This is very good.
I've laid out a formula to explain what makes a government legitimate.
Put simply, a government's legitimacy is tied to how much consent it has from the people and how little control it tries to exert over its people.
Western governments are learning this the hard way. pic.twitter.com/bAznD7VaqQ
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 9, 2023
For now.
Trudeau is doing nothing. He's buying off #FirstNations leaders, as federal governments have always done, and will always do until eternity — or until mass immigration pushes indigenous voices into the political wilderness for good. #cdnpoli https://t.co/CSeplU8FRI
— Katewerk (@katewerk) December 9, 2022
Go, Raquel.
Presser begins at the 4:55 minute mark.
Related: AFN passes emergency resolution to oppose federal gun control legislation
“It’s deeply concerning for me that Albertans have a premier who doesn’t understand the real risks that Canadians and Albertans are faced with”.
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Bumped, for an update from @CoryBMorgan on a “fight for Democracy” protest at the Alberta leg today;
Now this is hilarious.
The anti-Sovereignty Act protesters only amounted to 20. That’s why Gil McGowan is having temper tantrums. He embarrassed himself with that turnout
So this guy films the pro-Sovereignty Act demonstrators and implies they are part of the opposition
Next year, Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax will rise to 14¢ per litre of gasoline, despite the hardship caused to Canadian families by the rising cost of gasoline and the runaway inflation that is itself the direct result of the Trudeau government’s orgy of spending and borrowing.
By 2030, the carbon tax will be 37¢ per litre right across the country.
Except in Quebec.
Related: “I am not a criminal”
And so do his friends.
The Saskatchewan First Act passed second reading in the Legislature this evening, with the full support of both Saskatchewan Party and NDP MLAs.
— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) November 29, 2022
The NDP finally steps away from the political abyss (they also voted unanimously to support legal gun owners in the latest Trudeau gun grab) – and the left are losing their junk.
But maybe not as much as they are in Alberta. Heh.
Amid whining.
I have resigned as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Lougheed.
Thank-you to my constituents for the honour of representing them in Parliament and the Legislature over the past 25 years.
My statement: pic.twitter.com/vDRAk0yaDf
— Jason Kenney 🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@jkenney) November 29, 2022
h/t marc
Economic Freedom of North America 2022 is the eighteenth edition of the Fraser Institute’s annual report. This year it measures the extent to which—in 2020, the year with the most recent available comprehensive data—the policies of individual provinces and states were supportive of economic freedom, the ability of individuals to act in the economic sphere free of undue restrictions. There are two indices: one that examines provincial/state and municipal/local governments only and another that includes federal governments as well. The former, our subnational index, is for comparison of individual jurisdictions within the same country. The latter, our all-government index, is for comparison of jurisdictions in different countries.
Full report is here. (pdf)
Related: Move Alberta to the red zone.
“Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post-2030, the federal government hath said. And it’s moving to do the same with natural gas by 2035.
“On Nov. 1, the Province of SK said, “To hell with that,” but in a more sophisticated, legal manner.”
https://t.co/ZgNdS1AZIW— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) November 4, 2022
And good job, Moe.
Countersignal: Alberta RCMP ordered to stand down during Trudeau’s firearms “buyback” program
Alberta’s Minister of Justice, Tyler Shandro announced today in a press conference that he will obstruct the gun grab by any means necessary. His office, in a coordinated response to Trudeau, issued orders to the K-Division expressly directing them to ignore federal orders on the matter.
Ignoring Federal Orders
“Alberta is not legally obligated and will not offer any provincial resources to the Federal Government as it seeks to confiscate lawfully acquired firearms,” Tyler Shandro shot back at the federal government today [emphasis in original].
“The decision to ban over 1,500 models of different firearms, simply because the “style” of the firearm was deemed to be aesthetically displeasing, is offensive and suggests to us that you are uninterested in meaningfully addressing gun crime,” the response reads.
“Further, I am concerned that federal officials have indicated that they will direct the RCMP to participate in the confiscation program. I am advising you that I am disputing such direction or intention to take such direction, as outlined in Article 23.0 of the Provincial Police Service Agreement.”
“Finally, preliminary estimates suggest that you will need to confiscate over 30,000 firearms in Alberta alone. We believe that Public Safety Canada does not have the capacity, wherewithal, or the resources to seriously attempt this effort. And, much like the long gun registry, we believe your efforts will fail in the face of opposition from the public.”
Let’s kick this monstrous mess to the curb and start fresh.
On Thursday morning, while catching up on the news about last weekend’s massacre on (and around) James Smith Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan, I ran across a truly remarkable Globe and Mail headline: “Saskatchewan suspect’s case draws new scrutiny to statutory release.” I hardly knew whether to laugh or cry at this exercise in the journalistic privilege of agenda-setting. The crimes of Myles Sanderson, who died mysteriously in police custody Wednesday after stabbing 18 people and killing ten of them, ought to “draw new scrutiny” to about a hundred different things about the Canadian state and its philosophy of criminal justice. One hardly knows where to start with the list-making.
It’s short and it’s brutal. Go read it all.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has asked a former Saskatchewan Party MLA and former MP who recently was a part of the Wexit movement to co-host “in-house” meetings about increasing Saskatchewan autonomy.
Allan Kerpan — who served in opposition with the Saskatchewan Party and was also a Reform MP — and veteran SP MLA Lyle Stewart (Thunder Creek) have been chosen by Moe to lead the closed-door meetings across the province this month.
“The premier has been speaking about some sort of independence from Ottawa for quite a while in terms of the economy,” Kerpan told the CBC’s Morning Edition host Ted Deller on Monday.
Peter Hitchens- Why England should leave the UK instead of persuading the others to stay and embrace a golden future
What are we waiting for? All the other nations of the UK are set on tearing themselves away from England. I have given up trying to persuade them to stay. Let us leave them instead. Have a referendum if you must, but I reckon that any party that puts an English secession from the UK in its general election manifesto will win a smashing majority. You could not call this ‘independence’ since England has never depended on the other countries in these islands. I would call it the Restoration of England, in recollection of that other great moment in our history when Oliver Cromwell’s nightmare republican junta crumbled in 1660 and we returned with relief to our ancient laws and liberties.
The Trudeau government has approved a massive oil project in Eastern Canada, while at the same time, blocking energy projects in Western Canada. Meanwhile, Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in the world to end all oil and gas exploration – but of course, they’ll still benefit billions from Canada’s equalization program courtesy of the West.
On this episode of The Candice Malcolm Show, Candice is joined by seasoned entrepreneur Michael Binnion. Michael is the President and founding shareholder of Questerre Energy, a public oil and gas production company operating in Quebec. He is also the Executive Director of the Modern Miracle Network, whose mission is to encourage Canadians to have reasoned conversations about energy issues.
Candice and Michael discuss Quebec’s controversial decision to ban oil and gas, the Trudeau government’s anti-Western Canadian bias and what the oil and gas sector is doing to lower emissions and much more.
We need to know how to escape this slow motion train wreck: What you need to know about Canada’s plan to cut emissions by 45% in the next 8 years
8 years ago, the HuffPost published this:
The leader of that party does what he wants, when he wants, and no one dares question him. Would a Prime Minister Trudeau arbitrarily whip the vote and outlaw certain moral questions? Could Prime Minister Trudeau be trusted to make decisions for the good of the country, not just for his personal self-worth? Would Trudeau call in the police to enforce his vision? Let’s hope we never have the opportunity to ask those questions.
It’s a start.
Saskatchewan needs to be a nation within a nation.
When the federal government implements policies that are detrimental to our province, our government will continue to stand up for Saskatchewan people. pic.twitter.com/zysN0oOe5w
— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) November 9, 2021
I like Brian, but he’s late to this party.
It’s becoming clear that much of Canada’s ruling class hate who we are as a country.
The thought has been with me for a little while now, a sense that the people at the top wish Canada were somehow fundamentally different.
Why yes, Brian — yes they do. And they hate us in the rural west even more. And it’s not just elites. Judging by the venom launched on Liberal twitter at our politics and our industries, there’s a significant percentage who would just as soon see us dead.
