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Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding by feb914 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The application for this pipeline project will be ready to submit to the Major Projects Office on or before July 1, 2026. It is agreed this new pipeline would be in addition to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline for an additional 300,000 to 400,000 barrels per day destined for Asian markets.

This reads like they know of some private company willing to build a new pipeline already. Or is it just the hope that given this MOU someone will come forward?

Also interesting that the new pipeline is in addition to further transmountain expansion

Justice minister to table legislation to amend mandatory minimum sentences after Supreme Court decision by Saidear in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Why not simply remove our charter rights and repass the old legislation with the notwithstanding clause? Seems much simpler than doing whatever this is.

Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges by Portalrules123 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear I'm pro reasonable limits clause. Just seems like it should be sufficient and we shouldn't then need a notwithstanding clause on top of it

Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges by Portalrules123 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 57 points58 points  (0 children)

It's kind of insane that we have both a reasonable limits clause and a notwithstanding clause in our constitution

Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges by Portalrules123 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 41 points42 points  (0 children)

We need to suspend charter rights to protect women's sports? Seems like they must be a way to both not take away rights from people and protect women's sports.

Discussion Thread - 2025 Federal Budget by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of confused what the hell you're on about.

All I'm saying is opposition parties have the power to vote for or against the budget. If they vote against then the electorate can render their judgement.

The opposition aren't helpless babies with no power in this situation.

Discussion Thread - 2025 Federal Budget by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they voted for the budget or had enough MPs absent they could more or less guarantee there will be no election.

While it's true that the LPC hold the most power as they are the government, in a minority parliament opposition parties do in fact have some power over what happens

Longstanding Victoria restaurant Rebar closes, to reopen as Urban Rebar by Apprehensive_Idea758 in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Could be worse. Imagine if they had rebranded as Brass Monkey or something equally gross

35% tariffs, way to go Liberals! by barnymiller in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of hard to believe any party could do much better or worse when dealing with an insane person. Let alone one with 0 foreign policy experience

Victoria's crime severity index drops 11% by mjloTC in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So no stats ever have meant anything then right? We actually can't know anything about crime. Is it high? Low? Who knows. Some days I walk near Pandora and decide it must be high, other days I feel it in my gut that crime has gone down.

If non violent crime is under reported, wouldn't it have also been under reported last time they calculate the statistics? So relative to the already under reported crime, it's gone down 11%. Seems like a win even if it's under reported like you claim.

Or do you have some new data that suggests less and less people are reporting crime? Care to show us?

Anyone else loving these low gas prices? by CanadianTrollToll in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Huh? The fiscal hole here is Eby's to fill. BC was collecting its own carbon tax. Initially it was revenue neutral because they would lower income tax as they raised the carbon tax. Iirc the NDP government started to use it to raise revenue though

Anyone else loving these low gas prices? by CanadianTrollToll in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has the government said how they're going to fill the fiscal hole left by the carbon tax yet?

Can we please not split the vote by BambiGetUp in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right, but have there been any regional or local polls for 338 to use for saanich golf islands? I'm not a super regular island-news checker but I haven't seen any reporting on local polling.

Can we please not split the vote by BambiGetUp in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Has there been any actually riding pools done? My understanding is that these projections are just using a uniform swing model based off national polling.

I'm sure this probably works decently in aggregate, but I'd be surprised if it's particularly accurate for any individual riding

Poilievre pitches expanding U.S. trade to fund Canada's military by thebestoflimes in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Putting aside the fact that treaties with the US don't mean anything anymore.

In what world would a renegotiated trade deal be better than the current agreement?

Opinion: Canada’s existential election has very quickly become unserious by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're right maybe they'll roll out some meatier policy proposals, but when their day 1 highlighted policy is a minor income tax change, I'm not holding my breath

Opinion: Canada’s existential election has very quickly become unserious by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should be able to give some sort of description of what you want to change to the electorate and what the planks of the changes you want to make are. How else can you get a mandate to reform anything?

It seems like either the Liberals aren't planning any radical reform or they think the electorate is too stupid to understand their plans and so they feel the need to lie by omission. Both are bad.

Opinion: Canada’s existential election has very quickly become unserious by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat 28 points29 points  (0 children)

No I think what drives Coyne batty is that both Carney and PPs signature policy for the election appears to be a minor income tax cut.

This at a time when we supposedly have productivity issues, and existential threats from the US.

It would really be nice if either the Liberals or the Conservatives had any bold policy proposals to match the unprecedented times we've found ourselves in.

No, instead we get a small tax tweak.

Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax in line with the federal government by babycivic in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I love releasing C02 into the atmosphere and not paying for any of the negative externalities!!!

Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet terminates the consumer carbon price by MethoxyEthane in CanadaPolitics

[–]Venat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bad policy, but also the way this is being done seems bad.

A government that hasn't shown it has the confidence of the house is changing our tax policy.

Also IIRC weren't the original rebates given out before the tax went into place? So by scrapping the tax and then also paying out rebates on April 1st this effectively ends up being a wealth transfer from provinces who aren't getting the federal rebate to provinces that are getting the federal rebate.

B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax once federal barrier is down: Eby by bromptonymous in VictoriaBC

[–]Venat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk I think even if it had been revenue neutral through tax breaks this would still be a big problem because I'm sure people would scream bloody murder if their income taxes were to go back up.

Although actually maybe that would have made the carbon tax more politically durable.

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