PHresh

A centrist critizing extremes. Policies & critical thinking over rhetoric. Fan of truth over agenda. A good fiscal policy is essential for societal provisions.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@terhyc Stock

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@Dallas_Brodie It tracks for UBC, not really shocking.

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@MarkJCarney Clean energy? Really?? LMAO... sad part about this statement is how many Canadians will actually believe it. Pathetic.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@EdmontonOilers @RogersPlace @sentinelstorage Bouchard's reward for having a terrible game is to play in OT with McDavid and Draisaitl... I blame coaching at this point.

[Yvonne C @CountryGardener]

Blendr News excoriates Ottawa: "There comes a point where government waste stops looking like incompetence and starts looking like treason. Canada has long passed that point. What we are witnessing now is not mere mismanagement or bureaucratic drift—it is the systemic looting of a nation by the people meant to serve it. Billions vanish with no oversight, no accountability, and no shame. The numbers have grown so grotesque that one struggles not to call this what it is: organized theft." https://t.co/7leXyf6jdm

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@EdmontonOilers BENCH BOUCHARD

[Julius Ruechel @JuliusRuechel]

All it would have taken to resolve this issue is another test to establish if these ostriches are still, in fact, carriers of the bird flu.

But that would have undermined govt authority.

And possibly exposed that some (or all) of the remaining birds not only might not carry the virus anymore but even might have anti-bodies (a.k.a. acquired natural immunity), which would have thrown the entire basis of much of current public health (and CFIA's policies) into disrepute.

And so, someone's life work — and the lives of 400 ostriches — are being sacrificed on the alter of the State.

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If a bureaucracy is incapable of grappling with nuance and bypasses science in order to defend its authority, then it's time to disband that bureaucracy.

If police insist on enforcing immoral and unscientific mandates to protect a bureaucracy run amok, then it's time to disband that law enforcement agency.

If the courts show themselves as willing to sacrifice nuance, fairness, morals, ethics, and scientific evidence in order to defend govt power, then the entire foundations of our justice system lie in ruins.

If our elected representatives, like opposition leader @PierrePoilievre , stay silent during the abuse of govt power and do not step in to rein in a broken system, then the entire basis of the legislative process is called into question.

And if the people themselves re-elect politicians who either participated in or stayed silent during this groteque abuse of govt power, then this raises existential questions about the viability of liberal democracy going forward.

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And so, it was never just about the ostriches.

Although legality and justice are two separate concepts, when they fail to overlap it means the system is completely broken.

What 🇨🇦 is doing to these poor ostrich farmers in BC may be legal according to the letter of the law.

But it is anything but just.

What affects one sets a precedent for what can be done to us all.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@MarkJCarney Can't even spell "recognize" correctly. You do not speak for the rest of Canada.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@gddub Awful to see so much trash in Canada... speaking as a Canadian.

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

You can tell a lot about a person by how they react when someone dies.

[Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 @ryangerritsen]

People have yet to realize how the media affects the minds of so many. Just look at these headlines on Charlie Kirk. This affects people. It’s targeted & purposeful.

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

The political moderation leaving my body this week

[Brad West @BradWestPoCo]

You’re not on Team Canada and your elbows aren’t up if you’ve spent the last decade (or longer) selling out the national interest to the Chinese Communist Party.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@nationalpost Another lie. I feel sorry for the people who rely solely on Canadian media for their news. It's mostly propaganda and BS.

[Jason James @jasonjamesbnn]

Remember all that talk about Canada not needing the US and leaning into a trade partnership with the EU?

Looks like the EU had other ideas since they've now agreed to a new trade deal with the US.

And once again Canada shoots itself in the face. I will never understand how the Canadian left routinely overestimates their own importance and Canada's geopolitical position.

We're a former middle power descending into third world status. Internally we portray ourselves as a global player while externally we're a distant afterthought.

Our lack of accepting who and what we are will be the end of us. Elbows up, retards.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Democracy would be a good system in a society where people are generally intelligent, emotionally regulated, and have skin in the game.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

As societies become more materially comfortable and survival gets easier, delusional beliefs become popular because people can afford to be detached from reality with minimal short-term consequences.

At this point, arguments don't change minds, only real world repercussions do.

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@NHL @EdmontonOilers @espn @Sportsnet Should've been 2-2 but I guess Vegas can dislodge the net to save a goal.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Received this note from a fellow professor today, thanking me for speaking openly.

They described how, in Canadian academia today, voicing centrist or centre-right views can risk your career — and it’s only gotten worse in recent years.

A reminder: courage is contagious. Stay true. 🇨🇦

[PHresh @vanphresh]

@EdmontonOilers Defense is SO so bad. Why keep putting Nurse and Bouchard together??