Category: Western Separatism

I Want A New Country

Shiny Pony Western Separatism 112 Comments

Yes, it would create some problems. But it would solve the big one.

Alberta MPs launched a counter attack on Thursday after a report surfaced Liberal MPs have been pleading with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give the thumbs down to a new oil sands project.
 
The Teck Frontier mine in northern Alberta would create thousands of jobs and add hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the province’s economy.
 
Alberta MPs launched a counter attack on Thursday after a report surfaced Liberal MPs have been pleading with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give the thumbs down to a new oil sands project.

Whatcha waiting for, Justin? Go for it.

Oh, and check the replies to this Andrew Coyne tweet.

Here’s a teaser.

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism 38 Comments

If Saskatchewan and Alberta were to leave Canada, the skies above become our airspace. Just saying.

Related: Blocking Prairie oil is not about the environment. And neither is it about safety. It’s all about politics and control

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism You Might Be A Liberal 38 Comments

Feckless: Paying up comes easy when it’s somebody else’s money

The Senate of Canada will not appeal a court ruling that found the upper house violated a francophone man’s language rights by utilizing English-only push-buttons on Parliament Hill drinking fountains.
 
The Federal Court last week ordered the Senate to pay former public servant Michel Thibodeau $1,500 in damages and to cover his $700 in court costs.
 
Mr. Thibodeau complained in 2016 that water fountains in the hallways of Parliament Hill’s East Block – which houses some Senate offices and committee rooms and is open for public tours during the summer – required thirsty folk to push a metal button embossed with the word “push.”
 
Some even included that instruction in braille, but none included the French word “poussez.”

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism You Might Be A Liberal 75 Comments

Why it’s Stephen Maher, Liberalsplainin!

After an election that turned out badly for them, angry Albertans and Saskatchewanians have been complaining about the transfer of money to other parts of the country.
 
They point out that Albertans foot the bills—paying in $240 billion more than they received in benefits over the last 11 years. It’s too much, they say. Enough is enough. It’s time to reform equalization. Some angry, unrealistic people are even using it as argument to take Alberta and Saskatchewan out of Canada and start a new country.
 
I have been waiting in vain for someone, like the prime minister, for example, to point out that this way of looking at the country—as if it is a piggybank into which some provinces make payments and other provinces make withdrawals—misses the point about what it should mean to be a Canadian.

Well, if equalization doesn’t really exist, as Maher’s tortured argument tries to claim, let’s just kill it.

I Want A New Country

Western Separatism 40 Comments

Silence yourselves, colonists. Your new Overseer has arrived to set things straight.

The North Vancouver MP’s new job in the environment portfolio comes with a more prominent profile after an election where climate change was a top-of-mind issue for voters, but also laid bare some of the deepest political divides Canada has ever faced.
 
The task ahead involves rapidly ramping up Canada’s ambition to cut emissions and transition the economy away from fossil fuels without letting the energy-based economies of Alberta and Saskatchewan collapse.

Mighty thoughtful of them.

Let The Eastern Bastards Freeze In The Dark

Western Separatism 34 Comments

Not strong enough, Mr. Kenney.

“We have technology that could guarantee you constant, stable access to propane and other fuels. They’re called pipelines,” he said.
 
“If the government of Quebec is concerned about reliable access to propane and other fuels … then we have a very simple message for the government of Quebec: help us build additional pipeline capacity.”
 
The comments come after Legault called for an end to the Canadian National (CN) Railway strike, saying the province’s supply of propane will run out in a matter of days.
 
The Quebec government is rationing the remaining supply of its propane.
 
Legault also called on the federal government to consider back-to-work legislation, if need be.
 
Kenney said that Quebec would not need to rely on storage and rationing if there was a way to “ship in” fossil fuels through a pipeline.

The strike will end, the propane will resume flowing, and the status quo will return as though nothing had ever happened.

Try this next time, Mr. Premier — “This is Quebec’s opportunity to transition to a fossil fuel free economy — and they can count on us to assist in that.”

Related. (h/t Watcher)

Let The Eastern Bastards Freeze In The Dark

Ethical Energy Western Separatism 80 Comments

Don’t think of it as “shortfall”.

With the CN strike about to enter day three, the president of the Canadian Propane Association (CPA) says the province of Quebec is about to enter into a crisis situation, with Ontario not far behind.
 
Quebec heavily relies on the the railroad to bring its supply of propane — 83 per cent is transported via the rail line. In Canada, overall, 63 per cent of propane moves on the tracks, with the remainder transported by truck.
 
According to Nathalie St-Pierre, president and CEO of the CPA, by the end of the day on Wednesday, 80 per cent of Quebec’s propane reserve will be used up. […]
 
The supply shortfall is being caused by numerous factors — demand spikes from cold weather, farmers needing to dry grain, and a rail strike that has yet to be resolved.
 
St-Pierre can’t recall the last time an accumulation of factors have caused such a shortfall of the product.

Think of it as practice.

Shiny Marquis De Blackface

2019 Federal Election Political Animal Shiny Pony Western Separatism 80 Comments

Has appointed his new cabinet. (link fixed)
 
Of note: Climate Barbie has been demoted to Minister of Bike Lanes, with Jonathan Wilkinson taking that portfolio.

Saskatoon-raised Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, a former advisor to Premier Roy Romanow and leader of the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats, has been named federal environment minister.
 
Wilkinson was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, representing the riding of North Vancouver.

Plus gun grabber Bill Blair takes over the Gun Grabbing Portfolio.

So, we’re doomed. Thread open.

I Want A New Country

Gopher News Western Separatism 56 Comments

“More of the same”.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe came out of a meeting with Prime Minster Justin Trudeau “disappointed” with what he says is a lack of commitment to address Western needs.
 
“We have provided some options for [Trudeau] to support the people of the province and today I did not hear a commitment to moving forward on those items,” said Moe.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be on John Gormley Live momentarily. Listen in here.

I Wish I Owned All The Oil Companies In The World

Ethical Energy Western Separatism 59 Comments

They want a new country, too.

Encana Corp., one of Canada’s oldest and largest energy companies, is moving its corporate headquarters from Calgary to the United States.
 

The company, which is also changing its name to Ovintiv Inc., said Thursday that having a U.S. address will expose it to increasingly larger pools of investment in U.S. index funds and passively managed accounts, as well as better align it with its U.S. peers.

I always give good advice.

Update.

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