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They're a checker on a chess board.
And have not the wit to realize it.They're a checker on a chess board.
They're a checker on a chess board.
that every dollar the federal government earns from this project will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition.
You’re just experiencing his awesomeness differently than he is…Someone needs to take this file away from our feckless PMO and give it to some grounded in reality adults to sort out.
Can this guy not meet a world leader without poking them in the eye and making Canada look stupid?
I read that line as Skippy in my head. I hope you are listening to R.C Bray doing Skippy. Sorry for the very off topic cut there. "expect the awesome"You’re just experiencing his awesomeness differently than he is…
Our Minister of Trade actually does keep a pretty low profile for such a high profile position, doesn’t she?As I understand it, we could even use US LNG facilities to ship Canadian product as long as we forge the right agreements.
But that would probably take some real negotiation skill on the part of an invisible Minister of International Trade, with zero industry expereince
The Honourable Mary Ng
The Honourable Mary Ng - Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Developmentpm.gc.ca
Our Minister of Trade actually does keep a pretty low profile for such a high profile position, doesn’t she?
And how, HOW does someone become a Minister in a G7 country with no experience?
Yes it is. But its also the rise of the Presidential or Imperial Prime Minister. And the demise of Cabinet and Ministerial government in the context of the parliamentary system. With almost everything being run out of the PMO and less and less in the ministries themselves. I have seen this over the decades from both sides when in power. I do believe its is even worse now.It’s all about the visibility of women and minorities- not that it will protect them from a vengeful PM
And ofcourse, the PMO is being led by the unelected Liberal/Conservative Party of Canada policy makers. It's a fine way to neuter any form of internal discourse or disagreement within a party by making funding for your campaign contingent on towing the party line. I wonder how many Liberal MPs have been cowed into supporting legislation or policies that they themselves would never support, but Liberal Party TM MP Bloggins is forced toYes it is. But its also the rise of the Presidential or Imperial Prime Minister. And the demise of Cabinet and Ministerial government in the context of the parliamentary system. With almost everything being run out of the PMO and less and less in the ministries themselves. I have seen this over the decades from both sides when in power. I do believe its is even worse now.
Genuinely curious - who decides policy for either of those parties, if not the elected MP’s?And ofcourse, the PMO is being led by the unelected Liberal/Conservative Party of Canada policy makers. It's a fine way to neuter any form of internal discourse or disagreement within a party by making funding for your campaign contingent on towing the party line. I wonder how many Liberal MPs have been cowed into supporting legislation or policies that they themselves would never support, but Liberal Party TM MP Bloggins is forced to
As opposed to the sock puppet we have now.Every party has eminences grises who have influence in the backrooms. Occasionally we get a PM (eg. Harper) who mostly has a mind of his own.
Yes and No. Take the current PMO, much of the policy or day to day stuff is made by unelected staffers or PMO policy officers in close to PM. Telford, Butts etc. The days of the backbench and now even Cabinet Ministers having a say are are very much receding. Because the PM (this is every party) in also the Party leader and controls party funds, nomination papers, even the office assignments (I know Speaker but the Speaker is most likely in the gov party) etc. I would put to you much of the current actions of the PM are not even in the party overall policy papers voted at the party conventions.Genuinely curious - who decides policy for either of those parties, if not the elected MP’s?
(I always raise an eyebrow of concern when I hear that government policies and decisions are made by people who are not elected…)
No business case for LNG Export? For Natural Gas Pipelines?
If Quebec doesn't want it in Saguenay then Churchill Manitoba. Ship in the summer when demand is low. Stockpile in winter when demand is high. Short pipelines to the existing network.
Germany touts possible ‘major role’ for Canadian LNG in shift away from Russia
‘As Germany is moving away from Russian energy at warp speed, Canada is our partner of choice,’ Scholz says at a conference in Torontowww.theglobeandmail.com
Heather Exner-Pirot: Canada is hoarding its resources. Our allies have noticed
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to Canada was supposed to be about LNG, not hydrogennationalpost.com
Canada just missed possibly one of the greatest opportunities in its history
Canada could have been using its LNG to save an embattled Europe ... and make billions in the processnationalpost.com
Europe gas shortages to last several winters, Shell boss warns
Ben van Beurden says energy rationing will be needed for a number of years
Europe’s energy crisis will last for several winters, the boss of Shell has said, as he warned it is "fantasy" to think shortages caused by Russia cutting supplies can be resolved quickly.
Ben van Beurden told a conference in Norway that power rationing will be needed for a number of years as electricity prices hit fresh record highs.
He said: “I do not think this crisis is going to be limited to just one winter.
“It may well be that we have a number of winters where we have to somehow find solutions through efficiency savings, through rationing, and through a very quick build out of alternatives that you may have [such as] alternative gas imports [and] hopefully alternative energy sources.”
On Monday, Belgium’s energy minister, Tinne Van der Straeten, called for European gas prices to be urgently frozen, saying the next “five to 10” winters will be “terrible” without urgent action.
Europe has been plunged into turmoil by cuts to Russian gas supplies as the Kremlin hits back at sanctions imposed following its war on Ukraine.
Russia typically supplied about 40pc of the EU’s gas before the war, with countries including Germany among the most reliant.
Soaring prices as countries compete for scarce supplies have triggered a major cost of living crisis while several major industrial energy users have been forced to curb production.
Britain gets little gas directly from Russia but is exposed to the surge in prices, with the annual price cap on household energy bills set to rise by 80pc in October to £3,549.
Problems and maintenance of EDF’s nuclear fleet in France have also worsened the strain on electricity markets.
On Monday, forward power prices in Germany climbed above €1,000 per MWh for the first time - about 20 times higher than historic long term averages.
Nervousness over gas supplies is rising ahead of a three-day shut-down from Wednesday of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic Sea to Germany.
Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned gas giant, announced the previously unscheduled maintenance earlier this month, triggering concerns over whether it will re-open.
The pipeline is already running at only 20pc of capacity, complicating efforts in Germany and elsewhere to fill up gas storage sites ahead of winter.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's president, on Monday said Russia was trying to prevent European nations from filling gas storage sites enough to cope with winter.
The head of Germany's energy regulator said Germany was making better progress than expected in filling its gas storage, but further supplies would be needed.