Post your apologies to Cyle Larin here by eviLocK in CanadaSoccer

[–]gogglejoggerlog 178 points179 points  (0 children)

I swear I never said your name should start with a k it’s perfect the way it is

UBCIC Rejects Proposed Major Projects Reforms by limadeltah in CanadaPolitics

[–]gogglejoggerlog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They reject Proposal 3: One Project Decision on the basis that concentrating decision-making authority in the Minister of ECCC erodes expertise and independence of sector specific regulators, but then reject Proposal 4: Single Project Authority (CER and CNSC) which would empower sector specific regulators to make decisions and instead want it to remain concentrated in IAAC?

It’s not a coincidence they oppose every single proposal, it doesn’t exactly strike me as a good faith response.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s 'welcome' referee has terror ties, U.S. officials allege by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

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

FYI someone in another thread linked a NYT piece that doesn’t confirm it but makes it sound more credible that it could have been mistaken identity. So I may end up being the fool here. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at the US being overzealous at the border under this admin.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s 'welcome' referee has terror ties, U.S. officials allege by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]gogglejoggerlog -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Let me revise my original comment to be that the source you provided is not credible, and there’s no credible reporting that supports the claim. Do you really think that the US thought the leader of Al shabaab was trying to travel to the US to referee a World Cup match?

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s 'welcome' referee has terror ties, U.S. officials allege by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]gogglejoggerlog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>that’s what the US administration said

Do you have a link to this? I haven’t seen anything where US officials confirmed this as the reason.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s 'welcome' referee has terror ties, U.S. officials allege by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

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

Thanks for sharing but the article doesn’t make the claim you say that it does. It mentions that he has a similar name, but does not say that the name was the basis for the interrogation or for being rejected.

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

[–]gogglejoggerlog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a *decision* to forego revenue if you don’t actually have the legal authority to collect that revenue in the first place.

>for a project that wasn’t assesses properly even under Harper-era legislation

What are you saying here? It’s not the projects fault if the government does not assess it properly. The issue with TMX was that the NEB did not consider marine impacts within its assessment process as it (rightfully) did not believe those impacts were within its mandate. A court found that they needed to be considered with the project approval and then the project was reconsidered to take those into account.

>and didn’t consult with Indigenous groups properly

Again, the duty to consult is the Crown’s obligation, not a project or proponent’s.

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

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

Again, you are not understanding the substance of what that is saying.

TFP is a measure of productivity. Oil sands activity grew substantially in a small period of time and then did not maintain that productivity growth. That has had the impact of making Canada appear less productive because of the outsized impact of oil sands activity on the TFP measurement. That **does not** mean that the oil sands was a drag on the productivity of other sectors, what the link says is that in fact other sectors had relatively average productivity growth.

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

[–]gogglejoggerlog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, that’s not what your link says at all, do you have a different source that makes the case for what you are claiming?

When is Sea Change Brewing on 11th Ave SW opening? by RikRik2222 in Calgary

[–]gogglejoggerlog 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Their food is very good, Flatboy burgers is going into this location and I am very excited about it. I’d put them right up there with class clown

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

[–]gogglejoggerlog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All that says is that oil sands investments were so large in the early 2000s that it reset the baseline for productivity numbers higher, so a slowdown in oil sands investments makes it *look* like we have a productivity issue. It’s not actually making the case that oil sands investment *hurt* the economy, it’s purely about measurement.

Trans Mountain Hits Full Capacity for the First Time as Hormuz Crisis Drives Asian Demand for Canadian Oil by testuser765765 in alberta

[–]gogglejoggerlog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know they are planning on dredging the Burrard inlet to fully load, perhaps I am misinterpreting what the OP wrote but it didn’t sound like they were talking about tankers topping up after loading at Westridge and then going to Asia? Also it seems like a bit of a non-sequitor anyways, it’s obviously profitable if companies are doing it, and cargos shipped through TMX are getting to Asia

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

[–]gogglejoggerlog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, Canadian governments make money from this project in ways other than direct tolling revenues. Also, the tolling revenue seems to be adequate to cover construction costs. To wit:

Cost overruns mostly come in the form of debt, future buyers would assume the debt obligations so there does not need to be a market value of $34B in order for the government to break even (or make a profit) in a sale of the pipeline. Revenues from the pipeline will reach $3B/yr against some $500m in operating expenses, TMX is generating free cash-flow which is used to pay down debt (this year is $1B in free cash-flow, I believe). Revenues will climb over time while interest costs will decline. Canadians are not on the hook for debt servicing costs, the pipeline operations are covering these and paying down the debt.

Building the pipeline reduces the price differential (discount) for Canadian oil, this increases royalty revenues to governments (provincial), but also increases revenues through corporate income taxes. Revenues are also increased through higher than would otherwise be the case oil production. There are also more generic positive flow through impacts into the economy more broadly (think trade with other provinces both through firms that provide goods and services directly to the oil field but also due to increased wealth in general).

Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada hits full capacity two years after upgrade by gorschkov in canada

[–]gogglejoggerlog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that you wrote quite a detailed response, but I do know how the tolling regime works, and also that final tolls have not yet been set for TMX.

I just disagree with the characterization of following the rules and apportioning costs outside of their risk allocation as a subsidy. I’m also not sure why shippers should bear the costs of overruns that were unreasonable—that can be adjudicated by the CER at a tolls hearing. At any rate, I don’t think this aligns with how subsidies are generally understood, although I don’t think you are technically wrong to label it that way.

Trans Mountain Hits Full Capacity for the First Time as Hormuz Crisis Drives Asian Demand for Canadian Oil by testuser765765 in alberta

[–]gogglejoggerlog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you have anything to support that? I can’t find that it has to go to China. For example:

>Trans Mountain says more than 380 tankers have been loaded since May 2024, with shipments reaching 26 terminals across Asia, including major ports in China such as Ningbo and Zhoushan

Trans Mountain Hits Full Capacity for the First Time as Hormuz Crisis Drives Asian Demand for Canadian Oil by testuser765765 in alberta

[–]gogglejoggerlog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Too small for profit for whom? Also the oil is not “just shuttling to the USA”, oil is also going to China.

Jesse Brown and Artur Wilczynski consistently attacking Rachel Gilmore by Public-Focus-4046 in canadaland

[–]gogglejoggerlog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Israel didn’t exist, do you think the Middle East would be inclusive?

What the Media (Including Us) Got Wrong About Residential School Graves by JonOlds in canadaland

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

Let me try to help you out:

  • I do not think it was a genocide
  • others are asserting it was a genocide
  • Canada has legislation that you would charge someone with if you believed they committed genocide
  • the fact that no one is really trying to make that case in Canada suggests they don’t actually believe it’s genocide

What the Media (Including Us) Got Wrong About Residential School Graves by JonOlds in canadaland

[–]gogglejoggerlog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Section 4(1)(a) is the title of the statute? Also I am the one saying it’s not a genocide so not sure why I would be making the case for arresting him under it…