I know quite a few non-Liberal bloggers will get a hoot out of this letter to the membership. Perhaps Dion will be a green leader, but for the Liberals to run on them being better than the Conservatives on the environment, is like trying to decide between a Ford Explorer or a Chrysler 300 when you can get a Toyota Echo [Greens].
Yesterday I heard Buzz Hargrove on Adler telling us that we’re destroying our “children’s future” by not buying GM vehicles, even though the vehicles from other markets pollute less. He has a point about buying locally, but he completely misses the point that it’s hard to have an economy when no one can breathe in southern Ontario where they make the cars and trucks. Buzz, you may be an old fart who doesn’t plan on living past 2025, but some of us would like to have air of a quality at least as good as we’ve got today, and we won’t do that if we double our Humvee production just so there are jobs in the North American unimaginative auto industry.
Turning up the Heat!
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Dear Friend,We know the Conservatives are vulnerable on Climate Change. Their record is abysmal, and appears to be getting worse.
That’s why we launched a TV ad campaign focusing on Stéphane Dion’s call for leadership on this issue. Grassroots donations are powering up this campaign. Thanks to many donors, we are reaching more and more viewers across Canada with our message.
It’s urgent that we keep up the pressure. This is our best way to highlight the lack of leadership coming from Stephen Harper and John Baird in Ottawa.
Here’s a preview of Ad #2 being launched today on Canadian stations across the country.
I urge you to you join in, now, and strengthen this appeal to Canadians, preparing our country to rise to the challenge of climate change by electing a REAL leader!
Click here to make a contribution of $75, $200, $400 or more.
For every additional dollar we generate from today’s appeal, we will reach 186 more Canadians. If you donate $75 right now, almost 14,000 more Canadians will see our TV ad.
As a Liberal, I know we Canadians are “stronger together.” I am convinced that we have the capacity to act together on problems … and climate change is upon us! Won’t you contribute now to give this new advertisement the hearing it deserves? It is a wake-up call for the environment … and brings the Dion leadership style into the livingrooms of Canadians.
Click here to make a contribution of $75, $200 or $400, or more.
Thank you for all the ways you support the Liberal Party of Canada.
Yours sincerely,
Senator Marie Poulin
President, Liberal Party of Canadap.s. To see this entire advertising campaign to date… two TV spots and six Quebec radio ads… click here.
Bob McInnis | 25-Apr-07 at 6:28 pm | Permalink
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I agree that the Liberals, Dippers and Tories don’t have a lick of difference beyond rhetoric in the environment portfolio but I can’t imagine that Dion needs to concern himself about how he will be remembered. Within days of the next federal election (unless he wins a majority) he will be long knived, skewered and quartered and hopefully Martha, Gerard or someone from outside the old guard can seize the leadership. Maybe we will see four new federal leaders after the next election.
Sean S. | 25-Apr-07 at 10:19 pm | Permalink
I was left scratching my head as well when I heard Mr. Hargrove raving about people not buying North American made cars, specifically those made in Canada, in addition to his crying about both the Ontario and Federal governments musing about legislating tough emission standards on all new cars.
I think he was also pushing the federal government to force the Asian market to accept North American cars, as apparently they don’t even allow them in (nor does the EU).
Ummm, Buzz maybe instead of trying to drag your feet on implementing tough emission standards you should be pushing for a proactive approach from the Big 3 automakers to actually make cars people want to buy (you know, reliable, fuel efficient and durable). There is a reason why Toyota is #1 in North America and why this blogger would never buy a North American made car…..
JimBobby | 26-Apr-07 at 3:17 pm | Permalink
Whooee! Howcum, us GPC members don’t get letters askin’ fer dough so’s the party can run bigass TV commercials, even when there’s no election happenin’?
$75 to get a TV ad to 14,000 viewers sounds cheap. Maybe I oughta start advertisin’ my boog on TV.
JB
Closet Liberal | 30-Apr-07 at 2:02 pm | Permalink
Given that 2 of the six major auto plants in Ontario are Toyota and Honda (with Toyota building a 3rd) and lots of people drive Toyotas and Hondas, Buzz is a little off target here.
Oh.. no wait a minute, consumers are buying vehicles from non-unionized plants that never go on strike and otherwise disrupt the economy. Now I know why he’s upset.
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