Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic
Globe and Mail- There’s a troubling amount of churn at the top of Canada’s public service
Over the nine years it has been in power, the Trudeau government has shuffled senior officials 98 times, with more than 300 specific changes – some individuals multiple times. On average, there have been about 10 shuffles per year. Meanwhile, there are now 41 deputy ministers – more than ever before.
Diversity Is Our Strength
Apparently you don’t have to speak English to be a cop in Justin’s Toronto.
However Much You Hate The Media
An unnamed photo editor at a major news outlet believes it is “dangerous” for the media to highlight the historic photo of former President Trump standing tall after the assassination attempt Saturday, calling it “free PR” for the Trump campaign, according to a report.
An Axios media trend assessment on Tuesday argued that the “overuse” of the iconic image can “pose risks,” citing unnamed photographers who reportedly told the outlet that promoting the viral photos could be a form of “photoganda” because the Trump campaign will use them to “further their agenda, despite the photographers’ intent of capturing a news event.” […]
Axios cited a photo editor and photographer “from a major news outlet” who suggested the media refrain from using the photo “despite how good it is” to avoid casting the former president in a positive light.
“The amount that publications have been using Evan’s photo is kind of free PR for Trump in a way, and it’s dangerous for media organizations to keep sharing that photo despite how good it is,” the editor told the outlet.
But The Bike Lanes And Rainbow Crosswalks Are Fab-U-Less
Globe And Mail- The pressing need to fix water pipes
As bad as it looks, a recent Globe and Mail analysis found that greater problems lie waiting. In the country’s biggest cities, nearly one-quarter of the pipes are in poor or very poor condition. And it could be even worse than it seems: condition assessments don’t always involve inspecting a pipe and can rely instead on educated guesswork.
Rewriting History
It’s anyone’s guess as to what this latest apology entails, but I’m sure it includes large monetary payments. What’s more bizarre is that the recipients didn’t originate in Canada, but in the United States.
As detailed in this more balanced article, the Sioux and Lakota were properly considered refugees, not original inhabitants.
The government appears to have granted these refugee-American-Indians full rights under Section 35, meaning that multi-billion-dollar land claims and reparation demands are imminent. Many Indigenous speakers at the press conference stated that the Dakota/Lakota and other tribes were already on their traditional lands when they escaped into Canada, a fact disputed by the foregoing evidence from the official North West Mounted Police history.
WTF?
Administrative Bloat
Blacklocks- More Staffers For Fewer Vets
The departmental payroll since 2015 has grown from 2,907 employees to 3,676, an increase of 769 staff or 26 percent.
“The 2021 Census counted 461,240 Canadian veterans,” said the note. “This is lower than the department’s estimate of 617,800 veterans published in the department’s yearly Facts And Figures.”
The department in a 2009 report New Veterans Charter Evaluation acknowledged it had more employees managing fewer programs than either the United Kingdom or Australia. Canada’s payroll of 3,676 employees compared to 2,100 each in the U.K. and Australia.
Critics have complained other federal agencies are also overstaffed.
Let The Voters Decide
Why not, at last, just let the people choose their own president? – Victor Davis Hanson
Thursday On Turtle Island
Global Warming Scam News: Fake environmentalism. The media is upset about a movie. Green physician toolkit.
Dementia Joe’s America: The most insane reactions. The mother of big lies.
Blackie’s Canada: Is the condo in the same building as the CBC president? Poilievre vows to fire diplomat.
Today In Islam: Submit to Allah infidels! I’m going to blow you all up, you infidels.
Your morning meme. Another meme. A cartoon. And another cartoon.
No Matter How Much You Hate The Media
It clearly is not enough! Yesterday, MSNBC’s Joy Reid said that Joe Biden successfully recovering from Covid would convey exactly the same thing [as Donald Trump surving an assassin’s bullet].
Well, if he does survive Covid, and we certainly hope that he does, we now know the perfect picture the White House photographer will stage:
Biden after “beating COVID” pic.twitter.com/THGy8tUcSv
— The Right To Bear Memes (@grandoldmemes) July 17, 2024
July 18, 2024: Reader Tips
If Women Ran The World
Video: U.S. Senators chase down USSS director Kimberly Cheatle in Milwaukee at the RNC.
“He’s doing gang signals, he learned a lot in prison”
Navarro walks out of prison and on to the stage of the RNC.
* from the Racket News livestream. You can scroll back to find the segment. I’ll link a clip when it’s available.
Charlie Kirk has the speech here on X.
How It Started
A former senior official of the White House National Security Council who also once worked as an analyst for the CIA has been indicted on criminal charges accusing her of working as an agent for the government of South Korea allegedly in exchange for luxury gifts including designer handbags.
Sue Mi Terry, the wife of Washington Post columnist Max Boot, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act…
Your Sundown Truinnerashuvaduprezure
His first gain of function in the past 4 years: “Biden will not be able to join us. He just tested positive for COVID“
Moving To The Front Of The Bus
Great Success!
Big fat zero from Alberta’s giant fans on Tuesday
And, as promised yesterday, more on those Clean Electricity Regulations that mean even MORE wind and solar, and no more coal or natural gas without carbon capture.
Clean Electricity Regulations: Cenovus Energy (Detailed, with recommendations)
And maybe Wilkinson thinks aforementioned wind turbines will power all those electric heat pumps, when it’s cold, and when it’s hot. What am I saying? Of course he does.
Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028
Also:
TC Energy’s US$15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Two of Europe’s biggest energy companies are abandoning the SS Offshore Wind.
In May, Shell, the UK-based oil and gas giant (2023 revenue: $317 billion), announced that it was cutting staff from its offshore wind business because, according to Bloomberg, the company has decided to focus on markets that “deliver the most value for our investors and customers.” Bloomberg also reported that the staff cuts were made after the departures of top executives in the company’s offshore wind and renewable power businesses.
Last month, Murray Auchincloss, the CEO of oil and gas giant BP, imposed a “hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects.” According to Reuters, the new CEO is putting more “emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy” and that BP (2023 revenue: $208 billion) was cutting investments in “big budget, low-carbon projects, particularly in offshore wind, that are not expected to generate cash for years.”
The moves by BP and Shell are only the latest examples of the troubles facing the offshore wind sector, which has been foundering on the shoals of higher interest rates, citizen opposition, and ballooning costs. Over the past year, numerous projects on the Eastern Seaboard, including Skipjack Wind in Maryland, Park City Wind in Connecticut, and South Coast Wind in Massachusetts, have been canceled due to bad economics. In all, according to data compiled by Ed O’Donnell, a nuclear engineer and a principal at New Jersey-based Whitestrand Consulting, about 14,700 megawatts of offshore wind capacity has been canceled. For comparison, about 15,500 megawatts of capacity is now in development, under construction, or operational.
Of course, those figures don’t jibe with the tsunami of hype about offshore wind energy that has appeared in major media outlets. But the hard reality is that America’s offshore wind sector is a subsidy-dependent industry that is dominated by foreign companies who are in bed with some of America’s biggest climate NGOs, including the NRDC (gross receipts: $555 million) and Sierra Club (Gross receipts: $184 million).