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Subject: Two Suzukis
Turns out David Suzuki and Al Gore have a lot more in common than just a fictitious social conscience. Takes a lot of nerve to pull this stuff off but then again the left wingers are all pretty gullible.
*There are two David Suzuki ’ s. *
*Most of us know one of the Suzukis. Let's call him Saint Suzuki.
That's the Suzuki whose TV show on the CBC constantly lectures us
about our lifestyle. He says we need to consume less, buy less and
use less fossil fuels. *
* *
*But then there's another Suzuki. Let's call him Secret Suzuki,
because he's far less well-known. *
* *
*Secret Suzuki is the one who lives on Vancouver's elite Point Grey
Road, on a double lot, overlooking English Bay, right above the
exclusive Kitsilano Yacht Club. The City of Vancouver assesses the
land value alone at over $8 million. And that's just one of Secret
Suzuki's properties. *
* *
*He has another million-dollar home in Vancouver. And then there's
another home on Quadra Island. That's three homes right there, if
you count the double lot on Point Grey Road as just one property. *
* *
*But then there's his large property holdings on Nelson Island.
What's so fascinating about that one is that he co-owns the property
with an oil company, Kootenay Oil Distributors Ltd. They don't plan
to drill for oil together. It's a beautiful tourist spot - maybe
perfect for a nice big condo development. *
* *
*Of course, there's nothing wrong with co-owning any property along
with an oil company. But isn't Saint Suzuki against fossil fuel
companies - especially oil companies? *
* *
*Saint Suzuki tells us that the world is desperately overcrowded,
that we're overpopulated, and that we're going to run out of things. *
* *
*But in his own life, Secret Suzuki has five children. *
* *
*There's nothing wrong with having five children. It's a blessing.
But then why does he think other people should have fewer kids? *
* *
*Saint Suzuki rails against corporations and profits. He even gave a
well-received anti-capitalist speech at the Occupy Vancouver protest. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki himself has several corporations. One of them,
the David Suzuki Foundation, took in a whopping $9 million last year
and has $12 million in assets. More than 10 million of that is
invested in stocks and bonds. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki despises lobbyists, and says they have a
disproportionate control of political power in Ottawa. But Secret
Suzuki himself has nine paid lobbyists registered in Ottawa's
lobbyist registry. Not one. Nine. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki despises politicians, and says they can't be trusted.
Secret Suzuki starred in a Liberal party TV ad along with former
Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki says corporations have to be less obsessed by profits,
and do more for the public good. They need to especially think of
the interests of the next generation, our children. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki has made a tidy profit off young people. His
standard speaking fee at universities in Canada is $30,000 plus
expenses. He billed Quebec's John Abbott College a cool $41,000 to
visit them. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki speaks in the language of tolerance and equality and
liberalism - utterly politically correct. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki engages in conduct that should cause feminists to
raise an eyebrow. When he visited John Abbott College, his assistant
called with special requests to go along with his speaking fee. Here
is an internal e-mail from the college's Mary Milburn: "We have
learned, via Dr. Suzuki's assistant, that although the Dr. does not
like to have bodyguards per se, he does not mind having a couple of
ladies (females) that would act as body guards." The college's Jim
Anderson got involved in selecting the coeds, too: "Please be
certain that the women are nicely dressed, we don't want them in
evening gowns, but definitely NOT Police Tech uniforms." All of this
bizarre selection of girls, dressed just so, was the result of
Secret Suzuki's special request. If he were a conservative, he'd be
called a dirty old man. But he's a saint. So the college went along
with it. *
* *
*David Suzuki is not a criminal. But he is not a saint. He's a real
man - a capitalist millionaire, a politician, a man with a staff of
lobbyists, a prolific father, a wealthy landlord. If only he'd stop
scolding the rest of us for aspiring to do the same. *
* *
*This column was written for Sun News October 13 2013 .
Turns out David Suzuki and Al Gore have a lot more in common than just a fictitious social conscience. Takes a lot of nerve to pull this stuff off but then again the left wingers are all pretty gullible.
*There are two David Suzuki ’ s. *
*Most of us know one of the Suzukis. Let's call him Saint Suzuki.
That's the Suzuki whose TV show on the CBC constantly lectures us
about our lifestyle. He says we need to consume less, buy less and
use less fossil fuels. *
* *
*But then there's another Suzuki. Let's call him Secret Suzuki,
because he's far less well-known. *
* *
*Secret Suzuki is the one who lives on Vancouver's elite Point Grey
Road, on a double lot, overlooking English Bay, right above the
exclusive Kitsilano Yacht Club. The City of Vancouver assesses the
land value alone at over $8 million. And that's just one of Secret
Suzuki's properties. *
* *
*He has another million-dollar home in Vancouver. And then there's
another home on Quadra Island. That's three homes right there, if
you count the double lot on Point Grey Road as just one property. *
* *
*But then there's his large property holdings on Nelson Island.
What's so fascinating about that one is that he co-owns the property
with an oil company, Kootenay Oil Distributors Ltd. They don't plan
to drill for oil together. It's a beautiful tourist spot - maybe
perfect for a nice big condo development. *
* *
*Of course, there's nothing wrong with co-owning any property along
with an oil company. But isn't Saint Suzuki against fossil fuel
companies - especially oil companies? *
* *
*Saint Suzuki tells us that the world is desperately overcrowded,
that we're overpopulated, and that we're going to run out of things. *
* *
*But in his own life, Secret Suzuki has five children. *
* *
*There's nothing wrong with having five children. It's a blessing.
But then why does he think other people should have fewer kids? *
* *
*Saint Suzuki rails against corporations and profits. He even gave a
well-received anti-capitalist speech at the Occupy Vancouver protest. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki himself has several corporations. One of them,
the David Suzuki Foundation, took in a whopping $9 million last year
and has $12 million in assets. More than 10 million of that is
invested in stocks and bonds. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki despises lobbyists, and says they have a
disproportionate control of political power in Ottawa. But Secret
Suzuki himself has nine paid lobbyists registered in Ottawa's
lobbyist registry. Not one. Nine. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki despises politicians, and says they can't be trusted.
Secret Suzuki starred in a Liberal party TV ad along with former
Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki says corporations have to be less obsessed by profits,
and do more for the public good. They need to especially think of
the interests of the next generation, our children. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki has made a tidy profit off young people. His
standard speaking fee at universities in Canada is $30,000 plus
expenses. He billed Quebec's John Abbott College a cool $41,000 to
visit them. *
* *
*Saint Suzuki speaks in the language of tolerance and equality and
liberalism - utterly politically correct. *
* *
*But Secret Suzuki engages in conduct that should cause feminists to
raise an eyebrow. When he visited John Abbott College, his assistant
called with special requests to go along with his speaking fee. Here
is an internal e-mail from the college's Mary Milburn: "We have
learned, via Dr. Suzuki's assistant, that although the Dr. does not
like to have bodyguards per se, he does not mind having a couple of
ladies (females) that would act as body guards." The college's Jim
Anderson got involved in selecting the coeds, too: "Please be
certain that the women are nicely dressed, we don't want them in
evening gowns, but definitely NOT Police Tech uniforms." All of this
bizarre selection of girls, dressed just so, was the result of
Secret Suzuki's special request. If he were a conservative, he'd be
called a dirty old man. But he's a saint. So the college went along
with it. *
* *
*David Suzuki is not a criminal. But he is not a saint. He's a real
man - a capitalist millionaire, a politician, a man with a staff of
lobbyists, a prolific father, a wealthy landlord. If only he'd stop
scolding the rest of us for aspiring to do the same. *
* *
*This column was written for Sun News October 13 2013 .
