CalvinTaplay

Calvin is a communications consultant and father who lives along the West Coast of Canada. He is interested in community planning, the arts, and sustainability.

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@Lidsville I can't afford an electric vehicle so I have to say electric bike.

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@KeepCanWorking @Skooinguud What happened to the 4 million barrel per day pipeline system we currently have? Do we really need to produce more #fossilfuels to transition to #renewable energy? This is like starting more tobacco farms to reduce smoking.

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@RachelNotley @KeepCanWorking Your first paragraph is consistent and shows leadership on #climatechange. Your second paragraph advocates for greater #fossilfuel production & distribution. Do you not see the contradiction?

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@kris_sims @Climate_Pete @garymasonglobe People are suffering increasing levels of obesity and heart conditions from urban sprawl and traffic congestion. Additionally we see more polluted oceans and plastics that take hundreds of years to break down. Not so healthy and not great for the environment.

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@cathmckenna Reminder that $13.5 billion of our Canadian taxpayer money will be spent to build #fossilfuel infrastructure to the West Coast. How does this support #climateaction?

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@cathmckenna Time for #Trudeau #Liberals to stop blaming #Conservatives for their own inaction on environment. When the government actually starts to transition off #fossilfuels rather than increase multi-decade infrastructure to support it then Canadians will believe your sincerity.

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@SalishSeaFuture Thanks for taking the time to participate in this process as it is central to address outstanding issues regarding oil spill preparedness.

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@VaughnPalmer Old system is imposed by 39-40% of the electorate and results in majority governments representing a minority of the electorate. #bcpoli

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@Lidsville The BC Liberals will support LNG so the government does not fall on this issue. The only problem is when a budget is presented. #bcpoli

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@RobtRowell Thanks Bob, I hope that your music is going well. Hopefully one day we can play trombone together!

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@TransMtn As a crown corporation dependant on tax payers dollars your organization should be representing both those in support as well as opposed to this project. #pipelines

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@Lidsville And politicians respond to election cycles so results need to be calculated within those cycles for buy-in from politicians and political parties. That is one of the reasons why electoral reform is so central. #cdnpoli

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@RachelNotley Since the Premier is presenting after the keynote speaker, @Tzeporah Berman it gives an advantage to the Premier. It would be better to have a debate between the two on the merits/impacts of #TransMountain.

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@andrew_leach @JustinTrudeau Completely agree.

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@BlairKing_ca @AdamPOlsen Provide evidence from a neutral third party source to back up assertion that pipeline will reduce tanker traffic on the United States side of the Salish Sea equivalent to the increase in tanker traffic from the Canadian side. #pipelines

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@BlairKing_ca @AdamPOlsen How do substantial increases in tanker traffic reduce environmental risks to the Salish Sea? #pipelines

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

This is completely wrong. In PR, unlike FPTP, to hold power you have to get a majority of the seats, and to get a majority of the seats you have to get a majority of the vote. PR doesn’t mean the end of majority governments — it’s the beginning. /1

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@ShannonStubbsMP @SohiAmarjeet That contradicts the Minister's talking points and narrative unfortunately. #FactsMatter #pipeline

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@SohiAmarjeet The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion did not even exist for most of this 10 year period that you are claiming that the Harper government was pushing it. The current government supported the process that Harper started under the NEB review of TMX. #pipelines #factsmatter