OCTOBER 20, 2006
Word Count:245
“… and this is our long awaited, highly publicized, Green Plan that will set in motion our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the year, er, 2050.”
BOOOOOOOO
“I don’t think they’re buying it Stephen.”
“I know that. As Prime Minister of Canada it is my job to know that.”
“… this is the equivalent of taking 56,000 cars a day off the road.”
BOOOOOOOO
“For heaven’s sake. Now she’s making up numbers again. Didn’t she learn anything from a couple of weeks ago? She’s dying out there.”
“I know that. But now we can say we have our own plan too. If we lose the election over it, we can hammer them over the next five years about their plan. If we win, we don’t have to work very hard on the environment. It’s a win win for us.”
“… and by 2010, another several hundred thousand cars”
“C’mon Stephen, do something, this is embarrassing!”
“I know that. It’s my job to know that.”
“Between you and me, what about Garth Turner?”
“What about him?”
“He says you didn’t know what we planned for him.”
“And what was that?”
“Didn’t you hear? We kicked him out of the party. He’s serving as an independent. He may join the Greens.”
“We’re a minority government and you guys kicked out a member without consulting me? I find that hard to believe. We’ll discuss it later. For now, we need a diversion. Hey Peter, ARF ARF!”
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