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Well, at least he said it! Carney had stated recently that pipelines won't be built unless ALL indigenous chiefs agree to it. What's new? And........ Carney won't repeal anti-pipeline legislation https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-unleashed-carney-wont-repeal-anti-pipeline-legislation That means........... It'll be the same freakin' bureaucratic bullshit! In other words - we can all forget the dream of pipe-lines and the road to self-reliance! It won't happen! isn't this what they're saying? That, this is an EXISTENTIAL threat? So....whats he on about all chiefs must agree? We need a DECISIVE leader! How many chiefs are going to be the deciding factor whether we sink or float? And, you bet - environmentalists will also be in the equation! 😁 BULLSHIT!

So, we're planning to sell it now at a loss price! Who's the lucky guy who gets to buy it ................that's who I want to know! Who are sitting at the board or owners of the company who eventually buys it? And by the sound of it, we'll most likely going to subsidize it! (refer above to previous article) FOLLOW THE MONEY! Nov 08, 2024 Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: budget watchdog Government-owned Trans Mountain Corp. had assets of $35.2 billion, liabilities of $26.9 billion and shareholder equity of $8.3 billion, as of Dec. 31, 2023. "If the Trans Mountain Pipeline system was sold in 2024 at either of the (present values) calculated by PBO, after the outstanding liabilities are repaid, the remaining amount would be less than the shareholder's equity. TMC would have to write off the balance of the equity and record a loss." Now that it is completed, Canadian oil production is smashing records, and economists say Trans Mountain will provide a lift to the GDP of both the province of Alberta and Canada as a whole this year. The federal government has said it does not wish to be the long-term owner of the pipeline and has already launched the first of what is expected to be a two-phase divestment process. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-potential-loss-trans-mountain-sale-1.7378043 Anyway - that pipeline was just one of many boondagles from the Trudeau government! The LIBERALS doesn't know how to handle taxpayers' money, responsibly! Don't think under Carney's leadership it would be any different! Heck! He was the brains behind most, if not all of Trudeau's economic decisions! And, he's a radical climate-change enthusiast! That's how we ended up with a massive deficit..............with nothing to show for it!

How much did it cost us, taxpayers? We could've had it for free! Its construction was a lengthy, costly process. The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was first proposed in 2012 by Kinder Morgan Canada, which encountered so much environmental and Indigenous opposition that it ultimately threatened to scuttle the project. The federal government purchased the pipeline for $4.5 billion in 2018 in an effort to get the project over the finish line. Once construction did start, the project ran into numerous delays and budget overruns, with its price tag spiraling over the course of four years to an eye-popping $34 billion. But there are clouds ahead. The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is now one of the most expensive routes for oil shippers to move their product out of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, due to increases in its tolls (the term for the fees Trans Mountain Corp. charges to move oil). Trans Mountain Corp, a Crown corporation, wants to hike the tolls even higher, to help cover the massive cost overruns incurred while building the pipeline. But oil companies are pushing back, arguing the proposed toll increases are twice the amount of a 2017 estimate and place an unfair burden on pipeline customers. The Canada Energy Regulator is scheduled to hold an oral hearing on the tolling dispute next spring. Simon Fraser University professor Thomas Gunton, the author of a report on the tolling issue, said the industry norm is that oil companies are the ones who cover the operating and capital costs of the pipelines they ship on. He said if the CER determines the oil industry should not have to pay for the bulk of this government-owned pipeline project’s cost overruns, then taxpayers will be left on the hook. “The tolls that are set now cover less than half of the capital costs of this pipeline,” Gunton said. “It would be unique in the world, and represent a significant fossil fuel subsidy, to have the taxpayer covering a sizeable proportion of the cost of shipping oil for the oil industry.” Gunton suggested a levy should be applied on all barrels of oil being shipped out of Western Canada until the costs of the Trans Mountain expansion project are recovered. “There is no justification for providing a taxpayer subsidy to a private pipeline, even if it results in improvements to the Canadian economy,” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct.21, 2024. https://energynow.ca/2024/10/six-months-on-what-has-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-project-achieved-and-whats-next/

Scrapping the Trans Mountain pipeline. Surging the nation with migrants and foreign students. Bad, costly decisions in businesses like EV investments, record-high spendings that gave us a massive debt, funding both UKRAINE and RUSSIA in what we turned into a mickey mouse game, ETC - all of them are billions of dollars down the drain! Trudeau (and his advisor, Carney), Freeland, Joly, all Liberal MPs , Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, Blanchett and the Bloc Quebecois - all of them who propped up Trudeau........ weakening CANADA to her lowest.................... ............they're all in it together! But, it's not over yet. TRUMP had made a recent grand, hair-raising announcement right at the WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. He issued an invitation to all businesses and investors around the world: lowest tax, and no climate-change policies! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RqTmRJhmKo8 And as if we're not seeing a record high of businesses gone in Canada already...... Canadian businesses are closing at rates not seen in years https://dailyhive.com/canada/canadian-businesses-closing .......here comes................CARNEY! Promising to scrap the carbon tax, and instead...............will tax the “big polluters!” Who do you think are the “big polluters?” We know they're businesses. BUT, which ones? Imagine the kind of bureaucracy businesses will face under Carney's CLIMATE CHANGE policies? Hahahaha – every investors will be sweating and wondering if they're gonna get taxed! How will they cope? Can they cope and at the same time compete? Who needs all that aggravation when the USA gives a golden deal? Say goodbye to businesses, folks. We're more than getting knee-capped. We're getting executed! Carney will rid CANADA of what businesses remain! Talk about being.........OUT-OF-TOUCH! 🤣 Since polls are showing Canadians prefer Carney to negotiate with Trump – you might as well say, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!

LOl - the fact that they intercepted 6 illegals crossing, a couple of days after they tightened the borders, had clearly shown our borders aren't safe! How many had gone through before that?

Oh lol! It's funny how you put it! hahahaha

What "HAMAS" would that be that'll be in Gaza? Do you think Hamas won't be exterminated once Palestinians are out of of the way? Meh - Israel and USA would FLATTEN entire GAZA, once Palestinians are of the way. Those Hamas still hiding in tunnels, will be buried in those tunnels.

Oh, lol. Don't even joke about that.........because that could very likely happen if Carney becomes the PM. If that begins to happen, forget economic pressure! Trump will use military force to get Canada! 😁

I have posted a possible alternative to a 2-state solution in another thread: Perhaps, we can add Canada, and other nations to the list, since I'm sure many are feeling angst over the optic of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza. here is my suggestion: Israel, USA and the billionaires of the USA all contribute to provide each Gazan family with an amount of money to voluntarily relocate, and start a new life. I wonder how many Gazans are so tired of the war that goes back for generations, not to mention deplore being under HAMAS .................and are only too willing to move? Needless to say, Hamas members are excluded from this deal. They can stay in Gaza and wait for whatever happens next, for all I care! Furthermore.................we all have to acknowledge that GAZA, is not habitable. It's only HUMANE to find a way for Palestinians to have a place to settle in. Palestinians are trapped in it......if other neighboring Arab nations doesn't provide a way out for them, and absorb them into their nation(s). Arab nations don't want to take them in, largely due to HAMAS! And I agree that Palestinians cannot stay in Gaza........since HAMAS has already threatened that Oct 7 will happen again, and again.

LOl - TRUDEAU even bought THAT pipeline when it was abandoned by exasperated investors! And to think............... We could've had it for FREE! Instead...... Remember this fiasco? Liberals to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B to ensure expansion is built Canadian public could also incur millions to construct expansion project with estimated price tag of $7.4B https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-trans-mountain-pipeline-kinder-morgan-1.4681911 Without the silly bureaucracy that drove away the owners.......the Trans Mountain pipeline could've been operating, and fully established by now! IF EVER we're going to see this new pipe line they're now talking about - which would more likely be just another costly pipe dream if we have another Liberal government - we're coming in too late in the game! Are you willing to trust the LIBERAL government to another grand scale investment at a time like this?

We've gone that way already! We were supposed to do that! UNTIL THE LIBERAL PARTY PUT AN END TO IT with all the bureaucracy! Remember the TRANS MOUNTAIN pipeline? The LIBERAL boondagle about it? Top 3 Reasons Why the Energy East Pipeline Failed #1 – Protracted Regulatory Uncertainty Despite having widespread support from a diverse group of Canadians, business organizations and companies, the Energy East project faced a litany of regulatory hurdles which included (but are not limited to) [2]: Extensive and protracted information requests beyond initial filings Recusal of the original National Energy Board (NEB) and its replacement by a new panel of limited pertinent regulatory experience Failure to use the existing regulatory record prior to the NEB’s recusal Inadequate security arrangements for attempted public hearings The government’s decision to change the scope of issues to be addressed by the project proponent in subsequent hearings #2 – Huge Initial Costs with No Guarantees Since the project was first conceived in late 2011, its proponent spent more than $1 billion on initial steps – the vast majority of which related to regulatory processes and approval [2]. It is hard to imagine a scenario where any private company would ever spend such a vast amount of capital seeking regulatory approval if it had first known the extensive risks involved [2]. #3 – Lack of Government Support The NEB’s decision to re-scope the Energy East project, a move supported by the federal government, was the last straw for the proponent before terminating the pipeline [2]. Dennis McConaghy, a former TransCanada executive who worked on the project, suggested that contrary to the public announcements, the federal government’s actions throughout the regulatory process showed that it was not supportive of growing the hydrocarbon industry [2]. "I think it's going to be daunting for any [corporate] board in Canada, given the experience of the last 10 to 15 years, to really take the risk — what I would call the political and regulatory risk," said McConaghy in a recent CBC interview when asked about reviving the project [3]. Obstructing Canadian pipeline development like Energy East has done nothing to stop the growth of oil consumption globally. Instead, it has made Canada’s export-based economy weaker over the long haul while ceding massive economic opportunities to other jurisdictions abroad. If built, Energy East would have helped insulate the Canadian economy from U.S. tariffs, making our economy stronger and also less reliant on our largest trading partner. ww.canadaaction.ca

I'm talking about the CONTRADICTION of your OP to the position of the LIBERALS! The LIBERALS support a 2-state solution! That's why they even opened their big mouth to make that announcement shortly after Trump had said Palestnians has to leave GAZA! Now you're saying, Canada ought to contribute to the relocation of Palestinians? With the LIBERALS in government? More likely - Trudeau would open the door of CANADA to the PALESTINIANS. 😁

EH? After the government has publicly reiterated our commitment to a 2-state solution.............which directly opposes Trump's statement against it? Why can't the LIBERALS shut up for once? How does this announcement help GAZA......and our current looming tariff fight with Trump? Will Canada send our military to GAZA?

Promises given, promises kept. EXECUTIVE ORDER February 6, 2025 Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias Section 1. Purpose and Policy. It is the policy of the United States, and the purpose of this order, to protect the religious freedoms of Americans and end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. The Founders established a Nation in which people were free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination or retaliation by their government. For that reason, the United States Constitution enshrines the fundamental right to religious liberty in the First Amendment. Federal laws like the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.), further prohibit government interference with Americans’ rights to exercise their religion. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), prohibits religious discrimination in employment while Federal hate-crime laws prohibit offenses committed due to religious animus. Yet the previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses. The Biden Department of Justice sought to squelch faith in the public square by bringing Federal criminal charges and obtaining in numerous cases multi-year prison sentences against nearly two dozen peaceful pro-life Christians for praying and demonstrating outside abortion facilities. Those convicted included a Catholic priest and 75-year-old grandmother, as well as an 87-year-old woman and a father of 11 children who were arrested 18 months after praying and singing hymns outside an abortion facility in Tennessee as a part of a politically motivated prosecution campaign by the Biden Administration. I rectified this injustice on January 23, 2025, by issuing pardons in these cases. At the same time, Catholic churches, charities, and pro-life centers sought justice for violence, theft, and arson perpetrated against them, which the Biden Department of Justice largely ignored. After more than 100 attacks, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning this violence and calling on the Biden Administration to enforce the law. Then, in 2023, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memorandum asserted that “radical-traditionalist” Catholics were domestic-terrorism threats and suggested infiltrating Catholic churches as “threat mitigation.” This later-retracted FBI memorandum cited as support evidence propaganda from highly partisan sources. The Biden Department of Education sought to repeal religious-liberty protections for faith-based organizations on college campuses. The Biden Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sought to force Christians to affirm radical transgender ideology against their faith. And the Biden Department of Health and Human Services sought to drive Christians who do not conform to certain beliefs on sexual orientation and gender identity out of the foster-care system. The Biden Administration declared March 31, 2024 — Easter Sunday — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” In this atmosphere of anti-Christian government, hostility and vandalism against Christian churches and places of worship surged, with the number of such identified acts in 2023 exceeding by more than eight times the number from 2018. Catholic churches and institutions have been aggressively targeted with hundreds of acts of hostility, violence, and vandalism. My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians. The law protects the freedom of Americans and groups of Americans to practice their faith in peace, and my Administration will enforce the law and protect these freedoms. My Administration will ensure that any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target Christians are identified, terminated, and rectified. more.... https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/eradicating-anti-christian-bias/

Promises given, promises kept. Trump signs executive order to protect 2nd amendment Trump signed an executive order Friday afternoon aimed at protecting Second Amendment rights. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review violations on the right to bear arms that may have occurred during the Biden administration. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-second-term-live-updates/?id=118389757&entryId=118590429&cid=social_fb_abcn&fbclid=IwY2xjawITnepleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXMjE_6zTQYupRl5eVaYXpAeJbxYCPVAqjqYfzzAhpMkr03uHxlyw0hhyw_aem_H223fbs7lgZoqNAvUAFlyg

You think there'll ever be a real negotiation between Trump and a PM from the Liberal Party - a leader that's been hand-picked by Trudeau as successor, to boot? That CANADA has become far-left-leaning over the years, is the real reason why Trump wants Canada to become the 51st State. The thought of Canada, with all its resources, eventually falling into the hands of a SOCIALIST regime - a SOCIALIST regime sitting right next door to the USA - must be keeping Trump awake most nights. If Carney becomes the Prime Minister...................we're going to become the 51st State, that's for sure.

We've already seen how Carney will run this nation. After all, he's the brain behind Trudeau's economic policy, lunatic climate-change ideas. Trudeau was just the..................mouth. Carney = California's Gavin Newsom

This race is a sham. We already know the chosen one who's been designated by Trudeau to be his successor. Freeland just happened to have upset Trudeau's apple cart. She won't stand a chance. She'll leave the Liberal Party, and sits as an independent...................if she stays in politics. She might cross the aisle to the Conservatives. We're wasting valuable time - at a most critical time the country had ever faced - waiting for the Liberals, as they play their silly game! I'm not counting him out. We'd seen how Canadians gave Trudeau a second term. Canada has become left-leaning.

For ROUND 2 in their negotiations next month, I can see it now...... ......................what Trump will be demanding from Trudeau: I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOUR FREAKING MARIJUANA CROSSING THAT BORDER! 😁

Actually, this border security is also good for us! Surely folks, they won't just be looking for fentanyl? Illegal guns, human trafficking, recreational drugs.....you think they'll let them go through borders just because they're not fentanyl? 😁 This move is good for both Canada and USA! It should've happened many years ago - when Polievre was calling for imprivement at the borders.

Trudeau sweetened the pot and and agreed to these additonals: fentanyl Czar list cartels as terrorists ensures 24/7 eyes on the border launch a joint US/Canada strike force to combat organized crime, Timer - 0:40

Trudeau isn't gone. I see him on tv! Who's the Trudeau they mean, doing the negotiating with Trump? Why do you think the oppositions are calling for a snap election? Me-thinks, because it's Trudeau - who's doing all the yapping with Trump - and more likely making it worse for us!

Trump had a different tone for Mexico's President in comparison with his tone with Justin Trudeau!

We'll have to wait and see what happens when they have their talk again at 3 pm today. Lol.....it's feeling like a cliff-hanger! 🤣

"Something is gonna happen there." What does he mean, "something's gonna happen there." Getting rid of the Liberal Party (the leadership that he said he doesn't agree with)................. ...............might be the UNSPOKEN message being signalled by Trump to Canada?