Spin trumps substance

So I was going to write a post about how ridiculous Rob Renner's (sweet mustache, bud) mandate letter was. Top on the list of initiatives Renner is to lead:

Inform Albertans on our environmental stewardship to ensure a clear provincial, national and international understanding of Alberta’s leadership, commitment and action on the environment;

It's pretty obvious why I think this is ridiculous; the Stelmach apparently doesn't want Renner to actually do anything, he just wants him to convince everyone else that the embarrassingly pathetic job that he is doing is perceived as favourably as possible. Nice.

I picked up a copy of Vue Weekly this morning and saw that Ricardo Acuña, in addition to being much smarter than me, had also beat me to the punch. Read his apt analysis of this issue here, and get ready to start hating your provincial government for yet another four years.