tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post116420698605727868..comments2024-02-12T05:46:36.595-05:00Comments on talk talk talk: Who Should Rewrite Clean Air Act?talk talk talk / Shireenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1164216878633419762006-11-22T12:34:00.000-05:002006-11-22T12:34:00.000-05:00Even though Layton comes from Toronto, I thought t...Even though Layton comes from Toronto, I thought the national NDP party was more rural in focus, having blossomed from the old CCF party with its roots in Saskatchewan. (Mind you Saskatchewan is pretty high up on the polluting list.) But you raise a good point. Auto workers, just like Liberals, are not interested in doing things like slapping a hefty fee on SUVs for the privilege of driving into London UK while allowing hybrids and electric cars in for free. This situation goes to show what a pragmatist Layton has become.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1164211982228178842006-11-22T11:13:00.000-05:002006-11-22T11:13:00.000-05:00If buzz hargrove wasn't persona non grata in the n...If buzz hargrove wasn't persona non grata in the ndp these days and Elizabeth May hadn't brought a bigger GP profile (especially if she does well in London) I think Jack wouldn't run too far towards the environment - especially as with the possible exception of Honda (who I don't think are unionised anyway) Canada's auto industry doesn't really build very economical cars, tending more to SUVs, vans and sports cars.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.com