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1 hour ago, Queenmandy85 said:
People took the train. Rebuild and electrify the rail system with nuclear power generated electricity and you can go anywhere on the train. On a dedicated high speed line, you could probably travel from Montreal to Calgary in less than 10 hours.
Why waste Canadian taxpayer money and resources on all those things when we have massive amounts of natural gas and oil reserves in Canada? Also did you know there are massive reserves of other gas under Canada's north that we haven't significantly even tapped yet. Canada could be much more prosperous if we drop this phony war on the climate and so-called pollution of carbon dioxide. CO2 is not pollution as Trudeau claims every day. It is pure brainwashing and propaganda to support his globalist agenda.
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Is Chinada going Marxist? I believe we are witnessing the globalist takeover of Canada. Trudeau denies foreign interference affected elections in 2019 and 2021, but the evidence is in. It did affect at least several riding.
Check this webpage:
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41 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
Good points. When you put yourself in the shoes of our future generations, it is a tiny sacrifice.
Man cannot control the climate. We are being scammed for nothing.
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What the heck do school lunches have to do with the Federal government jurisdiction? Schools are provincial jurisdiction. Trudeau intrudes into almost every provincial matter he can find to try to sound good.
Why doesn't he concentrate on federal matters that really need solutions like the failing armed forces, and the failing or failed justice system that lets dangerous offenders back on the street right away to reoffend?
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52 minutes ago, herbie said:
Just heard the Polliwog on CKNW duck, dodge, lie and repeat his mealy mouth idea of what he thinks is a climate plan.
Oh he's all for LNG exports they'll help India reduce THEIR emissions. Well and good if one is clueless that BC isn't doing that right now. Worse lying that Trudeau is trying to stop us.He likes small nuclear reactors and hydro, the 2 most expensive and longest to roll out. Could help a couple decades after anyone plans to actually start.
He'll Axr the Tax and give incentives to Green Companies, throw away a revenue source and hand money they no longer have to companies. All for sweeping it under the rug and pretending 'Carbon Capture' somehow reduces emissions.
I loved how he suggested "tidal wave" alternatives, demonstrating how little he knows about alternative energy methods.
Further proof the Tory plan is no plan at all, the intent is to delay, deny and shovel more of our tax dollars into business incentives, handouts and writeoffs. Helping YOU even less than the environment.
What! You don't believe in carbon capture, but you believe taxing Canadians will slow climate change? Taxes don't do a thing except make the common folk poorer, while Trudeau and the elite give themselves raises.
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5 hours ago, Queenmandy85 said:
I gased up my car yesterday. The carbon tax raised the price from $1.549 to $1.589 per litre. To think, a few months ago, it was only $1.769. Oh, the humanity. How will we ever survive?
You cleverly only mention the increase, not the total carbon tax. By 2030, if it continues as planned, it will be 24% of the cost of fuel.
Also, you never mentioned the fact carbon tax affects the cost of everything else, not just gas.
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1 hour ago, Michael Hardner said:
It's illegal to post anything by him - he has been cancelled.
Please remove.
Cancelled by who? You?
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"Elite' institutions are whale carcasses filled with parasites
Harvard is a whale carcass, inhabited by parasites. It is a $50 billion dollar endowment, with a university somewhat carelessly and secondarily attached to it. In its prime it was, as well, a storehouse of genuine brand value, an institution built very carefully by the diligent work of those who laboured upward and properly in the past. It became in consequence of that extreme care a place of brilliant lecturers, creative and honest scientists, and highly qualified, ambitious and disciplined students. When I worked there in the 1990s, Harvard was still that justly esteemed place, although the rabble had already broken through the gate. It thereby constituted a brand of exceeding reputational value (exactly the value granted to those who graduated with a Harvard degree) as well as the aforementioned economic giant.
Like its sister institutions, MIT, UPenn, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, Harvard was a treasured place — but simultaneously something ripe, in consequence, for the plunder. The same might be said in a somewhat lesser and typically understated and tentative Canadian manner of McGill or the University of Toronto or the dozen or so of our major centres of once-international-quality advanced education. The parasites — flying, without exception, the flags of the radical left — began to make their appearance and plot their takeover during the turn on tune in drop out hippie 1960s (a mantra developed at the very Department of Psychology I later served in at Harvard itself). All the virtues that made these places what they most truly were — all the disciplined striving, the upward aiming, the long apprenticeship, the concern for the truth, the high and discerning intelligence — were disdainfully dismissed by the parasitical invaders as nothing but the expression of arbitrary power and the manifestation of patriarchal and racist oppression. This was of course nothing but moral justification for their acts of theft: “If you obtained everything you have in consequence of your theft and misuse of power, it is only natural justice that I turn the tables and steal from you.” Of course, the self-interest in such a claim cannot be pointed out — not without the vengeance of the mad mob descended, as it continually has.Those who levied such accusations and whose victimized proclaiming was so cowardly accepted, abetted and even admired (“they’re so brave”) by the targets of their shaming had the doors to the warehouse guiltily flung open to them. They came flooding in, consequentially, multiplying the number of sham disciplines and positions, demolishing one by one everyone who opposed their ideological and self-absorbed acting or indicated its essentially narcissistic and shallow nature. This was the invasion of academia by the poseurs and charlatans of the permissive, infantilizing, accusatory mob; the radical feminists, the grievance studies “scholars,” the post-modernists allied so corruptly and unforgivably with the philosophical Marxists, the do-gooding activists, the rainbow-banner bearing hedonists of pride, even the outright communists — the whole bloody mess of those claiming no other motivation but compassion and care for the marginalized but actually doing nothing other than raping and pillaging the brand."This article helps understand the situation of the radical left, cancel culture, and woke in universities. Sadly many of the younger generation is under their influence through these institutions.-
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Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson has warned members of the U.S. Congress that the collusion of governments with banks, along with emerging technologies like digital identity systems and central bank digital currencies, could turn countries into totalitarian surveillance states.
And that increased surveillance could in turn enable police to become more secretive and furtive in their operations, he said.
The combination of governments and technologies “can and will facilitate the development of a surveillance state, the scope of which optimistic pessimists of totalitarianism such as George Orwell could scarcely imagine,” Mr. Peterson said on Capitol Hill on March 7."
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Mr. Peterson said around the world there appears to be a collusion between “gigantic, self-interested corporations and paranoid security-obsessed anti-human governments.” He said these two entities are using online data and sophisticated algorithms to develop images, “not only of our actions, but of our thoughts and words, so that deviation from the desired end can be mapped, rewarded, and punished.”
The Canadian psychologist warned that with corporations increasingly able to track the purchasing decisions and online patterns of users, as well as develop algorithms to predict future actions, the information could be used to “track, monitor, and punish everything we do and say.”
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China’s Surveillance System
Mr. Peterson brought up China’s social credit system, saying it allows the Chinese Communist Party to have “full control” over the online access of its citizens. The country’s social credit system gives each citizen an electronic score that can be raised or lowered depending on their behaviour. Those with low enough scores can be denied access to jobs, public transportation, and banking.
“This allows you purposefully to be shut out of all activities that can be virtualized, and in a rapidly virtualizing world, this increasingly means all activities: driving, shopping, working, eating, finding shelter, even fraternizing with friends and family,” Mr. Peterson said."
Jordan Peterson Warns of Surveillance State, Future ‘Secret Police’ (beehiiv.com)
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2 hours ago, eyeball said:
One thing they're certainly not doing is making it easier for alternative energy sources to compete by subsidizing fossil fuels.
We in B.C. pay the highest price in north America for gas for our vehicles.
The subsidies are not direct subsidies to production. I believe they are more in line with tax credits or tax deductions for expenses and possibly reduced royalties. If you take away tax write-offs, you would be increasing the cost of oil production. That would increase the cost of all oil products and drive up the price of fuel at the gas pumps. It would be the consumer that would simply pay more to gas up their vehicles. We presently pay about one third the price of gas in taxes in B.C. So the idea of environmentalists to cut any tax benefits to the oil companies would only drive up the price of gas to the consumers. Environmentalists simply don't care how much the consumer is harmed. They would shut down the energy industry, as the NDP wants to do, no matter how it would destroy human on earth if they had their way.
Alternative energy sources do not exist to be able to replace fossil fuels in the amount the world uses. There are some alternative energy sources, but the infrastructure and economic availability to replace the hundreds of millions of vehicles does not exist. EVs are still too expensive, and charging stations not available on the scale that would be required does not exist. EVs also are deficient for cold climates where it takes a lot of electrical power to heat the car when it is 20 or 35C below zero. They also are not long range for people that must travel long distances regularly. Battery replacement is out of sight and can cost what a vehicle is worth.
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1 hour ago, Moonbox said:
It's fascinating to me how you rationalize this. Rather than it being the rejection of religious influence and control over free thinking that led to the West's rapid advancements, you've somehow determined that it was the institutions and traditions of book burning, heretic branding and enforced dogma that created this fountain of innovation.
It is a much broader subject than you are portraying. You have a narrow focus on a few bad things that happened, but are not aware of the much broader influence of Judeo-Christianity down through the centuries.
Here are a few things to consider:
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The Roots of Democracy
Democracy as we know it today has its roots in ancient Greece. The Greek city-state of Athens is well known for its use of direct democracy, which allowed citizens to participate actively in government affairs.
However, the idea of democratic governance was not limited to just the Greeks. Judeo-Christian values also played a significant role in shaping Western thought about democracy.
“The notion that all men are created equal and have inherent rights endowed by their Creator has long been an essential part of the American identity.”– Michael Gerson
The Bible teaches that every person is made in God’s image, regardless of social class or status. This belief led to a rejection of monarchies and authoritarian governments where rulers held absolute power over individuals’ lives.
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6 minutes ago, Black Dog said:
Not my fault you don't follow the One True Faith
What is the one true faith to you?
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17 minutes ago, Black Dog said:
Sorry friend you're heading to Jahannam.
You like to falsely accuse people who believe in the Bible or are professing Christians. That's a sign of a darkness and lack of spiritual knowledge.
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10 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
The Christians have indeed a history of disgusting acts...as do the Muslims and the Jews.
This needs a little refinement because billions of people call themselves "Christian". There are hundreds of millions that follow a kind of religion that calls itself Christianity but it is not Biblical. The actual number of genuine Bible believers in the world are a tiny fraction of what would be professing Christianity.
This is why it is unwise to generalize. Jesus taught his followers to love their neighbour as one's self. This is something that is often very difficult when one's neighbour despises you or just wishes you would disappear. Also who falls into this category of neighbour? Is it the person next door or is it the people you work with?
However, what many professing Christians miss is what the Bible actually teaches. Genuine Christians should certainly not be committing "disgusting acts". When one becomes a Bible-believing Christian, they should be following Jesus Christ and abhorring evil. That is a struggle for some people.
But the point is we need to be discerning when using the word "Christian". It is a very broad term and is used by millions of people who have no idea what the Bible teaches but they follow some sort of religious practices or false churches.
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Western society was historically Judeo-Christian which has it basis in the Bible. The development into democratic countries with Parliaments and the adoption of human rights is something that is attributable to the Bible and Judeo-Christian civilization.
This did not happen in eastern civilization. There are many dictatorships and a lack of human rights in other parts of the world or non-Judeo-Christian countries. I think the connection of the west to the Bible has had an affect that other parts of the world never had.
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1 minute ago, ExFlyer said:
Are you implying that not following the bible is akin to doing something that threatens your life?
When people take hard drugs they are doing something that threatens their life.
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19 hours ago, herbie said:
Gee Cpt Obvious, so what? That many are opposed to any tax increase on anything.
You don't want to pay a carbon tax, period. And like all Tories have no alternative climate plan at all.
The Parliamentary Budget officer said after the carbon tax rebate, the average Canadian will pay $911.00 in carbon taxes this year. $911.00 is a lot of money for millions of Canadians who are struggling with the cost of housing, rent, increasing food costs, home heating, utilities, and various other costs.
This is NOT a climate plan. It will have no effect on the climate.
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2 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:
So we go from "Trudeau doesn't acknowledge a Christian holiday" to "The networks don't rebroadcast it"... but I thought the networks exist to make Trudeau look good ?
So confusing...There is no point in him appearing on television anyway. He is no fan of evangelical Christians; so why pretend on one day?
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1 hour ago, herbie said:
Gee Cpt Obvious, so what? That many are opposed to any tax increase on anything.
You don't want to pay a carbon tax, period. And like all Tories have no alternative climate plan at all.
Man cannot control the climate. So why worry about a "climate plan". Who invented the idea man can control the climate? Where is the proof?
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56 minutes ago, eyeball said:
What's hardest to overlook is the grudge god seems to have against so many humans. Sounds more like an anal monster than any sort of being who loves his creation.
I'll take my chances with Beelzebub. It sounds like everything we've heard about him is just so much elitist propaganda.
It's not a grudge. It is a righteous God judging evil rebellious humans. God created man in his image and they are his property. It is man that chose to rebel against God.
Man must pay for his sinful nature and wicked heart. God offered his Son as full payment for those who believe in Him and accept his sacrifice as atonement. That is what today, Easter Sunday, is all about.
According to the Bible, those who reject Jesus Christ, have no atonement or forgiveness for their sins. One either believes the gospel and trusts in him as Lord and Savior or they have no Savior and will face judgment.
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The CTV news just reported a poll indicates 70% of Canadians are opposed to the carbon tax increase that will come into effect tomorrow, April 1st.
Liberals and federal NDP don't care. We are ruled by a dictator. This has never been so obvious as it is now.
Surprisingly, even NDP Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba is opposing the carbon tax increase for April 1st.
When an NDP Premier opposes it, that should tell Trudeau something, but he is tone deaf.
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I watched the CBC news but did not see Trudeau's Easter message.
I was able to find it on youtube.
But very few people will watch his message on youtube.
I have not watched CTV news this Easter (Sunday) morning, but if it is not being broadcast on the main television networks in the country, you might as well say it is not being broadcast. Very few people watch youtube so that really counts as nothing.
Will check CTV news later today and see if it appears on there.
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1 hour ago, Michael Hardner said:
The intent isn't to punish, but to incentivize reduced gas use.
I know you don't like to reply to me much but I have pointed out indisputable facts which you ignore.
I pointed out a CBC article that stated the objective of carbon taxes is to reduce fossil emissions by Canada by approximately 20 megatons by 2030. That is 20 mega tons. Seriously, do you believe that will make any difference to anything? Humans reportedly emit 26.4 gigatons per year. That is GIGA TONS! Did you know a gigaton is 1000 times greater than a megaton? So Canada hopes to reduce fossil CO2 emissions by 20 megatons per year by 2030. That is one-thousandth of what humans emit per year (26.4 GT). Do you seriously believe a reduction of 1/1000 of human emissions by Canada will make any difference to global warming? Is it really worth hurting Canadians by inflicting punishing carbon taxes on everyone for something that will make absolutely no difference?
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6 minutes ago, eyeball said:
Just a side question...
Apparently all the human beings that have existed add up to some 17 billion of us.
I'm assuming Christians will discount any estimate that's older than 4000-6000 years but notwithstanding that, how many have gone to heaven and how many, percentage wise, have wound up in hell? 50-50, 60-40, 80-20?
It's seems to me heaven must be pretty sparsely populated compared to hell.
Well, it is a sad fact but you are probably right. I don't have any way of knowing. That is God's business.
The point is to read the Bible, believe, and avoid it completely. Forget the math.
‘We’ve had enough’: Protests over carbon price hike halt traffic across Canada (NL Premier calls for emergency meeting
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Queenmandy85 doesn't know they exist.