kelownabomberfan

No way was that a fumble.

Hank Illesic and Bob Cameron- hard to pick between those two.

Come on Alouettes

1990 and 1991

and I'm not sure why the oil sands are even mentioned. I spent two summers on oil rigs in Canada. We were drilling for good quality Canadian oil, no where near the oil sands. Trying to tie pipelines to oil sands is just as disingenuous as beaking on about the man-made climate change hypothesis and pipelines. It's dishonest.

hear hear!!! Shame on you Amnesty International! You are no better than the evil Tides Foundation!!! I refer to Jason Kenney’s recent reply to a certain confused and apparently under-worked nuisance at Amnesty International Canada. Said nuisance raised the fraught charge that the Alberta government, in setting up a fund to research the voluminous alarms, thunderbolts, lies and slanders that have for three decades now been hurled upon the workers and industry of Canada’s oilsands by huffy NGOs, various self-declared environmentalists and busybodies of the global warming establishment, is violating “human rights.” (The Post has already published Mr. Kenney’s letter and linked to that of A.I.) Among the many moments of blind amusement in Amnesty International’s cri de’coeur, my favourite is this treasure. It keens that Mr. Kenney’s move will “… cast an incredible chill amongst environmental groups and others in the province …” Well, I should certainly hope so. First, because that is what it is expressly intended to do, i.e., halt the flood of reckless and unsubstantiated alarmism and obstruction that has hobbled or halted every major initiative in the Alberta oilsands since the dinosaurs did a harakiri or were buried under comet spray. Second — and this is an “I hope we’re on the same page here” remark — isn’t the production of an “incredible chill” the very goal and ambition of all fervid Save-The-Planeters? I say well done Mr. Kenney — your statesmanship here is even more effective than a carbon tax. Now to the letter. It’s fun to read. The poor Amnesty stooges who talk of human rights in Alberta — excluding the possible human right to the dignity of a real job — are generously, and accurately knocked by comparison with their putatively more laboured peers dealing with such Edens of human rights as Saudi Arabia, poor, socialist, tottering, toilet-paper-short Venezuela, Iran of the holiday camp jails, and ever welcoming (ask Greenpeace) Russia. Here’s Jason Kenney spending real money to cool down some of the most overheated elements in society A.I. in those countries may actually have a purpose. But back in smiling, apologetic Canada the best they can attend to are “triggered” social justice warriors of the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and the David Suzuki Foundation. Headlines please: “Interns at the World Wildlife Fund are feeling a chill in Alberta hell. Summon the security council. Text the Hague Court. Amnesty worried that for climate activists who want to set up house on a tree branch, or chain themselves to a bulldozer to protest oilsands, Alberta is North Korea with pickups and chinooks.” As Mr. Conrad, or was it Marlon Brando, so prophetically put it: “The horror! The horror!” Minor diversion: Where is Canada’s Amnesty during the very real human rights crisis in Toronto? The deep-fried chicken terror. Witnesses horror-struck. One traumatized spectator unveiled the full savagery of the thing when he noted, in a Toronto Star column (italics his): “People are not just going to Chick-fil-A to eat fried chicken. They’re eating fried chicken spitefully.” Terror via mastication. If Amnesty Canada is really looking for a cause, head to Bloor and Yonge in Toronto. I have not space to cite Mr. Kenney’s billet-doux further. It is, as said, available. And I suggest you tear yourself away from all the wonderful panels and Twitter-bots on the mesmerizing ¾ leaders debate, prime the coffee pot, and enjoy a chuckle and a well-delivered (metaphorical, of course) smack to the side of the head. A communication from a government that says what it means and means what it says. It is a miracle in our time. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-chillin-with-jason-kenneys-miraculous-letter

100% agree. Well said.

This statement makes no sense. Let's just agree to disagree on this and move on. I don't know what "tar sands" are, but I assume this is a reference to oil trapped in sand in the Fort McMurray area? You know that Alberta has other sources of oil right? And Saskatchewan too? And Manitoba? To say that all of the oil in Canada comes from oil sand is the height of ignorance. But like I said, time to move on. Science doesn't back up anything that you are saying. If "science" is saying that bankrupting Canada and forcing the entire country into poverty will end this "climate crisis" fallacy, then show me where it says that. The entire concept is just poppycock. It's not just "wishful thinking" to say that Canada needs to destroy it's economy, it's madness. As with all of our discussions, we just end up so diametrically opposed that there is no even half-way. I've said what I've had to say. I have zero respect for anyone who against more pipelines in Canada. These people are truly clueless and oblivious to reality.

Of course it's going to justify its cost. It's silly to even suggest otherwise. It's a complete fallacy to suggest that Canada's production, even if increased because of pipelines, is going to have any effect whatsoever on this man-made climate change thingey. It's like certain groups of Canadians willingly want to be martyrs and cause Canadians mass suffering for absolutely no gain to anyone for some reason. It makes NO sense, and is ridiculous to even contemplate.

It's simple math. If we can ship product to a foreign market, we get more money for our oil. If we don't have a pipeline to tidewater, the oil has to flow, to the US. Via railcar. This doesn't help anyone. Including the environment. It's bad policy. We need more pipelines. One of the biggest fallacies of the entire anti-pipeline argument. It's not about increasing the amount that Canada produces. It's about getting more for the product we are already producing. I don't know what a "climate crisis" is but every week there seems to be a new fear-mongering term that is created to describe the hypothesis of man-made climate change. This pipeline argument has nothing to do with that hypothesis, and its disingenuous to even go there. And if you are capable of doing math, you'd see that this is a policy of economic destruction. Of course, if you subscribe to the chicken little sky is falling panicky stuff about the man-made climate change hypothesis, then all bad economy-destroying ideas are good ones, because you can justify anything, no matter how silly or uneconomic, when you are being panicked by special interests.

our pipeline just got held up again in court because our government (Federal) couldn't be bothered to show up to present evidence. Why didn't they?

completely missed the point. Having no pipelines means we sell our oil at a much cheaper rate, and you know who suffers? All Canadians! We get way less in taxes!! It's not about "oil companies", it's about our country. And like I said, $30 million isn't nearly enough to combat the forces of evil trying to keep Canadians from getting more money in our pockets. Somehow, Norway is always held up as some gold standard because they have this giant oil fund. Great for them! They sell their oil for way more per barrel than we do, because they aren't land-locked. Why can't we be like Norway? Because we live next door to a neighbour that doesn't play fair. And we fall for this nonsense they peddle, and allow them to control our courts. It's just so sad.

What kind of "misinformation" would that be? My understanding is that the Conservatives are trying to fight a losing battle against extremely well funded US anti-pipeline slimeballs. What is your information?

Bruce Hyer. Now here's one - can you name a Green candidate who wasn't born in the US.

He's Mark Wheeler's brother in law.

Unfortunately $30 million is nothing compared to the billions of dollars from US "environmental groups" who fund all of the law-suits that tie up Canadian oil and gas pipeline development indefinitely, leaving this giant pool of cheap energy for the US to exploit. And the people here in Canada just fall for it over and over and over again. I support some kind of action to counter the nonsense from foreign interests, but $30 million ain't nearly enough.

How is anyone going to know it's an 80's party? What is going to be different from a regular football game at Mosaic?

having lived in Australia I can definitely say that there are some major advantages to their system.

Nichols when he is in happy feet mode does one initial read and then if that's not there he auto-fires the ball into the stands. See Hamilton game this year and West Final last year for proof. It is maddening.

Fajardo = the new Ron Lancaster. Tino Sunseri was supposed to be that guy, but now he sucks.

yup, we were one on target throw from Strevs to Harris away from the GC last year...

Rod Black is that you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1HyVLGTSJQ