Comments on: Keep it up, Diane. You’re doing the work for us. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/29/keep-it-up-diane-youre-doing-the-work-for-us/ My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:51:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sean S. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/29/keep-it-up-diane-youre-doing-the-work-for-us/#comment-14761 Sean S. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:51:18 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=1247#comment-14761 It may not be farmers fault that less people are smoking, but shouldn't that in itself be a good indication that your days may be numbered as purely a tobacco farmer? Anyhow, its never a good idea to forget that you serve at the pleasure of your ridings voters.... What was her margin of victory in 2004/2006?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14761','Sean S.'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14761','Sean S.','It may not be farmers fault that less people are smoking, but shouldn\'t that in itself be a good indication that your days may be numbered as purely a tobacco farmer?\r\n\r\nAnyhow, its never a good idea to forget that you serve at the pleasure of your ridings voters....\r\n\r\nWhat was her margin of victory in 2004\/2006?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It may not be farmers fault that less people are smoking, but shouldn’t that in itself be a good indication that your days may be numbered as purely a tobacco farmer?

Anyhow, its never a good idea to forget that you serve at the pleasure of your ridings voters….

What was her margin of victory in 2004/2006?

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]]> By: BlastFurnace http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/29/keep-it-up-diane-youre-doing-the-work-for-us/#comment-14760 BlastFurnace Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:40:50 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=1247#comment-14760 My guess is that the Conservatives will pin the blame for the farmers' woes on a regulatory decision made by the Liberals a number of years ago. Specifically, the industry was forced to spend tons of money it already didn't have to update the flue curing stacks (those sheds with the smokestacks coming out of them that are so ubiquitous in Delhi and Norfolk) to a design that cured the tobacco in such a way as to reduce the risk of fires from people smoking in bed. Sorry, but that argument doesn't wash. While some farmers have diversified and are also growing other crops such as ginseng, it's not their fault (or of those farmers who haven't) that people in Canada and the United States continue to quit smoking. Nor is it their fault that the Ontario Flue Cured Marketing Board continues to refuse to allow Six Nations to purchase tobacco for the brands made on reserve and sold worldwide as well as to non-natives who visit the reserve. That one move alone would give farmers a terribly needed shot in the arm. Instead, the reserve sends its money for tobacco purchases out of the country for other people's benefit. McGuinty may be partly to blame on this one, but Finley should have been advocating for the farmers on this one too. It's more of the same from Finley who was totally uncompassionate on the issue of land reclamation in Caledonia either to those on the reserve or those off of it. The Douglas Creek issue should have been settled two years ago and not let to stretch this long. She botched the child care file (or lack of it), she's screwing up immigration (some of my friends have horror stories to tell, let alone the proposed reforms she's trying to push through) and now she's shafting her constituents, again. Telling the farmers off by saying if they sue talks are off is not the way to be negotiating. Makes me glad she's not MY MP. My sense was she was already in trouble, but this may be the last and welcome straw.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14760','BlastFurnace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14760','BlastFurnace','My guess is that the Conservatives will pin the blame for the farmers\' woes on a regulatory decision made by the Liberals a number of years ago. Specifically, the industry was forced to spend tons of money it already didn\'t have to update the flue curing stacks (those sheds with the smokestacks coming out of them that are so ubiquitous in Delhi and Norfolk) to a design that cured the tobacco in such a way as to reduce the risk of fires from people smoking in bed.\r\n\r\nSorry, but that argument doesn\'t wash.\r\n\r\nWhile some farmers have diversified and are also growing other crops such as ginseng, it\'s not their fault (or of those farmers who haven\'t) that people in Canada and the United States continue to quit smoking.\r\n\r\nNor is it their fault that the Ontario Flue Cured Marketing Board continues to refuse to allow Six Nations to purchase tobacco for the brands made on reserve and sold worldwide as well as to non-natives who visit the reserve. That one move alone would give farmers a terribly needed shot in the arm. Instead, the reserve sends its money for tobacco purchases out of the country for other people\'s benefit. McGuinty may be partly to blame on this one, but Finley should have been advocating for the farmers on this one too.\r\n\r\nIt\'s more of the same from Finley who was totally uncompassionate on the issue of land reclamation in Caledonia either to those on the reserve or those off of it. The Douglas Creek issue should have been settled two years ago and not let to stretch this long. She botched the child care file (or lack of it), she\'s screwing up immigration (some of my friends have horror stories to tell, let alone the proposed reforms she\'s trying to push through) and now she\'s shafting her constituents, again. Telling the farmers off by saying if they sue talks are off is not the way to be negotiating.\r\n\r\nMakes me glad she\'s not MY MP. My sense was she was already in trouble, but this may be the last and welcome straw.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> My guess is that the Conservatives will pin the blame for the farmers’ woes on a regulatory decision made by the Liberals a number of years ago. Specifically, the industry was forced to spend tons of money it already didn’t have to update the flue curing stacks (those sheds with the smokestacks coming out of them that are so ubiquitous in Delhi and Norfolk) to a design that cured the tobacco in such a way as to reduce the risk of fires from people smoking in bed.

Sorry, but that argument doesn’t wash.

While some farmers have diversified and are also growing other crops such as ginseng, it’s not their fault (or of those farmers who haven’t) that people in Canada and the United States continue to quit smoking.

Nor is it their fault that the Ontario Flue Cured Marketing Board continues to refuse to allow Six Nations to purchase tobacco for the brands made on reserve and sold worldwide as well as to non-natives who visit the reserve. That one move alone would give farmers a terribly needed shot in the arm. Instead, the reserve sends its money for tobacco purchases out of the country for other people’s benefit. McGuinty may be partly to blame on this one, but Finley should have been advocating for the farmers on this one too.

It’s more of the same from Finley who was totally uncompassionate on the issue of land reclamation in Caledonia either to those on the reserve or those off of it. The Douglas Creek issue should have been settled two years ago and not let to stretch this long. She botched the child care file (or lack of it), she’s screwing up immigration (some of my friends have horror stories to tell, let alone the proposed reforms she’s trying to push through) and now she’s shafting her constituents, again. Telling the farmers off by saying if they sue talks are off is not the way to be negotiating.

Makes me glad she’s not MY MP. My sense was she was already in trouble, but this may be the last and welcome straw.

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]]> By: Matt Arnold http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/04/29/keep-it-up-diane-youre-doing-the-work-for-us/#comment-14758 Matt Arnold Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:59:34 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=1247#comment-14758 I heard Hoskins speak at the OYL AGM, and that man deserves to be in parliament. Great speaker, enthusiastic, and has lived through terrible things in his life. A great inspiration for people.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14758','Matt Arnold'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14758','Matt Arnold','I heard Hoskins speak at the OYL AGM, and that man deserves to be in parliament. Great speaker, enthusiastic, and has lived through terrible things in his life. A great inspiration for people.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I heard Hoskins speak at the OYL AGM, and that man deserves to be in parliament. Great speaker, enthusiastic, and has lived through terrible things in his life. A great inspiration for people.
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