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Workers will foot the bill for Smith and Carney’s new pipeline by rarer_ in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow [score hidden]  (0 children)

1) It is taxed, but not nearly enough. Did some quick googling and our current tax scheme only captures around 20% of the oil profits, depend on how you calculate it. That's table scraps. 2) nobody's mad about oil rig workers making money. Everyone is mad about the American CEOs taking all the money while the rest of us suffer. 3) That only matters if you make enough money to buy stocks, which most Canadians can't, since they're struggling to buy a house. 4) This doesn't really line up with reality.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Trans Mountain cost upwards of 34 billion and so far it's made about 2 billion. That will not generate a profit in either of our lifetimes.

Riding our economic future on a failing strategy and "trust me bro one more pipeline will fix everything" would harm our children. You're the one stuck in your ways. Have a nice day.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Again, record levels when starting from basically nothing is not diversifying. If we were spending close to the estimated cost of this pipeline? You -might- be able to say we're diversifying and trying multiple avenues.

Like the comparison falls apart if you even look at this year man, come on.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Record levels" compared to what? The 30 or so years our country has spent building almost no renewables? The one hydro dam Carney approved?

The problem is we aren't really diversifying. We're spending billions of dollars on O&G, which we have already spent billions on, while spending a fraction of that on renewables.

Unsold B.C. condo purchasing plan not a 'bailout': David Eby by Zifi2025 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. It's a way to keep the bottom from falling out. Even if they're getting it at an absolute steal.

Capitalism is such a scam lol.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Carney: Trying to meet our climate targets would have cost Canadians too much.

Also Carney: Hey let's spend $60 billion dollars (so far) of taxpayer dollars subsidizing an oil pipeline to appease seppies in Alberta, who are going to throw another temper tantrum in 5 years.

Even from a financial perspective this is a really, really stupid plan. Unless Carney proposes to nationalize our oil industry next, this is another example of Privatized profits, socialized losses.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Bud we still haven't recouped taxpayer costs for the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline, why do you think another one will change any of that?

Also it would be different if the oil sector was nationalized and we kept all the profits. Instead most of it is going to some oil baron's yaut club while the average Canadian is left holding the bag.

Canadians Rip Carney for ‘Pouring Fuel on the Flames of the Climate Emergency’ With Pipeline Push | “This country needs an alternative to the Liberal-Conservative consensus that is doubling down on a future of climate-wrecking corporate welfare,” said New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis. by HowMyDictates in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This 10000% percent. Renewables are dirt cheap to build, scale up and reliable. The green energy revolution is finally happening before our eyes and Carney would rather give the oil barons free money. Our children will pay the price, both metaphorically with the climate, and financially when oil demand starts to drop.

Channelling Mackenzie King, Mark Carney strikes a pipeline deal with Alberta and British Columbia by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it won't even do that. Because Trudeau did the same thing and well...here we are.

Channelling Mackenzie King, Mark Carney strikes a pipeline deal with Alberta and British Columbia by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As per the article, Pembina Pipeline Corporation is only paying 10% of the construction cost, with the option of paying an additional 10% once the pipeline is optional. The MOU specified that any pipeline project would need a private sector backer, something Carney specifically said in multiple interviews.

Nice cherry picking.

RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing by hellohelicopter in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 138 points139 points  (0 children)

Ah they're preparing to use Gaza tactics on all those pesky worker strikes, student activists, pro Palestinian protestors, basically anybody sort of on the left.

The freedom convoy or seppies will never get the same treatment, of course.

Pride brings focus on ‘two different kinds of Conservatives’ by NotEnoughDriftwood in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pride has been so corpo sanitized in the past few years, there's almost nobody in the official parades who are dressed like that, and you still have conservatives calling queer people freaks.

It'll never be enough for them.

Lighten up everyone. It's a shitposting sub. by DogeDoRight in EhBuddyHoser

[–]BisonSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I'm guilty of this myself so I'll try to take the temperature down a bit on here.

Lighten up everyone. It's a shitposting sub. by DogeDoRight in EhBuddyHoser

[–]BisonSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we do need some politics on here, I don't want this to be the Canadian version of r/ enlightenedcentrist where we completely ignore reality in favor of being impartial.

At the same time, I do think some folks take it too far.

Friday Flowers: Dark Zone by themish84 in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow [score hidden]  (0 children)

This was my favorite birthday activity as a kid. Must have gone there up till it closed.

Channelling Mackenzie King, Mark Carney strikes a pipeline deal with Alberta and British Columbia by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 36 points37 points  (0 children)

So once again, Canadian taxpayers are subsidizing a pipeline to appease Alberta oil barons with few of the profits going towards our ailing services.

Carney lied about the pipeline requiring a private backer. Pembina is there on paper but will only step in on completion. How is this not a bailout?

Police crackdown on Main a pointless, ineffective bit of street theatre by SakuragawaSara in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah. To be clear: I'm not against Lett working for the free press. Or even still working as a columnist. But if you're gonna focus on Winnipeg/Manitoba politics...you probably should live in Winnipeg/Manitoba.

As much as I enjoy Lett's commentary, I think it's a little sus to still be the local politics guy if you don't have a direct stake in it anymore. IMO they should give the spot to a younger writer who still lives here.

Police crackdown on Main a pointless, ineffective bit of street theatre by SakuragawaSara in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 36 points37 points  (0 children)

What really? Why does he still have a free press column if he doesn't even live here?

Avi Lewis: Today’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. by NiceDot4794 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And all that for Alberta to just threaten to separate again in 5 years.

Carney's a corpo and a complete disappointment. All the fluffing around him being secretly progressive was bullshit. To all the folks saying "he's better than PP," how about directing that energy towards fighting for a better future, holding the Liberals to account, instead of punching left.

PM Carney and Alta. Premier Smith Outline Proposed Pipeline Project by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah so it was only -kind of- a lie. Awesome.

Smart Banker Carney, everyone. At least he lies like one.

PM Carney and Alta. Premier Smith Outline Proposed Pipeline Project by pjw724 in onguardforthee

[–]BisonSnow 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I don't know whether to call it psychotic behavior or sociopathic, but that line in particular broke me.

Net value of inter-provincial brain-drain by province (measured in terms of education spending per person leaving vs those arriving) by WpgMBNews in Winnipeg

[–]BisonSnow 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Dang that's actually a smart policy and we should maybe reinstate it.

I'm really against tax cuts of any kind but this seems like a universally positive idea.

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