"We are knee deep in the big muddy and the damn fools say press on"

You would think that while the oil flows into the Gulf of Mexico, Canadian politicians and the phony bureaucracies they setup to rubber stamp approvals for offshore drilling would at least pause and think about the implications of new drilling projects--for public appearances at least.

You would of course be wrong.  Chevron started drilling this week in waters a 1000 meters deeper than the Deepwater Horizon disaster.  In fact, it is to be the deepest well ever drilled in Canada. No re-examination of procedures or technology.  No public hearings.

No nothin' but bold assurances by Danny Williams and Stephen Harper.

I can't tell you how many times I have been told to be reasonable by politicians, industry people and bureaucrats over the years.

What's unreasonable about a moratorium on off shore oil drilling until the causes of a disaster are fully understood and any lessons learned are applied?

Link to related press release and news stories:

Sierra Club Canada Calls for a Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling >>>