Lately, it seems the Harper Government is doing everything in its power to reduce Canada's environmental sector to nothing! With their muzzling of Canadian scientists and their shrinking of our environmental impact assessments and their attack on Canadian charitable organizations, it just doesn't seem to end! Harper did say he was going to run a more transparent government and I suppose his aversion to the environmental sector couldn't be more clear...somehow, I don't think that's what Canadian's thought he meant by transparency though.
Whether or not you agree with the government's statement that opposing the oil sands shouldn't be a charitable act is irrelevant. If they are going to point the finger at charities that are anti-oil sands, then they must also point the finger at those that are pro-oil sands as well. The Fraser Institute, an "impartial" think tank that many describe as conservative, right wing and libertarian are just as political as all of the other charities under scrutiny.
All I'm saying is that the hypocrisy of it all is ridiculously apparent and enough is enough!
Here are some more fun facts about the Fraser Institute. Please note that all of the quotes were found on www.fraserinstitute.org but the sarcasm is all my own.
- The Fraser Institute describes itself as "an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization" - Ha ha ha...independent...funny.
- The Fraser Institute also claims they are "improving the quality of life for people of all ages and income levels" - I see, supporting big tobacco and trying to disprove climate change is all aimed at improving my quality of life? Wow, thanks Fraser Institute! What would I do without you encouraging me to smoke and waste fossil fuels?
- The Fraser Institute also "depend on donations from people who understand the importance of impartial research..." - Oh, so impartial research refers to situations like when you receive money from ExxonMobil and Koch Industries to fund "climate research" that claims climate change fears are overstated and alarmist which goes against other so-called impartial scientists? I'm sure glad that's cleared up.
For more information on the hypocritical conservative government and the Fraser Institute, check out the following links:
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/new-rules-in-budget-create-more-fear-among-politically-active-charities/article2388001/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/26/koch-brothers-fraser-institute_n_1456223.html
- http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/04/25/%E2%80%9Ccharitable%E2%80%9D-fraser-institute-accepted-500k-foreign-funding-oil-billionaires
- http://www.fraserinstitute.org/default.aspx
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