New Environment Minister Guilbault's "Da Proof Is In Da Proof" Moment and a NDP Wolf in Liberal Sheep's Clothing

 On Friday, he was more expansive about how the process is likely to work. He downplayed his opposition to the TMX and Line 5 pipelines. On the latter, he said: “My government has announced in the past that we support the continued operation of Line 5. Being part of the government, I support my government’s position”.

He also helped the Albertan NDP party, further adding to the view NDPs are running thr Liberal Party 

"...the model established by the Notley government to bring in its Climate Leadership Plan in 2015 (an effort in which Guilbeault was involved, before entering politics)..."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-guilbeault-loses-his-swagger-as-liberals-start-to-sound-more-consensual

Canada's New Environment Minister Is Crazier Than First Thought: We Have Moved From Catherine McKenna to This?

From Catherine McKenna to this:

"...Guilbeault went on to study political science and theology at the Université de Montréal.

He’s pointed to the link between environmentalism and religion in interviews, talking about how prophets thousands of years ago called for humanity to protect the environment around them..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/steven-guilbeaults-long-climb-from-tree-hugger-to-liberal-environment-minister

Others Are Waking Up to the NDPLiberals as John Ivison, National Post Wrote

 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ivison-is-justin-trudeau-the-first-ndp-prime-minister

The New Team Trudeau Unveiled

 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/in-trudeau-cabinet-shake-up-harjit-sajjan-removed-as-defence-minister-replaced-by-a-woman

Canada's Housing

 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/sabrina-maddeaux-cabinet-shuffle-shows-liberals-dont-care-about-soaring-housing-prices

The Liberal Party - dictated by the NDP and now (ex)Greenpeace. Inflation...without growth? A very bad place to be for Canada

 The Liberal Party - dictated by the NDP and now (ex)Greenpeace. Inflation...without growth? A very bad place to be for Canada

"...Those conversations have not yet happened and there are realistic fears that heavy-handed government intervention will simply transfer market-share to Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

As a non-driver, he is probably delighted that gas prices are now averaging 146¢ a litre across the country, up from 100¢ a year ago. But he will be less enamoured that high oil and gas prices have increased investment and drilling in the oilpatch.

Even these prices are a fraction of what they could be if the federal government was an enthusiastic partner. Canada has no export terminal so gas ships to the U.S. for $5-6 a gigajoule and is then exported to Europe and China for three times that price..."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-putting-an-activist-in-charge-of-a-government-department-is-always-dangerous

Radical Environmentalist Becomes Minister of Envirinment in Trudeau's Government

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jesse-kline-guilbeaults-move-to-environment-shows-trudeau-plans-to-sacrifice-prosperity

 "...It is somewhat apropos that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet less than a week after Alberta released its “Report of the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns.” As detailed in that report, a central figure in the crusade to shut down oilsands development was Trudeau’s new environment minister, Steven Guilbeault, which exposes the prime minister’s past rhetoric about the need to strike a balance between the economy and the environment as meaningless.

Guilbeault has been involved in the environmental movement since the early 1990s, which, on first blush, may make him seem like a natural choice for environment minister. But unlike his predecessor, Jonathan Wilkinson, who had a background in green energy companies, Guilbeault was a radical environmentalist who has spent his career trying to shut down the oilsands and derail Canadian energy projects.

He is perhaps best known for scaling the CN Tower in 2001, while working for Greenpeace, and unfurling a banner reading, “Canada and Bush Climate Killers,” a stunt for which he was later convicted of public mischief..."

Insult to Injury: Meng's Welcome Back By Huawei

 http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/huawei-employees-sing-and-dance-to-welcome-back-cfo-from-exile-1.1671328

The Loonie Dichotomy Battling Inflation With Higher Forecasted Rates in 2022 as Well as Benefitting From Higher Oil Prices That Help the Loonie...and Inflation

 https://financialpost.com/executive/executive-summary/posthaste-the-loonie-is-beating-forecasts-and-after-wednesday-could-fly-even-higher

When Will the Climate Cruaders Realize We Have Had Or Having More Immediate and Real Health, Financial and Energy Crises Before a "Temperature Crisis"

 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/derek-h-burney-the-fallout-from-the-global-energy-crisis-demands-a-reality-check-in-canada

Trudeau Liberals Want 40,000 Afghan Refugees in Canada

 https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-promised-to-take-in-20000-40000-afghan-refugees-where-are-they

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/thousands-of-canadas-allies-and-their-families-still-stranded-in-afghanistan-ngos

"...An estimated 3,750 Afghans are on their way to beginning life in Canada through a special immigration program, according to Alexander Cohen, press secretary at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The program was set up this summer to assist interpreters who worked with the Canadian armed forces and Afghan employees of the Canadian embassy. Individuals who qualify, and their families, have been able to apply directly for it..."

Yet, "...Jawad is among those who have already arrived. (Last names of refugees have been withheld for their privacy and security.) He worked for the Canadian embassy in Kabul for eleven years. He landed in Canada at the end of August with his wife and their three children via Kuwait and Germany..."

A Recent Bankrupt Car Rental Company and an Insanely Overvalued Electric Vehicle Company Walk Into a Bar...

Amazing how the US and global world of finance is easily fooled...

The Power of Elon Musk, the Meme-Stock Lord  https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-25/elon-musk-makes-tesla-hertz-and-bitcoin-memes-go-up

Canadians Pay Huge Carbon Taxes to "Save The Planet" But Who Are The Big Emitters and by How Much?

 China’s Role in Climate Change: The Biggest Carbon Emissions Polluters  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-china-climate-change-biggest-carbon-polluters/?cmpid=BBD102521_BIZ

CFL Week 11: Can Anyone Stop the Bombers? Nope

 A short week with three teams enjoying a bye week.  

Winnipeg at Edmonton: Blue Bombers Win 26 - 16

The situation in the Edmonton locker room deteriorates with the decions to bench original starting QB, Trevor Harris and likely on the trading block.  Suprised at the decision, Harris showed class and continues to be a member of the Elks' team while providing a positive presence to the understudy Cornelius and the rest of the team while on the sidelines. After a 3-2 first quarter, Edmonton's woes appeared to be ending after a close game at 16-16 leading into the 4th quarter, with even a Bombers' touchdown taken away early in the 1st quarter by an Edmonton interception in Elks' own end zone.  Edmonton appeared to be destined to end their losing streak (and end Winnipeg's winning streak!) on a certain interception in the 4th with no one in front (for a guaranteed "pick six"); however, dropped immediately.  Afterwards, Winnipeg made Elks pay on the ensuing play and drive and stretched the lead to 23-16, closing out with a field goal and a late interception playing the final seconds in a victory formation.  Playoff spot secured.  Curious to see where Harris ends up - Montreal to replace Adams Jr? Ottawa to add to all the other quarterbacks they have, with the ex-NFL Hodges yet to play?  Trade Nichols for Harris? A proven back up to Reilly (BC), Masoli (Hamilton)?

Montreal at Ottawa: Alouettes Win 27 - 16

The last place Redblacks were looking for a break to turn things around with at least one win.  Ottawa has suffered from quarterback injuries, unexperienced starting quarterbacks and games being grasped out of the hands of victory by late opposing drives (as in the week prior against Montreal).  Even trying for a scheduling break has been difficult playing its third game in 10 days this October.  In a rematch with Montreal after the Turkey Bowl, things did not go well again. Although hanging tough in most of the game Ottawa shot themselves in the foot again with momentum drives stopped on interceptions.  Rookie quarterback Evans replaced by rookie Christion late in the 4th; however, on his first drive, went down with an ankle injury and carried off the field.  

Calgary at BC: Stampeders win 39 - 10

With Calgary pressing in the standings and nipping at a secured playoff spot (despite Edmonton's woes), and a game in hand for BC, the playoff race is an unfamiliar one in the CFL West.  Off to a quick scoring drive, BC started with a touchdown but failed at the two point convert.  Calgary's Bo Levi replied quickly with his own touchdown pass. The exclamation pont was from Calgary's #32 Roc Thomas returning the ball from hi sown 10 yd line for a touchdown.  The "Most Loved Name" award goes to Luther Hakunavanhu.of Calgary.   

Magically, The Elections Ridings Have Been Adjusted (Conducted Every Decade) AFTER Liberal Election Win and BEFORE The House of Commons Returns to Sitting

 Justin makes his bed again and now has given Québec another reason to vote BQ or non Liberal 

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/bloc-quebecois-says-quebecs-status-as-a-nation-means-it-must-not-lose-a-seat

Canada's Misunderstood Energy/Oil and Gas Sector and the (Worse) Options Available Without It

 "...In 2019, Canada’s $102 billion in energy exports represented 17 per cent of all Canada’s exports, one of the highest years on record. Both the International Energy Agency and U.S. Energy Information Agency project strong growth in oil and gas over the next decade, followed by a static supply and demand to 2050. Even static levels that high will still produce hundreds of billions in tax payments and require continued levels of investment as reservoirs dry up.

Should Canada, with the third-largest proven reserves in the world, and the largest by far of those open to independent producers, step aside to let Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other unjust regimes meet the steadily growing demand?..."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/bill-bewick-lets-be-clear-canada-should-not-move-past-oil-and-gas

Could Bank of Canada Rates Rise Sooner Than 2022 Year End? The Inflation Numbers Say So

 http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/statistics-canada-scheduled-to-reveal-september-inflation-figure-1.1668893

Buy the Canadian Banks, Just Buy Them!

 http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canadian-bank-dividends-could-rise-25-when-restrictions-lifted-1.1668682

Liberal Behaviours When Caught and Faced With Consequences...

The play book...

"...Chahal hopes “we can move forward,” a locution that suggests he will fit right into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet in due course. (He forgot the part of the Trudeau formula where he says his foul-up is an opportunity for us all to reflect, but he is still new to the federal scene.)..."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/colby-cosh-the-bizarre-mail-tampering-scandal-threatening-the-political-career-of-calgarys-new-liberal-mp

Canadians' Smugness About Healthcare May Change If They Only Knew...

 And NO! It's not FREE!

"...Smart says staffing questions have fallen through the cracks because health care straddles multiple levels of government: Ottawa pays while the provinces manage. Everyone realizes you can’t solve a doctor shortage without first knowing the scope of the problem. But no one seems to agree on who should do the work.

And while the governing Liberals promised during the fall federal election campaign to hire 7,500 family doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners over four years, Smart says Canada remains without a human health-resource plan..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-doesnt-know-how-bad-its-doctor-shortage-is-let-alone-how-to-fix-it

CBC Crossing Its Journalistic Integrity Boundaries? Say It Aint So!

  https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-on-climate-change-the-cbc-has-crossed-the-line-from-news-agency-to-pmo-mouthpiece

"...if it cannot be distinguished from the government’s own position, if it could very easily be seen as a bulletin from any activist, global warming advocacy or activist group, how can it seriously be considered a statement about “journalism” or proper news coverage? Indeed it is so intimately close to the current government’s position, and the government the source of CBC funding, it could without much stress of mind be said to be, at least, an apparent conflict of interest..."

From Russia With Love...to Germany and Europe

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58520563

Russia Has Been "Turning Down the Gas" on Europe Since August, Now Look Where Europe Is...And Where North America Coukd Be Also For the Winter

 "...As surging fuel costs have caused increasing economic havoc, pressure has grown on Russia, Europe’s largest supplier, to pump more. Extra Russian gas is seen as the main way to avoid an even deeper supply crunch in the middle of the winter.

But with relations with Europe in the deep freeze after years of sanctions and other tensions, there’s no appetite in the Kremlin to do any favors. Although exports to Europe are up this year from last year’s depressed levels, they lag those seen in 2019, according to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Daily flows have dropped in October and Gazprom has been slow to refill storage facilities it owns in Europe, adding to upward pressure on prices. Russia has blamed an overly hasty shift to relying on spot markets and alternative energy sources for the crisis..."

http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russia-signals-europe-won-t-get-extra-gas-without-nord-stream-2-1.1668341

Just as the 35,000 Carbon Cruasaders Descend Upon Glasgow While Britain Nears a Complete Energy Crisis Heading Into Winter, Russia Has A Message: No Extra Gas For Europe if No Nordstream 2 Pipeline

 https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/russia-signals-europe-wont-get-extra-gas-without-nord-stream-2

Referendum? But Not In Quebec

 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/why-alberta-is-holding-a-referendum-on-equalization-and-what-it-could-mean-for-other-provinces

Although the Liberals in Cohorts Have Let His Tofino Reconciliation Vacation Blow Over, The Heat Must Be Kept On

 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-the-prime-ministers-tofino-vacation-was-a-very-trudeau-kind-of-scandal

When Will Canada's Flags Be Raised Again and What Does It Say About our Leader?

 "...If Canada’s collective project, if “achieving our country” as symbolized by the flag, is to be defined first and foremost by how to do right by Indigenous peoples, that’s probably not a bad thing at all. But if so, it is a project that absolutely must not be left to the whims and fancies and political calculations of one man, especially one whose government’s policies, and his own personal behaviour, have consistently failed so badly on this score.

It is up to Parliament to set this right. Thankfully, Canadians had the sense to return a minority government to Ottawa, which means our elected representatives have the ability to take control of this shambolic situation. When the House of Commons finally meets this fall, this must be its first order of business..."

The Globe and Mail: When will Canada raise its flags again?.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-when-will-canada-raise-its-flags-again/

Ontario Liberals Have Reached a New Level of Fantasy For Its View of Reality: Four Day Work Weeks ans Proportional Representation

 CTV News Toronto: Ontario Liberals propose four-day work-week pilot project if elected in 2022.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-liberals-propose-four-day-work-week-pilot-project-if-elected-in-2022-1.5626664

Before Gas Prices Neared C$1.50 in Ontario (Higher in BC), Across the Pond This Was Alreqdy Happening....

 https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-europe-made-its-energy-bed-and-now-must-sleep-in-it-shivering

Is Anyone in Canada Counting? 80,000 Sponsored Permanent Redidenrs of...Permanent Residents

"...Canada looks to welcome around 80,000 immigrants through this category each year...".  Not the best and brightest, just because someone is lucky enough to have a partner or spouse here in Canada already. 

Canada Immigration News: Can I sponsor my spouse or partner for Canadian immigration?

https://www.cicnews.com/2021/10/can-i-sponsor-my-spouse-or-partner-for-canadian-immigration-1019360.html

Where Has Defence Minister Sajjan Been the Last Few Months And What is Going On With Heads of Military and Sexual Misconduct Cases?

http://nationalpost.com/news/national/defence-watch/general-who-replaced-senior-officer-accused-of-sex-assault-is-now-himself-under-investigation-for-sexual-misconduct/wcm/7c4ffbb4-2e46-4626-9a2d-3d0662edfde6

Of 401,000 Entrants to Canada This Year Who Is Keeping Track? Are These PGP (Parents, Grand Parents) Programs (30,000) Included or Not?

 More "lotteries" determining Canada's social and immigration make up 

"...Exceptionally, this year, IRCC invited a record number of people to apply for the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), giving more Canadians and permanent residents than ever the opportunity to bring their loved ones to Canada. This is an extraordinary opportunity that must not be jeopardized in any way.

The way Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is receiving applications for the 2021 PGP is different from previous years. IRCC randomly selected and sent invitations to individuals who were already in the pool of potential sponsors and had submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020. These invitations were sent by email or, if that was not possible, by mail between September 23 and October 4, 2021..."

https://www.cicnews.com/2021/10/concerned-about-possible-pitfalls-and-problems-of-a-pgp-application-1019408.html

Some Cold Hard Facts for the "Renewable Energy At All Costs" Climate Crusaders

 "...Ontario’s power generation sector is a curious target for environmentalists, given that it is 94 per cent emissions free and produces only three per cent of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions. Ontario produces 81 per cent fewer carbon emissions per kilowatt hour than the rest of Canada. That’s due to the phase-out of coal plants under the former Liberal government. That move reduced the power sector’s emissions from 21 per cent of the overall amount, even if Ontarians did pay a steep premium for every part of it.

Some of that progress will be lost over this decade because the aging Pickering nuclear reactor is being phased out, reducing generation capacity by 14 per cent. Other reactors are up for refurbishment, meaning the province will have to rely more on natural gas for power generation. As a result, electricity system emissions will rise from an average of 4.4 megatonnes to between 10.9 and 12.2 megatonnes in 2030, the province’s Independent Electricity System operator estimates. That’s still only one-third what they were in 2005..."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ontario-politicians-eager-to-phase-out-natural-gas-only-have-to-look-to-europe-for-the-consequences

What's Wrong With Canada-China Relations? Many Things, So Why Not Start By Changing Canada's Ambassador

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-canada-needs-a-new-ambassador-to-china-dominic-barton-must-go

$80 Oil - Why Is Everyone Surprised?

 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-this-energy-crisis-has-been-30-years-in-the-making-why-is-anyone-surprised

"...For as is it written in the Book of Climate Change: “Thou climate warriors, ye who assemble in fine hotels, and ye who squat on the highways and superglue your bottoms to the asphalt thereon, yea, all who vote Green — cold and want shall never visit ye. And much golden press coverage will be yours.”..."

David Rosenberg: Beware Stagflation from Energy Price Increases and Supply Chain Inflation Along With No Economic Griwth, The Worst of All Worlds

 "...It’s certainly evident that transitory is not weeks, it's not even months,” he said. “It’s going to last so long as the pandemic is still with us. The two are hitched together.”..."

http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/recession-virtually-guaranteed-amid-energy-squeeze-rosenberg-1.1663214

Canada's MP Pensions: Read It and Weep

 Toronto Sun: BONOKOSKI: Gold-plated pensions of our diligent MPs.

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-gold-plated-pensions-of-our-diligent-mps

Rising Oil and Gas Prices, Record Pace of Home Price Increases, Logistical Supply Issues, Refuced Liquidity by Central Banks and Supports by Government - Who Cares If Inflation is Transitory or Not, Now Recession Is All But Guaranteed (David Rosenberg)

 Might as well throw in a herd of locust to this confluence of factors

http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/recession-virtually-guaranteed-amid-energy-squeeze-rosenberg-1.1663214

Canada's 5 Year Bond Yield: Although 1.01%, Up More Than 100% Since Last year - Look Out Mortgages

 From 0.381% to 1.084%

Mendicino, the Biggest Yes Man in Liberal Government, Sends Nearly $2B For Immigration Services - For Most That Are Already Here (Immigration Will Be How Trudeau Acquires Majority Status)

$1.7 billion of which almost a quarter goes to Ontario (surprise, surprise).  A signicant amount of those that were awarded permanent residencies and legal entry in Canada during the latest pandemic year  were living/working in Canada anyway. What is $2 billion for?

Ontario: $407.2 million

Alberta: $124.1 million

British Columbia: $119 million

Manitoba: $46.6 million

Saskatchewan: $41.3 million

Nova Scotia: $17.2 million

New Brunswick: $14.6 million

Prince Edward Island: $6.2 million

Newfoundland and Labrador: $5.2 million

Yukon: $1.3 million

Northwest Territories: $1.1 million

Nunavut: $608,000

Sub total: $784.4 million

Other allocations: $46 million

Dedicated IRCC Initiatives: $46.2 million

Quebec (Not included in the memo): $650.3 million via the separate annual grant it receives from IRCC

Resettlement services (Not included in the memo): $145.7 million

Grand total (Not included in the memo): $1,672.6 billion

Canada Immigration News: IRCC’s immigrant settlement funding by province/territory for 2021-22.

https://www.cicnews.com/2021/10/irccs-immigrant-settlement-funding-by-province-territory-for-2021-2022-1019306.html

Mortgage Rates Increasing?

 Better Dwelling: A Canadian Bank Hiked Its Mortgage Rates, and Others Are Expected To Follow Soon.

https://betterdwelling.com/a-canadian-bank-hiked-its-mortgage-rates-and-others-are-expected-to-follow-soon/

Trudeau's First Apology of His Third Term?...Only 13 Days

Even this author never thought the over/under on Trudeau's "first apology of his term" would take only 13 days.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-apologized-to-chief-of-tkemlups-te-secwepemc-after-tofino-trip-pmo

CFL Week 9: Phenomenal Finishes and Unexpected Underdog

The craziest week so far in the shortened season, with Otttawa pulling off a win with a rookie QB's first appearance in a CFL game (and his backup also lacking any CFL game experience) followed by a Saturday night of crazy finishes.  

Edmonton at Ottawa: RedBlacks Win 34-24

With two starting quarterbacks already injured, Ottawa brought in two quarterbacks without any CFL game experience in a desperate attempt to field a team.  The TSN team unanimously picked Edmonton to win this one, but were proven wrong in the open minutes as Ottawa commenced with "guns a blazin'" and never looked back.  New hires including Duck Hodges (ex-Steelers quarterback) and others expected to show up against Toronto next week.  We will see what QB competitions there will be for Ottawa.  

Winnipeg at BC: Blue Bombers Win 30-9

Despite the duel between the two best quarterbacks in the league (arguably), not a touchdown from BC's Michael Reilly.  Winnipeg trounces BC and makes people wonder whether the Bombers will repeat after a pandemic year.  

Montreal at Hamilton: Alouettes Win 23-20

A snooze fest to begin with, the last quarter, in particular, last five minutes were the ones to watch.  Down 17-6 the Als scored two quick touchdowns to take the lead, followed by a 55 yard field goal that barely made it across the posts for Hamilton, tying up the game in the last second of play. To overtime, and with Hamilton pressing, they fumbled the ball and the Als take posession.  An easy field goal is all that is needed in OT rules to seal the deal.  Amazing comeback by Montreal, and ends the 11 game home victories streak in Hamilton.  

Saskatchewan at Calgary: Stampeders Win 23-17

In a low scoring affair with only the kickers making points in the first half, again, this game resulted in a thriller.  Heading into the dying minutes down by 6, Rougriders attempt an onside kick - successfully, but with a penalty.  The kickoff was repeated; however, Calgary calls a cheeky time out.  Then on the third attempt, Lauther kicks the ball 10 yards ahead and recovers it!  Setting up Saskatchewan's chances to put this away.  After some scrambling by Fajardo on the next play to gain further yards and the clock running out, the last throw was a Hail Mary pass and...intercepted.  

After All the Build Up, Enacting This First Day Of Reconciliation, Justin is Where?

Justin takes off to Tofino? After all that lead up to this day of Truth and Reconciliation, enacting a national day for it and being the inaugural annual one, he's not even around for it? Combined with the last six years of ethics challenges and scandals I continue to be baffled and bewildered why Liberal voters are absolutely enamoured with this "leader". Canadian apathy reigns I suppose.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/after-pms-vacation-trudeau-minister-says-important-part-of-reconciliation-is-listening