Comments on: McKee on IPPs

By: Mi Kai Lee

Mi Kai Lee — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:18:36 +0000

David, where did you get that information? It’s my understanding that a moratorium on something is a temporary halt to it while it is re-evaluated. There is much a new party in power might want to re-evaluate about who benefits from and what harm or damage may be caused by various proposed projects in the province. Any new government that does not do that would be foolish. What they are saying by “moratorium” is that this is an area of concern to them that they want to look at closely. It does not make anyone “agin” these projects per se – just means that they want a halt while they look at them again.

By: David

David — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:49:21 +0000

When the NDP want to put a moratorium on all, repeat all, alternative energy projects from wind, biomass,water and solar panels.
They are agin

By: Mi Kai Lee

Mi Kai Lee — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:36:27 +0000

David, you say the NDP is against “green”, but have not substantiated that. I don’t think any party would be so foolish as to take such a position.

By: David

David — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:29:56 +0000

Again Mi Kai Lee, the discussion is not about the good, the bad, and the ugly of any IPP, that is covered by the 40 or 50 different vetting agencies that over see the system prior to any approval.
What this is all about is that Norm has not been honest with the population in that he speaks positive for one and negative for another. He is not consistant except in his waffaling.
The NDP approved 17 IPP’s in their tenure. Norm wants a moratorium on all “green” projects whether they include bio mass generation, wind, or IPP’s. Read their literature and statement.
NOrm and the NDP have been chastized by three major environmental groups including the Suzuki Foundation as being way off base with their policies.
Norm is, was, and has still supported two projects in the Golden area. It’s good for me and mine – but bad for you and yours.
Sorry, way too hyoprcritcal and self serving for most of the province and most of the valleys

By: Mi Kai Lee

Mi Kai Lee — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:52:30 +0000

David, I think the real question here is why you (and others) are stereotyping support for power projects as all black or all white, when in reality there are many shades of gray. Some projects have obviously been refused in the past by the Liberal government, so *those projects* were not exactly lily white, were they? And so how is it any different in reverse, huh? If the Liberals can distinguish between good IPPs and bad IPPs, why can Norm and the NDP not do the same?

By: David

David — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:36:34 +0000

Leslie, you like so many of Norm’s supporters want to change the topic because the topic is getting far too hot for Norm. It shows him for what he really apparently is.
The topic is whether Norm is talking pro something to one audience and negative to another audience. In this instance, we are talking about IPP’s.
I go back to my previous comment, Will the real Norm please stand up and stand for something other than what is expediant at the time?
We know that Norm and the NDP have waffled and changed and skipped and scurried time after time to hide their mistakes. This appears just another time that the NDP has been exposed. Opps Again

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:54:01 +0000

Norm wrote the letter for a local IPP provider in 2006 – it existed on his website since it was written, he has always mentioned it in every IPP forum.The town of Golden also supported the project at the time and has since passed a resolution to support a moritorium on these projects.

It is a weak trick to suggest a lack of trustworthiness but the letter has never been covered up. There are likely good independent power projects but the reality is that the process for environmental accountability is weak and the public does not trust in the current government to care about it’s citizens and not just the large fat cat international corporations promising jobs to various political players and paying huge political contributions.

And I’m interested in quotes straight out of the speaking points for liberal constituency presidents…?? Is that where all this rhetoric is all coming from David?

By: David

David — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:20:32 +0000

Actually it really would appear to be a major story Mr/Mrs/Ms Anonymous
Norm is writing one thing and saying another. Will the real Norm please stand up? Carol James is doing the same thing Norm is doing, only on a much larger scale. Covering up her mistakes caused by lack of knowledge.
Apparently, Gerry Scott, NDP Campaign Co-Manager admitted that they did not know what the NDP were talking about when they arbitrarilly decided to tax the flaring of gases from oil wells. Covering by saying, Oh, it was just an editing error. Yeh, right.
They – the NDP – admitted and have since reneged on their taxation plans because they had not done their research prior to the knee jerk reaction to try and raise funds into the future. That would have cost how many rural jobs ??
Norm however has never gone back on his word though, has he? It appears to be “Oops again.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:25:19 +0000

Liberals announce that Norm supports IPPs citing letter in 2006. Norm says, you’re right, I wrote this letter, and I’ve said so in every speech I’ve given on this topic.

Not much of a story, I’m afraid.

By: David

David — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:41:55 +0000

Again Mr / Mrs / Ms Anonymous, you are trying to change the subject because it’s uncomfortable for Norm. The topic is that Norm has been caught in writing, as supporting IPP’s in spite of his current words.
Now, Norm is again covering and scratching trying to say it is old news. In other words, trying to spin his way out of a fact from his own letters. Now his helpers and handlers are as well, covering and scratching that is.
That is the topic of conversation.