FELDSTED -- We have governments dealing with problems they are not authorized to deal with, while they ignore their responsibilities

Canada’s Moral Obligation to the World

Steve Larke and Adam Le Dain ~~ C2C Journal  ~~ April 20, 2019

It’s common to hear an opinion on Canadian energy exports phrased something like this: “How can Canada in good conscience develop its natural resources for export when it should be leading the way in reducing emissions and developing renewable energy? Any project that increases Canada’s emissions should be halted!”

The counter-argument usually rests on some variant of, “But we need the jobs!” 

With passions high on both sides, it’s unlikely the two groups will ever agree. Perhaps everyone could consider a different question: “What if development and export of Canada’s natural gas in the form of LNG could make the world a better place by offsetting emissions growth from coal-based energy development in emerging economies?” If this could be done, there’s a strong argument that Canada has a moral obligation to the rest of humanity to do so.

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Canada’s “moral obligation” argument is trotted out by globalists, and politicians, who have no intention of allowing the nation’s alleged moral obligations to infringe on their cushy lives. They contend that the little people should underwrite the costs of international aid, and fictitious efforts to combat climate change, so they can claim to be morally superior.

Governments are created to provide services to the nation. They are either competent and efficient in carrying out the duties and responsibilities they are assigned ... or they are not. They are not human and cannot be moral or ethical. We expect them to be fair, honest and open in serving us.

Millions of Canadians have never known a competent, efficient, fair, honest and open government. We have governments dealing with problems they are not authorized to deal with, while they ignore their responsibilities and give us excuses in place of competence and efficiency. 

Government engagement in charity to foreigners with our taxes is dishonest. Each of us has the right to contribute whatever we choose to charity. The government has no authority to contribute to charity on our behalf. MPs can contribute their own funds to support a cause, but must not use the public purse to do so. When governments use confiscated funds for charity, they beggar the worst off in society. They take money from citizens who are as badly or worse off then the charity recipients.    

We read articles in the media that we have to increase our foreign aid to match other members of the OEDC. Is Canada a sovereign nation or member of a pack of lemmings?

A government that will spend heavily on foreign aid while posting a deficit balance sheet is neither honest nor efficient. Contributing to foreign charity when we have budget surpluses is not the best use of funds. Surpluses are a signal that tax rates are higher than needed for a government to carry out its responsibilities.

Surpluses should result in tax cuts.

If we check our purse or wallet and discover moths, we avoid spending on other than necessities. If we choose to be extravagant on occasion, we understand that will require austerity until our accounts are back in balance with a rainy-day surplus.

When governments spend recklessly, they force austerity on us.

At present, our government is spending millions advertising that we will get more in refunds than we pay in carbon taxes. If that is true, why not eliminate the carbon tax and send us the difference?

The government does not reveal how this surplus is acquired or how the advertising is paid for. That is inefficient and dishonest.

Governments offering gifts are not to be trusted. They are grifters who promise us a return on taxes they intend to run off with. The graft games don’t change; just the players.

John Feldsted

Political Consultant & Strategist

Winnipeg, Manitoba