Pipeline protestors offer us nothing - they are non-productive parasites - they don’t create wealth or employment - they have nothing to lose
Ottawa offers $1.6B
backstop for energy sector as political tensions with Alberta fester. 'We didn't ask for the opportunity to go
further into debt,' says Alberta premier
CBC News ~~ Dec 18, 2018
The federal government is promising more than $1.6
billion — most of it in loans — to support the ailing energy sector, but
it's unlikely to ease the heightened political tension between Ottawa and
Alberta.
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There is no longer any doubt; the current federal
government is stark raving mad. Example?
Offering loans to oil patch companies facing bankruptcy is ridiculous.
Export Development Canada helps get Canadian
products to world markets, however right now, there is currently no means of
getting Canadian oil to world markets. How does this government propose to sell
oil it cannot deliver?
Because we lack pipelines to get our oil to
tidewater, and to the east cost, we are currently losing over $100 million per
day ... $36.5 billion dollars per year.
$1.6 billion in “support”, mostly loans so not real
support, is about 4.4% of our annual revenue losses. That does not reflect the
billions in investments needed to build refineries and pipelines to get our oil
to domestic and foreign markets.
Our government is deliberately suppressing resource
development that dwarfs the auto sector. The impact on every Canadian is
enormous as oil and gas development can fuel an economic resurgence that will
improve the life of every one of us.
Oil is the primary energy source world-wide.
Without energy, nations starve. Where oil and coal are not available, people
burn wood or peat or cow dung to heat their homes and cook their food. They
will, one way or another, get an oil supply, generate energy and improve their
ability to survive.
Pipeline protestors offer us nothing. They are
non-productive parasites. They don’t create wealth or employment. They have
nothing to lose. How many people at the IPCC, and various protest groups are
unemployed, after shutting down our resource development? They have nothing to
lose.
Canadians from every corner of this nation have to
make it clear to our government that the lunacy is over. Because all Canadians will benefit from
resource development, we will not be driven or governed by unelected protest
groups with an agenda that is contrary to our best interests.
Our government tends to grease squeaky wheels. We
have to show them what real protest looks like. E-mails, letters, phone calls
and texts area good start – they will be followed with peaceful street
protests. If our government thinks that the green vest protests in Paris can’t
happen here, it is in for a rude awakening.
Alberta and our resource sector need our support.
We need our energy sector riding high again and fueling development across
Canada. Every province and every person will reap benefits. We need the work
and we need to stand proud of caring for ourselves instead of running up bills
and debt.
John Feldsted
Political Consultant
& Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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While the majority of wealth being lavished on Quebec ultimately comes from energy producing provinces, those provinces continually hear ... “Non, aucune chance” ... when they try and get their products to market
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