Nothing's changed

For all the talk about economic diversification, Canada still relies on its basic resources.  Alberta, for example, just announced its $7 billion deficit will now poof into a $9.7 billion surplus thanks to an increase in the price of oil.

So much for diversification.  We still rely solely on that stuff under our feet -- and so does the rest of the country.  What a way to run a railroad!

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Oh, I almost forgot.  "Miss Havisham" reared her ugly head this morning.  While I was at the pool, B's ex called to revisit what had happened 46 yeas ago.  Forty-Six years!!!!!  She went on about how Nancy had lost a pair of then six-year-old Sarah's socks.  Sarah is now 52.  

Since their divorce, this person has remained mired and stuck in the past, like 'Great Expectations' Miss Havisham.  There she sits in her home (paid for by us), mulling over perceived slights and surrounded by cobwebs, decaying furniture and ratty Christmas decorations.

B's ex, sitting with her cobwebs.

In grade eight, our home room teacher, the peerless Miss Anderson, read a few chapters of 'Great Expectations' every Friday afternoon.  I was riveted and it all came back when the ex called this morning to cry about trivial episodes from 46 years ago.  She obviously needs psychiatric help, but, of course, will never seek it.

B told her to "f-ck off" and she replied, "How dare you speak to me like that!" Before he hung up, she announced triumphantly that she had told everyone at the Gatineau Fish & Game Club -- where B had been the president and where we had vacationed as a blended family of six for 25 years -- that she was, "The original Mrs. Marley-Clarke; the other one doesn't count."  They had been married for nine years.  B's daughter, a shameless non-member, has been bringing her up there for the past seven years on the back of a member's privilege and that's how the ex introduces herself.  

Get an effing life!

Yep, folks, she's insane.  Just put her number on call block.  I thought we had been rid of her decades ago, but no, she re-appears like the demon that never goes away. 

 

Did you know....

....where the chairman of Brookfield lives, the guy who replaced Carney as CEO when he ran for Liberal leader?  Did you know where that guy, Bruce Flatt, lives?  Why, he lives in luxury in Tuscany!

Gee, what a coincidence!  Imagine, they just happen to be vacationing together!  Isn't that amazing?!

The journalist in me always gets her man, so I dug into this to find out why Carney chose Tuscany and not Harrington Lake, the prime minister's official summer residence, renovated at a cost to the beleaguered taxpayer, standing in line at the local food bank, to the tune of $11.7 million!

Tuscany, the PM's vacation paradise.

Of course, the lazy media did not look into this.  In fact, they questioned nothing and dug into nothing.  Konrad von Finkenstein, the "Ethics" commissioner, actually approved this.  Hey, Konrad, you work for us, not the PM.  To the Canadian media I say, hang your collective heads in shame, you slothful journalists.  You didn't even bother pulling back the curtain.  But I was trained by the very best at Maclean Hunter in Toronto and that's why I did.

That's the kind of sneaky guy Carney is.  I had an inkling of this a number of years ago, when B was VP of the Rockcliffe Tennis Club.  Knowing every member, B spotted a couple of guys playing who he knew were not members.  One was Pinchas Zukerman and the other?  Mark Carney.

"You have 15 minutes to clear off this court," said B.  Otherwise I will call the police.  "Well, we're friends of a friend who is a member," they offered.  "Sorry, that's not how we operate at this club," B rejoined.  "You have to be with the member and pay the fee, or you have to be a member, so please clear off."

Finally, they did.  So, as I said, this is the kind of guy Carney is:  An entitled toff who skirts any rule he encounters.

So, all you sheep who continue to believe in the guy who cannot get a deal with the U.S., who traipses off on vacation when Trump's crippling tariffs are about to drop and the country is on fire, give your heads a shake.  Pull off the blinkers and face what Canada has become.

I feel like crying.  

  

  

Not interested

So, economic genius Mark Carney is, "Not interested in a narrow trade deal."  He wants the whole enchilada.  He has drawn a line in the sand as trade talks heat up, according to an article in 'The Globe and Mail'.

What a stupid way to negotiate.  

"We're not interested in a very targeted deal without connections to other sectors," he added.  "We want to address autos, steel, aluminum and forest products.  Will we get that by August 19th?  We'll see.  But we want to have pathways in order to get that."

What does that even mean?  Pathways?  To where?  For what?  What it actually means is that he knows he can't get sector-specific deals, so pretends he doesn't want them.  "I hope so," was all the incompetent Dominic Leblanc could muster, when asked if an agreement were possible by August 19.  Remember when the deadline was July 1st, 2025!?  Ya, blew right through that pipe dream.

Carney's "plan".  Pathetic.

What a stupid way to "negotiate".  As I have said, "hope" and "we'll see" are not strategies.  They are blatant admissions of defeat.  And just to drive home reality, Trump called Carney "nasty" five times in a speech in Las Vegas.

Carney's "plan" has gone from "elbows up" to "knees down and pockets picked".  He needs to get real and take sector-specific deals where he can because he's never going to get everything lifted -- especially by taunting and insulting Trump at every opportunity.  Remember when Carney said, "Who cares?" when asked about trade talks.  Ya, that guy.

Why do so many people still support him?  He wears nothing but 'The Emperor's New Clothes'!  

Even Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he wants to make interim deals with Canada, so why will Carney not do so?  As I said, because he can't.  He has failed dramatically and is now shrugging his way out of it.

We're so effed with this dunce.

        

Something's very wrong here

Having let 24 Sussex slide into ruin for years, Carney has now pledged to renovate it.  How?  By shiving Canadians for money -- above and beyond what we already pay in taxes -- to send in nickels and dimes to pay for it out of our already picked-bare pockets.

All this while shipping billions to other countries, regardless of how corrupt they are, like Ukraine, Ethiopia, Haiti and the DR Congo.  This is obscene.  But we all know why he is doing it, so he can be well-qualified for the most corrupt jobs in the world, i.e., the World Bank, WEF, European Union, United Nations and International Monetary Fund, when he quits this one.

And what do I read today?  Why, the British government is going to renovate Earnscliffe, just down the road, at the cost of millions and they're picking up the tab, so far at least.  Earnscliffe, by the way, was the residence of Canada's creator and first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.  It is also where he died in 1891.  That should really be the official residence of the PM, but we sold it to them in 1930 for $90,000.

There is a move afoot, however, in Britain that British citizens should not be paying for the renovation for a property that is of historical significance to Canada.  With left-wing nut job Andy Burnham now the prime minister, we'll see if he quashes the project.  

We've been to Earnscliffe many times because we were friends with several high commissioners.  We used to have them up to our cottage in Quebec and over for cocktails quite often.  Yes, Earnscliffe is indeed beautiful and I am glad to see that the renovations will not change the facade, unlike what is likely to be erected at 24 Sussex when an architect is finally chosen for the job.  I predict a monstrosity.

And speaking of fleecing Canadians, Carney has just handed the CBC another $150 million, boosting it to a grand total of $1.57 billion!  All this to be a shill for the Liberals, which it most certainly is.

More money for Rosie.

Carney said the additional funding was to ensure it functioned as "fact checker".  For what?  For whom?  The only "facts" it will check will be what the opposition says.  I mean, they're not going to "fact check" themselves!  The funding is also to ensure the CBC continues to support the government and trash the opposition.

The CBC was originally formed as a Crown Corporation to serve remote communities which were of no interest to commercial radio.  It was meant to ensure all Canadians had access to news, but that purpose has long disappeared.  Nevertheless, still we fund it.  We should no longer, but fat chance that will change.

Yes, folks, as long as Carney and company are in power, don't get your news from any place except independent media.

  

Really? Scary stuff!

 

Sen. Ersnt Seeks To Hold Fauci In Contempt

The Catholic League stands with Sen. Ernst in seeking to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to disclose his role in gruesome research conducted on unborn children. Here is our response.

Senator Joni Ernst

260 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Ernst:

Thank you for questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci about his role in overseeing NIH experiments that inserted human aborted parts into mice for coronavirus research. His refusal to answer was expected. Fortunately, you are asking the DOJ to pursue a contempt case against him. The Catholic League fully supports your request.

In the summer of 2021, news reports surfaced about a study done by the University of Pittsburgh that fused unborn baby parts into lab rodents to grow adult human skin and cells from organs such as spleens and livers. It was carried out by an agency (NIAID) under the tutelage of Dr. Fauci.

When I learned of this, I wrote to Pennsylvania Auditor Timothy L. DeFoor asking for an investigation into charges that the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was operating a fetal “chop shop.” He sent my letter to the school’s chancellor, the dean of the medical school and a press official at the University. After an investigation by a legal group, it was determined that no laws were broken. I hasten to add that the University is currently under federal investigation for allegedly harvesting fetal tissue for research purposes.

Alas, the probity of Dr. Fauci is still on trial. Thank you for your leadership. We are with you all the way.

Sincerely,

William A. Donohue, Ph.D.

President

True

Reprinted from 'The Aristotle Foundation'.  (don't know why it transcribed like this?  Weird:

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“Canadian courts consistently recognize universities’ authority to bar individuals from campus through trespass powers. In other words, a publicly funded space is not necessarily a publicly accessible space.”

“There is a structural problem in how universities apply the rules. Canadian universities do not reflect a broad ideological mix—studies show a pronounced ideological tilt in the academy. Across North America, radical activists increasingly shape campus norms.”

“University leaders operate within campus culture marked by ideological pressures. In such settings, officials may wield trespass powers more aggressively against speakers who challenge the dominant viewpoint.”   A typical left-wing professor.

“At minimum, the public should require universities to apply transparent criteria when excluding individuals. Universities should adopt objective definitions of safety and apply them through processes insulated, as much as possible, from prevailing ideological pressures. If institutions fail to do so, the responsibility shifts to lawmakers.”

In part, Quesnel concludes that “Canada should strive for universities that provide safe campuses, while respecting freedom of expression without ideological favour.”   For those who care about free speech and want it protected at our institutions of higher learning, this Reality Check is a valuable read.  The full report—No Trespassing? Overcoming the tension between free speech and campus safety—is now available at aristotlefoundation.org.

What about Canada?

"Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires across France, Spain and the U.K.  We are deeply grateful to the firefighters, emergency services and volunteers working tirelessly in extraordinarily difficult conditions."

I was dismayed when I saw this post from Prince William about the tragedy of wildfires, but he only mentioned three countries -- two of which have nothing to do with the Monarchy.

Canada on fire.

Canada, on the other hand, has the King as Head of State and we currently have 918 active fires burning across Canada.  It is unacceptable for the future King to ignore this and I have to wonder who is running his office?  I tried to send an email to William, but you have to write in person and I know, having written many such responses to constituents for ministers, I would just get a nebulous response.  

But someone should remind the guy that he should have a peek at Canadian news now and then.  Whatever the guys in his office are getting paid, it's obviously too much.

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A word about the insufferable and odious Chrystia Freeland.  She had the gall to pen an essay in 'The New York Times', raking Trump over the coals and calling him "Bully in Chief".  Talk about pot-and-kettle!  There was no bigger bully in Parliament than Ms. Freeland -- witness all the ADMs of Finance who immediately took early retirement the minute she walked in the door.

This was our "classy" finance minister and deputy PM in the House of Commons.  You could not make this up!

She's now pocketing a huge retirement package and earning big bucks taking money from all and sundry in Ukraine, while simultaneously serving as warden of the Rhodes Trust.  I wonder if she ran that by Carney?  If so, it was a dumb idea while Tweedledum and Tweedledee are in the middle of  "negotiations" in Washington.  Talk about poking the bear! 

Whatever you may think about Trump, he is the president of the United States and has a direct role in our economy.  Trashing him is not a good idea.  "The economics of Mr. Trump's tariff attacks on Canada are not really the point," she writes.  Really?  Yes they are, Ms. Freeland.  What did James Carville say back in 1992?  "It's all about the economy, stupid.

He was right.  He still is.