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    Gerald Butts  🇨🇦‏Verified account @gmbutts Jan 4

    Gerald Butts  🇨🇦 Retweeted The Nobel Prize

    Canada will have an important debate about how to tackle the pollution that causes climate change in 2019. The @JustinTrudeau plan is based on the best available economics and science. The @AndrewScheer plan does not (yet) exist.https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1049236609420484608 …

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    The Nobel PrizeVerified account @NobelPrize
    Laureate William Nordhaus’ research shows that the most efficient remedy for problems caused by greenhouse gas emissions is a global scheme of carbon taxes uniformly imposed on all countries. The diagram shows CO2 emissions for four climate policies according to his simulations. pic.twitter.com/tmxUE6MiLn
    5:43 am - 4 Jan 2019
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    424 replies . 476 retweets 1,058 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Flemming Rasmussen‏ @fgrazz Jan 4
        Replying to @gmbutts

        @OhSheri1 - exhibit one.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Sheri O  🇨🇦‏ @OhSheri1 Jan 4
        Replying to @fgrazz @gmbutts

        It's so frustrating climate change denier politicians and their ignorance set out public policy. We're getting poor leadership.

        21 replies . 1 retweet 16 likes
      4. Gerald Butts  🇨🇦‏Verified account @gmbutts Jan 4
        Replying to @OhSheri1 @fgrazz

        Their objective is to make you frustrated. Don’t let them.

        20 replies . 2 retweets 25 likes
      5. Flemming Rasmussen‏ @fgrazz Jan 4
        Replying to @gmbutts @OhSheri1

        Thanks, but there are many sides and 🇨🇦 fails if the climate campaign reeks of an 'us & them' mentality...its a 'no-fail' mission; accordingly I am most frustrated with a lack of substance from the MPs that represent us nationwide

        1 reply . 0 retweets 12 likes
      6. Sheri O  🇨🇦‏ @OhSheri1 Jan 4
        Replying to @fgrazz @gmbutts

        We need focused, all-on-board, war-like concentration on climate change now. We're at war now. The enemy is making bigger and bigger gains. We're not even on guard in the watchtower, let alone fighting back.

        18 replies . 1 retweet 11 likes
      7. Mike McNeil‏ @bigmikemcneil 22h22 hours ago
        Replying to @OhSheri1 @fgrazz @gmbutts

        A war on the gas we and all animals exhale? Your willful lack of rational understanding and hysterical over reaction indicates a cult like mindset. Scary

        0 replies . 1 retweet 18 likes
      8. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Jean Marc Poirier‏ @NOILaserman Jan 4
        Replying to @gmbutts @JustinTrudeau @AndrewScheer

        Important to note in your policy you have no program to contain the Chemicals used in your “Green plan” open your eyes your plan puts more chemicals into our environment

        1 reply . 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Shawn Rosenthal‏ @ShawnRosenthal8 Jan 4
        Replying to @NOILaserman @gmbutts and

        Shut up thief @gmbutts! Repay Canada the $200K first then we’ll talk. @Danbalkwill1 @nostradamous195 @SaveRHomes @NotMyCanada1957 @_NobodysAngel @ljbeebe @DougHawk @duanedaniel @ChadatScribe_it @SusanIverach @anna_938 @NewImproved9 @jay_slatterhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/top-trudeau-aides-butts-telford-expensed-over-200000-for-moving-homes/article31995512/ …

        1 reply . 9 retweets 12 likes
      4. Joseph Preston‏ @JosephP45276471 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @ShawnRosenthal8 @NewImproved9 and

        Dirty thief !! @gmbutts

        1 reply . 1 retweet 3 likes
      5. Shawn Rosenthal‏ @ShawnRosenthal8 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @JosephP45276471 @NewImproved9 and

        You are right, Butts is a dirty thief! But so are the rest of the @SoniaLiberal @liberal_party ! @PattyHajdu @gui_canz @karinagould @cathmckenna @KribbyMortus @kristyC00 @BrentDgls @SergeHalytsky @CinderBellaCO2 @Jambro01 @nighttr37778537https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sohi-infrastructure-minister-office-renovations-debate-1.3634811 …

        2 replies . 1 retweet 4 likes
      6. Joseph Preston‏ @JosephP45276471 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @ShawnRosenthal8 @NewImproved9 and

        I agree with you a 100% 👍

        1 reply . 1 retweet 3 likes
      7. Shawn Rosenthal‏ @ShawnRosenthal8 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @JosephP45276471 @NewImproved9 and

        And dirty liberal money laundering business. #teamtrudeauhttps://globalnews.ca/news/4710587/raj-grewal-money-laundering/ …

        1 reply . 2 retweets 4 likes
      8. Night Train‏ @nighttr37778537 22h22 hours ago
        Replying to @ShawnRosenthal8 @JosephP45276471 and

        pic.twitter.com/98Pu1QBsVF

        0 replies . 3 retweets 6 likes
      9. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. self-destructive aries‏ @jaayjaay44 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @gmbutts @JustinTrudeau @AndrewScheer

        because all @AndrewScheer does is point fingers and complain, he has no real solutions. He does not care for the average Canadian, or our enviorment. He cares about tax cuts, and more money for corporations

        3 replies . 2 retweets 5 likes
      3. Brian Meiklem‏ @BrianMeiklem 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @jaayjaay44 @gmbutts and

        He’s not in government, he’s doing his job as opposition, historically policies/plans are unveiled later in actual campaign never this early. I’m happy they are not rushing a half assed plan like Libs/Greens panicking doom/gloom, divide our nation and tank our economy won’t work

        6 replies . 3 retweets 18 likes
      4. self-destructive aries‏ @jaayjaay44 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @BrianMeiklem @gmbutts and

        How is he not a part of the government? I watched the primaries, he's literally the PC candidate. If he had solutions he would speak on them instead of focusing his attention to insulting the practices of Trudeau or any other politician. Come with a plan, not a problem.

        2 replies . 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Brian Meiklem‏ @BrianMeiklem 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @jaayjaay44 @gmbutts and

        There are no solutions that satisfy eco-zealots. It’s lose lose to say anything this early. He’s not official government and thus doesn’t make claims he can fix something he cannot. Instead, keeping $ in our pockets and let free market dictate technology or sector innovation

        2 replies . 1 retweet 4 likes
      6. self-destructive aries‏ @jaayjaay44 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @BrianMeiklem @gmbutts and

        His platform isn't focused on keeping $ in our pockets, maybe yours but definitely not mine. And I'd value his politics if he at least say something, he's sly and untrustworthy because of his inability to say anything remotely meaningful in terms of climate protection

        1 reply . 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Brian Meiklem‏ @BrianMeiklem 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @jaayjaay44 @gmbutts and

        So he’s another politician? What’s the difference? Oh I see, he doesn’t just repeat the same talking points and claim it’s a damn plan. I agree with you though, enough pointing out what’s not working and start critical thinking on solutions and share with Canada.

        1 reply . 2 retweets 3 likes
      8. Brian Meiklem‏ @BrianMeiklem 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @BrianMeiklem @jaayjaay44 and

        I just don’t think anyone in government has any clue what they are doing. So when that happens, we should elect someone else to hopefully start seeing some progress. It isn’t happening under flower boy @JustinTrudeau

        3 replies . 0 retweets 1 like
      9. self-destructive aries‏ @jaayjaay44 23h23 hours ago
        Replying to @BrianMeiklem @gmbutts and

        I agree, it's a slipper slop with politicians and trying to find who's genuinely here for the good of ALL people: but we should always be weary of active complainers. We need more doers, more input from other professionals. It can't be 1 person, it has to be all of us.

        0 replies . 1 retweet 2 likes
      10. End of conversation

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