Derek

My daily email from the Liberal party. They're definitely gearing up for an election. "Mark Carney has the experience, vision, and leadership to help us build the strongest economy in the G7, take bold action on climate change, make housing more affordable, stand up to the Americans, and invest in Canadians." Their followers lap this shit up. As if we'll ever have been the strongest economy in the G7. We're lucky to still be in the G7. Last time I looked, our economy had fallen to 10th or 11th.

NEW: Canada is weighing a split fighter jet purchase of roughly 30 F-35s and 60 Gripens, with sources indicating an announcement may be timed to follow the U.S. midterm elections — La Presse

On issue after issue, separatists just wave their magic wand to wish away serious problems with secession. Myth: “Federal lands and federal building (sic) don’t add up to much” Fact: - Wood Buffalo National Park - Jasper National Park - Banff National Park - Waterton National Park - Elk Island National Park Together encompass 53,860 sq KM, or 8.2% of Alberta’s land mass - CFB Cold Lake - CFB Suffield - CFB Wainwright - CFB Edmonton Together encompass ~12,000 sq KM, or 1.9% of Alberta’s land mass - 138 Indian Reserves encompassing 6,556 sq KM, or 1% of Alberta’s land mass - YEG and YYC airport lands, encompassing 49 sq KM Plus hundreds of other parcels of land, buildings, etc, much of it prime downtown property (eg armouries, RCMP facilities.) So ~12% of Alberta’s land mass, including some of the most valuable and strategically important in the province. The total value would be in the tens of billions of dollars. But don’t worry, the separatists say. No biggie. We’ll just keep saying “Canada sucks” and stuff, cause facts are hard.

Canadians should not be surprised that Canada is now in a technical recession. For years, mass immigration papered over what the BOC called a productivity emergency. Mass immigration is now over, but Canada still faces a chronic lack of private investment. Expect more weak growth until there is a change in philosophy about the nature and scope of government.

Clown show. 🤡 One nutty separatist leader (Rath) says that I’m a Canadian patriot because I want to draft young Albertans “to die in the Ukraine war.” Another nutty separatist leader (Sylvester) says that his Republic of Alberta would actually impose a military draft on young Albertans. To fight in what war? 🧐 Albertans thinking of voting for separation to “send a message” or “get a new deal:” this is the kind of whackiness you would be enabling.