If I may sir or madam, I would like to use this forum to ask a few simple questions of the grey haired crowd out there, who, as we all know tend to vote Conservative. Where were you on Saturday Oct 24, when people in almost 5000 centers around the world stood up to say stop this insanity? It’s time to get back to 350. Around the world and throughout Canada young people are saying enough is enough. For the record, I personally attended the rally in Collingwood and yes I’m grey.

What is 350 you say? 350 is the most important number in the world--it's what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in parts per million in the atmosphere. Currently we are at 395 p.p.m.

My questions of the grey hairs out there, is what kind of world do you want to leave your grandchildren? And secondly where were you this past Saturday? And finally why are you supporting a government that has made it quite clear that they do not see a solution coming from the next round of global climate talks in Copenhagen this coming December?

What has this government done to deserve your support? What are you putting ahead of this catastrophe that the Conservatives are encouraging. Is it the giant metal box you drive around in? Is it registering your gun? Is it their American style crime agenda, that has worked so well there? If it is, the only real crime they are not going after is poisoning the world and that is a crime against future generations that they deserve to be held accountable for.

And yes accountability, something that the Conservatives say they believe in, includes leaving this planet in better shape than when you accepted the reins of government. Asking for the right to pollute more, to not cutback, so you can keep your seats is not being accountable.

Mr. & Mrs. Grey Hair out there it is time to act. Time to say what is more important than this big blue planet? Your remaining time here is not great, but with life expectancies increasing, your progeny will have long lives. Do you want to leave this planet in better shape than on your arrival, or do you want you grandchildren to blame you for this mess we’re in? We will soon see ships traveling through the arctic 12 months a year, and island nations such as the Maldives may actually just disappear from the planet. The future is indeed grim.

I suspect you really do care. I suspect that you worry about your family’s future. If you do, call your MP, email the Prime Ministers Office, wave a placard in front of Environment Minister Prentice's office and tell these guys to get a life, so that your children’s, children’s, children will have one too. And tell them that you are part of that grey haired mass that steadily goes to the polls, and you intend to change your vote if they do not change their attitude and put your great grand-children’s future ahead of everything else. That is the only thing that will get it through to them.

Tell them to work with the likes of Britain’s PM Gordon Brown who is warning that the world is on the brink of a catastrophic future of floods, droughts and killer heat waves unless governments speed up negotiations on climate change. Brown argued that agreement can not be deferred beyond the Copenhagen talks.

My last question is how come he gets it and our guy doesn’t?