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"Lots of talk about the environment, understandably, but not a lot of talk about the economy right now"
Wall is the lone dissenting voice among the Canadian delegation. He's also the most powerful voice for the Canadian oil industry. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has representatives in Paris, but it is not a part of the delegation or at the main conference centre.
Wall is hesitant to bring in a carbon tax in his province, worrying about the economic impact it might have. There is a suggestion that introducing new carbon policies in Canada could help the oil industry gain public and political support to build new pipelines, but Wall says there is no guarantee.
"It would be frustrating if you're in the energy industry and think we get it, we have to pay a carbon tax, we need to do more by the environment," said Wall. "Now we can't even move our product, because we can't seem to build national support for a pipeline. So, I think that's a concern."
Brad Wall is dissenting voice in Canada's COP21 delegation
Let’s not forget his comments on refugees.
Mr Wall likes to talk about jobs. Well, guess what Brad, it’s the job of our elected officials to show leadership and help guide people through difficult times. You are not being paid to stand around saying stupid shit. Lead or get out of the way.
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"The CCFC claims Google is engaged in "harmful, unethical, and irresponsible practices" that target the youngest children."
The YouTube Kids App is supposed to be a safe zone for children under age 12, but the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) found both product placement in videos and inappropriate ads.
"Far from being a safe place for kids to explore, YouTube Kids is awash with food and beverage marketing that you won't find on other media platforms for young children," said CCFC's Josh Golin in a news release.
YouTube Kids app under fire for marketing junk food to children
"Films are very good at stirring up emotion but you have to be careful about which emotion you’re stirring up."
Inevitably, there is a coarsening of the message there because of trying to adapt to all these different sensibilities and different ways of thinking on the different continents of the globe. But very often it’s simply lazy filmmaking. It’s hard to make it the other way because of the uncertainty of it all, because it’s risky. I find it much more interesting to make things this way precisely because it does involve the audience in the film. And really the last creative act of any film is viewing by the audience. The audience are really the ones who are creating the film, it doesn’t really exist on the screen, it exists in a kind of penumbra between the audience and the screen, the interaction of those two things. And exactly what you’re saying allows that interaction to take place. Otherwise, the audience is just blasted by the things coming from the screen, and they just have to sit there and take it.
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"I think our trade negotiators have profoundly failed Canadians and our future innovators."
After poring over the treaty's final text, the businessman who helped build Research In Motion into a $20-billion global player said the deal contains "troubling" rules on intellectual property that threaten to make Canada a "permanent underclass" in the economy of selling ideas.
Jim Balsillie fears TPP could cost Canada billions and become worst-ever policy move
"Canada's top TV providers have lost almost seven times more customers so far this year compared with the same period in 2014"
"I am committed to leading an open, honest government that is accountable to Canadians"
Thank you for having faith in me. Thank you for putting your trust in our team.
We will not let you down.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s open letter to Canadians
Actions speak louder than words, Mr Trudeau.
"Twenty-first-century tastemakers like to think of themselves as beyond highbrow vs. lowbrow—that monocle popped long ago—but our eye for subtlety persists. A decade ago, when TV recapping was still finding its footing, it was in vogue to look for anvils."
Others argue that doing interpretive work, having to search for meaning, is good not because it’s pleasurable, but because it exercises your brain, like a muscle, making it strong. This is the “no pain, no gain” theory of forcing audiences to dig deeper for hidden meaning. But here’s the thing: It’s still just a theory. Studies have tried again and again to prove it—both for literary fiction and, more recently, for prestige television—but when it comes down to it, there’s no real evidence that more subtle entertainment makes you smarter.
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