Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Where's the Peanut? Justin Shuffling the Minster Roles Post Brison's "Retirement"; The Worst Offenders Needed Replacing Are Still There

We will find out soon enough through the Davie shipbuilding scandal that will take place in the courts why MP Scott Brison had suddenly retired. 

And what of some glaring incompetence in the Minister ranks - Minister of Natural Resources, Amarjeet Sohi?

"...Finally, it’s worth noting who did not move or change: Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna.

The Liberal government has met with the scorn of many Albertans for failing to do more as the oil industry continues to struggle and gasp. Trudeau appointed Sohi in the hopes a minister from Alberta might help send a signal that Albertans were being listened to, but Sohi’s home province has had little effect on the frustration of Alberta voters. At the end of the day, the Liberals have very few seats at the table in Alberta, and moving a minister would pull their only Alberta presence in cabinet — it seems wasn’t worth it..."

https://globalnews.ca/news/4846876/trudeau-mini-cabinet-shuffle-2019-election/

Travelling Abroad to Some Sketchy Regimes of the World? You may want to Think Twice While Liberals are in Power

While Huawei executive Meng who is currently out on bail (under house arrest) as her extradition case is being considered in Canada, China responds with two Canadians detained and a third sentenced to death ( for drug trafficking) after a coincidental reversal of his original fine. Is this tit-for-tat ?

Held for ransom in say Mexico? Charged with nefarious crimes in say Saudi Arabia? Missing in say Cuba? You may want to think again if you want this Liberal Government to use "political diplomacy" to look after you.

A reminder that this Liberal government will fight harder for the likes of even a British Canadian ISIS fighter that has committed numerous atrocities to come back to Canada.

http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-life-of-a-canadian-now-depends-on-creative-diplomacy-finding-china-a-way-out

Travelling Abroad to Some Sketchy Regimes of the World? You may want to Think Twice While Liberals are in Power

While Huawei executive Meng who is currently out on bail (under house arrest) as her extradition case is being considered in Canada, China responds with two Canadians detained and a third sentenced to death ( for drug trafficking) after a coincidental reversal of his original fine. Is this tit-for-tat ?

Held for ransom in say Mexico? Charged with nefarious crimes in say Saudi Arabia? Missing in say Cuba? You may want to think again if you want this Liberal Government to use "political diplomacy" to look after you.

http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-life-of-a-canadian-now-depends-on-creative-diplomacy-finding-china-a-way-out

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Gold: China Adds to Gold Reserves, Remains a Distant Second Behind the USA's ~8,000 t

http://www.mining.com/web/china-adds-gold-reserves-first-time-since-october-2016/?utm_source=digest-en-mining-190107&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digest

Still another month away from its own New Year, the gold party has already started and in light of recent trade and tariff tensions with the USA.  For context, China's 59.6 million oz (1,861 t) compares to the USA's ~256 million oz  (~8,000 t) and the SPDR Gold Trust's, world's largest gold ETF, at 25.6 million oz (796 t).

Significant, why? "The Asian nation has previously spent long periods without revealing increases in gold holdings. When the central bank announced a 57 percent jump in reserves to 53.3 million ounces in July 2015, it was the first update in six years."