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Monday, June 3, 2013

Trevor Greene: Prime Minister Harper ignores link between climate change and conflict (in The Toronto Star)

"At this point in history, our prime minister is not only ignoring the security risks posed by climate change, but he is actively making them worse by promoting the spewing of ever more carbon in our atmosphere.

"A strong leader today is a climate hawk, one who embraces the challenge of dramatically reducing fossil fuel use and aggressively shifting to renewable energy sources.

"A climate dove may be popular in the backrooms of Calgary, but he does our children no favours."

Full article: Prime Minister Harper ignores link between climate change and conflict.

Captain Trevor Greene (retired) is a real, bona fide, Canadian hero - and war hawk Harper would do well to listen to this sound advice about security from someone who nearly lost his life in Afghanistan while doing what he believed in.