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Doctor_J

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17. I have heard of that

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 09:55 AM

Jun 2014

Apparently the entire "Pacific Rim" is very unhealthy due to pollution. All of our manufacturing jobs that went over there are causing the entire area to become toxic. Sorry for your woes. My fear is that if TPP passes, we will

1, have no legal recourse with respect to the pollution
2. Re-patriate some of those jobs, at pennies on the dollar and including the pollution

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Northern Gateway pipeline in Canada approved [View all] pampango Jun 2014 OP

Harper doesn't give a shit what us peons think. canuckledragger Jun 2014 #1

you are correct - we are going to have to make the difference ourselves hopemountain Jun 2014 #3

That's the first step. delrem Jun 2014 #9

Remember Thespian2 Jun 2014 #15

A win for China davidpdx Jun 2014 #2

You don't think "the west" is complicit? delrem Jun 2014 #5

Complicit for the pipeline or the pollution? davidpdx Jun 2014 #6

oh wow. That's quite some distinction you make there. delrem Jun 2014 #7

China can get their oil from a number of different places davidpdx Jun 2014 #8

I'm not happy to say this, but I can't make any sense of your argument. delrem Jun 2014 #10

Possibly a reading comprehension problem davidpdx Jun 2014 #11

Yes, considering the OP, the topic, I think it's a reading comprehension problem. delrem Jun 2014 #13

When you learn to read get back to me davidpdx Jun 2014 #14

I have heard of that Doctor_J Jun 2014 #17

When Canada elected Stephen Harper with a majority gov't delrem Jun 2014 #4

K & R with much thanks for this thread. ancianita Jun 2014 #12

I was born, raised, and live in British Columbia LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #16

Well, at least the country getting the cash is also getting the oil spills jeff47 Jun 2014 #18

When a tanker goes down Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2014 #19

I'm saying it's slightly better than awful. That doesn't make it good. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #20

2015 and counting.. thecytron Jun 2014 #21