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Old 11-12-2010, 10:39 AM   #4
CourtneyL
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Re: NBCC 2020 - more about the plan

I like the substantive ideas that NBCC has in terms of the summits and focusing research where its needed, etc. But setting a deadline does seem a bit gimmicky to me. I liken it to those politicians who set arbitrary deadlines for pulling troops out of Iraq. How can we know that by day X we will be ready for that bold move? Sure, goals are great and I am all for setting them, but putting a date deadline on it seems a bit unrealistic and hokey to me. And why 2020? Can they hurry up a bit?
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