{"id":302330,"date":"2024-02-17T12:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=302330"},"modified":"2024-02-17T12:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:45:07","slug":"ndp-anti-fossil-fuel-advertising-draft-legislation-worthy-of-both-the-1956-soviet-rsfsr-criminal-code-or-the-other-end-of-the-political-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=302330","title":{"rendered":"NDP \u2018anti-fossil fuel advertising\u2019 draft legislation \u2013 worthy of both the 1956 Soviet RSFSR Criminal Code or the other end of the political spectrum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From The BOE Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By \u00a0Terry Etam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comedian Yakov Smirnov reminisced<\/a> in 2014: \u201cAs a comedian in the Soviet Union, I was censored by the \u201cDepartment of Jokes.\u201d Well, actually it was called the Humor Department of the Censorship Apparatus of Soviet Ministry of Culture. I think they were hoping that by the time you finished saying their name, you\u2019d be too exhausted to tell more jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CIA, bless their hearts, translated the 1956\u00a0Soviet RSFSR Criminal Code<\/a>, which you may know as Ugolovnyy Kodeks RSFSR if you run in such circles. It is a fascinating read, full of concepts like social danger, counterrevolutionary crimes, odd qualifiers (\u201cThis section shall not apply to persons who commit crimes in a state of intoxication.\u201d), etc. Crimes against the Soviet system had their own preeminent status, as somewhat comedically noted (comedically because I did not have to live under it\u2026):<\/p>\n\n\n

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You might wonder what kind of weirdo would go rummaging through such a document. I can\u2019t answer that question specifically, weirdness has many stripes, but I can say that I know I did, and you may measure that as you will. The machinations of the old Soviet system have long been fascinating. It was somewhat startling then to read some recent proposed Canadian legislation and have a tiny voice sear through my brain saying \u201cYou\u2019ve seen this before somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yakov Smirnov again: \u201cSo, a communist party official goes to a factory and says to one of the workers, \u2018If you had a glass of vodka could you work today?\u2019 The worker said, \u2018I guess I could.\u2019 \u2018If you had two glasses of vodka, could you work?\u2019 He said, \u2018I guess I could.\u2019 \u2018If you had three glasses of vodka, could you work?\u2019 He said, \u2018I\u2019m here, aren\u2019t I?\u2019 That joke did not pass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation I am referring to is, of course, NDP MP Charlie Angus\u2019 Bill C-372<\/a>: An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising. You can\u2019t help but burst out laughing if you read that Act\u2019s name, and compare it to its contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draft bill specifies penalties for producers (\u201con conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years<\/em><\/strong>, or to both\u201d) and individuals of any stripe (\u201cEvery person, other than a producer, who contravenes section 6 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The true scope of the legislation is driven home even more forcefully elsewhere in the bill, and no, it does not stop at advertising. This is Bill C-372\u2019s definition of \u2018promotion\u2019 [emphasis added]: promotion<\/em><\/strong>\u2002means a representation about a product or service by any means<\/em><\/strong>, whether directly or indirectly, including any communication of information about the product or service and its price and distribution, that is likely to influence and shape attitudes, beliefs and behaviours about the product or service.\u200d\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be silly, says the NDP, we\u2019re not censoring anyone; the legislation is only aimed at false advertising. Sheesh, comrades, read the title. Mr. Angus himself, on Twitter<\/a>: \u201cNot to panic. #BillC372 doesn\u2019t jail people for liking fossil fuels. It\u2019s simply focused on false advertising\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Really? From Bill C-372 itself: \u201c8\u2002<\/strong>It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel or the production of a fossil fuel\u2026(b) in a manner that states or suggests that a fossil fuel or the practices of a producer or of the fossil fuel industry would lead to positive outcomes in relation to the environment, the health of Canadians, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples or the Canadian or global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a breather for one more memory from Mr. Smirnov: \u201cIt could take years to get a car in Soviet Russia at that time. So the guy goes to the car dealer and says, \u2018I\u2019d like to buy a car.\u2019 The sales manager said, \u2018Okay, put your name on the list, and come back in 20 years to pick up your car.\u2019 The guy said, \u2018Do I come back in the morning or in the afternoon?\u2019 The manager said, \u2018What\u2019s the difference? It\u2019s 20 years from now.\u2019 The guy said, \u2018The plumber is scheduled to come that morning.\u2019 That joke did not pass either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OK, back to business. It will be necessary to address the catcalls that will be emanating forth from the bill\u2019s defenders, guffawing in their lattes that someone would compare Soviet laws with Canada\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember a few paragraphs before, this nugget from Angus\u2019 Act: \u201cThe draft bill specifies penalties for producers (\u201con conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years<\/em><\/strong>, or to both.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, would you look at that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beyond the sentencing parallels, the overarching and all-encompassing murkiness is startling. A \u2018representation about a product that is likely to influence or shape attitudes\u2019 is so astonishingly broad that it catches almost any dialogue about fossil fuels at all. One could argue that influencing people negatively<\/em> about fossil fuels would create a criminal, according to this legislation. That\u2019s how broad and insidious it is; the bill seeks the power to control the narrative, however the authors would like to define it. The draft legislation is astonishingly even more broad based than the Soviet law 59-7, which only creates a criminal if the person did something \u2018designed to arouse national enmity or discord\u2019. According to the NDP, you would be guilty for simply \u2018influencing or shaping attitudes\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost everyone that speaks about energy would be a criminal under this legislation. Even Justin Trudeau, believe it or not. From the Liberal Party website<\/a>: \u201cWe also believe that TMX could solve a core economic challenge we currently face.\u201d That statement clearly violates \u2018promoting the production of a fossil fuel\u2026in a manner that states or suggests that a fossil fuel or the practices of a producer or of the fossil fuel industry would lead to positive outcomes in relation to the environment, the health of Canadians, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples or the Canadian or global economy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can one conclude, when draft censorship legislation catches almost everyone that comments on energy? Which by definition is true, because if one speaks of fossil fuels long enough, with a clear brain, it will be necessary to admit fossil fuels are at least in some way beneficial for society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draft legislation is clearly laughable, but consider the very useful side effect. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes is something wonderful about all this legislative brain-gunk, and how it actually can help clarify and clear the air. Bear with me for a second before getting to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the days after Angus\u2019 press conference announcing the draft legislation, his supporters took to the airwaves in support. This tweet<\/a> was from a writer at the far-end-of-spectrum National Observer: \u201cYou\u2019ve hit a nerve @CharlieAngusNDP. One can measure the merit & strength of a climate policy by the reaction of the oil and gas companies and their political\/media defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about the quality of thought that would \u201cmeasure the merit & strength\u201d of a censorship policy based on how upset the people being censored become. A naked and value-less attempt at provocation. An abdication of reason, an abdication of constructiveness, a purposeful attempt to do nothing more than get under someone\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same vicious vacuousness forms the core of Angus\u2019 attempt to do whatever it is he\u2019s trying to do. In his new conference, he compared fossil fuels to tobacco, repeatedly, which is a handy shortcut indeed, because that comparison is the seal of authenticity \u2013 guaranteed ignorance, present. Comparing tobacco to fuel is a complete forfeiture of common sense: Tell us how you heat your home with tobacco. Tell us how a farmer fills his tractor with tobacco to grow your food. Tell us how virtually every consumer product and medical staple is made from tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you think about it, this draft legislation and supportive reactions remind one of Alex Jones. Yes, that Alex Jones, the Infowars shotgun-mouth guy that claimed the Sandyhook elementary school massacre never happened. The type of guy that will stare the camera in the eye and declare Joe Biden or Hilary Clinton to be pedophiles. He\u2019s a bombastic schnook that thunders away relentlessly, drifting further and further from sane dialogue like a boat that\u2019s lost its tether. (I watched Alex Jones enter a \u2018debate\u2019 about the events of January 6. A person from each side presented arguments that were researched and reasoned. Jones floated in the middle, hovering and shouting, unable to rise to the level of the surrounding discourse in any vislble way. It was painful.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might ask what those could possibly have in common \u2013 hard left and hard right. Here\u2019s the beauty of free speech: When every voice is allowed to be heard, the common person with any reasoning capability whatsoever can spot the lunatic. It doesn\u2019t matter what your middle of the road political leanings are, there is a wide swath of people that just know instinctively to distance themselves.29dk2902lhttps:\/\/boereport.com\/29dk2902l.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s so awesome: When free speech is allowed, the lunatics plaster the fact that they\u2019re lunatics right across their foreheads. They self-identify as such. We know who to exclude from civilized and\/or constructive conversations. To a rational person, it becomes impossible to \u2018take sides\u2019 with these people, even if you agree with the underlying thesis they vaguely try to stand on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outstanding Tara Henley, an ex-CBC journalist now independent, had these excellent thoughts<\/a> on her Substack the other day, in reference to what she calls identitarian moralism: \u201cThe problem with this ideology, I think, is that it has taken the very good instincts of very many well-meaning Canadians \u2014 This thinking has dominated the media. It\u2019s a very difficult thing to unpack, because it is presented as a moral imperative. \u2018If you are a decent person, this is how you should think about the world.\u2019\u2026 Many of the arguments that I had in the newsroom, for example, were about pointing out that this is a political ideology and we are politicizing content\u2026 It\u2019s very divisive. Many of its ideas go against the liberal, pluralistic ethos that many of us have been raised with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The liberal, pluralistic ethos Henley refers to is arguably one that we most want to see. Acceptance of various viewpoints, with the most important overriding criteria that they be grounded in reality. Universalities have to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no good path forward if thinking like this legislation is part of the discourse. It doesn\u2019t fit with anything a society should be working towards, even if working towards a better environment. We have a lot of work to do. No productive person should be wasting a second even contemplating hate-filled fringe output, but because it is not fringe \u2013 taxpayers in one way or another funded this censorship legislation, right into the house of parliament \u2013 we can\u2019t entirely ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada has a million things to fix, like the cost of living, like housing, or Indigenous drinking water, or our lamentable military capabilities. As part of the global energy community we are part of many fantastic new energy developments that we can build, and build especially well, if we leverage the full might of our hydrocarbon sector, and not work to erase it. There is no room in the discourse for the spectrum-end wingnuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having said that, the last thing we want to do, or should do, is silence them, censorship is for doomed dictatorships. But we don\u2019t have to fixate on them \u2013 the best thing is to just step around them and get to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy conversations should be positive, grounded in reality, and\u2026funny! Life depends on it, both the energy and the humour. Find out more in  \u201cThe End of Fossil Fuel Insanity\u201d at <\/em>Amazon.ca<\/a>, <\/em>Indigo.ca<\/a>, or <\/em>Amazon.com.<\/a> Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Read more insightful analysis from Terry Etam here,<\/a> or email Terry here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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