Eric Janson wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 6:27 am
There is an upcoming shortage of a number of critical items.
- Fertilizer
- LNG
- Helium
- Jet fuel
- Tungsten
Doesn't look like the conflict is ending anytime soon.
Yes - this will affect Canada. Weak leadership has consequences.
Yup....Imagine if Harper and the conservatives had been voted in instead of trudeau and all those energy projects had been approved. The amount of wealth intake would have been massive. But hey.......that little Syrian kid on the beach was too important.
More like.....foolish votes have consequences. And when you vote for someone who gets economic advice from a 16 year old girl, the majority ain't gonna get wealthier.
‘Bob’ wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2026 5:08 pm
How many pipelines did Harper build?
The one Trudeau built isn’t even at full capacity yet.
Remember how I said to never trust Bob. To quote an article....
"It is noteworthy that between the years of 2006-2011 Prime Minister Harper had two minority governments, which hampered the ability of the government of the day to change the laws and regulations that would streamline the large project application process.
After forming a majority government in 2011, former Finance Minister, the late Jim Flaherty, tabled Bill C-38, the Jobs, Growth and Prosperity Act, which among other things, created a predictable, thorough and streamlined approach to issuing certificates for major pipelines. It did not remove environmental regulations but instead, established time limits for regulatory reviews and created a predictable timeline for energy companies who wanted to invest in Canada. Bill C-38, passed in 2012.
In 2015 the Trudeau Liberals inherited billions of dollars in energy projects that were either fully approved or progressing well towards approval. Unfortunately, many of these projects were either killed by the Prime Minister directly or made unviable by the Liberal’s disastrous anti-energy policies and Bills like C-48 (Tanker Ban) and C-69 (No More Pipelines) that created economic uncertainty that caused investments to flee our country, along with good paying jobs:
Energy East – applied in August 2013, cancelled by then TransCanada in 2017, citing “existing and likely future delays resulting from the regulatory process, (more like heaping on red tape and environmental requirements that even imported oil doesn’t have to comply with) the associated cost implications and the increasingly challenging issues and obstacles.” Project Value – $15.7B https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/transc ... -1.4338227
Northern Gateway – applied in May 2010, approved by the Conservative Government in June 2014. Despite support from industry and indigenous communities, Justin Trudeau made good on an election promise and cancels this pipeline in November 2016. Project value – $7B https://financialpost.com/commodities/e ... chiefs-say"
Bob and his liberal/NFDP friends are lying and intentionally misleading you folks.
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2026 10:58 am
by Eric Janson
'Net Zero' - a cautionary tale.
The Operations manager of the Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica is apparently a woman who is not only not an Engineer but also has no experience with power generation.
She is there to promote the 'Net Zero' agenda. Putting ideologues in charge over competent, experienced people is never a good idea imho.
Just under a year ago 'Net Zero' was achieved - I experienced it first hand in Lisbon. Everything electrical failed including the phone network and Internet.
Respect for all the Engineers (some came in on their off days) who cold started a number of power plants and got the grid back up. Took 12 hours to get most of it back.
'Net Zero' is a fantasy story - unfortunately it is a policy goal in Canada (Power Grid 100% renewables by 2035!). "Net Zero' by 2050.
Economic Suicide imho. Build some refineries instead!
A real life Cloward - Piven strategy?
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2026 2:35 pm
by 5degrees
Eric Janson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2026 10:58 am
'Net Zero' - a cautionary tale.
The Operations manager of the Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica is apparently a woman who is not only not an Engineer but also has no experience with power generation.
She is there to promote the 'Net Zero' agenda. Putting ideologues in charge over competent, experienced people is never a good idea imho.
Just under a year ago 'Net Zero' was achieved - I experienced it first hand in Lisbon. Everything electrical failed including the phone network and Internet.
Respect for all the Engineers (some came in on their off days) who cold started a number of power plants and got the grid back up. Took 12 hours to get most of it back.
'Net Zero' is a fantasy story - unfortunately it is a policy goal in Canada (Power Grid 100% renewables by 2035!). "Net Zero' by 2050.
Economic Suicide imho. Build some refineries instead!
A real life Cloward - Piven strategy?
Seems less of a source problem and more of a management of the grid. Also the non woke still burning coal blackout of 2003 was also not attributed to how the electricity was made. Nice non biased news source btw.
Thought I would prove that Bob is intentionally misleading you in the rest of his statement as well(regarding capacity). While the statement is technically correct, it is designed to mislead people into thinking that there is no reason to build another pipeline.
Folks.....the standard of living for Canadians is going downhill. AI layoffs will make it much worse. The time is now to invest massively in our natural resources to prevent a huge wealth decrease. Hundreds of thousands of good jobs can be created. Only the conservatives truly understand this.
The traitorous(to their own voters based on their campaigning statements) floor crossers should return and hold the government to account and make a full effort to utilize our resources instead of a half-hearted attempt compounded by waste on high speed railway boondoggles. The railway money(and CBC money) should go straight to health-care.
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2026 5:40 am
by piperdriver
Oil is trading below $90 a barrel this morning. And according to some posters on the other thread Air Canada is supposed to do a fair amount of hiring in 2026. Stay positive folks.
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2026 8:30 am
by lostav8r
piperdriver wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2026 5:40 am
Oil is trading below $90 a barrel this morning. And according to some posters on the other thread Air Canada is supposed to do a fair amount of hiring in 2026. Stay positive folks.
We've seen the door can shut amazingly fast!
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2026 9:28 am
by goldeneagle
Well, this will certainly change some folks thoughts.
Air Canada suspending flights to JFK over jet fuel prices.
AC only flys to JFK maybe 3 times a day between YUL and YYZ. They fly multiple times daily to EWR and LGA and that hasn't been affected. Did you see the network expansion they recently announced? This hardly seems like cause for concern, let alone news worthy internally. Once international markets and several domestic/transborder routes get axed/postponed, then maybe it'll be time to 'panic'
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2026 7:56 am
by altiplano
Air Canada did a big slot trade and consolidated their NYC operation into EWR & LGA years back and is around 35-40 flights per day to those airports. All that remained at JFK is once per day from each YUL & YYZ. Not much to see here...
AC only flys to JFK maybe 3 times a day between YUL and YYZ. They fly multiple times daily to EWR and LGA and that hasn't been affected. Did you see the network expansion they recently announced? This hardly seems like cause for concern, let alone news worthy internally. Once international markets and several domestic/transborder routes get axed/postponed, then maybe it'll be time to 'panic'
These are mostly people who are connecting to overseas flights. Have done it myself in the last year. Some who are going to JFK due to its location in NYC can simply go to LGA on AC and still get their Aeroplan points. It is $60 US dollars and 30-45 minutes to JFK by taxi(did that as well in the last year - the other way). A few can choose another airline. Perhaps less people going to the US anyways combined now with less overseas travelers connecting pushed these routes over the edge.
Secondary cause: everything else, especially items built cheaply in Asia, products that come from hydrocarbon-intensive industries like mining, shipping, metallurgy, fabrics, farming, etc
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 10:11 am
by ‘Bob’
Greta Thunberg: “How dare you! It was supposed to be liberals and ecofascists that were supposed to end global warming, not futures traders and Republicans!”
Re: Middle East conflicts affecting Canada?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2026 5:00 pm
by Eric Janson
"Gradually and then suddenly" - Earnest Hemingway.
This is what a global fuel crisis actually looks like.
EU: Subsidizing fuel/fertilizer sectors up to 70%. Emergency measures across all member states.
Sri Lanka: Hard rationing. Cars get 15 liters a week. Motorbikes get 5.
Myanmar: Odd/even driving days. QR codes to track every single fuel purchase.
Philippines: National energy emergency declared. 4-day government work week. Stockpiling 2 million extra barrels.
Vietnam: Fuel taxes suspended. Citizens told to bike, carpool, or stay home.
Bangladesh: Fuel rationing for most vehicles. Markets shut at 6pm. More blackouts planned.
Indonesia: LPG import duties scrapped for 6 months. 50 liter per day cap per vehicle.
India: Petrol and diesel taxes slashed. Cost: ₹70 billion every two weeks.
Japan: Burning through emergency reserves just to stabilize prices. Bill hitting ¥300 billion a month.
China: Banned fuel exports. Sitting on reserves but airlines are already cutting flights.
Thailand: Government WFH mandated. AC temperature floors set. Oil tax cuts planned.
Malaysia: Fixed fuel price costs RM4 billion a month to defend. Was RM700 million before the war.
Australia: Fuel excise halved. Citizens urged to leave fuel for farmers and miners only.
Ireland: €505 million emergency package after fuel protests shut down major roads for a week.
Egypt: Restaurants shut at 9pm. Government vehicle fuel allowances cut by a third.
Kenya: Fuel protests erupted. Petrol VAT cut from 16% to 8%.
Zimbabwe: Fuel import taxes scrapped. Ethanol blend in petrol raised from 5% to 20%.
EU: Subsidizing fuel/fertilizer sectors up to 70%. Emergency measures across all member states.
Sri Lanka: Hard rationing. Cars get 15 liters a week. Motorbikes get 5.
Myanmar: Odd/even driving days. QR codes to track every single fuel purchase.
Philippines: National energy emergency declared. 4-day government work week. Stockpiling 2 million extra barrels.
Vietnam: Fuel taxes suspended. Citizens told to bike, carpool, or stay home.
Bangladesh: Fuel rationing for most vehicles. Markets shut at 6pm. More blackouts planned.
Indonesia: LPG import duties scrapped for 6 months. 50 liter per day cap per vehicle.
India: Petrol and diesel taxes slashed. Cost: ₹70 billion every two weeks.
Japan: Burning through emergency reserves just to stabilize prices. Bill hitting ¥300 billion a month.
China: Banned fuel exports. Sitting on reserves but airlines are already cutting flights.
Thailand: Government WFH mandated. AC temperature floors set. Oil tax cuts planned.
Malaysia: Fixed fuel price costs RM4 billion a month to defend. Was RM700 million before the war.
Australia: Fuel excise halved. Citizens urged to leave fuel for farmers and miners only.
Ireland: €505 million emergency package after fuel protests shut down major roads for a week.
Egypt: Restaurants shut at 9pm. Government vehicle fuel allowances cut by a third.
Kenya: Fuel protests erupted. Petrol VAT cut from 16% to 8%.
Zimbabwe: Fuel import taxes scrapped. Ethanol blend in petrol raised from 5% to 20%.