tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post4656863417450650343..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: letter to Santabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-90244447645709161892016-12-03T05:51:13.088-08:002016-12-03T05:51:13.088-08:00Eli, I mean, not Trudeau.Eli, I mean, not Trudeau.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-18268361007509349452016-12-03T05:50:44.936-08:002016-12-03T05:50:44.936-08:00I understand, Theresa, that for people from B.C. i...I understand, Theresa, that for people from B.C. it's a betrayal. And for people from Alberta, it's many jobs and an investment in the future, at least, as they see it. I have faith in Trudeau, as a forward-thinking man, to eventually drag many reluctant citizen into a new way of looking at energy. But I am not surprised that as a practical politician, he is trying to show that he can and will stretch in all directions. <br />And yes, for a very energetic boy, he loves to stop moving periodically, climb up and hear a story.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-14626055670419887622016-12-02T18:14:56.930-08:002016-12-02T18:14:56.930-08:00I agree that Justin T. is NOT Harper but I have to...I agree that Justin T. is NOT Harper but I have to disagree about the Kinder Morgan Transmountain pipeline. It's crude bitumen. Tanker traffic would increase from 8 to 34 over a monthly period. And given the delay and lack of preparedness in the Seaforth Channel when an empty barge and the tug pulling it sank, polluting clam beds, eel grass areas, vast areas of beach -- well, I don't have faith in any government infrastructure to oversee the inevitable damage and its aftermath. (Remember Husky Oil in Saskatchewan, just last July?) I'd like to see the same enthusiasm dedicated to alternative energy sources, to adding value to what we have (exporting crude bitumen is a bit like exporting raw logs: if other countries want our product, it seems so shortsighted to not create as many jobs as possible adding value). And our disappointment out here -- and I have to say that everyone I talk to about this, Liberal supporters among them, think it is sheer folly. So we'll see what happens. It might be a game changer. On the other hand, what a dear letter from your grandson. And what books would on the shelf? Amazing imagination!theresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.com