— Feature, Musings —07.06.2025 10:04 AM
— Feature, Musings —07.06.2025 10:04 AM
Warren,
Carney gets the benefit of the doubt until we see the trade deal. It better be at least fair to Canada.
Ronald,
U.S. trade file: Carney & Co. look completely lost.
Meaning, they’re not equipped to deal with the Donald.
I suppose the Elbows Up crowd thinks that’s not a big deal … until the fallout directly impacts them
Warren,
Pierre claims to have listened post-election. But SaintByrneTM is still there so his listening credentials come off as pretty phoney. It’s as if he’s deliberately laughing at us. But they won’t have the balls to jettison him in January. So…we’re stuck with him. Lucky us.
I am holding my powder until he gets back in the HOC(assuming he does). I don’t know who all the insiders are that are complaining. No one is on our riding. And if it is coming from EDAs, who gives a shit. Perhaps they should focus on the job they did? Why I would never join one. We are in the middle of the greatest existential crisis in our history. So should any of us care about the machinations of the Tory leadership? Oh wait-the HOC isn’t even sitting. Let’s revisit in the fall. I saw a couple of the speeches Pierre gave that Brian is referring to and they were funny and sharp. When the 100 billion dollar deficit gets announced n the fall, he will have LOTS of material to work with. Remember when Trudeau’s final nail in the coffin was a 62 bullion deficit? That number was so cute! Elbows up!
Martin,
IMHO, we hit our high water mark in this election. We won’t be gaining ground in the polls between now and the next one. So, as long as Pierre is there, we lose. No matter what the deficit number is. Too many people dislike him, whether it’s the old version or the new and improved one, which isn’t really that improved. His deliberately sticking by Byrne is a case in point. But who the hell cares. After all, he’s going nowhere anyway. They’re just going to bend over at the leadership review vote and say Yes, sir! Fuck it.
Without getting into a debate as to whether Pierre is the right guy, we don’t have to gain ground. As a matter fact, we can afford to lose some and still win. I have news for the idiotic elbows up NDP types that fell for a union busting, tax evading guy in pinstripes:
“Two letters were sent to minsters, with the first detailing that the minister must find ways to reduce program spending by 7.5 per cent starting in the 2026-27 fiscal year, followed by another 2.5 per cent cut in 2027-28 and five per cent in the 2028-29.”
https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/ministers-carney-spending-review
Pierre said he was only going to cut the civil service by way of attrition. The above plan is more than attrition.
Martin,
You need a refresher in all excuse-making that is mandatory for all Liberals and non-Liberals alike who support this government. The Liberals could dump Carney and choose the Devil as their next leader, and those types, I hate to say it, progressives, will come up with a zillion excuses to still support the Liberals. That’s why we’ll lose again next time.
Just watching Sharon DeSousa, president of PSAC, and her concerns with Carney’s demands for cuts. She is getting precisely the government that she very likely voted for. Elbows up! This is why we can lose some support and still win the next time because folks like DeSousa won’t be stupid enough to fall for this shite again-at least, we would hope.
Warren,
But then again, it could be far worse: Smith could be leader.
Wouldn’t surprise me if she becomes your leader someday – the conservative party’s base loves her, like they love Pierre – they’re great at picking losers
He didn’t lie to you so there’s that. Remember when Pierre said that he would let 100,000 civil servants retire over 10 years and that bald faced liar Fanyjoy(who thinks he won on his own merits but I digress) said that people would basically die in the streets as a result? PSAC wishes it was ever thus.
buymeacoffee.com/melanieinsaskatchewan/a-vicious-reckoning-liberal-betrayers
It is actually quite funny to watch. Elbows up!
https://x.com/brucefanjoy/status/1915886812263813358
Curious,
The day Smith becomes our leader is the day that I’m gone, this time for good.
Warren,
In short, Trump wins, Musk loses.
Warren,
Trump is the ultimate in take only: Supply Management is next—right at the top of his agenda to roll Carney. Just wait and see.
I got nothing on Jog and I looked. Maybe AI? Had forgotten I had Hot Chip buried in my collection. Must revisit. This is fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgAHDSMhQ1s
And down the rabbit hole I go on the drummer in that video:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jones_(drummer)
Revisit I did:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JaeWeXLmmDwjxLSgAmDUu?si=7ec59a8c63154dfa
I have had lots of clients over the years who have owned quota. The business model is based on the greater fool theory. That is basically the business model for sports’ franchises.
From AI for those not familiar:
“The greater fool theory posits that investors can profit by purchasing overvalued assets, not because of their intrinsic value, but because they believe they can later sell them to another investor at an even higher price, the “greater fool”. This strategy relies on speculation and the belief that there will always be someone willing to pay more, even if the asset’s price is detached from its fundamental value. However, this theory can lead to bubbles and significant losses when the market corrects and the supply of “greater fools” dries up.”
Forget the fact that the cartels result in the consumer paying too much for product, the price of quota that is protected by the government is so high that a new player into the market can’t make it cash flow because of the cost of capital. But they will still enter the market because they know that the feds will help find them a “greater fool” to buy them out.
It’s idiotic.
Martin,
So much for growth investing…GARP, only in your dreams. Big I digress.
Supply management is a far superior system to that which exists in the United States – they should adopt the quota system instead of the factory farms they have now. Same with chickens – we have a better system.
Should Canada, a country with lots of milk production, have the highest milk prices in the world? The dairy cartel agrees with you.
Yes, you would defend it. Anyone who understands the economics of it knows that it is an indefensible system but, because of Quebec, no one will touch it. Not to mention that factory farming DOES exist in Canada. Clearly, you have never been to a poultry farm.
Warren,
Great going, CopperCarneyTM…
In other news, Carney is taking a week off. What the actual fuck. What about this existential crisis we are supposed to be in the middle of?
https://nationalpost.com/news/mark-carney-secret-vacation
Martin,
Don’t worry. He no doubt got the all clear from DickheadTM before planning his vacation. Harrington Lake?
The Elbows Up wing of the NDP seems to be having buyers’ remorse of late. Quite funny to watch.