The Conference of Pinocchios (COP26)

The world leaders are coming back home after their farcical gathering in Scotland to discuss the effects of climate change. While most people are aghast at the hypocrisy of these elitists, there are some important factors that ordinary citizens ignore, and we do so at our own peril.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, who believes in his own mind that he is a world leader, requested that the rest of the world follow his lead to have a carbon tax. He sincerely believes that his actions to tax carbon in Canada will be the solution because it will drastically affect consumption. Thankfully, most of the world is not taking his advice seriously, but in Canada he will surely continue to raise the tax, and yet not achieve the goals that he sets for reducing pollution.

Trudeau’s Canadian carbon pricing will rise from $20 (2019) and $40 (2021) to $170 per ton by 2030. These increases will affect everything we consume, through the higher cost of fuel, heating, transportation and of course consumer goods. While the acceptance of carbon pricing is not universal, taking the opportunity to get socialist monetary policies in place, the leaders agreed on a global corporate tax of 15%. They also agreed to cut Methane emissions by 2030 down from 2020 levels.

 In effect everything will be taxed to support a socialist redistribution of wealth agenda. The Pinocchios are going to send billions of our tax dollars to developing countries to help them combat climate change. The problem is that this money will be squandered by despots who espouse corruption as a way of life. The money, in the main, will find its way into personal Swiss banks in the name of corrupt officials. As a result, very little affect on climate and more wasted taxpayers’ money. Deforestation was a major issue at this year’s conference. It is true that in countries like Brazil, the corporations are cutting trees at an enormous rate, but giving money to stop deforestation is not the solution, criminal laws are the solution. If you want to stop a crime you do not give money to bribe the culprits- you use a stick, not a carrot.

While hypocrisy has been used to describe this conference, because of the use of jet planes and huge motorcades by the attendees, it is the side meetings and pronouncements made in closed door meetings that are more important. Quietly but surely, the most dangerous Canadian, in my opinion, Mr. Carney was at the conference representing his new office as climate finance envoy, and he stated that the banking industry is about to release hard numbers to show it can wipe out its carbon footprint. His grand project is to ensure that corporation with trillions of dollars will commit to net-zero emissions of CO2 by mid-century. He wants every future financial decision to take climate into consideration. As a result, under the UN, he is now Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). He also told Bloomberg “that his ‘efforts will be ruthlessly, relentlessly on getting members to live up to their net zero promises”. Independent governments will not be making policies, the Chair of GFANZ will be. This means that the Reset is now in full swing.

Once it was fossil fuels generating too much CO2, then it was called GHG, we added methane and deforestation to the cause of rising seas, floods, and forest fires. In fact, every natural catastrophe is now being attributed to climate change, even though there are many scientists who have different opinions about the root cause of climate change. We have been told that humans are the problem because we are increasing our carbon footprint by all our actions, in fact some say that it is our very existence that is causing the problem, so now we are going to target your food source. A recent study is now targeting the CO2 that you generate by eating steaks, lamb fish and chips etc. Soon we shall be told that plant base foods will be the only source for our food. This will be the next controlled substance “FOOD”.

Hypocrisy is used to describe this Conference, but it is the lies that are being used which will have greater effect. The climate has been changing for eons. COP26 targets is 2050, but the largest polluters China and India were not part of the conference, and their targets will be perhaps reduction by 2060, and 2070 respectively.  The joke about is about the lies defining the problem: Global warming. If emissions are cut in developed countries, and China, India and other developing countries do not adhere to the 2050 target, that will leave pollution to continue for at least another 10 years or 20 years. With very little effect in limiting the rise in the temperature. In the meantime citizens of developed countries will be sending their hard-earned money to these countries to help them ‘transition’ to a cleaner world.

This is the 26^th time that these leaders have met to limit pollution, yet they have achieved very little. Our children have been indoctrinated for years to support their agenda of wealth redistribution and socialist policies. In fact, the only result is that our leaders have produced more hot air and are now real Pinocchios.

 

Federal Elections 2021

 

On Monday 20^th, 2021, Canadians will have the opportunity to vote in what I believe to be the most important elections of our times. There are many unseen forces at work, and the electorate better make sure who they vote for, because the results will affect us for years to come.

In the first place Canada has been governed by a corrupt and lying government for the past 6 years, A prime Minster who has been found to be ethically guilty on several occasions should not be rewarded in an election that was called prematurely and in a pandemic. The second issue is with a weak PM who is always seeking global recognition; Canada is making decisions on the global stage that seem to put our sovereignty is jeopardy.

At home this government has been plagued by scandals, which resulted in the resignation of an Attorney General.  Trudeau continues to spend money that we do not have, and create debt levels unseen in previous generations. The continued search for accolades on the environmental front, cause Canadians to pay more taxes and yet never get the carbon emissions under control, due to the lack of real reduction by China and India. The constant use of identity politics by the Trudeau government is not only divisive but detrimental to the nation’s ability to achieve its true potential. Trudeau’s foreign policy is ineffective and even invisible as he cannot divorce himself for his penchant for socialism. Two Canadians have been in jail in China for close to three years, and yet he has been unable to negotiate their release while still cozying with the Communist regime of China.

The Trudeau government has so many faults that, one would think that it is time to vote them out. However, while a new Conservative leader is trying desperately to unseat this failed government, division in the conservative ranks is putting a serious barrier to his success. This constant division among conservatives prompted me to write the book Conservatives: Dead or Alive? Nobody is perfect, but if one believes in a certain political ideology, one must accept divergence of opinion without jeopardizing the success of the movement. In 2021, the Canadian conservative movement is more divided than ever. Fringe political groups have formed and are going to split the votes when it is important to be united to defeat a failed government. Maxime Bernier, who I regretfully supported in the past, is taking votes from the CPC in many constituencies. The Western alienation, and lack of respect for Alberta has resulted in another fringe party –Maverick, which incidentally does not even have an elected leader. This latest protest party is going to divide conservative votes in the West. Furthermore, the failed Covid policies of the Alberta Premier, Jason Kenney, have now put several Alberta ridings within reach of Liberal and even NDP candidates.

All the faults and failures of the Trudeau government should be very simple reasons for voters to end his autocratic rule. But unfortunately, the division among conservatives may well hand him another term in office, and this time his government may take us to the abyss of socialism which even his father was unable to reach. Our economy is in shambles, and we have a Prime Minister who does not care about monetary policy, he also believes that budgets balance themselves. These stupid beliefs alone should be reason enough to vote him out.

On Monday I urge voters to consider very seriously how they cast their votes. A vote for any fringe conservative party is a certain vote for the Liberal party. When you go to the ballot box, pinch your noses and vote for the conservative candidate who can actually form a government.  Whether it is a minority or majority conservative government does not matter as long as it is not a Liberal government with Trudeau as Prime Minister.

 In my opinion the future of the nation is at stake, and Canada cannot re-elect a Liberal government. Your future and your kids future is in serious jeopardy. Please make the right decision when you exercise your right to choose your government.

The Most Dangerous Canadian Alive

 

Some time ago, after reading Mark Carney’s book: Values Building a Better World for All, I wrote a post in Facebook, and said that Mark Carney was more dangerous that Trudeau. In a brilliant analysis by Peter Forster in the National Post, he confirmed my suspicions; and this is why:

When you have a Pandemic which has ravaged nations and decimated the world economy, it is very easy to say that the government will have a role to play to attempt to get the economy back to normal. Massive amount of debt has been created by certain governments to revive the economy, but too often some ideologues have used government money to further an agenda. In Canada and the United States, we have the perfect tandem of politicians who believe in a socialist ideology, and who are prepared to use the pandemic as a fulcrum to install socialism in North America. In Canada we have a vacuous Prime Minister who has no experience and in the U.S we have senile President who is a puppet whose strings are being pulled by operatives running a third Obama term in office. In this vacuum of leadership is being occupied by some very dangerous cabals who are outside of governments but who also have much influence on the economy.

While everyone is focused on the devastating pandemic, these cabals have taken over and are gradually imposing policies and treaties of a globalist nature. Mark Carney is one of these influencers. He is a former Governor of the Bank of Canada and of the Bank of England. I have respect for his intellect, but his past deeds leave me suspicious, and now in is book he lays down his economic philosophy which in my opinion is much too close to those of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. He is also a proponent of the Net Zero concept that believes that human emissions must be eradicated by 2050 unless we face a climate Armageddon. As a result, he also embraces the views of an indoctrinated teenager Grata Thurnberg as if she was a climate expert. I cannot believe for one minute that Carney really believes that Thurnberg is an expert, but that he may just be pandering to her followers for a nefarious economic agenda. As an influencer his comments have the greatest impact on investors with his organization called the Network for Greening the Financial System, a club of central banks and of course environment regulators. As Forster writes: “Part of Carney’s strategy is to force ‘voluntary’ standards on banking and industry, then have governments make those standards compulsory.” His agenda is more perverse than people may think, because he prefers to circumvent democratic institutions. This approach is globalism at its worst. A recent example is upcoming the G7’ ministers’ expected agreement to support a global minimum corporation tax, a move which comes as governments around the world struggle with record levels of public borrowing made during the pandemic. In many ways governments struggle because some of them used the pandemic, not only to combat Covid 19 but to install socialist policies to gain votes and create dependency on governments’ largess.  This agreement, in my opinion, is an attack on a competitive free market. To minimize corporate tax evasion is one thing but to have a global corporate tax is another. A world minimum corporate tax will prevent corporations from choosing where to operate. It will also stop smaller countries like Ireland to be competitive and attract corporations to their jurisdictions. As a result, I believe that the movement of trade and industrial growth in smaller countries will be impeded.

Now having looked briefly at Carney’s philosophy, I say briefly because his lengthy book contains even more dangerous ideas; and we must ask ourselves, is he the most dangerous man around today? In my opinion he may well be. His background and past experience puts him in a very elite circle of influencers, and his strategy to save humanity is just a front to gain power, the same agenda of many transnational progressives like Soros,Bezos, Gates et,al.

I not only worry about the power of influencers like Carney, what really concerns me is that ordinary citizens of the world have no idea what is being concocted behind their backs. Our education system has indoctrinated a whole generation which unfortunately will embrace the proclamations of these globalists without having the ability to critically assess their agendas. As a Canadian, the biggest threat for me is that Carney becomes Trudeau’s successor. If this happens Canada may well move to a future that could be irreversible. As Prime Minister he will have a seat of power among the leaders of the world and create global policies that could entrench socialism in the free world to an extent that would fulfill the once unachievable dreams of Marx, Engels and Lenin

‘Investment’ the defining issue in the next Calgary Municipal Elections

 

As the number of candidates for Calgary’s Mayoral Seat increases, Calgarians should be very careful in choosing who should be the City’s next Mayor. With a continuing pandemic causing business closures, candidates will now claim that they are ‘pro-investment’ to help the private sector. There is no doubt that businesses need help to recover, but in my opinion the effects of closures have been so great that at least 25% of businesses may never recover. Furthermore, with the collapse of the oil industry we have seen the downtown area suffer in more ways than one. Buildings are empty, and the surrounding area businesses are suffering from the lack of customers. The area is deserted and the safety and security of citizens after dark is now at its lowest point.

As a result of this economic downturn, governments of all levels are now talking about ‘investing’, which in reality means spending tax payers’ money. While I have always supported government involvement in growing the economy, I have preferred a different approach to spending and have supported the use of policies that provides incentives and tax deferral rather than direct subsidies. When government funds businesses it is always a problem in choosing winners and losers. Whereas if government allowed business to invest and provide them with an incentive through reduced taxes or special depreciation incentive, ordinary citizens do not  end up paying  through increase taxation to fund the private industry. The reality is that there is always only one taxpayer. If governments use accumulated surpluses to fund these ‘investment’ it is means that government previously overtax citizens to accumulate these surpluses.

Surpluses should be used to reduced taxes or provide services more efficiently, and not to subsidize private businesses. The Revitalization of Calgary’s downtown, by all three levels of government, is nothing but subsidies to private owners of buildings which may or may not be converted into residential buildings. In fact perhaps only three or four buildings in that area may be converted to residential at great expense. Federal money to fund infrastructure should not be used to refurbish high rise commercial  towers, but rather should be used to improve our roads  and transportation system. This revitalization is proposed to be over ten years, this may or may not happen as the economy changes, and yet Council decided to commits millions of dollars to this project.

The other elephant in the investment room is the Entertainment Center. The City committed to ‘invest’ part of the $500 million earmarked for the project. Already there seems to be some problems due to the rising costs of material and other economic factors which may increase the costs by another $70 million. I never opposed the project but always opposed the financing  model. There is also an added City expenditure for parking in the area amounting to close to $50 million. The agreement provides too little financing from the private organization and puts too much risk on the Calgary taxpayer. Even those who support this type of funding, must realize that even after using their tax money, as users they will still have to pay a ‘ticket tax’ to use the facility. I have always preferred a model that would have used ‘tax free’ municipal bonds’ that would have provided citizens with a means to directly participate in the project and thus reduce the burden of ordinary tax payers.

Many of these expenditures have been approved with little citizen participation; in fact many of these decisions were taken by Council behind closed. Calgarians have demanded more transparency and accountability, and yet when choosing the next Mayor, very few citizens really know who have supported these huge expenditures. Two of the Mayoral candidates, Councillors Davison and Gondek, voted for every expenditure and funding decisions made by Council on these large and expensive projects, and voted for every tax increase imposed in the past four years.  So when candidates tell you that they are ’pro investment’ it really means one thing – more  expenditures and therefore more tax increases to fund similar projects. Do not be fooled by the rhetoric that it will benefit all Calgarians. While the result may be partly to the benefit of some sectors of Calgary, the greater beneficiaries will be the private investors, who will be getting tax payers money to fund their enterprises or revitalization of their buildings.

It is therefore incumbent upon Calgarians to make sure that they know who are supporting these ‘pro investment’ candidates. I venture to say that it will be large corporations, including international ones and private owners who are going to be beneficiaries in one form or another. Do not be fooled by a slick Marketing expert, because it is very easy to sell anything when you use taxpayers’ money and not your own. When you choose your candidate remember that investment really means expenditure and when it is done by the government it always results in more taxes.