Tackling the housing crisis, might have just gotten that much harder
CIBC believes a statistical error in immigration data, means there's an additional one million people in Canada, who haven't been counted
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— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) August 30, 2023
Now do hospitals.
And stinking giant fans don’t need us.
Despite lavish subsidies and tax credits under the Biden Administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, the US offshore wind industry is in turmoil after the world’s largest wind producer said it may be forced to walk away from multi-billion dollar wind projects on the eastern seaboard.
The world’s largest publicly listed offshore wind producer, Oslo-based Ørsted, on Wednesday saw its shares fall more than 25% after it said it may be forced to take massive write offs due to what its CEO calls “severe” economic and logistical conditions in the US for renewable energy.
On a conference call with investors, CEO Mads Nipper warned the company may be forced to walk away from five major US wind projects off New Jersey, Virginia and New England. He blamed a combination of supplier delays, higher interest rates and a lack of government subsidies.
“The situation in US offshore wind is severe,” he said.
It came a day after a long-awaited auction of offshore wind parcels in the Gulf of Mexico attracted just two bidders in a blow to Biden’s plans for building 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
Good news for Weyburn Unit, Whitecap, SaskPower, Weyburn and Estevan:
Whitecap Resources to buy CO2 from SaskPower until 2035, providing market for SaskPower’s BD3.
I did some in-depth analysis on the broader picture on all this, especially how carbon pricing in the US and Canada affect the economics.
Remember, the CO2 is used for enhanced oil recovery, dramatically extending the life of an oilfield that has now been producing over 65 years. And FYI, my kid found work with a oilfield company that’s worked in the Weyburn Unit for 62 years, give or take. I hope she can make a career there as a heavy duty mechanic.
A while ago I pointed out on Gormley that lower oil prices were definitely going to have an impact on Saskatchewan’s finances. I was right, as finances are down a half billion from budget.
Also, the feds just dished out $30 million for 1500 EV chargers in Quebec. Because of course they did.
So let’s see here, the federal government, with our tax dollars, have dished out money for EV manufacturers, battery plants, rebates on the EVs themselves, and now chargers. Is there anything they’ve missed? Maybe you get a car! And you get a car! Might have to do a column on this.
And, on the topic of the feds, after slow walking its construction for years, all of a sudden there’s a serious panic to get the Trans Mountain Pipeline complete and operating. Well, from what I understand, good luck with that.
Our old friend “unexpectedly” is back.
Canada’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter at an annualized rate of 0.2% and growth was most likely flat in July, data showed on Friday, a signal to the central bank ahead of its meeting next week that interest rates are high enough.
The second-quarter reading was far lower than the Bank of Canada’s (BoC’s) forecast for a 1.5% annualized GDP growth as well as the 1.2% gain expected by analysts.
The quarterly slowdown was largely due to declines in housing investment and smaller inventory accumulation as well as slower international exports and household spending, Statistics Canada said.
Sentences is hard: “Our travel advisories are done professionally, by professional professionals…”
Those who think such repugnant myths would never gain traction in a civilized multi-cultural country like Canada should think again because we have our very own version of the Jewish blood libel, supported by numerous Protocols look-alikes such as the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, namely an indigenous blood libel grounded in the belief that the Canadian nation-state, aided and abetted by the Roman Catholic Church, have been trying to exterminate the aboriginal people of our country from early contact in the 16th century to the present day.
The goal of this sentiment is to fuel hatred against the Catholic Church and the country of Canada, paralleling the 2004 US Department of State’s “Report on Global Anti-Semitism” (2004) that “The clear purpose of the [Protocols is] to incite hatred of Jews and of Israel.”
But the indigenous genocide blood libel — that countless children were murdered Nazi-style in Indian Residential Schools as part of a plot to wipe out all aboriginals— did not begin with stories by unnamed and unknown indigenous knowledge keepers, as most people assume.
Although many indigenous actors have been involved in this tangled web of deceit, what was originally a blood libel against Jewish people was re-jigged by a white man, a defrocked United Church of Canada minister named Kevin Arnett. And its strongest promotion since then has been at the hands of an NDP member of the House of Commons…
Read it all, pass it along.
Trudeau’s Canada: Education in Doug Ford’s Ontario makes international news again. Breaking the colonial mindset. Canada’s indigenous blood libel. The trans activists are livid. Apparently capitalists are to blame for wildfires. Hans Gruber is silent on slavery.
Biden’s America: Biden the liar. Bouncing back from the Biden malaise. Chicago’s defund the police goes horribly wrong. Why Biden was booed. The Colorado Marxist (JW). Your morning meme. Bonus meme.
Fascist China News: China’s effort to destroy America. Worse Than Hitler News: Justin is keeping a close eye on Saskatchewan and New Brunswick regarding pronouns.
Today In Islam: Killing the critics (JW). This week in Jihad (JW).
Britain: Another history lesson with Neil Oliver.
Including an inebriated educator; some biscuit relocation; a convenient chicken; a choice of champions; and the thrill of extruded meat product.
What better song to start off this new month than September by Earth, Wind, and Fire.
Do share your best tips, please.
We need a new country, BC.
Controversial Shapeshifter Tornado (Yuma, Colorado)
“The study did not include participants with severe substance use, alcohol use or mental health symptoms.”
This is how we protect the vulnerable.
Frontiers in Immunology- BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in children alters cytokine responses to heterologous pathogens and Toll-like receptor agonists
BNT162b2 vaccination is associated with a sustained decrease in cytokine responses to viral, but not bacterial, stimulants six months after vaccination.
Our findings suggest SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination could alter the immune response to other pathogens, which cause both vaccine-preventable and non-vaccine-preventable diseases (34, 35). This is particularly relevant in children as they: have extensive exposure to microbes at daycare, school, and social occasions; are often encountering these microbes for the first time; and receive multiple vaccines as part of routine childhood vaccination schedules. There are currently no data on the clinical effects of COVID-19 vaccination-related heterologous effects in children.
Alex Berenson- The mRNA Covid jabs damage immune responses to other viruses in children, a new study finds
Kids who got Pfizer’s mRNA Covid jabs had a weakened immune response to other viruses and bacteria, Australian researchers reported in a study published last week.
The diminished response appeared within weeks after the second Pfizer dose, the authors found. Blood taken from the children produced fewer crucial signaling molecules when stimulated with several common potential bacteria and viruses.
Over time, the immune response to bacteria returned to normal. But the diminished response to viruses lasted at least six months, for as long as the researchers collected data. “Our study showed that, in children, SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination decreases inflammatory cytokine responses,” the authors wrote.
Neil Oliver on the state we’re in.
Persistent inflation concerns continue to influence behaviours, with roughly nine in 10 Canadians reporting food is more expensive than it was three months ago, and more noticing the practice of “shrinkflation.”
Caddle conducted a representative survey of over 3,000 Canadians in July 2023.
It found that meat still dominates as the food category the public feels is the most expensive, though only 42% believed that this year, compared to 50% in a similar survey conducted in 2022. There has also been a drop in the amount of people who believe dairy (3%) and seafood (1%) have risen, though categories like fruit and bakery are still seen as more expensive than a year ago. […]
While food price spikes are abating in some areas and climbing in others, consumers are taking more note of “shrinkflation,” the practice of maintaining a product’s price, but reducing its size. In fact, 44% of consumers report “shrinkflation” among baked goods, compared with 39% in 2022.
“Shrinkflation” is not a new phenomenon, Charlebois says, but more buyers are taking note, especially in categories like meat, baked goods and dairy.
Related from @FoodProfessor – “If Statistics Canada is significantly underestimating our nation’s population, it implies that many of our food policies are, at best, founded on unreliable data.”
Victor Davis Hanson reflects on the rapid decay of America. From one media hoax to the next.
Biden’s America: Why communism is worse than fascism. Government seizes Amish farmers’ fresh raised food. Pushing woke racism. The Biden crime family exposed. Feds just messed with Texas. The Biden emails. A day in the life of Joe Biden. Your morning meme.
Trudeau’s Canada: The destruction of Canada’s history continues (CBC). Climate Justin is burning jet fuel around the planet next week (CBC). The unmarked graves hoax. Doug Ford’s NDP government. Indians close down provincial park. Jordan Peterson reveals his plan.
Today In Islam: Interfaith outreach in Egypt (JW). FBI probes Muslim asylum seekers (JW).
China Virus News: Some censored Covid stories. Biden orders new Covid jabs for everybody.
Blacklocks: The Royal Canadian Air Force faces a “personnel crisis” with fewer volunteers joining and more veterans leaving the service, says a federal report. It follows a 35 percent decline in military recruitment across the board last year: “The RCAF is experiencing a personnel crisis.”
It has become a tradition for me to play this song before returning after a long journey. While my flight from Heathrow to Boston today isn’t exactly “home”, my adopted country of America definitely is. It has been an amazing time to be away, and a privilege to have worked remotely out of 10 European countries over 46 days, It also will be so wonderful to return to “normal” life again too.
Your tips, please, your tips!