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Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence‑based solutions are under political fire (www.dal.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is a great article from Dalhousie University.

Justin Trudeau tried to reduce the use of single use plastics. He faced enormous political backlash. Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, campaigned on defending plastics:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-scrap-plastics-ban-1.7514037

Poilievre claimed that the federal Plastics ban was inflicting financial pain on Canadian families

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bri5-IqHqw

Evidence‑based solutions are indeed under political fire.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

These assholes’ calculus somehow adds up to: financial pain > lasting physical harm and death.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Minor financial pain now loses more votes in the next election than physical harm and death sometime after that election, I believe is the actual calculus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

$$$ > everything

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I can spend it when I’m dead! I CAN spend it when I’m dead. I CAN SPEND IT WHEN I’M DEAD!!!