He
criticized
the
short-sightedness
of
economists
and
their
constant
need
for
increased
growth,
which
will
eventually
be
impossible.
"We
live
within
the
biosphere.
It
can't
grow,
it's
fixed!"
he
exclaimed.
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-,
"We've
been
using
up
our
biological
capital
for
over
20
years
The
reason
we
maintain
our
illusion
of
biological
plentitude
is
because
we
are
using
up
the
rightful
legacy
of
our
children
and
grandchildren,"
he
said.
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Suzuki
also
faulted
the
use
of
the
Gross
Domestic
Product
which
increases
after
oil
spills
and
health
crises
as
a
"nutty"
indicator
of
growth,
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the
GDP,
an
outrageous
disaster
becomes
a
phenomenal
success."
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He
delivered
a
scathing
critique
of
Prime
Minister
Stephen
Harper
and
Alberta
Premier
Ed
Stelmach,
chastising
them
for
neglecting
the
V
environment
in
favour
of
economic
growth
and
development
of
the
tar
sands.
...
"It
is
an
intergenerational
crime
that
in
the
face
of
the
work
of
scientists
over
the
last
20
years,
they
keep
dithering
as
they
are,"
he
said.
Suzuki
also
underlined
the
interconnectedness
of
humans
with
their
natural
world
a
point
not
often
made
by
mainstream'environment
critics.
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"We
are
the
environment
There
is
no
distinction.
What
we
do
to
the
earth
we
do
to
ourselves,"
he
said.-
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In
using
DDT
to
kill
insects,
he
said,
we
harmed
the
environment
as
well
as
human
health
before
understanding
effects
of
processes
like
biomagnification
where
a
toxin
increases
in
concentration
at
each
successive
level
in
food
chain
until
years
after
DDT
was
introduced.
He
said
the
same
thing
is
happening
with
genetically
modified
organisms.
"Mark
my
words,
any
scientist
that
tells
you
they
are
safe
is
either
ignorant
or
lying
to
you,"
he
saidi.
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Conference
co-organizer
Sadaf
Kashfi
said
Suzuki's
talk
was
an
inspiration.
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"Suzuki's
talk
gave
business
students
the
insight
they
need
to
thrive
in
today's"
world,"
Kashfi
said.
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of
New
Caledonia
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