Not Even Two Months into His Term and Two Gaffes already by Mr. Sunny Ways

As lessons have not been learned from his first term, the Justin gaffes continue. 

Now as an "experienced" Prime Minister, during Justin's first media appearance, and en francais, he mixes up "nationalist", "sovereignist" and "separatist".  Too many categories to keep straight in his mind. 

Barely 40 days into his second term, he is caught making childish comments among his left leaning, social Euro counterparts.  Although Justin has graduated from being a high school drama teacher, it seems he has not graduated from how to behave in high school.

Our fearlerss, elected, non-learning leader. 

Shootings In Toronto: Some Numbers and Context, We Need Changes

After hearing about a brazen and targetted shooting on Highway 400 (yes on the highway) on a Friday evening, I read some data in a recent article about Toronto shooting totals.  I went to the source for this information, and found this. 

We need something different - whether it is bringing back carding (regardless of concerns from some groups), re-gaining control of our borders, better monitoring and surveillance of illegal guns coming across the border and through our often-forgotten-about ports (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver).  Also, politicians need to show leadership ignoring the repercussions that a group may play the race/religion/ethnicity card no matter how global or "inclusive" the solution.

Figuring out who the criminals are at the time of a shooting is not helping innocent by-standers nor Canadians in general.

Hopefully a reprieve at this time of year...Merry Christmas.

http://data.torontopolice.on.ca/pages/shootings

Capital Gains Tax? Just Leave It (Jagmeet, Justin)!

Hopefully such nonsense as proposed by the likes of Jagmeet will not see the light of day, but we have seen crazier things over the last term.  Maybe just maybe logic will prevail, "...Politicians seem determined to equalize the tax rate, so that taxes on dividends and capital gains become more similar. But they don’t get it. An investment in a junior gold mine is dramatically different than an investment in a Canadian bank paying dividends. Risk capital needs to be rewarded, and the low tax rate on capital gains is the best incentive investors have to support small and growing companies. Considering that the mining and energy sectors are still very large parts of our economy, certain segments of the economy could be devastated as risk capital disappears and heads for safer investments that are taxed exactly the same as risky investments..."

http://business.financialpost.com/investing/investing-pro/five-reasons-why-raising-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-could-be-devastating-for-the-economy

While Canada Sleeps on the Pipeline File, Other Countries Are Moving Ahead

http://business.financialpost.com/commodities/while-canada-hesitates-russia-builds-3000-km-gas-pipeline-to-china-in-just-five-years

Trans Mountain a Go for 2019? Apparently a start Before Christmas

http://nationalpost.com/commodities/energy/trans-mountain-construction-set-to-begin-with-pipe-in-the-ground-before-christmas/wcm/1d61d7bd-28bb-4cd1-be1c-af6624c285bb

"...Trans Mountain spokesperson Ali Hounsell confirmed there would be “pipe on the ground” with the intention of putting “pipe in the ground before Christmas.” She said an event was planned for Tuesday to mark the beginning of right of way construction on the pipeline project..."

Canada Is Losing the (Non) Battle for Sovereignty in the Arctic

http://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-canadas-defence-free-ride-is-ending-and-our-sovereignty-could-be-at-stake

"...the Russian military presence in the Arctic is growing rapidly. Their Arctic region is already more developed than ours, giving them inherent advantages compared to Canada, with our sparse populated North. Those advantages, combined with their military buildup, would leave Canada completely unable to enforce its sovereignty if Russia chose to cause problems for us. China, likewise, is developing its naval power, including Arctic capabilities. Meanwhile, we content ourselves with a few thousand lightly armed rangers, and took a bafflingly long time to even replace their rifles — the most fundamental piece of military equipment of all. Our Arctic patrol ships are not capable of year-round Arctic operations and are behind schedule anyways. Talk during the Harper years of building a proper military base in the Arctic is essentially forgotten..."

Where oh Where is Thou Justin?

Since the election results and brief yet underwhelming meetings with various premiers and mayors, Justin has kept himself holed up (likely with his caucus, and Butts), even though there is a national unity fight as well as another national issue - a rail strike! Where farmers are unable to heat their crops in silos or heat their animals in large shelters.  As well, a major potash mine is closing for a couple of week sending 500 workers on dole for the Christmas season.

The only presence of any federal government is marching out the new Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, a bewildering character when she has been interviewed in her last role.  Nowhere the same "sunny ways" start from 2015.