Canadian Orwellian world: Lockdowns, vaccines passports and more

Ultimately this is just a 4th density experiment and acceleration will act as catalyst for the awakening people need, it is wild to watch it all go down though.

Sure is.

I'm not happy that Carney won but I'm strangely content and somewhat at peace with this election result. This is the path we are now on. Even if there were some election rigging shenanigans, Canadians have clearly expressed some hidden deep desire to experience a massive amount of pain and suffering. I believe at this point its the only route in order to be exposed to the truth and the terror of the situation they are in. Adjust yourselves accordingly and prepare as best you can. Interesting times ahead for sure.

Was interesting listening to people speak about the election today - mostly anger from my Western perspective, along with many coming out saying to their liberal friends how wonderful it must be for the party to have such a friend in Trump, least the party tank if not for him.

Figured to add the sometimes featured SoTT.net's John Carter who looks at a "Post-Mortem for the Canadian Election." Fun words as always with lots of telltale graphics.

 
Yesterday, in an X post, Danielle Smith said this:

As Premier, I invite the Prime Minister to immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric. A large majority of Albertans are deeply frustrated that the same government that overtly attacked our provincial economy almost unabated for the past 10 years has been returned to government.

As Premier, I will not permit the status quo to continue. Albertans are proud Canadians that want this nation to be strong, prosperous, and united, but we will no longer tolerate having our industries threatened and our resources landlocked by Ottawa.

In the weeks and months ahead, Albertans will have an opportunity to discuss our province’s future, assess various options for strengthening and protecting our province against future hostile acts from Ottawa, and to ultimately choose a path forward.

As Premier, I will facilitate and lead this discussion and process with the sincere hope of securing a prosperous future for our province within a united Canada that respects our province’s constitutional rights, facilitates rather than blocks the development and export of our abundant resources, and treats us as a valued and respected partner within confederation.

Our government will be holding a special caucus meeting this Friday to discuss this matter further. I will have more to say after that meeting is concluded.

On the Alberta Prosperity Project site, there is a new petition to initiate a referendum "to empower the Provincial Government to negotiate new terms (sic) for Alberta's relationship within or without Canada." It needs 600,000 votes within 90 days. There are already 100,643 "yes" votes. (When I started writing this (~20 mins), it was at 98,792. It's growing pretty quick.)

Interestingly, Danielle Smith's gov. introduced an amendment today that, along with others, changes 600,000 votes needed to 177,000 votes needed and extends the time from 90 days to 120 days to collect them.

Albertans deserve elections that are fair, secure, and reflect the true will of the people.

That’s why our government is introducing the Election Statutes Amendment Act with the following proposed changes:

Banning the use of electronic tabulators and other automated voting machines, requiring all ballots to be counted by hand to protect election integrity.
Eliminating vouching at voting stations to strengthen identification and verification processes.
Requiring unofficial vote counts to be completed within 12 hours of polls closing to provide timely, reliable results.
Voters being required to cast their ballot in their constituency of residence or by requesting a special ballot.
• Expanding access to special ballots, allowing any voter to request one without needing to provide a reason while protecting integrity by requiring voters to personally request their special ballot (with exceptions for those needing assistance due to a disability).
Updating the Recall Act to make it easier for Albertans to hold elected officials accountable by lowering the signature threshold and extending the time frame to collect signatures.
Improving the Citizen Initiative Act process by setting the threshold for all successful petitions at 10 per cent of eligible voters who participated in the last general election.
Allow corporate and union contributions for provincial elections while maintaining transparency and accountability through existing financial disclosure requirements.
• Improve access to voting for First Nations and Métis Settlements during referendums and Senate elections.
Enhance emergency response provisions for voting disruptions during referendums and Senate elections.

Also today, Smith met with Ms. Cathy Geagan, Consul General of Ireland in Vancouver to Canada, which was her first official visit to Alberta. (just a note: Brookfield (IOM) Limited is located in the Isle of Man)

I've heard that Carney is making a visit to Edmonton tomorrow.
 
Yesterday, in an X post, Danielle Smith said this....

Looks like the portal army got new code downloaded.

These "people" are absolutely insufferable.

Breaking free from the parasitic claws of the establishment is not going to be easy.
 
Danielle Smith puts a few things in perspective.


I'm here today ... in order to talk about our next steps that our government will take to combat the federal government and their net zero electricity [regulations] and the threats that they pose to the livelihoods of Albertans.

According to the Alberta electric system operators own analysis, these regulations set an emission limit that is completely unattainable and would make Alberta's electricity system even more expensive, more than one hundred times less reliable than the province's supply adequacy standard. in fact, these regulations have caused so much uncertainty and set such absurd timelines that they've killed any hope of private industry bringing on any new, clean and reliable, unabated natural gas power generation. Alberta currently relies on natural gas for 75% of its power generation. Without adequate natural gas, our province would be at serious risk of regular brownouts and blackouts during the cold, dead of winter through the dog days of summer.

But these regulations do not just threaten the reliability of Alberta's electrical grid, they also jeopardize its affordability. Costs would increase by $30 billion dollars, raising electricity prices by 35% for hardworking Albertans. For Alberta families, that means that they would have to pay hundreds of dollars more on their electricity bill each year. That money out of their budget to pay for groceries, to fill up their tank, to drive their kids to hockey practice, or even to pay the fees for their kids to play the sports that they love to play. For Alberta businesses, this would mean thousands of dollars more in electricity costs. That's less money to pay for their employees, cover their expenses, and grow their business.

But the cost of an unreliable power grid are even more grim. If Ottawa had its way, Alberta would be left to freeze in the dark. In the depths of a minus 40 degree winter cold snap, families would be bundled up in their winter coats while sitting down for dinner. A dinner by flashlight or candle as they wait for the rolling blackouts to move on to the next community. There would be no streetlights working to light up your way home through the blinding blizzard as you squint to see the dimly lit brake lights of the car ahead of you. In the heat of summer, you'd be left worrying if the groceries left in your fridge or freezer will spoil before the blackouts end. And hospitals would be overwhelmed by the influx of patients suffering from heat stroke while trusting that their generators keep the lights on for their life-saving equipment. And if you don't believe me, just look at what happened in Spain and Portugal just a few days ago.

Protecting the reliability and affordability of our electricity is of utmost concern for our government because this is about protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans. And what did the feds tell us, Alberta? When we tried voicing our very real and serious concerns about these regulations, they told us, "Too bad, we're going to do it anyway". In fact, they refused to work with Alberta or listen to Canadians while developing their net zero electricity regulations. Do they really expect us to just freeze in the dark? Sadly, such uncaring arrogance is typical of this Liberal government.

And that is why, last November, we introduced the first Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act resolution so that our province could take strong and effective action against these destructive regulations. And today, we are taking another step to protect Albertans livelihoods by challenging the constitutionality of the net zero electricity regulations in the Court of Appeal of Alberta, and we look forward to making our case. Alberta will no longer tolerate having our livelihoods threatened, our industries targeted, and our resources landlocked by Ottawa. We will not accept their reckless and dangerous policies; policies that will harm our economy, stifle our energy industry, jeopardize the reliability of our electricity grid. and raise electricity prices for Albertans. Prime Minister Mark Carney must immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric. We will not sit by quietly. Albertans expect to be treated with fairness and respect, just like any other province in this country. Our government will not blindly accept unconstitutional net zero regulations that put Albertans in harm's way. We will always stand up and fight for our province and we will not let Albertans freeze in the dark.

During the Q&A portion, several questions were posed about separation and alleged Smith was allowing it to happen. She sets the record straight.

@10:53
Julia Wong, CBC National: There was a letter sent to yourself and one also sent to the Prime Minister from the Chief of Sturgeon Cree Nation and the Chief of Mikisew Cree First Nation. They say that you are attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis by enabling a referendum on separatism. My question to you is, what will your government do to ensure any referendums respect and do not breach treaties 6, 7 and 8?

Danielle Smith: Well, first let me say that we respect all of the treaty rights that are enshrined in the Constitution under section 35, and the Citizen Initiative Act is not new legislation and it was never designed to, nor does it breach, treaty agreements. The Citizen Initiative Act, I think, is the purest form of democracy we have and it gives all Albertans an opportunity to play a direct role in the democratic process by inviting them to have a direct say on issues their fellow citizens want to put to the people. Any Albertan can put an idea forward, on any topic, and if they're able to get the number of signatures, then it would go to a vote and that includes a vote of members of First Nations and we encourage indigenous peoples to participate in the process.

Julia Wong: My followup is, and I know that you said that you want a sovereign Alberta within a unified Canada, and I see that you are saying that this would be the purest form of democracy, but you've also lowered the threshold for any referendum to happen, which we know will very probably include a referendum on Alberta separatism. Are you risking the province's relationship with indigenous people to appease a local minority who who want to separate from Canada?

Danielle Smith: The changes that are proposed in the Elections Act, I had put in the minister's mandate letter when I first signed off on it in 2023, and it was in looking at the way in which propositions are put forward, around the world, in particular California which seems to have the most successful opportunity for citizens to engage in the process. They have anywhere from 5 to 10 propositions every year. But their measures are quite a bit lower then ours. It's 5% fr a statutory change based on the previous level of votes for the governor and 8% for constitutional changes. So actually ours is still higher than what we see in other jurisdictions. It needs to be high but it also needs to be achievable and that's what we're trying to achieve with is balance.

Julia Wong: Sorry, I just feel like I'm not getting an answer though on whether this could be a risk in terms of the province's relationships with indigenous peoples.

Danielle Smith: Well, I'm not going to prejudge what citizens are going to do for a petition. Once there's a petition on the table and there's an active discussion from citizens having achieved the requisite number of signatures, I'd be happy to answer your question. Right now, this is just enabling legislation so that any citizen is able to go out, garner signatures, and if they're successful, then I guess you can ask me to comment on what is actually on the table. You're putting forward a hypothetical that doesn't exist.

@13:43
Shae? Shane?: Yeah, just further to that, asking you to speak directly to those First Nations leaders. There's some strong language in here, calling you statements and actions irresponsible and demanding you step down from your conduct immediately. What is your response directly to them? And how would you characterize, I guess, your perception of you relationship with them when they are seeming quite frustrated?

Danielle Smith: Well, I can see that the media is trying to describe this legislation as something it's not. It's a citizen initiative change that any petition can come forward. I gave some examples in the legislature yesterday. In California, which is a very left-wing jurisdiction, they have brought forward petitions on rent control. They've brought forward petitions legalizing cannabis. I would just encourage people not to look at this through an ideological lens. If you have an issue that is important to you, that you think can garner the support of your fellow citizens, get out there. Start a petition campaign. Once this legislation is passed, you have 120 days. You'll be able to, based on the previous voter turnout, you'll be able to get 177,000 signatures and you can put it to the people in the next scheduled referendum election.

?: You're saying it's not about ideology or separation and yet I want to get your thoughts on the recent Facebook post from your party president on Tuesday, posting the video from your news conference on those election law changes. The party president wrote, "The announcement is giving you the pathway you are seeking today," with one commenting saying, "We want a path charting to independence or the 51st state, nothing else." To which the party president said, "Please read her announcement. It's in there."

Danielle Smith: The Citizens Initiative referendum legislation applies to all questions. We want to make fairness across the board. 10% of the previous voters turnout on any question. And, again, I'm not going to prejudge what citizens are going to put forward for a question. From what I can see there are no active petitions. There are no active questions out there being debated, and I look forward to seeing what comes forward when citizens take action and get to that bar. Remember, the purpose of a referendum is to let every single Albertan have a say on a matter of important public policy. Every other decision that we make is delegated to a member of the legislative assembly. We don't necessarily, through the legislative assembly, deal with everything that is of interest to Albertans. So, this is enabling direct democracy. I think we should embrace it.

So, the purpose of the (still technically proposed) changes to the Elections Act are to enable direct democracy instead of representative democracy. Getting 600,000 votes in 90 days for a petition was too high, so it was lowered to 177,000 and extended to 120 days so that people could have more access to being heard directly and legally.

It's a good video to watch, and I wish there was a transcript of the whole thing, but I just want to type out one more comment from the end.

@37:53
Danielle Smith: But the other part I think we cannot underestimate is why China is bringing on coal fired electricity. They're building coal plants on spec in anticipation they will need that power to fuel the AI data race. And I think we have to be very clear about what happens if China wins the race to manufacture intelligence. That is what AI is. We cannot allow China to win that race. That has to be a race that we win in the free countries of the world, in North America in particular. And we have the ability to do that along with our friends in Quebec who have been at the absolute lead in developing data centres, and many of their companies are looking at investing here. And part of the reason they're looking at investing here is because of our value proposition to have the ability to produce natural gas fired electricity with low emissions. And that is exactly why we need to have the freedom, as we are going to argue in the court, to be able to have the control over our natural gas, have control over our electricity grid, and to be able to work with those nations who want to invest in this AI data race to be able to make sure that we win that race.

Well, what's the point anymore?

Come on comet! ... ... ... Anytime now! ... ... ... I know you're out there! ... ... ... Anytime. ... ... ... pick a time. ... ... ... Tuesdays work for me, just saying. ... ... ...
 
"Fuel the AI data race"
"We cannot allow China to win that race"
"That has to be a race that we win in the free countries of the world, in North America in particular"
"developing data centres"

🤮
Gosh, I hate this mentality
(and we wouldn't need so much electricity if it weren't for those stupid data centers)
 
I don't know if this should go under the Canadian thread or under some Covid Vax thread (that I can't find using the search function).
It seems they are getting ready for Phase 2 trials but I can't find dates...


The AeroVax was developed by researchers at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded McMaster University in Canada.
(...) The first human trials saw 36 people participate in the experiment. According to researchers, there were no severe side effects from the Phase 1 trials.



About the AeroVax Inhaled COVID Vaccine Trial​

When a vaccine is inhaled, the body’s immune system responds in a different way than when injected that may be better at preventing infection. This new vaccine, named ChAd-triCoV/Mac, targets three different proteins in the SARS CoV-2 virus to improve the vaccine’s ability to protect against new strains (or variants) of the COVID virus.

The AeroVax Trial is a Phase 2 clinical trial funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada’s federal funding agency for health research.

The AeroVax Trial will evaluate if this new COVID-19 vaccine is safe to give by aerosol (inhalation) to people who have been vaccinated with at least three doses of a COVID mRNA vaccine. The researchers also want to look at how the body’s immune system responds to this vaccine. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the vaccine or a placebo.

We will be enrolling approximately 350 participants across three sites in Canada
 
FYI - Another "Emergency Alert" will happen in Canada on Wednesday.
The test of Alert Ready, Canada’s national public alert system, will take place in every province and territory except Quebec. Test messages from provincial or territorial emergency management organizations will appear on television, radio and wireless devices like smartphones.
 
At about 2:00 pm today, Danielle Smith gave an address about the state of Alberta. (18:20)


Starting at 7:19, she imparts that she will soon appoint a special team to negotiate the following requested reforms (Alberta Accord) with Carney:

1: "Alberta requires corridor and port access off the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic coasts for the international export of Alberta oil, gas, critical minerals and other resources in amounts supported by the free market rather then by the dictates and whims of Ottawa. Every province in the country, other then Alberta and Saskatchewan, has access to coastal access, and no province needs it more, given the size and value of our resources. This will benefit Canadians to the tune of trillions of dollars of economic activity, including billions for First Nations partners."

2: "The federal government must end all federal interference in the development of provincial resources by repealing the no-new pipelines law C-69, the oil tanker ban, the net zero electricity regulations, the oil and gas emissions cap, the net zero vehicle mandate and any federal law or regulation that purports to regulate carbon emissions, plastics or the commercial free speech of energy companies. These laws are destroying investment confidence and costing Canada and Alberta hundreds of billions in investments each year. They need to go."

3: "The federal government must refrain from imposing export taxes or restrictions on the export of Alberta resources without the consent of the government of Alberta. Frankly, all provinces should be given that same respect for their resources."

4: "The federal government must provide to Alberta the same per capita federal transfers and equalization as is received by the other three largest provinces, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. We have no issue with Alberta continuing to subsidize smaller provinces with their needs. But there is no excuse for such large and powerful economies like Ontario, Quebec, BC or Alberta to be subsidizing one another. That was never the intent of equalization and it needs to end."

If these are not met, well, we'll see.

She then continues:

While these negotiations with Ottawa are ongoing, our government will appoint, and I will chair, the Alberta Next panel. This panel will be composed of some of our best and brightest judicial, academic and economic minds to join with me in a series of in-person and online town halls to discuss Alberta's future in Canada and specifically what next steps we can take as a province to better protect Alberta from any current or future hostile policies of the federal government. Details of the membership and scope of that panel will be released in the coming weeks.

After the work of the panel is finished, it is likely we will place some of the more popular ideas discussed with the panel to a provincial referendum so that all Albertans can vote on them sometime in 2026. To be clear from the outset, our government will not be putting a vote on separation from Canada on the referendum ballot. However, if there is a successful citizen-led referendum petition that is able to gather the requisite number of signatures requesting such a question to be put on a referendum, our government will respect the democratic process and include that question on the 2026 provincial referendum ballot as well.

I have a hard time believing Carney is going to agree to those requests in total, or at all. Nevertheless, the line has been drawn.

Oh. No mention of the AI race with China that North America can't lose.
 
Today, Carney met with Trump at the White House and they had a good talk, a great talk, it was beautiful.


At 6:36, a reporter asked Trump, "What's the top concession you want out of Canada?" He answered, "Friendship".

At 7:32, he was asked, "You had said that Canada should be the 51st state." He responded saying, "I still believe that." After giving his selling points, Carney gave his response.

Carney: As you know, from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.

Trump: That's true.

Carney: We're sitting in one right now. [Referring to the White House] You know, Buckingham palace, that you visited, as well.

Trump: That's true.

Carney: And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign over the last several months, it's not for sale, won't be for sale ever. The opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together, and we have done that in the past. And part of that, as the President just said, is in respect to our own security. And my government is committed to a step change in our investment in Canadian security and our partnership. And I'll say this as well, that the President has revitalized international security, revitalized NATO, and us playing our full weight in NATO and that will be part... (cut off by reporters)

Trump: They have. I must say, Canada is stepping up the military participation. Mark knew. You know, they were low and now they're stepping it up and that's a very important thing. But never say never. [To the idea of a 51st state.]

I'm not entirely sure who he's referring to, but Carney seems to openly admit that Canada is owned by Buckingham Palace. This probably is not a surprise to anyone here, but has any high ranking official or PM ever admitted this openly before? Trump certainly didn't bat an eye.

Once Trump starts talking, he's like Marvel's Juggernaut. He won't shut up! It's interesting to see Carney's subtle expressions and twitchy left arm. His patience is tested. He does not like Trump. I stopped watching at 19:05.
 
Today, Carney met with Trump at the White House and they had a good talk, a great talk, it was beautiful.
[...]
It's interesting to see Carney's subtle expressions and twitchy left arm. His patience is tested. He does not like Trump. I stopped watching at 19:05.

Continued watching, and as was so, and based on your comment of the PM's " twitchy left arm," had wondered what the Bombard lady would say. Apparently not much in the last 8 months after looking into it. Anyway, Bombard does look at Carney (a good body language backdrop) during the 2018 UK Brexit, as governor of the Bank of England. At one point here, Carney discusses non Tariff centers with the EU and elsewhere (he likes that). Have a look here:


In the continued Trump interview it gets rather hilarious as Trump hones in on Chrystia (formally Christina) Freeland, and Carney's body and mouth go mad in twitch and retreat.

A little further along, Trump is puffing on Military excellence and then brings Woke and DEI stuff up, and eventually Gavin Newsom, while looking over at Carney and saying, did you ever hear of him, lol - big PM head twitch and smirk by the PM. Trump turns back to the room, and all the while Carney looks like he would rather be with his own kind (the King is coming to Canada soon), yet he does laugh with the crowd on further Newsome discussion, and it may be genuine or forced. Trump then continues talking about the LA fires and something about a train that is 30 billion over budget - saying, can you imagine that, while looking at at Carney who shakes his head in agreement; this, from the master, the over budget Carney.

Wrapping up, questions come in that Trump fields as Carney is waving his hands to intercept, and then Trump goes on into the auto sector. The Canadian PM chimes in that a Canadian built car is 50% American, while also saying there are much bigger forces involved - market forces one suspects, yet in his world, it might mean something else. Trump pokes at Justin Trudeau again, saying that we don't need anything from Canada (steel, aluminum, cars whatever), and Carney gets very uncomfortable and tries for a last word while getting none (of note, well back in this thread had mentioned a book by Richard Rohmer written in the 70's with the focus of a trade war on Canadian auto manufacturing (Windsor, Ontario), more or less spelling doom for Canada. Trump picks up here at the end saying he spoke to Justin Trudeau concerning the auto sector, and think the response from Justin was that it will kill us if you do that).

It all seemed cordial on the surface, yet a deep game is going on underneath. At a certain points, even Carney was nodding with Trump, and again laughing at the end with the room banter, and also very much tensing up, too, while half the time looking like he had white knuckles and was wanting to leap out of his chair and run.

2 cents.
 
I'm not entirely sure who he's referring to, but Carney seems to openly admit that Canada is owned by Buckingham Palace.
I'm pretty sure he meant the electorate, the people of Canada :rolleyes: (supposedly the ones met on the campaign, though his rallies were thinly attended).That's his attempt at being "a man of the people" even though it comes across as awkward and undeserving from his Mr Burns-Smithers character. I don't doubt that in his psychopathic eloquence he also smirked-in the connection to Buckingham Palace right after, kinda like an on-purpose near Freudian slip.

It all seemed cordial on the surface, yet a deep game is going on underneath.
Brilliant break-down and commentary, Voyageur. This visit and Trumps typical style (RealPolitik) certainly seems to have revealed more of the farce that is today's western geo-politics but more specifically, the jaw-dropping hypocrisy of this newly "elected" leader. All is needed is someone to put it into context, as sadly we struggle to discern the obvious:

He successfully pulled the wool over your eyes..

And yes, in the bigger context, there always seems to be a deeper game being played which requires each and any of them to be a pawn and willing participant. Including Trump ofc, but some of his motivations continue to appear very genuine and good to me.
 

I was being mildly sarcastic. Trump says 'beautiful' a lot.

Good video from the Bombard Lady. I'll have to keep it in mind for future Carney performances. I think he was just out of his league. The White House is Trump's house had no real idea what he was getting into. Or maybe he did but it still went bad. Carney has very little, if any, power there. Any negotiations with the White House might be quite strained.

Last night, I watched a bunch of videos from the independent media circuit (Northern Perspective, Rebel News, Juno News, Moose on the Loose) analyzing the one sided discussion. Everyone commented on Carney's poor performance and that all his tough talk against America pre-election evaporated in a display of weakness. But I wanted to know what they thought of the "owners of Canada" comment. You know what they said? Nothing, at all. Not one peep! I don't even remember if they talked about Trump's "Never say never" quip, like the mainstream media has pounced all over. I did notice that Moose on the Loosewas the only one who reacted strongly when Carney said that and might have made a comment about it but it was edited out. And I only guess this because the edit was messy. I searched through all the comments (as of last night) and found a mere handful of people did notice his statement with some responding "England", "the Royals", and "not Canadians".

It sounds like Carney's comment exposed the real elephant in the room that nobody still wants to address. Canada is still 'owned' by England and Carney proved that he is not an 'owner', he's just a middle man. I wonder if Trump was speaking to England, not Canada, through Carney? And this talk of Alberta seperating from Canada (although it's possible) sounds a bit 'smoke and mirrors' to me now, to divert public focus away from what needs to happen instead, Canada seperating from England.
 
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