Mark Carney is the academic who'll blow up the economy to prove a point.
Carney fancies himself the brilliant scholar (like Pierre Trudeau did), striding in with his Oxford pedigree and central banker resume, convinced he’s too smart for mere reality. He thinks everyone before him was wrong.
But here’s the problem. He’s stuffed with terrible ideas... net-zero, heavy-handed regulation, currency experiments, 15 minute cities, Agenda 30... and he’s dying to test them on all of us anyway.
His ego makes Trudeau look humble. At least Justin knew he was winging it on stage. Carney? He believes his own press releases.
As the Peter Principle warns; “People rise to their level of incompetence.”
Carney wasn’t promoted to his level of failure, he was promoted well beyond it. And if we let him loose, his hubris won’t just embarrass him. It’ll wreck the economy for the rest of us. We've had just over a year of his BS, and people are waking up.
Canada can’t afford this experiment.
🎥 Pierre Poilievre came to Calgary today and acknowledged that Alberta’s grievances are real.
He is right about that.
But acknowledging the problem is not the same as having a plan to fix it.
Pierre is going to campaign tomorrow in Calgary for Alberta to stay in Canada.
I sincerely hope no Albertan thinks he talking to them.
He's talking to the East, not us.
#Albertaindependence
Alberta should study what worked for Quebec.
Quebec did not gain influence in Canada by quietly accepting a system that disadvantaged it. It created leverage. It made Ottawa understand that its place in Confederation could not be taken for granted.
Alberta should learn from that.
Today, Albertans pay heavily into a federal system while Ottawa continues to make decisions that affect our jobs, our resource development, our housing pressures, our services, and our future — often without meaningful Alberta consent.
That is the unfairness at the heart of the Oct referendum.
This is not about anger. It is about whether Alberta has the power to make the decisions that affect Albertans.
Quebec voted for a better deal and became impossible to ignore.
Alberta deserves the same seriousness, the same respect, and the same chance to decide its future.
The October referendum should not be reduced to party labels, personalities, or political theatre.
It should be about a practical and serious question: do Albertans have sufficient say over the decisions that affect our jobs, homes, housing, services, and future prosperity?
In 2021, 61.7% of Albertans voted to remove equalization from the Constitution. Premier Kenney asked Ottawa and the other premiers to act. They did not. Nothing changed.
Albertans should understand the difference between symbolic consultation and real leverage. The other referendum questions may express Alberta’s frustration, but they do not create any binding obligation on Ottawa to act. None.
An independence referendum is different. It compels Canada to confront Alberta’s unfair treatment in a way that cannot simply be ignored.
Get informed. Compare the claims. Understand what is actually on the ballot. Then vote.
@telecommoner@yegwave While the crtc is at it, why don't they open the market to allow more competition in, eliminate all the BS & costs that make it difficult & unattractive for other companies to start, allow US companies to enter the market
@TerryHethering9@Great_Cdn_Moose I realize that, I'm more worried about the colossal dumpster fire Canada is in politically, socially & economically then perhaps getting a pipeline in 15 years
@TerryHethering9@Great_Cdn_Moose At this point with the current state things in Canada, a pipeline is amongst the least of concerns on most people's mind I'd guess
The West Wants Out: Alberta Edges Closer to Independence from Canada
Canada’s most conservative province, Alberta, has grown increasingly frustrated with the federal government in Ottawa for decades. Now, the movement for greater autonomy—or even full independence—is gaining serious momentum.
In this Frontlines TPUSA exclusive, reporters @TaylerUSA and @kiansimone44 head west to speak with the leaders of Alberta’s independence movement. They explore what a more independent Alberta could mean for America’s energy and national security.
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