It was a grievous assault on tobacco-makers—until it wasn’t—when they were banned from pitching products that kill people when used as directed. In the end, the culture changed. Now it's oil's turn.
Thank you for writing this Mitchell. The sad truth is that the NDP party leadership race in Alberta is already starting to look like most of the top candidates will be lining up to distance themselves from Angus and and this campaign in particular. Most Albertans, like most Canadians, want to see meaningful action on climate change and yet, our politicians repeatedly fail to represent us.
Their story said, '“It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel, a fossil fuel-related brand element or the production of a fossil fuel,” reads the act,'
They are misleading the reader by omitting the remainder of the sentence. The act reads, "It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel, a fossil fuel-related brand element or the production of a fossil fuel except as authorized by the provisions of this Act or of the regulations." By omitting the part after the last occurrence of 'fossil fuel' they are lying by omission.
Thank you for writing this Mitchell. The sad truth is that the NDP party leadership race in Alberta is already starting to look like most of the top candidates will be lining up to distance themselves from Angus and and this campaign in particular. Most Albertans, like most Canadians, want to see meaningful action on climate change and yet, our politicians repeatedly fail to represent us.
A glaring case of lying by omission appeared in the National Post. Their story is at
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ndp-bill-jail-terms-fossil-fuels
Their story said, '“It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel, a fossil fuel-related brand element or the production of a fossil fuel,” reads the act,'
They are misleading the reader by omitting the remainder of the sentence. The act reads, "It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel, a fossil fuel-related brand element or the production of a fossil fuel except as authorized by the provisions of this Act or of the regulations." By omitting the part after the last occurrence of 'fossil fuel' they are lying by omission.