Doug M

Ok so I did some digging on heat pumps and what the costs would be to install, and run in northern Canada where winters see many -20 days. Here's the breakdown: 1600 sq ft. house with a full basement. First off you would need a dual fuel system, i.e. forced gas furnace plus heat pump. Costs for installation and pump: Usually needs a 4–5 ton variable-capacity cold-climate unit. Lower end (~$14k–$18k): Good existing ducts, no major electrical panel upgrade, straightforward install. Higher end ($20k–$25k+): Duct modifications needed, electrical service upgrade (common in older homes), or more complex basement/main-floor zoning. Typical range: $14,000 – $25,000 CAD (all-in, including labour, permits, and minor duct/electrical work). Cost to run: Effective all-in rate (with delivery, transmission, etc.): Usually 14–17 ¢/kWh during high winter usage. Running: $350–$650/month in peak winter months on electricity. Hybrid i.e. gas furnace plus heat pump keeps annual costs lowest. Payback vs. keeping/replacing just a gas furnace is usually 10–15+ years unless gas prices rise sharply or you get strong incentives. So lets look at this realistically: Cost for install 20K+ $400-650 a month in winter to run it + gas costs. Payback 10-15 years. These are real world costs/numbers not some bullshit propaganda the government or online idiots are spewing. Is it worth it in cold climate Canada or better to just keep and run your natural gas furnace ? You be the judge.

PM CARNEY HAS BEEN NAMED THE WORLD'S MOST TRUSTED LEADER DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS?

🚨 Ford says Alberta independence 'would be a disaster' Link in thread 🧵

Another day another Mark Carney lie. Carney is crediting his new bureaucracy level, the Major Projects Office, for the Nouveau Monde Graphite mine. The mine started consultion in 2015, and got approvals on the project from Quebec in 2021 and been working on it since. The only new thing is the federal government agreeing to buy 30,000 tonnes of Graphite annually for 7 years and providing over $400M in financing.

Danielle Smith is a separatist. The UCP are separatists. Period.

🇨🇦 Will Alberta finally get a major pipeline built? 🟩 YES 🟥 NO

Today’s agreement between Canada and Alberta will diversify our exports, reduce our emissions, and give investors the certainty they need to build.   Together, we’re building a stronger, more prosperous, and more sustainable future for all.

Canada's carbon tax does nothing for the environment. It just makes the nation less economically viable and competitive.

Everything Carney does revolves around a trace essential gas. He believes a better world for our kids is one without “carbon” a molecule that is responsible for the greening of our earth. The belief that taxing CO2 will somehow improve the weather is the equivalent of listening to a person a thousand years ago telling us next years crop will be better if we throw a virgin into a volcano.

Straw poll time. Has the Alberta/Ottawa agreement to maybe, possibly, hopefully approve a pipeline in a year and a half made you less inclined to vote for independence in a referendum? Yes or no.

In Alberta a single judge has just basically tossed out the separatist petition of over 300,000 signatures. Danelle Smith says that they will be appealing it as she believes there has been “an error in law” and it’s anti-democratic. This is going to get ugly.