Because we never seem to learn, and because certain interviewers in legacy media refuse to take a hint or to learn about how this works, we got yet another incident of a European leader being asked about Canadian LNG, this time the prime minister of Greece, who is in Canada for a couple of days. “Of course,” they’d be interested, if it was available “at competitive prices.” Which is the real trick, isn’t it? Because that’s not going to happen, particularly on the east coast where there is no ready access to a supply of natural gas to liquify, and where on the west coast, plenty of fully permitted projects are not moving ahead because nobody wants to sign commitments to buy the product if they build the project. That’s kind of a big deal.
So, here’s University of Alberta energy economist Andrew Leach with some necessary sarcasm for this latest round.
'If she would have built that house 5 years ago, I would have definitely have rented it this weekend."
"I told you building the house would have been a no-brainer."
"did you offer to sign a lease on the house?"
"a lease? No. Wasn't prepared to make a commitment like that." https://t.co/hdzUY1yPId
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 24, 2024
"I'd really like someone to take a risk and open a bike store in my neighbourhood."
"So, what are you doing about it?"
"I promise to buy from them if they give me a decent price. It's a no-brainer business opportunity. I can't believe "we" aren't doing this."
"Um…"— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 24, 2024
Why won't the money-printing, overspending, corrupt Trudeau government write me a big cheque to derisk my project so I can pocket the upside and be protected on the downside? I even sent my lobbyists to his fundraisers and hid my flag and bumper sticker. I can't figure it out.
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 25, 2024
Oh, would you look at that…but let's blame Trudeau. pic.twitter.com/9sCzn7nLHc
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 24, 2024
Kitimat LNG, permitted for decades, but we should probably check into what role Trudeau played in this while PMSH was in government from 2006-2015… pic.twitter.com/SZkcahKL0y
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 25, 2024
And because Alberta decided to enter the group chat…
Pronounced Dan-Yell-en-gee
— Andrew Leach (@andrew_leach) March 25, 2024
Ukraine Dispatch:
Russia launched new missile barrages that have gone as far into western Ukraine as Lviv, and one missile appears to have entered Polish airspace. Ukraine has launched its own attack on occupied Crimea, and hit two Russian warships and a communications centre in the process. Meanwhile, the weekend was spent disavowing any connection to the ISIS attack on the theatre in Moscow, which Russian officials keep trying to draw.
I am grateful to everyone who has been working continuously for the second day in a row to normalize the situation following Russia’s strikes on Thursday night. Every effort is being made to restore power to every city and community. It's a challenging task, especially in… pic.twitter.com/HpkpdVATTy
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 23, 2024
https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/1771864087267291183
Good reads:
- The state funeral for Brian Mulroney went ahead on Saturday, with some quotes from the ceremony.
- Here’s a look at what conservatives, big-C and small-c, past and present had to say about Mulroney from the event.
- The NDP motion last week contained language in the final version that reverses long-held government positions on the ICC/ICJ, which is raising eyebrows.
- A recent intelligence report points to how grievance-fuelled anti-authority movements could “tear at the fabric of society,” while threats are being normalised.
- Kevin Carmichael reflects on the debate over inflation measures and whether Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will the rest of spend his mandate rebuilding trust.
- Philippe Lagassé examines the potential outcomes if the rumours are true that Canada and Japan could be on the way to joining AUKUS in some capacity.
- Susan Delacourt shows how Trudeau’s “week of Mondays” highlighted just how precarious his government remains.
Odds and Ends:
https://twitter.com/LindsayTedds/status/1771496925260321060
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