Can YOU define "ozone" ?

Me! Me! I know, I know!!!! *hand frantically waving in the air*  - more on ozone later. 

It's no secret that our current government doesn't give a shit about the environment. Some fine examples include: recently slashing over 700 jobs in Environment Canada, trying to sabotage global climate initiatives, cancelling federal environmental assessments for 2 years to help "stimulate the economy", and the overall cause for the aforementioned situations - appointing dip-shits as Environment Ministers. Our current Minister of the Environment is certainly no exception!

* I won't even play around with this photo. It has dip-shit written all over it. Thank you Mr Kent. It's property of the Vancouver Sun, by the by.

I get that ministers aren't always necessarily appointed for their particular ministerial know-how, but this man (like the rest of them) not only has zero experience and interest in the position, he also can't even do a decent job PRETENDING that he knows what's going on. At least Jim Prentice tried! (haha, okay, tried for a Conservative...)

Here comes the ozone question, class!  Two weeks ago in the House of Commons, when asked to define "ozone", Kent refused. WHAT?!? 

(If you can give me a definition of "ozone" in the comments section, you get a prize! For real. So do it! Best answer wins.)

This man is negotiating international treaties about this stuff! He is approving possible legislation on this very topic! ARRRG!

 

And now, the genius that is Peter Kent (you remember him from Global, right class?) is representing us at the Durban Climate Conference. WHERE he has thus far broken an international treaty on behalf of you & I by stating that Canada is pulling out of our current Kyoto commitments, he is therefore sabotaging any hope for a better Kyoto Accord on behalf of Canada, and has further damaged Canada's overall reputation on the world stage. 

UGH! I am so irate over this person right now.

I strongly feel it's time to get rid of the title Minister of the Environment until we have a government that is willing to put qualified, serious candidates in the seat. This is effing ridiculous.

Read the links in this, and please join me in writing to the disHonourable Peter Kent to express our displeasure at his terrible, lackluster representation of our country at international forums:

        Hill Office - Minister of the Environment Peter Kent      (I refuse to address him as "Honourable")

        House of Commons

        Ottawa, Ontario

        K1A 0A6

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."

                                                                     - Ansel Adams

Isn't it, though?

'Til next time... AND DON'T FORGET YOUR CHALLENGE!