Pipeline propaganda

For those who support pipelines because it would create jobs, the truth is that there are more jobs in the recycling industry than the auto or oil industry. These jobs are permanent, secure and environmentally conscious, unlike those of the oil industry which harm the environment, deplete resources and cause health issues across the province.

Harper is gung-ho for stimulating the economy, but sometimes stopping destruction of the ecosystem and nature might be more important than creating jobs. In my opinion that would garner a more important longer term environmental security in North America. This is what Harper said recently in response to Obama's reluctance to build the Keystone Pipeline.

"The perspective of this government is very clear, it is very well-known by everyone in Washington, I think. And that is — first of all, our number 1 priority in Canada is the creation of jobs — this is a project that will create jobs on both sides of the border, and it is in our judgment an important project, not just for the economy, for job creation, but for the long-term energy security of North America,"

I can't wait for a Prime Minister who is environmentally conscious rather than obsessed with growth at the cost of environmental endangerment.