(Yikes polar bears kill seals....who knew?)
It is just so right on so many levels. At first I thought it was an April Fools joke. I'm still not sure that they are going to do this, but if they do, it will be awesome.
G7 ministers to meet in Arctic, kick sand in face of G20 wimps
That should have been "snow" not "sand", then it would have been the perfect headline.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Top finance officials from the G7 countries will meet in the remote Arctic town of Iqaluit on Feb 5-6 but may not issue a communique, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the world's most industrialized countries will gather to coordinate global economic policy in Canada's northernmost territorial capital, an isolated town of 7,000 people.
"The February meeting will return to the G7's roots with a more frank and focused dialogue," Flaherty said in a statement. "In an ever-changing global economy, the G7 will continue to evolve, with a focus not on paper but on people -- not on communiques and accords, but on constructive dialogue on actions to strengthen the global economy." (Reporting by Louise Egan)
"In the ever changing global economy", "return to the G7 roots", "focused dialogue"? As a Canadian, you have to laugh, because these G7 finance Ministers have no idea what they are getting into.
Let's take this one point at a time.
Ever changing global economy...code for climate change/global warming.
So, let's get some of those guys up to the Arctic in the dead of winter to watch the ice melting, after they fly for 4 hours from Montreal over nothing but snow and ice. Then they land in -40C+ weather, and are glad for the heated buildings. Bet they will be glad they don't have to rely on wind turbines and solar up there, seeing as the sun goes down around 3:30, and if the wind fails to generate power, you freeze to death.
Return to the G7 roots....code for get some work done.
When you can't go out on the beach and watch the pretty girls, you will have to actually get to the meetings and do some work. The odd dog sled run or snowmobile ride is not going to cut into the meetings.
Focused dialogue...code for cut the BS.
It's hard to talk about sending BILLIONS to undeveloped countries for help with global warming when you are just hoping and praying that the heat won't cut out. Maybe they should invite Al Gore to the meetings, let him explain how the Arctic is melting, and the Northwest Passage will be open next year. Maybe he could even go out on an ice flow and ask the polar bears how they are doing, but they might be too busy killing seals to answer.
Speaking of seals, how are the Europeans going to feel about eating them? Maybe that should be all that is on the menu, seal soup, seal meatloaf, seal jerky, seal cake (okay that's going a little to far)...what can they do? Leave in a blizzard in protest?
Oh, and how about those protesters that dog any G7 meeting? I would love to see a greenie out in minus 40 weather dressed as a polar bear. It might be a tad difficult for the protesters to disrupt this meeting. If they try, let them go count polar bears out on the ice, see if they really are endangered.
Do those finance Ministers have any idea what they are in for? They can see Greenland from there! HA! Do they have any idea how far north they are going to be in the dead of winter? They will get to see the biggest and best light show on earth, the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. They are so amazing the Ministers might actually forget about how cold it is in awe of the dancing lights. I watch them for hours, they are hypnotic.
It appears that rooms are being booked quickly so, if you want to vacation for a few days, 250 kilometers from the Arctic circle in February, for some reason, you better book now.
Why did the government choose Iqaluit for the destination for the G7 finance Ministers? Is it to show them that the Arctic is not melting and the Northwest Passage is not going to be open anytime soon? Or do they want to make it perfectly clear that the Arctic (and Santa) are ours? Whatever the motives, it's going to be fun to watch!
Further reading.
4 comments:
Agluklak announced it in Question Period yesterday, in both English and her own language, so I guess it's for real. It sure will be interesting.
Has algore/suzuki ever been there, before making their outrageous predictions.
Bet no protesters show up for this.
Are your local radio stations running ads like the one running here in Montreal for the past week or so?
The ad is by the friendsofscience.org, done in a mocking tone, like "big snowstorm? global warming! a lot of rain? global warming!" (I'm paraphrasing, not quoting exactly).
The point of the ad is that there is much scientific evidence to counter the alarmist environMENTALists who think the world is going to end unless a new agreement is signed in Copenhagen. It's refreshing to hear the other side.
I had seen a documentary some time ago about how the bears hunt seals. One of the methods is when they lie in wait near the openings in thin see-through ice and when they see a movement in the icy waters below, they break through the thin layer and grab the seal.
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