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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

BC NDP all hot air on 2030 gas ban plan (Penticton Herald)

Relax, everybody. Nobody is coming to take your gas furnace away. The BC government seeking input from contractors on the idea of banning natural gas as a stand-alone home heating source by 2030 in new homes is nothing more than greenwashing. That’s what it’s called when large companies and political parties set distant targets years in the future to be carbon neutral, emissions free, or some other nice-sounding, environmentally friendly outcome. This now standard marketing practice also goes by another name: virtue signalling . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story

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