Chris LaBossiere

Husband. Dad. Grandfather. Community Member. Free Market Capitalist and Entreprenuer | Host and Creator of @Barneys_Tavern podcast.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@RamonaMcV I agree. But we rely on event marketing for our institutional market. Meaninng their industry events where we serve them.

I am expecting to see some fracturing in certain relationships eventually. It's simply a matter of trust, and in a digital age, that must be engineered too.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

I am seriously questioning attending a major industry conference and important show for us as an exhibitor. It's in the US.

The problem is no Canadian equivalent org exists, its international with a heavy US slant, but with many Canadian orgs (customers) in the room.

I sure wish if I could get a bead on if Canada will show up, and should we? Or start a Canadian org of one, and grow?

Damn Trump.

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That's the financial fear. Then there is a hyper complex set of feelings and concerns about sovereignty.

I am starting to worry about where I might set a lasting American partnership or to domicile a company.

We will be moving a company to either Ireland or Switzerland to protect company data. But I have no idea if that's a real concern or not, I think because people don't want to say the scary part out loud.

Decisions like mine will be happening thousands of times a day in cross-border business. That doesn't last long.

[The Bitcoin Historian @pete_rizzo_]

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC 🔥

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@NeilKathleen I am not really privy to have seen this, but I understand that the Alberta Gov't is leaving it to the school to decide. Certainly VAC is the same.

The difference between having an opinion on something vs. being able to do something is the issue we're probably dealing with.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

🧵: As I sit on a train to Normandy, tomorrow we will celebrate with the world a UNESCO designation for the landing beaches region, where 14,000 landed on D-Day. By the the end of that historic day, Canadian forces stood the furthest of all landings, and we can say we stood at the very front of the free world.

Not unlike today, Canada has demonstrated the global standard for peace, order and good government.
On a day where our very existence is under attack, I feel we as Canadians should seriously remind ourselves how sacred and significant the sacrifice of our war dead was - to allow us to live as the freest and most respected country in the world.

This announcement by the University of Alberta yesterday gives me such a broken heart for this reason. As a truly world class institution in its own right, a jewel for our city, an academic and economic point of pride for us, it is making a regrettable mistake for a modest modern convenience and "gain".

To save a few seats on the second floor of 100 year old campus hall, using accessibility as the foil, they will be removing a 101 year-old war memorial to the fallen students and faculty from world wars 1 & 2. This is not a normal war memorial and was chose to be an Organ, to use the power of music and art to preserve and celebrate the memory of her students. Standing out on that list is Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, Canada's last recipient of the Victoria Cross.

It was dedicated in 1925 for WWI dead, again in 1945 for those of WWII. In 1978 the school received grant funding to restore and replace the old organ with the new Casavant in place now, and it was again re-dedicated as a memorial. Something the school denied up until a few months ago.

The decision to move this tribute is completely unnecessary and was done with zero public consultation or consideration.. They are now moving forward with giving a $3M asset to a church in southern Alberta church for $1. Even the organ manucture advises against the move.

I am heartened and that its value is seen - at least as an organ - by this small church. But it was dedicated in the memory of university students and faculty who paid the ultimate price for us to be here in freedom and having this debate.

There is simply not an acceptable decision by the University and the total lack of stakeholder and public engagement is at best an indictment of the school's priorities.

I love our city and I love that we have such a historic institution to help shape and guide the future leaders of our country.

During this process over the last months or so, I have heard and appreciate every possible rationale for this decision. I have not heard anything that could come close to a good reason to remove a war memorial in the centre or campus - in a building that should still be renovated - but with this centrepiece as the spiritual heart of the school.

We don't move war memorials. At worst we should build around them and make them part of our daily fabric and responsibility to never forget.

The University here is missing the greater opportunity. As a "kahki university since 1917, where it stood to prepare the young veterans of WWI for a future built on their service. It is also commit to our modern day military in developing dual-use technology for the future of our defense.

Not to be lost on us, YEG will soon be made official new home of Canada's 1st Division. This restructuring transforms CFB Edmonton into the focal point for Canada's frontline armored vehicles, mobile artillery, and advanced high-readiness brigades. Serving as the military’s primary heavy combat forve and will be a huge development hub for the additional $100B the GOC is investing in urgent new military investments.

In 1945, Italian physician, artist and anti-authoritarian activist Carlo Levi wrote what it meant for an institution to erase what it was entrusted to protect.

"The future has an ancient heart."

Something to consider as we move into our uncertain future.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

As it will be.

[Tony Clark @Tony__Clark]

@WhiteHouse “At the end of 20 minutes, the bald eagle just gave up and took off."
https://t.co/uhhSBOQE9f

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@raylap Safe travels

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@raylap He experienced them both and you're right, amazing. We actually stayed in an Airbnb in Bayeaux for the 80th anniversary, and it was really wild. It felt like 1945 and everyone and every vehicle was period correct. 1000's.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

Weird. Although I can't understand what they're saying, the local Paris news are talking about little 'ol Canada and the US a lot?

Can't imagine why?

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@YegTomBraid It's a blessing to say that things have not changed. At all. But I'll keep checking today to make sure. 🧐

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

That feeling when you walk out of a Paris barber after a beard trim and cut. Sun is shining and 25°.

No agenda but some art, antiques oysters, cold beer and some of the worlds finest people watching in St. Germaine.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@PeterSchiff Yeah, it's maybe time for you yanks to ask some deep questions about yourselves right now.

A failed state is good for gold - but bad for the little things like freedoms and rule of law.

[Emma May @emmagmay]

Upcoming colour play from us.

[MenchOsint @MenchOsint]

Thid, is odd.

In 4 years i've never seen a U.S. C-17 flight to Moscow.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@f00ksterr @EscoboomVanilla @SecScottBessent @MarkJCarney Because he has the connections and support to move sovereign capital away from UST's and accelerate the debasement.

He may be a liberal, but no one on the planet can mount a coordinated move like him when it comes to central banks.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

The bond rate has put America in a situation where @SecScottBessent has had to take over the Iran file.

They're insolvent, like everyone else, but they can still buy their own debt and print money.

I think @MarkJCarney's fingerprints are all over this Achilles heal of America.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Bessent calls on Iranian soldiers to lay down their arms and overthrow the regime 🙃

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@DianaSteele So you want Canada to negotiate in public and the US, whatever?

Are you struggling to not see a counterparty who hasn't bargained in good faith his entire 60 year career.

[Chris LaBossiere @ChrisLaBossiere]

@DianaSteele I mean evidence of things breaking down. Like statistics, poulation and demographic adusted research and evidence.

The stuff that sadly constrains the real word. Where are we so broken, demonstrably?