tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post6072302199452242232..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Have The Conservatives "Neutralized"?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15486371443731387122007-05-01T20:46:00.000-04:002007-05-01T20:46:00.000-04:00Steve,I've written a relatively controversial piec...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I've written a relatively controversial piece that argues regardless of the substantive merits of Bairds new plan, he might have struck precisely the right balance, politically speaking. I'd like to hear your opinion as ever.Olafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434267803807108634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-6038641477861643372007-05-01T00:53:00.000-04:002007-05-01T00:53:00.000-04:00Steve,That's a fact. He has never needed to win t...Steve,<BR/><BR/>That's a fact. <BR/><BR/>He has never needed to win the topic. PMSH only asked Baird to dull the knife.<BR/><BR/>I wonder why he didn't give Rona a longer leash on this topic?<BR/><BR/>He must have not thought it would capture voter's attention the way it has.<BR/><BR/>TommTommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072854015300215347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-80272873854998583322007-05-01T00:02:00.000-04:002007-05-01T00:02:00.000-04:00tommYou can take the approach that Baird doesn't h...tomm<BR/><BR/>You can take the approach that Baird doesn't have to win the majority, just the 20% that don't believe in global warming, and another 20% that are wishy washy.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-61524762943417631042007-04-30T23:39:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:39:00.000-04:00Steve,Did any of you read Lorne Gunter today? The...Steve,<BR/><BR/>Did any of you read Lorne Gunter today? There is a big bunch of voters that think Kyoto has become a defacto religion and are becoming increasingly wary of the topic.<BR/><BR/>If by neutralize you mean Baird finding more allies, no I don't think he has. <BR/><BR/>But if by neutralize you mean that those that don't pray at the Temple of Kyoto will park their votes with the CPC, then yes he has.<BR/><BR/>He doesn't need be genuflect at the alter, only give something in the offering plate. And that he did.<BR/><BR/>TommTommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072854015300215347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-88215450940729202522007-04-30T18:10:00.000-04:002007-04-30T18:10:00.000-04:00I rejected any notion that he neutralized this iss...I rejected any notion that he neutralized this issue when Mr. Harper was making all of those announcements during the winter.<BR/><BR/>I do not think anybody missed his conversion taking place after polls began stating the environment was the number one issue to Canadians and after those same polls showed the Conservatives on the wane.<BR/><BR/>His conversion did manage to allay that initial reaction but sustaining it was always going to be dependent on follow-through. The jury is still out as to whether the Baird plan will be perceived as that follow-through. Initial indications say no but it is going to take a little time to see for certain.<BR/><BR/>All that being said it does appear that the environment is not going to go away any time soon and that is not good news for the Conservatives because it is an issue where they have an obvious weakness.<BR/><BR/>Right now the Conservatives are the only game in town but during an election the other parties get opportunities to get their messages out. In that situation I cannot see the Baird Plan withstanding the Dion/Layton/Duceppe/May onslaught for very long.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-86499354007305380172007-04-30T16:08:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:08:00.000-04:00If there is another Katrina style hurricane this s...If there is another Katrina style hurricane this summer (and I, of course, hope will not bee, but rather fear there will be) then we can expect the topic to pique. <BR/><BR/>If Harper lasts to next winter and we have another green Christmas, he is toast.<BR/><BR/>Odd really, that the political climate is now linked to the real climate.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995719305049783735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-27042818017988042042007-04-30T15:56:00.000-04:002007-04-30T15:56:00.000-04:00Wait for it - Baird will say his plan will do more...Wait for it - Baird will say his plan will do more than what UNFCCC accomplished :).<BR/><BR/>To answer the question, no I do not think the issue has been neutralized. The conservatives have badly underestimated the public's concern with the environment.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-40947033895159611432007-04-30T15:22:00.000-04:002007-04-30T15:22:00.000-04:00Sigh, Canada's reputation certainly is diminishing...<A HREF="http://www.recorder.ca/cp/National/070430/n043054A.html" REL="nofollow">Sigh</A>, Canada's reputation certainly is diminishing quickly due to this government.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.com