society as a whole, of which (they are) part, suffers."
It would be easy to "just say no" to any new development but this
benefits no one. The world would lose transformational projects such
as the Canol shale-oil discovery in the Northwest Territories and the
nascent rare-earth industry, which has the potential to create entire
new industries and be the catalyst for technological innovation in
Canada and with its trade partners. We need to balance what is good for resource companies with the rights of people and the environment. The job of balancing these rights falls to the government; they are the only ones who can implement and mediate administrative law.
By recognizing resources as "a commons" that requires management,
Hardin believed that we "(could) preserve and nurture other and more
precious freedoms." This means recognizing the country and its
resources as a source of wealth shared by its citizens, developed
sustainably, and protected for its citizens by the government.
When the world hears comments such as we "won't take no for an answer"
from the Canadian government in relation to the Keystone pipeline, and
"foreign money" is behind attempts to stop the oil-sands, or stating
that Kyoto is a "job-killing, economy-destroying accord," we must take
It would be easy to "just say no" to any new development but this
benefits no one. The world would lose transformational projects such
as the Canol shale-oil discovery in the Northwest Territories and the
new industries and be the catalyst for technological innovation in
Canada and with its trade partners. We need to balance what is good for resource companies with the rights of people and the environment. The job of balancing these rights falls to the government; they are the only ones who can implement and mediate administrative law.
By recognizing resources as "a commons" that requires management,
Hardin believed that we "(could) preserve and nurture other and more
precious freedoms." This means recognizing the country and its
resources as a source of wealth shared by its citizens, developed
sustainably, and protected for its citizens by the government.
When the world hears comments such as we "won't take no for an answer"
from the Canadian government in relation to the Keystone pipeline, and
"foreign money" is behind attempts to stop the oil-sands, or stating
that Kyoto is a "job-killing, economy-destroying accord," we must take
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