Yup. From the perspective that the Conservatives' major power base was centred in the Canadian oil industry, it makes a certain amount of sense. Unfortunately, our government was controlled by a climate change denier for 10 years; he did everything in his considerable power to obstruct or defund climate change and environmental science. But we have a chance to make a fresh start now that we've sent him and his party packing. We'll have to see how that plays out in Paris in a few weeks.
It's always striking to see that "Liberal" can mean very different areas of the political spectrum depending on the local context. A good reminder to be careful with labels.
Alex Lopes if you're speaking of the Australian 'Liberals', they were once upon a time, hence the name. As recently as post Vietnam we were welcoming boat people with open arms
WTF UK? The left party's sensibilities on climate change are to the right of Germany's conservative party.
ReplyDeleteHow bad is that Craig Froehle
ReplyDeleteYup. From the perspective that the Conservatives' major power base was centred in the Canadian oil industry, it makes a certain amount of sense. Unfortunately, our government was controlled by a climate change denier for 10 years; he did everything in his considerable power to obstruct or defund climate change and environmental science. But we have a chance to make a fresh start now that we've sent him and his party packing. We'll have to see how that plays out in Paris in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Cobb I'm talking about the UK's left-liberal party. Not the conservatives.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised the Australian Greens were only 70%.
ReplyDeleteIt's always striking to see that "Liberal" can mean very different areas of the political spectrum depending on the local context. A good reminder to be careful with labels.
ReplyDeleteAlex Lopes if you're speaking of the Australian 'Liberals', they were once upon a time, hence the name. As recently as post Vietnam we were welcoming boat people with open arms
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