was from another cutting Tory-bashing letter to the editor.
Wes’s last letter stated that he now knows Harper reads the Clearwater Times. I agree, but not for the reasons he thinks. Rumour has it Harper heard that Jim Lamberton was starting to write letters to the editor again.
Jim Lamberton
The Rambling Man
Blackpool, B.C.