Friday Thank you notes

[sumdumguy]

I went to the U of R last night. As I arrived at the university, I was greeted by many horn-blowing semi tractors, I think they were associated with an oil line protest, though I can’t confirm that. The parking was adequate and Kinesiology auditorium was huge and 80% filled. The crowd around me appeared to be comprised of mainly foreign students. I saw no farm groups nor any farmer or rural showing, kinda sad when agriculture is a major economic sector in this area. One fellow from Fort Qu’Appelle asked when CSIS was going to get the cameras out of our houses. When a statement from the floor was made regarding Sharia law and its ability to mix with christianity the foreign students were gasping and other sounds were yelled out on the floor. Trudeau quickly put a lid on the crowd. I am not sure that a university auditorium with mostly foreign students was the best venue to get a societal perspective that JT was looking for.

BUT - I really felt like JT deserved a lot of credit for having the guts to stand up to some of the questions asked at the town hall. He answered some questions,was adept at skirting some other issues and addressed even the most rediculous with respect.

He has guts but he is no statesman. He has a difficult job but his most important priority for a national leader has to be the economy and in order to advance the nation, he needs to stand up for his country —— And He Doesn’t seem to be able to do that though he might get the message by the time he completes his western swing. Special interest groups have high-jacked the nation and the national purse. JMHO

[jazz]

There are 2 ways to slow Co2

Dead wrong. The 3rd way is to incentivize people. Punitive measures never work. Taxing the necessities of life just makes people take money from some other purchase like going to a movie or using kids clothes another yr. It impacts the economy somewhere and that's what will happen with the carbon tax.

Give people a tax credit if they decide to make improvements in their home and lifestyle. If you want to do the 20 yr payback in rooftop solar, then give people credit for it. There are other ways as well. Improve the insulation in your home, replace windows, switch more electric to NG. People would jump all over those programs.

[jazz]

BUT - I really felt like JT deserved a lot of credit for having the guts to stand up to some of the questions asked at the town hall. He answered some questions,was adept at skirting some other issues and addressed even the most rediculous with respect.

Give me a break. Look at the questioning that trump takes everyday. The hostile media corner him every day. He has scrums right in front of his desk. He invites members of the other party right into the chamber to talk.

Trudeau has only ever handled softball questions. He always makes the occasion and diversity show with zombie audience. What better place to go than our most naïve people in university. A real man would have invited a couple of the protesters in and asked whats their problem as if he didn't already know.

But someone tried to give him an economics lesson;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oV8bhI5AwI Pro Pipeliner Destroys Trudeau

[Oliver88]

There are 2 ways to slow Co2
1. Very Stringent REGULATIONS

2. Or Carbon pricing which is market based solution

Oh so somebody is drinking the drama teacher koolaid telling us carbon dioxide is pollution?!
In reality studies show a Carbon tax doesn’t effect behaviour until it is taxed at $300/tonne or higher so the proposed rate will reduce every wealth creators net worth and savings....including ALL grain farmers.

Killing Northern Gateway Pipeline, Energy East Pipeline and bringing in extra regulation and allowing fringe groups to stop the twinning of Transmountain Pipeline will prove to be devastating to Canada.
According to Trudeau the most effective way to reduce Carbon Dioxide is to kill the economy with a hard recession recession and export jobs to other jurisdictions....🙈

[farmaholic]

Jazz,

I was able to connect some dots, the voice in that video belongs to a fellow who grew up in the next town east of us....how do I know? I saw the video on the CTV News @ noon.


As much as I don't like Trudeau, you have to give him credit for taking unscripted questions from the floor.

When asked about KinderMorgan, he said the Gov bought it because they were going to back away from it. A voice from the audience asks "why?"(was KinderMorgan was backing away). Trudeau replies...because of the "political" risks were too great.

WOW....no more needs to be said?

[jazz]

Jazz,

I was able to connect some dots, the voice in that video belongs to a fellow who grew up in the next town east of us....how do I know? I saw the video on the CTV News @ noon.


As much as I don't like Trudeau, you have to give him credit for taking unscripted questions from the floor.

When asked about KinderMorgan, he said the Gov bought it because they were going to back away from it. A voice from the audience asks "why?"(was KinderMorgan was backing away). Trudeau replies...because of the "political" environment.

WOW....no more needs to be said?

Taking a question a nd answering it are two different things as we know. He should have known a question like that might come when he gets away from his Ottawa and media bubble.

The right answer was to declare the project in the national interest as in support of our programs and our deadbeat sister Quebec, pass legislation to that effect, evoke the notwithstanding clause and start construction. That what trump did in the US. Now oil is flowing.

Fringe groups do not identify with country, neither do the natives. There is no persuasion or consultation that will ever change their minds.

[farmaholic]

...I edited my original post to "because the political risk was too great".

But I think people get the message regardless.

[jazz]

farma, I was too critical of dreamy PMJT. He just announced a new project for Estevan.

Apparently we are going to drill under the coal, under all the oil and try to find some hot water.

https://www.cjme.com/syn/653/486749/trudeau-ottawa-announce-25m-for-sask-geothermal-plant/ Trudeau, Ottawa announce $25M for Sask. geothermal plant

[farmaholic]

farma, I was too critical of dreamy PMJT. He just announced a new project for Estevan.

Apparently we are going to drill under the coal, under all the oil and try to find some hot water.

https://www.cjme.com/syn/653/486749/trudeau-ottawa-announce-25m-for-sask-geothermal-plant/ Trudeau, Ottawa announce $25M for Sask. geothermal plant

Maybe they could tap into the stuff I'm usually in!

[bucket]

I wanna thank Jason Leblanc for questioning trudeau on the carbon tax at the town hall meeting in regina !

Keep up the good work !

I understood the question and the point he was trying to make.....but I don't think Trudeau did.....

[jazz]

I understood the question and the point he was trying to make.....but I don't think Trudeau did.....

Oh he understood, he just doesn't care.

[the big wheel]

It sounds like a check from good old liberals to every household. $600.00 in bribe money and it should arrive just in time for the 2019 election for shit for brains.

Maybe he isn't so stupid it's just the people of Canada that are stupid we can be bribed with our own money.

Does that mean the pst rebates in saskatxhewan will be here in time for the next provincial election. I mean the carbon tax is stupid but you get it back so were the ideas that broke saskatchewan at least we should get that money back also.