While on the subject of what they say versus what they mean, we have all heard the dire warnings that energy conservation is all about saving something for our children and grandchildren. That’s the message we want to hear, that’s the one that makes sense, and that’s the one the Corporate PR spin doctors are ensuring will be ingrained in our collective psyche. Fortunately, for us every now and then we elect political representatives who are not as astute or eloquent in their dispensation of the company line as in the following quote from a leading federal official:
“A senior federal official said the government hopes Canada will be able to increase supply [for export to U.S.] because higher gasoline prices will encourage Canadians to conserve.”
— Ottawa Citizen ‘Martin offers more oil, but there is none’ Sept. 3, 2005