Federal Budget
Mar 30th 2012 | 8:46 am
#16
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Re: Federal Budget
That was very nice, but don't overlook that the Ministry which will take the biggest cut in civil servants (8.7%) is Environment Canada. Which lost 800 scientists already last July. Coincidence?
Mar 30th 2012 | 8:47 am
#17
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Re: Federal Budget
Yes, its a great program. I really hope they manage to keep it going somehow.
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Mar 30th 2012 | 9:20 am
#18
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Re: Federal Budget
Paying people lots of money to achieve something you don't want is futile is it not?
Mar 30th 2012 | 9:53 am
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Re: Federal Budget
Have you considered limiting your remarks to things you know something about?
Mar 30th 2012 | 11:54 am
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Re: Federal Budget
Got a decent pastie in Wisconsin the other week so there is hope yet!! 
Mar 30th 2012 | 12:34 pm
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Re: Federal Budget
I agree with JBE, it's a cynical move by the government. WTH is an environmental group supposed to do if not lobby if they don't agree with environmental policy? That's just weird. You can't change things unless you engage with the government and there's no point trying to save, say, salmon habitat if you are hamstrung by crap legislation.
These measures are pathetic and as see-through as the early pull-out of Kyoto.
Mar 30th 2012 | 12:40 pm
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Re: Federal Budget
Is that not the same as: if we're not going to give people the freedom of speech and opinion shouldn't we just take away all of their resources so that they die?
Mar 30th 2012 | 12:41 pm
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Re: Federal Budget
I posted on another thread (the muzzled scientist one I think) that Canada no longer has an Science policy, merely an Industrial policy.
It's now completely clear that we don't even have that latter, merely a Natural Resources policy.
That's going to solve all the difficulties. Oh yes.
Mar 30th 2012 | 12:42 pm
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Re: Federal Budget
What thoughts did people have on he changes to FSW class of immigration? All those pre-2008 I think scrapped and refunded.
Mar 30th 2012 | 12:47 pm
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Mar 30th 2012 | 12:59 pm
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Mar 30th 2012 | 1:09 pm
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