Ed Stelmach Is Right

I could only find myself nodding at an increasing amplitude as I progressed through this story, in which the man himself talks about the need for non-Albertans to recognize our environmental stewardship. It's high time that all of the fringe ecosocialists realized a few things about Alberta:

• the oilsands are not dirty (I don't care how many square kilometres of tailings ponds you show me)
• the oilsands are sustainable (there is simply just too much of it to ever run out)
• we are leading the way on climate change (we were the first to legislate, which means we're leaders)
• species of every kind are thriving in the province (honestly, how much habitat do you need, migratory caribou?)
• our air and water quality is second to none (highest asthma rates in the country? More like highest schmasthma rates in the country)

Even if we may make the occasional misstep in one of these areas, as Iris Evans points out in the article, we can't forget one thing: we're getting really, really rich from the oilsands. And to paraphrase Lenin: you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

Thanks to, I'm guessing, liberal-biased mainstream media coverage, none of these facts have got out, which is why I have to salute this campaign as yet another example of Stelmach's principled leadership, and, of course, proof that "environment trumps economy," as the premier has said. So: right on, Eddy, and stay the course!

Comments

[mj]

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Wait, this is an April fools joke, right?