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“Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced on Friday, December 9, 2016, $13.6 million over four years to work with communities, civil society organizations, public institutions and businesses to combat corruption in the following 12 countries: Argentina, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.” (h/t John Galt in yesterday’s Reader Tips)

http://en.cijnews.com/?p=72351&utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the top draw at a $1,500 Liberal Party cash-for-access fundraiser at the mansion of a wealthy Chinese-Canadian business executive in May. One of the guests at the event was a well-heeled donor who was seeking Ottawa’s final approval to begin operating a new bank aimed at Canada’s Chinese community.
The Globe and Mail has learned that wealthy Chinese businessman Zhang Bin who, with a partner, donated $1-million to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation…”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-attended-cash-for-access-fundraiser-with-chinese-billionaires/article32971362/

Thanks for featuring Kirk Douglass.

Nothing too exciting in Canadian news tonight. The Donald is promising news on the Keystone XL pipeline and soon, and he blasts the F-35 for going over budget as he ridicules Clinton for blaming the Russians for having lost the election.

I liken Hillary blaming her loss on the Russians to an NFL team blaming the Zamboni operator for having lost the Stanley cup.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trump-says-keystone-xl-news-coming-soon-blasts-f-35-costs-and-the-cia-1.3891799

Kirk Douglas.... what can a movie fan say except "Thank you, sir."

Among my favourite Kirk Douglas movies are:

Out of the Past (one of his earliest, starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer),
The Big Sky (with Arthur Hunnicutt),
Seven Days In May (Burt Lancaster, Frederic March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam, and John Houseman), and
In Harm's Way (John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith, George Kennedy, Carroll O'Connor, Stanley Holloway, and Dana Andrews).

Mandatory Christmas Spirit comrade: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_TOYS_SEIZED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-12-10-13-47-12

I'm watching PBS right now and it's showing the latest installment of The Hollow Crown (Henry the Sixth, Part I).

I can't say I'm impressed by this adaptation. When I watch Shakespeare on TV, I sometimes like to follow along with a copy of the play. Unfortunately, this production is all over the place. A lot of material has been cut and what's left doesn't always follow the correct sequence.

Several years ago, I saw the previous plays in the series, the last one being Henry the Fifth. That adaptation was a bit of a stinker. For example, the famous "band of brothers" speech given by Henry before the Battle of Agincourt (which was well done in Kenneth Branagh's film) was reduced to a rag chew among old buddies.

When will directors, whether they are in Hollywood or working for the BBC, finally heed the universal law: if it works, don't fix it.

Imagine living on the most isolated island on earth!

https://youtu.be/n4ElF8awm90

"A Clinton Fan Manufactured Fake News That MSNBC Personalities Spread to Discredit WikiLeaks Docs

John Podesta archive, Clinton campaign officials and their media spokespeople adopted a strategy of outright lying to the public, claiming — with no basis whatsoever — that the emails were doctored or fabricated and thus should be ignored. That lie — and that is what it was: a claim made with knowledge of its falsity or reckless disregard for its truth — was most aggressively amplified by MSNBC personalities such as Joy Ann Reid and Malcolm Nance, The Atlantic’s David Frum, and Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald."

https://theintercept.com/2016/12/09/a-clinton-fan-manufactured-fake-news-that-msnbc-personalities-spread-to-discredit-wikileaks-docs/

Well, well, our Canadian PROGRESSIVE Conservative David From, speechwriter to George W. Bush, was one of the main culprits. Who would have guessed.

Canada’s carbon tax is like:
https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15355748_10154951465534267_7021324766309808524_n.jpg?oh=6708ceebec4896b01789d673fd21b6f3&oe=58F0344B

The incriminating history of petrodollars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDr1VYvUbKw

For those not hobbled by a lack of objectivity, here is an interesting bit of aviation history.
The Nuclear Bear
https://youtu.be/pOhl5jmtmMA

This is pro trolling: http://thehill.com/homenews/309894-palin-i-can-keep-an-eye-on-russia

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin offered her help with the problem of Russian hackers interfering with the U.S. electoral system.

TheHill.com said that on Sunday evening, Palin wrote on Twitter,

“Russia’s getting out of hand? So says the defeated. Not to worry… remember I can keep an eye on them from here.”

I love the sound of Liberal Heads Exploding in the morning.

AGW RIP.

"Inclement Weather" & "snow events" shall be "very rare"*.

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"Winter storm warning issued for St. John's-metro, other areas of N.L."

"Kitchener and Cambridge declare snow events, no on street parking Monday"

"Drivers cope with slippery and slushy GTA commute"

"School Busses Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather" (goonews)

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""Inclement Weather" & "snow events" shall be "very rare".

"According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”…"

http://www.uncommondescent.com/science/no-more-snow-in-england-say-global-warmists/

Happy 100th Kirk Douglas.

"Paths of Glory". An amazing film (1957) starring Kirk Douglas, directed by Stanley Kubrick.

"20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea".

Apparently Kirk's first film

More "green" jobs created....sorry, lost....

http://www.siliconvalley.com/2016/12/07/sunpower-chops-one-fourth-of-staff-in-restructuring/

Re Russian "hacking" of the election: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/12/11/julian-assange-associate-leak-not-hack-dnc-insider-not-russian-422765

When are the losers going to stop this garbage? Their efforts to overturn the election results are getting pathetic.

There are times when I think the end of western civilization might not be a bad thing:

https://tenplay.com.au/news/national/december/parents-encouraged-to-buy-a-boy-a-barbie-to-stamp-out-gender-stereotypes

Our illustrious Prime Minister just had an end of year...or something...whatever "news conference" about nothing...I don't what the hell he was saying through his stammers. Anyway....Happy new year Canada, it's going to get worse.

PET Cemetery Report.

Stunning Liberal dip downward low; heads exploding in Laurier Club ranks.

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"Justin Trudeau says deaths of Canadian hostages low point of 1st year as PM" (cbc)

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"Support for Justin Trudeau's Liberals tumbled last month: poll

A new Forum Research poll conducted at the beginning of the week shows the Liberals dropped from 51 per cent a month ago to 42 per cent nationally."

http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/12/10/support-for-justin-trudeau-liberals-tumbled-last-month.html

AGW Kills.

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"Met Office Data Confirms Record Drop Of Global Temperatures"

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/12/12/met-office-data-confirms-record-drop-of-global-temperatures/

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"A Tibetan glacier mysteriously collapsed and killed 9. Now researchers offer answers."

"Cold-based glaciers have not changed significantly since the Little Ice Age, Tian said, referring to a period of cooling between the 14th and 19th centuries. The Aru Glacier was expected to change little in the future. The glaciers there were "quite stable," he said, "with low local precipitation, low glacier movement and cold temperatures."

As the scientists wrote recently in the Journal of Glaciology, "This is the first known occurrence of an unexpected, instantaneous collapse of a cold-based glacier in a nonvolcanic region."

Based on GPS imagery and mathematical modeling, coupled with the climate data in the region, the researchers hypothesize the Aru Glacier had begun the process of becoming a polythermal glacier – that is, a mixture of sub-zero ice as well as ice warmed to the melting point."

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/12/12/a-tibetan-glacier-mysteriously-collapsed-and-killed-9-now-researchers-offer-answers/

The Lack of Pirates Is Causing Global Warming
It's true. This extremely scientific graph proves it:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/03/23/true-fact-the-lack-of-pirates-is-causing-global-warming/#51b1e3a2a231

You can see that as the number of pirates in the world has decreased over the past 130 years, global warming has gotten steadily worse. In fact, this makes it entirely clear that if you truly want to stop global warming, the most impactful thing to do is -- become a pirate.

Because anyone can say anything anywhere these days (pretty much), there's a lot of fuzzy thinking floating around that seems more legitimate than it would have in former times because it's in print. Now, don't get me wrong: I'm a huge proponent of free speech. I just feel we all have to be more discriminating than ever before about what we believe. Not cynical or negative: discriminating.

So, when someone proposes a cause and effect relationship between two things - reduction in pirates causing global warming ... - ask for the data that shows they're related, rather than simply that they're happening at the same time.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/listen-closely-donald-trump-proposes-big-mideast-strategy-shift-1481561492?emailToken=JRrzdflyYHiXgNw2aMw41UY0Y69NAOuOXV7TPTXGPU7FsHCQvfi8wr1wn8GwuWS0SF0/7dELqms+STDYm3YvR9OLkqJynkbhYHlcoI2BiFHbYxmFxRLbJw==

What Muslim grievances are all about:

http://www.truthrevolt.org/commentary/ibrahim-ugly-truth-about-muslim-grievances

PET Cemetery Report.

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"Canada will consider Lockheed’s F-35 jet, despite criticism about cost: Trudeau" (g-m)

"Company pension plans a clear winner in Trump victory" (g-m)

"Trump: Cancel Boeing’s Air Force One contract" (politico)

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"Trump Slams 'Out Of Control' F-35"

"Donald Trump left the collective defense community quaking in its boots last week after he threatened to cancel Boeing's new Air Force one. Now he's going after another massive aerospace firm, slamming Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for "out of control" costs.

"The F-35 program and cost is out of control," Trump tweeted early Dec. 12. "Billions of dollars can be saved on military (and other) purchases after Jan. 20.""

http://aviationweek.com/blog/trump-slams-out-control-f-35

AGW Kills Jobs.

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"With Donald Trump’s blessing, Keystone XL is getting ready for its revival"

"Much like the rejection of Keystone XL by President Barack Obama was about climate change symbolism, president-elect Donald Trump is going out of his way to make the revival of the Alberta-to-Texas pipeline project symbolic of his back-to-business and energy security priorities."

http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/with-donald-trumps-blessing-keystone-xl-is-getting-ready-for-its-revival

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"Why Britain could face an exceptionally cold winter

Long-term forecasting is fraught with difficulty, but some scientists believe the warm Arctic autumn may portend a severe winter in northern Europe"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/12/why-britain-could-face-exceptionally-cold-winter-weatherwatch

PET Cemetery Report.

This edition H/T Liberal Justine's Old Girls' Club.

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"One less woman in politics
Wonder Woman loses job as UN ambassador" (grauniad)

"Saudi Arabia 'Rebel' woman who posted photo without head scarf is arrested" (grauniad)

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"McKenna’s handling of Ottawa Hospital relocation showed ‘lack of political experience,’ say Liberal insiders"

"Environment Minister Catherine McKenna received criticism from political insiders for the way she handled the politically sensitive issue of the new location of the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital."

"But five local Liberal MPPs—Bob Chiarelli, Yasir Naqvi, John Fraser, Marie-France Lalonde, and Nathalie Des Rosiers—opposed the chosen site and said the NCC recommendation should be reconsidered."

https://www.hilltimes.com/2016/12/12/environment-minister-mckennas-handling-new-location-ottawa-hospital-unforced-error-shows-lack-political-experience-liberal-insiders/90611