Kenny E

Homo Economicus, observational data-based decisions not modelling, believer in 10th man rule and (surprisingly) lover of the arts, music, literature, animals

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@farman4x I would guess at the digital watch on this passenger's wrist.

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@junonewscom and if holding a referendum is the only thing that threatens national unity, perhaps national unity is not worth saving

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@KybrdWrrr You're quite correct and the sad truth is that many individuals subscribe to that belief system because it is easier than thinking situations through for themselves. In many respects we are the creators, engineers or authors of our own demise.

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

This same nonsense is being discussed and foisted on Canadians ... I do, suspect, however that the current Liberal government will not ask for opinions nor votes from Canadians

[Financial Times @FT]

Iceland rejects reopening talks on EU entry https://t.co/PHUpTPzLbD

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

and from the often ridiculed former PM of Canada for his exchange with a woman in Edmonton, AB on 2018-02-07: She said "maternal love," as "the love that's going to change the future of mankind."

"We'd like to say 'peoplekind,' not necessarily 'mankind,' " Trudeau said.

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

I think that Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America is pointless and stupid.

Wanna know what else I think is dumb?

The fact left-wingers are triggered about this after they spent the last decade plus renaming sports teams, public schools and universities, streets and highways, food and condiment brands, and redefining half the dictionary altogether.

Here’s a list of some in case you forgot:

• Washington Redskins ➡️ Commanders

• Cleveland Indians ➡️ Guardians

• Stanford Indians ➡️ Cardinals

• Loudoun County Raiders ➡️ Captains

• Edmonton Eskimos ➡️ Elks

• Columbus Day ➡️ Indigenous Peoples’ Day

• Lee–Jackson Day ➡️ eliminated

• Robert E. Lee High School ➡️ John Lewis High

• Jefferson Davis Highway ➡️ Richmond Highway

• Mount McKinley ➡️ Denali

• Fort Bragg ➡️ Fort Liberty

• Fort Hood ➡️ Fort Cavazos

• Boy Scouts of America ➡️ Scouting America

• Aunt Jemima ➡️ Pearl Milling Company

• Uncle Ben’s Rice ➡️ Ben’s Original

• Eskimo Pie ice cream bars ➡️ Edy’s Pie

• Land O’Lakes ➡️ removed the Indian, but kept the land

• Illegal alien ➡️ undocumented worker

• Hispanic ➡️ Latinx (a term Hispanics did not want and do not use)

• Mother ➡️ birthing person

• Anchor baby ➡️ child of noncitizens

• black ➡️ Black

• Breastfeeding ➡️ chest feeding

• Inmate / prisoner / convict / felon ➡️ justice-involved person

• Ex-con / ex-felon ➡️ returning citizen

• “Gender” as a biological fact interchangeable with “sex” to being a social construct

• Fat ➡️ plus-sized

• Master bedroom ➡️ primary bedroom

• Manhole ➡️ utility hole

And so on and so on. . .

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@jengerson Not "Canada's only motivation" but that, prevarication and deception most certainly is Mark Carney's motivation and guides all of his actions and has since he became PM ...

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@Gina_T1 Thank you, Gina. I don't listen to PM Mark Carney (I count on others, like yourself, to tell me what he has said) but have read of him referencing the "NWO" on a few occasions (almost as much as the "dangerous & divided world" statement) - but I don't hear it expressed by others

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@paulvieira @EconguyRosie I've not been following Howard Lutnick so I do have to ask whether he has a propensity leaning to deception or prevarication. I'm now thinking about the our PM's involvement with the 2008 financial crisis, the Vancouver condominium fiasco the Gordie Howe Bridge et al

[Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 @ryangerritsen]

Peter MacKay is correct.
The very reason they haven’t released the details of the deal Carney walked away from is because it will expose the truth. Carney made up the reasons to walk away. He never wanted a deal.
The entire event of him cancelling it including his press conference seemed over the top and ridiculous, that’s what you do when you are trying to play people for fools.

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@TrendPolCa @nenshi @ABDanielleSmith He's just a sad individual

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@JasminLaine I see him calling attention to the commencement of the Canadian economic downfall in 2015 this morning. He really has been all over the political map of late with no real grounding in anything other than federalism. Its sad really, he did portray such promise at one time

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@stephen_taylor Finally, too many Canadians do not share his vision of strengthened ties with the European union - in Canada he is dealing with a fractured country

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@stephen_taylor & the only ones that agree & support him are economically illiterate & will only support him until they lose their jobs or can't afford to house or feed their families. He cannot build back better if the brain trust, investors & entrepreneurial spirit is leaving the economy

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@KybrdWrrr I really don't think that is going to happen ... I suspect he will spout more platitudes denigrating Albertans right to make their own future choices. Really, he should address his first year in office & what, if anything has been accomplished from his list of campaign promises

[Jasmin Laine @JasminLaine]

“All he has is Trump Derangement Syndrome… that’s why he’s Prime Minister”

International news saying “what is Mark Carney on about?”

[Keith Wilson @ikwilson]

As I watch this trade war unfold between Carney and the United States, there’s an interesting game of chess taking shape.

One of Canada’s strongest pieces of leverage against the Americans is Alberta’s oil.

If this trade dispute continues to deteriorate, Ottawa could eventually look at taxing, restricting or otherwise using Alberta’s energy exports as leverage against the United States. The problem is that doing so could inflict enormous damage on Alberta’s economy.

And this is where the timing becomes incredibly important.

The most damaging U.S. tariffs threatening Ontario’s manufacturing economy are not expected to fully hit until January 2027. Alberta votes on Option 2 on October 19.

That means the October vote could fundamentally change Ottawa’s calculation before the trade war reaches its most dangerous point.

If Albertans reject Option 2 and the threat of an independence referendum disappears, I believe Carney will have far more political room to put Alberta oil on the table.

If Option 2 succeeds, Ottawa has a very different problem.

Suddenly, using Alberta’s economy as a bargaining chip risks pouring gasoline on an independence movement that has already demonstrated it can win at the ballot box.

That is why Option 2 matters even if you are a federalist.

You do not have to support Alberta independence today to understand the value of leverage. If you simply want a better deal for Alberta and do not want Ottawa sacrificing our economy to protect its political base in Central Canada, keeping the threat of independence alive forces Ottawa to think twice.

That pressure disappears if Option 2 loses.

Then there is Trump.

Personally, I don’t think Trump has much incentive to publicly boost Alberta independence. We just watched the liberals successfully use anti-American sentiment to rally their political base. Trump openly involving himself in Alberta’s independence debate could hand Carney exactly the political weapon he wants.

In fact, this confrontation with the United States benefits the liberals politically in several ways. It creates an external enemy, fuels a sense of Canadian nationalism, gives them someone else to blame for economic weakness and provides political cover for massive new government spending.

Trump does not need to say anything about Alberta.

The trade war itself creates the pressure.

As January approaches, Ottawa may eventually have to decide what it is willing to sacrifice to protect Ontario’s economy and its own voter base.

I do not want that sacrifice to be Alberta.

That is why I believe Albertans should support Option 2 on October 19.

Keep the threat of an independence referendum alive. Keep the pressure on Ottawa. And make it politically dangerous for the Carney government to use Alberta’s economy and the livelihoods of Albertans as a bargaining chip.

[Kenny E @KennyE99]

@Everywitch31659 @GreatBig_Sea @MooseandRaven I had the opportunity to experience my 1st trip to Shake Shack (new to Calgary) on Friday following an afternoon matinee-"The End of Oak Street." I'm guessing that all of these strong boycotters will only attend movies made by National Film Board of Canada or watch CDN television