Brickbat: Stifling Intellectual Competition

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Following a 14-month investigation, Canada's Competition Bureau has closed a probe of three groups accused by environmentalists of making misleading claims about global warming. But the bureau says it may reopen the investigation if it receives new information.

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[Telcontar the (Obama) Birther]

"It's like shouting 'no fire' in a climatic theater!"

[Bra Ket]

What the fuck is a "competition bureau" for?

[Telcontar the (Obama) Birther]

Same thing a Fire Department's for: "Quick, put it out!"

[Episteme]

Is there only a single Competition Bureau, or multiple competing ones?

[geo1113]

To squash competition.

[Rhywun]

It reports to MiniTru, I think.

[loveconstitution1789]

Spending $50 Million Canadian each year.

[Longtobefree]

And it only took 14 months to figure out that the eco-freaks are full of it?
Must be some kind of record for a screaming liberal government. I figure they were actually trying desperately to find any actual valid, reliable, comfirmable, hard science (no 'models' allowed), proof that climate change/global warming/whatever actually exists.
According to the article, the group 'Ecojustice' (WTF) claims that it is a FALSE statement to say CO2 is NOT a pollutant.
But, oh by the way, CO2 is not a pollutant, it is a vital part of the environment, required for plant life. As a minor detail, plant life is necessary for the human food chain.

[Shirley Knott]

It's the 'toxin' nonsense all over again. There are no toxins, poison is determined by dose.
There are no pollutants as such.

[chemjeff]

hard science (no 'models' allowed)

You think 'hard science' doesn't use models?

[damikesc]

Hard science has more than ONLY models that have never been correct on anything ever.

Has a single climate science model been accurate yet?

[Mickey Rat]

Any substance in sufficient quantities is a poison, so at least they have that.

[chemjeff]

Yeah that is what I was thinking too. Anything could be considered a "pollutant" depending on the amount present. An atmosphere of pure nitrogen would kill you, and the trees too. Would nitrogen now be considered a "pollutant"? So claiming that CO2 is a pollutant, and claiming that CO2 is not a pollutant, are both true statements, depending on the amount of CO2 that is being discussed.

[Drave Robber]

LD50 of sodium chloride is something like 3000 mg/kg in rats. If primates had the same metabolism a 70 kg human would need 210 grams.

[loveconstitution1789]

H20 is required for life on Earth and can kill humans in sufficient quantities.

[chemjeff]

Is this "Competition Bureau" a law enforcement agency? What power do they have to investigate anyone for anything? I have never heard of such an absurd thing in real life. It sounds like some fictional part of a dystopian Ayn Rand novel. Does the "Competition Bureau" reside in the Ministry of Free Markets?

[damikesc]

Canada also has agencies to stifle free speech if it is offensive to some.

For the problems this country has, others have infinitely more problems.

I still remember, I believe, Levant's hearing before one of the Human Rights councils about "offensive speech". When asked why he did it, he basically said "Because I wanted to"

[C. S. P. Schofield]

The question, of course, is would this same government agency spend the same time and effort investigation allegations that Climate Change shills were making misleading claims?

*crickets chirping*

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