Why Would Any Western Canadian Want to Stay Part of Canada?

From Marc in Calgary:

Manitoba is now collecting above $5 Billion from welfare in a $25 Billion budget and in the same range of dependency as 3 of the Atlantic provinces at 20% of gov’t revenue coming from intergenerational interprovincial welfare payments.

I think there may be some adjustments to this file late in 2026 after the Alberta Separation Referendum.
Perhaps they’ll plant “Victory Gardens” so they don’t starve to death in the cold winters to come…

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

Live by the mandate, die by the mandate.

[In 2021, Ford] announced a joint venture with SK to build a pair of battery factories, one in Kentucky, the other in Tennessee. BlueOvalSK represented an $11.4 billion investment that would create 11,000 jobs, we were told, and an annual output of 60 GWh from both plants.

Four years later, things look very different. EV subsidies are dead, as is any inclination by the current government to hold automakers accountable for selling too many gas guzzlers. EV-heavy product plans have been thrown out, and designs for new combustion-powered cars are being dusted off and spiffed up. Fewer EVs means a lower need for batteries, and today we saw that in evidence when it emerged that Ford and SK On are ending their battery factory joint venture.

I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords

Practically human, then.

A new evaluation of artificial intelligence systems suggests that while modern language models are becoming more capable at logical reasoning, they struggle significantly to distinguish between objective facts and subjective beliefs. The research indicates that even advanced models often fail to acknowledge that a person can hold a belief that is factually incorrect, which poses risks for their use in fields like healthcare and law.

A couple of days ago, Grok confidently told me the most cost efficient route from Saskatoon to Indio, CA went through Oregon via I-5. So there’s that.

Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa



3 days ago Michael Ma met with the Chinese ambassador.

Velly intellesting.

Initially, @CPC_HQ the Conservative Party of Canada intended for Joe Tey to run in Markham–Unionville. Just imagine: if Joe Tey, rather than Michael Ma, had been the Conservative candidate in Markham–Unionville, we would now have a powerful, fearless voice standing against the Chinese Communist Party in Parliament. But suddenly, and without clear justification, the party moved Joe Tey to Don Valley North, a strongly Liberal-leaning riding, and handed his original Markham–Unionville riding to a spineless individual like Michael Ma.

Even worse: before Michael Ma was shifted from Don Valley North to Markham–Unionville, and before Joe Tay was finalized as the candidate in Don Valley North, the party completely ignored the extensive grassroots efforts of Sabrina Zuniga, an anti-CCP candidate, and simply parachuted in Michael Ma. As a result, Joe Tey ran a good campaign in Don Valley North, but it wasn’t enough, and the Conservatives lost the seat. Don Valley North has been heavily targeted by CCP interference. The former Liberal MP, Han Dong, was forced to resign from the Liberal caucus over allegations of receiving CCP support. Before selecting Michael Ma as the Conservative candidate, the party campaign team was warned, but they chose to ignore the warnings. CCP-friendly people were working behind the scenes to make sure Michael Ma became the final candidate. Why did we not have nomination elections in Don Valley North and Markham–Unionville ridings? This is deeply troubling.

According to Google AI: Michael Ma was “born in Hong Kong, has the Chinese birth name 馬榮錚 (pronounced Mǎ Róngzhēng in Mandarin or Ma4 Kiu4-wai5 in Cantonese Jyutping).”

Sam Cooper: Carney Floor Crosser Comes From a Riding Tainted by PRC Interference

Friday On Turtle Island

The Democratic Party’s America:   Victor Davis Hanson – Cry the beloved Europe.  David Horowitz.

Carnival Carney’s Canada:  No pipelines for you!  Entitled to their entitlements.  Anti-hate bias.  MAID.

Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC:  We’re taking over.   The wolf closest to the sleigh.  Anti-White racism.   Paul Joseph Watson:  They’re burying this shocker and this is crazy.   Lockdown Christmas.

Your morning meme.      And some Christmas music.

Job Shredding

As is typical of mainstream financial media reporting, you need to scroll to the bottom of an article to see a comment by David Rosenberg regarding Canada’s recent unemployment numbers. I suppose putting the comment at the top would have raised too many eyebrows.

While Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey is telegraphing a jobs boom, its Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) is telling a different story, said Rosenberg, founder and president of Rosenberg Research & Associates Inc. In the latter report the number of employees receiving pay and benefits dropped by 58,000 in September. For the first time in five years payroll employment was “completely flat,” he said.

“In a sign that there is more slack in the Canadian jobs market than meets the eye … if we were to superimpose the SEPH employment trend on the LFS (household) survey, the unemployment rate would be 8.2 per cent, not 6.9 per cent — and that would be the highest since May 2021,” said Rosenberg.

 

Money For Nothing

Sometimes comedy just writes itself. Why would sovereign governments who are in effect their own bank need to set up another bank to coordinate armament purchases? It’s as clear as mud exactly what these functionaries will be doing much less how that will “solve” anyone’s financial problems.

At least five Canadian cities are vying to host a new defence-oriented world bank that could create up to 3,500 jobs, the National Post has learned. Announced this past spring, the DSRB could solve financial problems for countries, including Canada, that are under pressure to increase military spending. The bank will be owned by its member nations, which would capitalize the bank so it would get a triple-A rating it could take to the bond market to raise money.

Great Success!

Global- Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says

The foreign nationals were identified by B.C.’s Extortion Task Force, but once the Canada Border Services Agency began investigating them, all claimed to be refugees. As a result, deportations of the 14 suspects have been put on hold until the Immigration and Refugee Board decides whether they have legitimate cases for asylum.

Tommy Douglas, Not Dead Enough

National Post: Saskatchewan doesn’t have a surgeon who can complete the surgery. She has waited years to see a specialist

A Canadian woman who got approved for a medically assisted death because of a years-long wait to receive surgery for her chronically painful condition may finally get treated. American conservative commentator Glenn Beck has offered to pay for her to have surgery in the United States.
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“If there is any surgeon in America who can do this, I’ll pay for this patient to come down here for treatment. THIS is the reality of “compassionate” progressive healthcare,” Beck said in a post on X after Jolene Van Alstine’s story spread across social media. “Canada must END this insanity and Americans can NEVER let it spread here.” […]

Her husband said he doesn’t want her to go through with her request for MAID, which has been scheduled for Jan. 7…

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