Why the environment is the new health care

Globe & Mail

January 23, 2007

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Note: CIGI 's "Canada Among Nations (CANs) Publication 2006 cited in this column.

Many observers don't seem to fully understand the Conservative government's environmental strategy.

That strategy is simple: to turn the environment into health care.

What does that mean? Well, consider a few facts.

Fact No. 1: In elections, more than two-thirds of Canadians vote for either the Conservatives or the Liberals. The Bloc …

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