Trudeau greenlights Trans Mountain expansion, Enbridge Line 3, but rejects Northern Gateway

The Calgary Herald is reporting that the Liberal Government has rejected the Northern Gteway Pipeline proposal which was to send crude tar sands oil through the Bear Rain Forest. Instead they approved the Enbridge line 3 project which would send the tar sands crude oil through an expanded existing line from Hardistry, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin.

They have also approved the twining of the existing pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby which would increase tanker traffic in the port of Vancouver. I'm not sure what the status of the proposal to pipe Natural Gas to Kitimat is. I got the impression the Liberal Government was OK with that one.

What are we doing with all the petroleum coke that is left over from all the tar sands oil we are currently refining in Vancouver? Are the tankers taking it without refining it? We know that navigating tankers all the way to Kitimat is very problematic.

Some people protest everything. People were even protesting the twining or expansion of the Port Mann bridge. That was ridiculous. People were rightfully concerned about cutting a new pipeline through the Bear Rainforest for toxic tar sands crude. They said no to the proposal. That was a huge victory. Twinning two existing lines is a fair compromise. Protesters who can't accept that are simply unable to compromise anything and don't represent the majority of Canadians.

Castro is dead: Viva la Francois Hollande

Various world leaders have come out with some pretty absurd statements in reaction to the recent passing of Fidel Castro. Justin Trudeau takes the cake for twilight zone absurdity. Obviously no one wants to speak ill of the dead and trash someone after they have died. That would be disrespectful to the grieving family. Yet it becomes a concern for world peace when we rewrite history and misrepresent Communism to be good when we have clearly seen that it is not.



I understand that Justin Trudeau's father was friends with Fidel and that Justin met Fidel when he came to his fathers funeral. I respect that. However, I have serious concerns about the Marxist Leninist atheist state Fidel created after seizing power as a dictator following the revolution. All dictatorships are bad whether they be left or right. I agree the Batista government was no better than Castro. The CIA and the United States should not have endorsed such a corrupt government. That indeed paved the way for the tide to change in the wrong kind of revolution which created a Communist state instead of a free republic.

Conservative leadership hopeful Lisa Raitt stated No @JustinTrudeau, Castro was not a 'remarkable leader', he murdered and imprisoned thousands of men, women and children. She's right. Putin made reference to the free and independent Cuba created by Castro. That is absolutely absurd. Cuba is anything but free and independent.

Francois Hollande, the socialist president of France was the voice of reason in the debate. Reuters is reporting that "Fidel Castro was a towering figure of the 20th century. He incarnated the Cuban revolution, in both its hopes and subsequent disillusionments," Hollande said in a statement. "France, which condemned human rights abuses in Cuba, had equally challenged the U.S. embargo on Cuba, and France was glad to see the two countries re-establish dialogue and open ties between themselves," added the Socialist party leader.

Cuba is not a free republic. They have political prisoners. Yet enforcing a trade embargo with Cuba while promoting trade with Communist China is absurd. China has far worse human rights violations than Cuba. Ignoring that is socially irresponsible.

La Niña is a Netflix series about FARC in Columbia. It is even better than Narcos because it is made in Columbia not by Hollywood. The story is heartfelt and real providing profound insight into that conflict. Farc is a Communist revolutionary group that has enslaved Columbia for years.



Update: Reuters is reporting that "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not attend the funeral of Fidel Castro, his office said on Monday, days after Trudeau's warm comments about the late Cuban leader sparked a backlash."

That's kind of unfortunate. I don;t want to be a part of a lynch mob. I recognize that Castro was a friend of his father and that he attended his father's funeral. I don't have a problem with Justin respectfully attending Castro's funeral. I'm just concerned with blanket endorsements of revolutionary Communism. Like I said, Cuba's human rights record was not as bad as China's.

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart's new reality series

On the lighter side, in the spirit of diversity, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart have teamed up for a new reality TV series. Now that looks like fun. A little refreshing comedy to lighten up the day. Snoop Dogg claims of the two of them he's the one that's not a convicted felon. With the legalization of marijuana in so many states it will be intersting to see just what those two cook up.

On the subject of multiculturalism, a friend from the Falun Gong recently sent me a link about a great annual presentation in Vancouver called Shen Yun. It's a magnificent Chinese cultural extravaganza each year that's well worth seeing.

Quebec police raid drug-trafficking ring tied to Hells Angels

CBC is reporting that "about 70 police officers are raiding locations linked to a drug-trafficking ring on Montreal's South Shore this morning. Police say the ring is controlled by alleged members of the Devils Ghosts, which is affiliated with the Hells Angels."

In 2015 CBC reported that five members of the Devils Ghosts were charged with drug trafficking after a kilo of cocaine was seized.

Russia moves nuclear missiles closer to Europe

The Telegraph is reporting that "Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, said on Monday he would move nuclear-capable missiles closer to Europe in response to Nato's expansion in the Baltic states. In a bold display of force against Western allies, Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles and a ballistic Iskander system will be deployed in Kaliningrad, which is situated between Lithuania and Poland. Iskander missiles have a range of 450 miles, which means they could hit Berlin if launched from Kaliningrad."

Hillary Clinton was the one that sold him the weapons grade uranium for his nuclear missiles.

Shots fired in south Surrey

The Surrey RCMP is reporting that Shots fired outside South Surrey hotel early this morning believed to be targeted. 9 arrested; 1 minor injury due to glass fragments. News 1130 is reporting that RCMP have made nine arrests after they say was a targeted shooting in a hotel parking lot early this morning. Mounties got reports of shots fired just after 3 a.m. at the Pacific Inn on King George Boulevard near 8th Avenue.

Another earthquake hits Japan, Fukushima residents flee tsunami

Reuters is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing tsunami advisories for much of the nation's northern Pacific coast. I thought the earthquake had to be further offshore to generate a tsunami. CNN is reporting a three foot wave heading for Fukushima. However, it does not appear the current size of the wave is large enough to breach the seawall. Yet.

Speaking of Fukushima, did they ever get that reactor leak fixed after the last earthquake? Pretty soon our sushi will glow in the dark.

Crime Promotion still front and centre for Surrey Mayor

The Vancouver Sun / Vancouver Province ran yet another monthly promotional peice for the new Surrey mayor entitled Crime Promotion still front and centre for Surrey Mayor. For some reason the article wasn't in the comic section it was in the other news.

The Postmedia Marketing Network is in full effect. If they don't arrest the drug dealers publically selling fentanyl laced drugs, all this PR smoke and mirrors is just one great big lie.

Canada might buy Super Hornets

The National Post is reporting that a Liberal government proposal to buy Super Hornet fighter jets as a replacement for the air force’s aging CF-18s is back on the table.

Finally someone with a brain. Boeing is good - Lockheed Martin is bad. The Super Hornet work in the Canadian Arctic. The F-35s don't. Canada can't do the mid air refueling for the F-35's. It's just not cost effective. That whole F-35 scam was tied to insider trading within the Harper government. The Super Hornets are a much better investment.

Opening up the bidding process is pointless since Lockheed Martin has a past history of underbidding to secure a contract then over charging once they have it. That's one of the reasons they've been in court so many times for fraud.

More Fentanyl Overdoses

There has been more Fentanyl overdoses in BC. The Daly Hive is reporting that there was 11 in one day in the DTES. Maple Ridge has been hit hard as well. September the Maple Ridge times reported four more Fentanyl fatalities. There was 63 in BC for the month of October alone.

Yesterday the Vancouver Sun / Vancouver Province highlighted the death of 21 year old Charly Ann Torikka in Maple Ridge Novemeber 6th. Another young woman who did a line of cocaine recreationally and ended up dead because it had Fentanyl in it. Just like Leanne Yardley in Surrey.

Leanne was at Shakerz in Surrey and simply did a line of cocaine recreationally. She did not know it was straight fentanyl not cocaine and died. It wouldn't be very hard to conduct an investigation into finding out who was the drug dealer that sold them the tainted drugs and arrest them. That would be the logical conclusion to such a malicious crime.

Failing to do so isn't just stupidity, it is criminal culpability. Instead of implementing the Four Pillars and enforcing the law by arresting drug dealers that sell tainted drugs, the extremists cry out for more lethal injection sites to help these predatory drug dealers do more business and make more money. That is the biggest human tragedy we now face in Canada.