Mid-Week Post

Your mid-week happy hour ...



 
I repeat myself:

In Question Period, Chrystia Freeland tried claiming that the Trudeau government somehow ‘won’ by getting the Chapter 19 dispute resolution in the agreement.

Except, Chapter 19 was already in the agreement.


It’s not anything new.

It’s the status quo.

The government also claimed ‘wins’ on the avoidance of auto tariffs, and not totally dismantling supply management.

But again, that’s the status quo.

Also - I believe that was Trump's intention, yes:

China's hopes of negotiating a free trade pact with Canada or Mexico were dealt a sharp setback by a provision deep in the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that aims to forbid such deals with "non-market" countries, trade experts said on Tuesday.

The provision specifies that if one of the current North American Free Trade Agreement partners enters a free trade deal with a "non-market" country such as China, the others can quit in six months and form their own bilateral trade pact.

The clause, which has stirred controversy in Canada, fits in with U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to isolate China economically and prevent Chinese companies from using Canada or Mexico as a "back door" to ship products tariff-free to the United States.

 
I believe utterly and completely that there will be no pipeline built as long as Justin sits in his dad's office:

The Trudeau government has announced their new ‘plan’ for the Trans Mountain Pipeline, following the court ruling that blocked it.

And the ‘plan’ is a total disgrace.

It was announced by Amarjeet Sohi, and here are a few key points:

• There’s no timeline for new Indigenous consultations – which means there’s no timeline for when construction can start.
• There won’t be new federal legislation to assert the government’s authority to build the project in the national interest.
• And the project has now been opened up to total cancellation. When Sohi was asked if TMX will not proceed, he said “I will not presuppose the decision that cabinet will make.”

Not only is this a big loss for the energy industry, it’s yet another example of how Rachel Notley’s ‘trust Trudeau’ plan has failed miserably ...

This pipeline:

Canada will not appeal a court ruling that overturned its approval of an oil pipeline expansion project, opting instead for more consultations with aboriginal groups unhappy about the plan, a top official said on Wednesday.

If Canadians weren't happy to pay more than they should for products, they would have ditched the supply management system ages ago:

Recent trade uncertainty, climbing debt levels and rising interest rates don't seem to be dampening holiday spirits among Canadian consumers, who plan to spend as much or more this season as they did last year, according to an annual report by accounting firm PwC.

But ... but ... principles!:

The Manitoba government says it is pulling out of its plan to charge a carbon tax and is joining some other provinces opposed to the federal government’s demands.

Premier Brian Pallister says Ottawa has not respected the province’s right to come up with its own plan with a lower rate.

The federal government has demanded provinces charge a tax on carbon emissions starting at $10 per tonne by the end of this year and rising to $50 per tonne by 2022.

Manitoba planned to charge a flat $25 per tonne that would not rise, starting Dec. 1, and obtained a legal opinion that it had the constitutional right to do so.

Pallister says Ottawa has refused in the ensuing months to back down from a threat to impose its own plan on the province.

As a result, he says Manitoba is backing away from any carbon tax and will focus instead on other efforts to curb emissions.

I'm sure he'll get it, too:

A Syrian man who has lived for seven months in the budget terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport while he seeks refugee protection in Canada with the help of an activist in Whistler, B.C., has been arrested by Malaysian immigration police.

Also:

Quebec’s highest court has ruled a woman who was denied justice three years ago after a judge ordered her to remove her hijab was entitled to be heard by the court.

What if she wore a crucifix?




I am surprised that this had not been done sooner:

The United States has terminated the 1955 Treaty of Amity with Iran.

The U.S. made the move after a United Nations court (International Court of Justice) told the U.S. to remove sanctions on Iran that impact humanitarian goods and services.

According to Fox News, “The ICJ, ruling from the Hague, said in a preliminary decision that the U.S. must “remove, by means of its choosing, any impediments arising from” sanctions that affect exports to Iran of medicine, medical devices, food, agricultural commodities and equipment necessary to ensure the safety of civil aviation. The U.S. had argued that the sanctions cannot be challenged at the ICJ because it is a matter of national security. The court’s president, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, said that the case will continue and the U.S. could challenge the court’s jurisdiction.”

Iran was able to sue the U.S. due to the Treaty of Amity signed between the countries in 1955. By scrapping the treaty, the U.S. will continue to impose the sanctions.

In case everyone forgot, pro-abortionists are mentally ill thugs with incredible behavioural issues.

Case in point:

Damn you, global warming!:

The Trans-Canada Highway about 20 kilometres east of Canmore reopened late Wednesday morning after the area was hammered by a snowstorm on Tuesday.

Alberta 511 is warning of delays, however, due to the volume of traffic trying to get through the newly opened route. 

Westbound lanes in the same area, by Lac Des Arcs, opened at 6:20 a.m.

Earlier, vehicles were in the ditches, and highway crews and tow trucks were trying to clear them out.

Some drivers were stuck on the highway for up to 13 hours.