Thursday, March 18, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Nickel: Canada's Once Leading Position Taken Over by Brazil, Now the Chinese For "Clean" EV Battery Production ?
Bloomberg: The King of Nickel Is Betting Big on a Green Future in Batteries.
National Post: Canada Has The Monarchy to Thank for Stable Government, Liberty and Justice
Far from perfect but based on the last few centuries...
"...it can be hard to take stock of just how lucky we are, as Canadians, and how well served Canada is by its institutions and system of government. The credit for this country’s legacy of stable government, freedom, democracy, justice and the rule of law rests chiefly with the Crown, but we rarely hear this acknowledged by our politicians or the chattering classes.
...Republicans like to argue that hereditary rule is an outdated concept, and often make it sound as though we are always at the mercy of a foreign monarch. However, although the Queen does reside across the Atlantic, she is not a foreign Queen. She is the Queen of Canada. And neither she nor her forebearers have ruled anything for well over a century. They are figureheads. But they are figureheads who are tightly woven into the fabric of our constitution and our history. And it would behoove us to recognize just how much we’ve gained from that history.
...Canada has a constitution that is “similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom.” From this, we inherited the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, and the tradition of a sovereign who always defers to the wishes of the people’s elected representatives, but is there nonetheless as a final defence against heinous abuses of government power.
...We gained the concept of the rule of law, which holds that no one is above the law — not even a prime minister or a king. We have benefited from a system of courts and a common law that serves as the basis of our legal system outside Quebec, and which protected Canadians’ basic human rights — including the right to free speech, freedom of religion and due process — well before they were codified in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
...None of this was inevitable. To see how history could have played out differently, just look at South America, where the Spanish did not pass on values like democracy and the rule of law. As a result, many countries have suffered from weak civil institutions, have been oppressed by brutal dictatorships and transfers of power have often come about through bloody coups, rather than peaceful elections.
...But getting rid of the monarchy would entail sweeping constitutional reforms that would require tremendous effort and huge expense, with very little benefit. It would also necessitate a historic agreement between Canada’s increasingly disparate regions and nationalities that could very easily tear the country apart.
Far better to stick with a system that has proven remarkably stable and successful for over 150 years, and a Queen who has served us extremely well for nearly 70. Long may she reign..."
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Liberals Return to Conservative Methods In Selectig a Governor General, But Who is This "Diverse" Panel?
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Janice Charette, a former high commissioner to the United Kingdom now filling in as clerk of the Privy Council
Inuit leader Natan Obed
Universite de Montreal rector Daniel Jutras
Former secretary to the governor general Judith LaRocque
Interim Canada Post chair Suromitra Sanatani
Friday, March 12, 2021
CFL-LCF and XFL In Talks Regarding Benefits: The Rock Has 300M Followers, I'm Sure Whatever He Promotes Would Help the CFL-LCF
Marketing, scouting, agents, analysis of proposed rule tweaks, combines I'm sure all could benefit from The Rock as a marketing machine.
Going forward will the Canadian rules be changed ? I doubt it but then again 100 years ago there was no such thing as a forward pass.
The main benefit lies in the CFLand XFL play each other some how after each respective playoff finals. To start, an exhibition series then a more meaningful game in future. Time of season and rules will all have to be assessed.
Sportsnet.ca: CFL, XFL could form a relationship that provides benefits for both.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/cfl-xfl-form-relationship-provides-benefits/
Where Does the Liberals' 401,000 Immigration Target Come From? Its All About Breaking Records, Not Logic
"...To make up for the shortage, Canada’s immigration minister, Marco Mendicino, announced that Canada would welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021. Should Canada achieve this goal, it will be tied for the highest level of immigration in the country’s history— the current record stands at 401,000 immigrant arrivals in 1913..."
Canada Immigration News: Canada welcomed nearly 25,000 immigrants in January 2021— most since last February.
https://www.cicnews.com/2021/03/canada-welcomed-nearly-25000-immigrants-in-january-2021-most-since-last-february-0317422.html
Thursday, March 11, 2021
How Many Enter Canada To Live and Work Annually (Legally): Do Canadians Even Know? The Answer is 1.0 Million and Growing During Pandemic, Record Unemployment
And here are the numbers - regardless of a pandemic or 8.9% unemployment rate in Canada
And here are the numbers - regardless of a pandemic or 8.9% unemployment rate in Canada
"...Canada welcomed over 1 million newcomers in 2019
Canada welcomed over 1 million immigrants and study and work permit holders combined in 2019. Over 341,000 newcomers arrived as permanent residents. Over 400,000 obtained study permits. An additional 400,000 obtained work permits.
This serves as a reminder that most of Canada’s newcomers do not arrive as permanent residents, but rather on a temporary basis.
However, Canada’s permanent resident admissions will now play catch up thanks to the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan...."
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