Before we all end up freezing to death?
“There will always be skeptics, like President George W. Bush, who simply deny every problem, but the hard evidence is compelling.”
And here’s some of that hard evidence, courtesy of the deniers at the Canadian Wheat Board (June 12)
A cool spring, with temperatures three to five degrees below normal, has also caused concern over crop development, elevating the importance of receiving normal or above-normal heat this summer. Wheat, durum and barley crops are currently one to two weeks behind normal due to the cold weather. “A continuation of cool weather could lead to delayed development and increased risk of frost damage this fall,” Burnett said.
… and there’s no end in sight.
The Canadian Wheat Board issued an updated forecast Thursday that shows the dip in July temperatures has delayed crop development by two to three weeks over last season. […] “We need warmer weather in August to ensure crops can mature before the first fall frost,” said wheat board CEO Ian White.
Not even the hot air from Wascana is having much effect.
Here’s an idea. How about we begin demanding our provincial politicians represent Saskatchewan’s interests in this debate for a change? And I’m not talking about carbon sequestration or clean coal technology. Saskatchewan could use a few more frost free growing days each season. If they really believe that rising C02 results in “greenhouse warming”, then that’s to our net benefit. The elected representatives in this province need to sit down and ask themselves just who the Hell it is they think they’re working for?
From the comments – Global warming detours around BC fruit growers. I blame Gordon Campbell.
In my opinion, there are very few politicians (and way fewer Liberals) who really give a hoot about their constituents. If it suits them, they will say that they have to vote a certain way because that is how their riding wishes them to vote, but the next time around, they will say the rationale for voting a certain way is that it is for the greater good. In the case of global warming, the politicians who support it want to invoke greater levels of taxation, greater levels of prohibition and control, and greater opportunity to support their “Green” friends in their chosen ventures (carbon trading, climate research, etc.). Goodale is simply doing what all Liberals do – looking out for their own interests while professing to care for the greater good. The fact that they will not even countenance a debate on ‘global warming’ or ‘climate change’ is typical. The fact that “conservatives” will not insist upon a debate is disgraceful and duplicitous.
My family never went to the beach on lake Erie this summer. This is a record summer for us, as it never happened before that we did not swim at all in July. The nights too cold…
I don’t live in Regina so perhaps don’t really have much right to comment but I have always found Goodale to be loathsome. He is arrogant, obnoxious and strikes me as being quite ruthless should one cross him. I find him scary. As the lone Liberal MP in Saskatchewan and at a time when the economy there is flourishing, I suspect he is on the ropes politically and the snake oil sales pitch in this column seems to bear my hunch out.
However, even if he regains his seat (and I sincerely hope he doesn’t) he will remain the lone(ly) Liberal.
Ralph. Food producing greenhouses artificially raise Carbon Dioxide levels to enhance plant growth. Two or three times higher than our “dangerous” outside levels of today.
So Ralph, why do you want to take away Sask’s good life, Sask’s energy supply, Sask’s jobs and starve Sask farmers’ wheat crops of CO2 ?? Are you nuts !?
true global warming.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hotground5-2008aug05,0,4689903.story
“Not even the hot air from Wascana is having much effect.”
ROTFLMAO!!!
How many more op-eds like this fron the wind bag, for him to burn off the 12,000 vote margin he still thinks he has? You go, Goodale!
Ralph………
The fiscal promises you made regarding this Green “Shaft” sound an awful lot like the ones the Liberals made about a certain gun registry……don’t they??
I have a pretty low opinion of politicians and media pundits but, nevertheless, I’m rather shocked at the level of ignorance many of them present on the global warming issue. The planet has been cooling for several years, and the IPCC predictions for temperatures on the surface and troposphere have been embarrassingly awry.
As a former AGW believer, it does seem to me that the science is beginning to shift on this issue.
One can only hope that our fearless leaders don’t do too much damage in the meantime.
I just love how Ralph starts with by asking for more than just partisan rhetoric, then proceeds to throw the predictable barbs at Bush, Harper, Howard and anyone not marching within his lockstep.
Again, predictable.
Even though I knew this to be a scam, a wee bit of me hoped it may have some truth. I mean living in Edmonton, winter is hell.
Would have been nice to have more than a two month summer. Than six months of snow.
I was praying it would be a permanent Chinook.
Next it will be Global cooling. Perhaps the Swine flu again or some other calamity. As one person said lets hope this is stopped before even more damage is done by brainless politicians with to much power & the intellegence of a cow.
“The elected representatives in this province need to sit down and ask themselves just who the Hell it is they think they’re working for? ”
No they don’t my well intentioned yet grossly ignorant commoner.
First off, you don’t have elected provincial representatives. You have a single elected representative, an MPP. Your Provincial leaders, Premier and Gov Gen are all appointed by the Queen and technically represent her interests first, and if yours coincide with hers then lucky for you.
I know this may come as a shock but you do not live in a democracy or a republic, but in an oligarchic monarchy. The land you farm belongs to and is titled to the Queen. The Government of Saskatchewan and all lands within it are the real property of the Queen. Saskatchewan legally and figuratively belongs to her.
I know that these grass roots issues are extremely important to Canadians but the blinders need to come off before any substantial meaningful reform will take place. So as interesting as the actual points of all your arguments may be, you are merely fleas arguing over who owns the dog!
Look out, here comes the Advantage flea and tick collar.
Solution:
Take control of your own destiny. Claim and defend your birthrights with your life if necessary. Sell your crops on the open market like a free man would do and for Gods sake, stop asking permission like a subservient peon and just do it.
It’s easy to brush off a disagreement by lauding the stupidity of your opponent. Nonetheless, it can be worthwhile to try to understand why they hold their apparently shortsighted positions.
For instance, why might some continue to be concerned about global warming, despite the fact that temperatures are obviously falling in Saskatchewan? Are the world’s scientists too stupid to notice? Is there a global conspiracy?
As it turns out, scientists predict a rise only in average global temperatures, and also forecast changes in local climate patterns. Saskatchewan’s local climate is indeed changing, according to the evidence presented here, and may keep getting colder.
In the event that average temperatures fall around the globe, *then* it will be time for a close look a the theory’s predictions, and it will make headlines in all of the world’s major papers, not just a couple of blogs.
KPD writes:
“First off, you don’t have elected provincial representatives. You have a single elected representative, an MPP. Your Provincial leaders, Premier and Gov Gen are all appointed by the Queen [sic] and technically represent her interests first [sic], and if yours coincide with hers then lucky for you.
“I know this may come as a shock but you do not live in a democracy or a republic [well, I guess not], but in an oligarchic monarchy [sic].”
Just about everything in this ignorant rant is false, including the terminology. “Premier” should read “Prime Minister”, I think, though KPD appears to be all over the map and way out of his/her depth.
The one thing I can agree on is that Canada is now an oligarchy: but it has nothing to do with the Queen, who, as a constitutional monarch, has no direct power over her subjects. So, who, more than our elected reps (and appointed HRC operatives), has real power over us?
Our judges, that’s who. The Charter and its vague wording have given them unprecedented power to keep us in line. And a host of activist judges have merrily done so—not just interpreting laws, but making them. Re our Supreme Court (SCC)—full of left-wing activists—only five of the nine members of the Court constitute a majority. And, once a ruling is made, it becomes precedent for the whole country. So, five, privileged, unelected, unaccountable Canadian lawyers, in judges robes, decide for all 33 million of us. Now, THAT’s oligarchy! Rory Leishman has written an excellent book about this, Against Judicial Activism, The Decline of Freedom and Democracy in Canada, McGill-Queen’s University Press. KPD should read it.)
And far too many politicians hide behind the SCC’s apron to avoid making the hard calls. Most of our elected representatives appear to be sell outs, Ralph Goodale being one of the worst. (What else would one expect? He’s a LIEberal.)
Ralph Goodale is undeniably the most arrogant, self righteous, prig in politics today. He’s the lone voice on Parliament Hill for Saskatchewan and they better boot him out next time around, he’s giving them a bad image. The people of his riding are the only hope of shutting old Ralphy up.
As for shutting him up, he’s more prolific with the Bullcrap, spewing more hateful rhetoric in their state of desperation than ever before.
Ralph is the face of extreme desperation.
OK Lookout I will eat my words if you can show me the following,
1. A ballot anywhere that has the position of Prime Minister, Premier, Gov Gen, Senator, Head of State or a judge on it. No ballot, no democracy.
2. A Canadian law that does not have the Queens signature on it. That signature my friend is the quintessential power of the Crown. Incidentally that is the only real power that the President of the USA has. If her position is only titular, then why do all laws require her signature to become… ahem… laws.
So before leveling ad hominum insults at people (the sure mark of an amateur ignoramus) perhaps you should check your facts first. Such as, each province is in and of itself a sovereign territory with the Queen of Canada above all. Same holds true for the umbrella Confederation of the Government of Canada. Perhaps also you didn’t know that the much vaunted constitution does not apply to the Queen or her Government. She and her Government trump the constitution and Parliament.
If you are afforded “constitutional rights” in a Canadian court, it is merely by the courtesy of Her Majesty and traditions of the land. For instance, I cannot abridge your constitutional rights but the Government can any time they please. They have Royal Prerogative.
Put that in your completely awesome BC crippy bud pipe and smoke it.
Interesting that we are all waiting for the next solar cycle to begin, and we’re having a long, cool summer. Coincidence?
We grow raspberries in BC and our crop was 2 weeks later than usual this year, and it is running much longer than normal.
Environment Canada warned that we were going to have one of the hottest summers in a long time – don’t make me laugh.
Our apricot trees lost all their blossoms due to colder than usual spring weather, and this is the first time this has happened since we’ve lived on this property – which is eight years.
Our neighbour’s cherry crop would have been completely picked by now, but they are only just starting to pick today.
Still waiting for the global warming that is going to doom the planet….
>”We can show the world how to run a resource-based economy that is built for lasting success ”
~Goodale
How can any success be lasting?
Didn’t we all think that our fossil fuel based economy was built for “lasting success” and then the Left invented the scam of AGW?
No thanks, KPD.
(You might consider looking up “ad hominem”. That’s another concept, apparently, outside your comprehension.)
Think its time for the formation of the “Republic of Canada” or parts thereof? The US Constitution is an admirable creation for it’s time. However, to deflect the expected criticism of my statement, even the power brokers in the US have circumvented the true interpretation of their Constitution, to arrive at the political mess that their country is in now.
Didn’t Jefferson state that true democracy needs to “renew” itself with blood periodically? This country, Canada has been subverted by un-elected bureaucrats and their handmaidens are our elected representatives. Sort of like the tail wagging the dog. It’s time for change in Canada to a Constitution that entrenches our rights to freedom of speech, person, religion and property, like those “inalienable” rights that are set out in the American Constitution. Their Constitution has survived for almost 225 years and the world flocks to it’s borders still.
What do we have to offer: welfare, state run medicare, state controlled just about every thing else in this dysfunctional wasteland. You have no freedom to say what you wish, ask Ezra and others. You have no rights to your property and we have made damned sure that you don’t have the rights to bear arms, incorporated into the US Constitution so that the government can be taken down by the people when they get out of hand.
It’s a powerful document that sets out the specific respnsibilities of government and it’s citizens. What we have here is a contract for serfdom. Welcome to the Gulag.
“Ralph Goodale is undeniably the most arrogant, self righteous, prig in politics today. He’s the lone voice on Parliament Hill for Saskatchewan and they better boot him out next time around, he’s giving them a bad image. The people of his riding are the only hope of shutting old Ralphy up.
Posted by: Liz J at August 6, 2008 8:08 AM ”
Liz – just a small point but I am pretty sure you meant to say he is the lone LIBERAL voice for Saskatchewan on Parliament Hill. The other 13 Conservative voices are not lonely at all!
Here in Red Deer the frost was so late coming out of the ground that nothing started to grow until the near the end of June. Now we are getting nights down to 3 degrees and the growth is slow. I doubt I’ll get much out of the garden this year.
To paraphrase Lawrence Welk: “Turn up-a the CO2 machine!”
JT’s got it 100% correct.
BTW lookout, scintillating and insightful rebuttal.
The Bagnall ( our Puffin rep) miricle – he is reported to be a new dad at 58 – has not helped the GW he promised us here in the Yukon.
The cold miserable summer and high gas prices (still 1.44 pr litre and holding) have not helped the Yukons ONLY scource of revenue – tourism.
jt, you’re right on here. I agree that the American Constitution, with its guarantees and checks and balances, is far superior to our very flawed Charter. However, as PET made sure that the amending formula for the Charter is almost impossible, our options are limited.
I honestly don’t know how we can get out of the mess we’re in, other than our cowardly politicians using the Notwithstanding Clause (Section 33 of the same Charter) to thwart the illegitimate power of our courts.
I can dream, can’t I?
The Queen doesn’t sign any Canadian legislation, and has no involvement with the governing of this country. The monarchy was effectively abolished more than fifty years ago. If your point is that we should stop pretending to be a monarchy when we clearly aren’t, it’s a trivial point but at least it’s legitimate. If you’re actually advocating abolishing the monarchy, you’re just a dolt.
Lookout, there is nothing stopping us from having our own “Boaton Tea Party”, with any of our local and federal “representatives”.
Canadians are sheep, but I don’t blame them for it, our education system is predicated on the cereation of dullards and useful idiots who seem incapable of thinking for themselves and working for unionized closed shops. Ergo, sheep to be sheared by our governments and their employees.
There are any number of excellent examples of the “sheep-like” behaviour, just look at the response that some of our population have to G. Campbell’s carbon tax and the Deeyawn Green Shift Plan, never mind the lies and untruths propagated on AGW. The Inconvenient Truth is that nothing in the AGW mantra is true. It’s all a scam by a bunch of sleazy, used-car salesmen, quacks, eco-religionists and anti-human race green cultists, hawking their wares to an unscientifically educated populace.
We should keep in mind that cold weather is bad for agriculture, generally speaking. The first downward spike in the Mediaeval Warm Period in the second decade of the 14th century led to massive famine.
Global warming would be good for Canada.
The Prairie Provinces would be much more productive with another month of growing time.
I gather that grape production in the Kelowna
area is somewhat problematic because of early frosts.
And oh God, with global warming we might see a little warm weather in Newfoundland!
jt, you’re more kind, re the sheep who live in this country, than I am. Yes, there are all kinds of reasons they’re sheep, but far too many are happy to be, even when they hear the facts: “Please don’t confuse me with the inconvenient truth” is all too often their response. So, I do partly blame them.
Read Lorne Gunter’s column about the AGW scam in today’s National Post. (If you can’t access it, let me know and I’ll post it.) It’s entitled, “All the news that’s fit to scare”: how any warming is headline news, while cooling’s ignored.
Where I live, we’ve had a very moderate summer–not the usual steam bath–after a cool spring. I do notice that the AGW extremists seem to be relatively quiet. Jerks.
I’ll try to check the article online, thanks. I container garden and this year we only have a few tomatoes and hot peppers probably will not bush out. Spring was nice but cool and I suspect early frost this year in Calgary, where I live. We have not had any prolonged +30 C weather this summer at all.
ralph is shooting for the promised thirty pieces of silver! a senate appointment.
Nice point Kate. Boozer Good-ale should be cheerleading for global warming as it will increase Sask’s growing season (so they can grow all that energy consuming bio-fuel).
And I’m sorry, BC fruit growers, but you are proof positive that the carbon tax actually does lower temperatures. Take it for the IPCC.
Seachange @ 9.55 {Good-ale] is arrogant, obnoxious and ruthless ..
Hey, he is a liberal politican. Why are you surprised?
Let’s see, I state irrefutable facts and get labeled a dolt! A stupid person!
Geez ebt, who on Earth do you think the Governor General is? Wikipedia it and figure it out. Ignorant dumbass.
If as you say the monarchy has been abolished, can you reference that for me? Was there a law passed while Canada wasn’t looking? Did the Queen sign the bill that in fact fired her? If true then how do you explain the Queen as the frickin Commander in Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces? Your very own military is the personal property of, and in complete control of a foreigner. Gawd how can you live with that? By your reckoning it’s a bad idea to have the citizen as the ultimate power as opposed to an unelected foreigner. Aren’t you slightly embarrassed by that?
Anyways, what has all this got to do with this thread and this discussion on the CWB and other Government oligarchies? Well just about everything.
The very reason everyone has such a huge problem with a completely out-of-touch Canadian Government is a complete lack of accountability to the people manifesting itself as overreaching bureaucracies trampling the plebes. Are these governmental organs out of control and off mission according to their mandates? No. They are doing precisely what they were designed to do and that is to control and Lord over the commoner and keep him in line. Economically and ideologically.
So before resorting to faggy schoolgirl arguments, please, check your facts.
I don’t know about everyone else’s area, but we used to get really bad storms.
London Ontario was the “thunderstorm capital of Canada” and storms were common all summer.
But then the last decade of warming happened and the storms just haven’t been bad at all. Up until this year we hadn’t had hardly any hail for a decade or so.
This year, it’s been cold. The storms are back. There has been hail at least 5 times (just while I’ve noticed) and the wind and thunder/lightning are far worse than the last 10 years.
I thought the kultists claimed that heat INCREASED the number and severity of storms?
EBT,
The queen signing our laws ended with the ’82 constitution.
KPD,
The Queen has no power here. She is a figurehead, nothing more. The “queen’s rep” in Canada, the Govenor General, is chosen by the PM of Canada, not the Queen.
The Queen is a figurehead who represents our past, our heritage and our ties to Britain. The lack of accountability in Canada is Trudeau’s fault. He’s the ass who wrote the contitution.
Well, Warwick, let’s just write up a better Constitution, throw out the old one and put our un-elected bureaucracy in their proper place – serving the public and not themselves. That includes Ralph-o and the other 307 in the HoC and our provincial legislatures, too!
Actually, Warwick, the 1982 constitutional amendments had nothing to do with it. The Governor-General ceased to represent the Monarch sometime around 1949, before Elizbeth came to the throne, and from that point on the monarchy has been pure play-acting.
Now, if I were to tell someone that Canada is completely submerged, under at least 50 feet of water, and he could see with his own eyes that this plainly is not so, and yet he believes me, and starts complaining about the urgent need to drain the country, I think that person has proven himself to be a dolt, and I don’t see why I should be shy about calling him that. And someone who believes that Canada is a monarchy run by the Queen is in exactly that position.
OK constitutional scholars. Your Head of State isn’t even a freakin Canadian. How utterly pathetic is that. And as far as the PM picking the head of State, he advises the Queen who may or may not take his advice OK.
You should be ashamed of your ignorance of Canadian political structure, but then again you are a non-sovereign commoner and you don’t mean anything anyway so who really cares?
As per Wikipedia:
The Governor General of Canada (French [feminine]: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or [masculine]: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative in Canada of the Canadian monarch, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign. The monarch appoints the Governor General on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister, after which the Governor General maintains direct contact with the monarch.[1] There is no specific term. As with other appointments, the incumbent is said to serve at Her Majesty’s pleasure, but by convention usually serves for approximately five years. Also by convention, the position tends to alternate between the anglophone and francophone communities.
The current constitution of the office of Governor General is laid out in letters patent of George VI issued in 1947. By the Constitution Act, 1982, any constitutional amendment that affects the Crown, including the Office of Governor General, requires the unanimous consent of the provincial legislatures as well as the federal parliament. The 1904 Militia Act granted the governor general permission to use the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian military, in the name of the sovereign.[2]
You guys need to come up with some real evidence of your assertions and quit relieing on anecdotal hearsay fueled by a case of Canadian Identity Denial Syndrome.