Category: Western Separatism

I Want A New Country

Shiny Pony Western Separatism 67 Comments

No pipelines and no rail lines.

Essentially, Justin Trudeau is telling investors not to put money into the A2A project because it won’t be able to withstand the ridiculous conditions for approval in Bill C-69. The chilling effect alone on investment should be enough to kill this project. Trudeau won’t even need to use C-69.

But don’t you concern yourself, Jason Kenney will be right on it with a strongly worded tweet.

Diversity Is Our Strength

Shiny Pony Western Separatism You Might Be A Liberal 59 Comments

“And here are the deputy ministers of the federal government’s departments — the people often considered the true leaders of the cabinet ministries — in early September…”

 

Hiring this one-sided is usually blamed on overt and covert prejudices that combine to form the sort of “systemic barriers” Trudeau’s throne speech alluded to. In the Canadian public sector, one such systemic barrier has always been obvious — and is indeed routinely cited by diversity advocates: mandatory French-English bilingualism.

JJ. McCullough, in the Washington Post.  I can’t guarantee it’s not behind the paywall, though I was able to access. It’s a good one.

Art Of The Deal

Drill, Baby, Drill Western Separatism 96 Comments

Your move, Justin.

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive permit allowing a $22-billion international railway to be built between Alaska and Alberta.
 
“Based on the strong recommendation of @SenDanSullivan and @repdonyoung of the Great State of Alaska, it is my honor to inform you that I will be issuing a Presidential Permit for the A2A Cross-Border Rail between Alaska & Canada. Congratulations to the people of Alaska & Canada!” the president tweeted Friday. […]
 
Treadwell said the the system will transport bitumen, potash, sulfur and grains.
 
“We believe we have a project which is competitive with pipeline and one of the reasons why it’s competitive is because its risks can spread over several different commodities,” he said.
 
Treadwell says if all goes according to plan, work on the project would begin within three years and be completed in six.
 
The company said it will now begin an “extensive environmental impact assessment” (EIA) under Canadian legislation for the Yukon, B.C. and Alberta.

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism 44 Comments

I really don’t know what we’re waiting for.


Good question: Is this money going to the Chinese National Oil company that just got the approval for exploration drilling in the Flemish Pass Basin?

Unexpectedly

Shiny Pony Western Separatism 27 Comments

CTV;

The federal government has reached a deal with the NDP to soon pass the Liberals’ recently tabled bill to implement a trio of new COVID-19 benefits to fill gaps left by the expiring Canadian Emergency Response Benefit program. This agreement paved the way for the NDP confirming it will prop up the Liberal minority to avoid a fall election.

From the comments: The “Jack Layton Building”, the federal NDP headquarters in Ottawa with a market value of $3.5-million, has been mortgaged for $12.0-million in a vain attempt to keep the party solvent. They will avoid any election, at all costs, for the foreseeable future.

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I Want A New Country

Shiny Pony Western Separatism 93 Comments

And by golly, Trudeau may be just the man to make it happen;

It was the second time in two weeks the Trudeau Liberals have let it be known that they intend to start spending big time in an attempt to remake Canada’s economy during the pandemic.
 
“Justin Trudeau is weighing sweeping changes to the country’s social welfare system and a series of economic measures that will align Canada with ambitious climate goals,” Reuters reported. Those comments mirrored what had been leaked to the Toronto Star more than a week earlier, Trudeau wants to remake the Canadian economy using the pandemic as an excuse.
 
So, what can we expect?
 
Based on those leaks we should brace for much higher government spending, expanded social programs, new taxes and a real push to shut down Canada’s oil and gas sector.

Are you paying attention yet, Premier Moe?

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism 39 Comments

Total writes off $9.3-billion in oil sands assets, cancels CAPP membership

It will take writedowns worth $7.3-billion related to its 24.6 per cent ownership in the Fort Hills oil sands mine operated by partner Suncor Energy Inc., the company said, and its 50 per cent stake in the Surmont thermal oil sands project operated by partner ConocoPhillips.
 
Total will also write off $2-billion in other oil sands assets, it said, along with $1.07-billion on its liquefied natural gas assets in Australia.
 
Total said it is leaving CAPP because of a “misalignment” between the organization’s public positions and those expressed in Total’s climate ambition statement announced in May.
 
“It is disappointing that they would write down Canadian assets, and increase their focus in Africa and Brazil and the Middle East,” said CAPP CEO Tim McMillan in an interview.
 
“As a company, over the last few years, they’ve increased investment and focus in those jurisdictions.”

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism 138 Comments

Great news;

A highly credible new leader has stepped forward to lead the Wexit movement. For Canadian federalists, like me, it’s bad news; for Western separatists it’s great news.
 
Jay Hill, the former whip and House leader in Stephen Harper’s federal Conservative government, has taken the reins of the Wexit movement — a fledgling entity that aims for Western Canada to separate from Canada.
 
In an understated announcement made on the Wexit Canada Facebook page Tuesday at 5 p.m., Hill was declared the new interim leader, taking over from Peter Downing. So why is this 67-year-old former Reform party MP launching this seemingly impossible task?
 
“Simply, in one sentence, I’m doing this for my grandchildren,” says Hill, who has three preschool-aged grandkids.
 
“It’s that simple. I’ve thought long and hard about this. With my background, I think people understand that I gave close to 20 years of my life to federal politics. I followed Preston Manning — the West Wants In.”
 
Now, however, Hill says the West Wants Out.
 
“I gave some of the best years of my working life to the service of my constituents and my country, and I came to the realization over the last while that things are never going to change. So, really, it’s just another extension of that definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different result,” says Hill, who was the member of Parliament for the riding of Prince George-Peace River from 1993 until his retirement in 2010, when he settled in Calgary with his wife, Leah.
 
“Western Canada is never gonna get a fair shake from the rest of Canada. Confederation does not work. It cannot work. It is not structured to work.
 
“Those in the golden triangle of Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa, they don’t care about the West except as a cash cow to feed Quebec and the Maritimes,” said Hill.
 
He says he knows Wexit is a difficult task, but he was there at the beginning of Reform and knows how to rally people behind a cause.
 
“I’m not naive,” said Hill. “This is going to be a difficult task, but I’m gonna put some effort into this along with other credible, like-minded people and hopefully we can convince the majority of westerners that they would be better off forming their own nation.”

Case in Point – I must have missed the announcement to assist the tourism industry in Western Canada. My bad.

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