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Introduction
Harper failing on all fronts.
Capital Requirements
In relation to new oil pipelines, or the oil industry generally, a top executive said we have to allow foreign investment (i.e. China) because in Canada we don't have the capital available.
This statement is complete and utter nonsense.
Our trade deficit in manufactured goods with all foreign countries is $80 billion per year. Our trade deficit with China, included in above figure, is $35 billion per year.
This is real money, real wealth, pouring out of our country.
We are giving China all the money it needs to buy up Canada, to take control. I saw a news item stating that China investment in Canada was $14 billion last year. This little news item is absolutely terrifying. China will own us soon. Probably already owns us.
If we did not pour out billions to pay foreign countries to do our manufacturing for us, we would have plenty of our own capital. We could tell foreign countries we are not for sale. You can buy oil from us. You can buy coal from us. But you can't buy oil fields, oil companies, or coal mines.
Eliminate the Hemorrhage
Here is an easy way to eliminate a wasteful foreign expenditure of $80 billion per year. Tell each country we "trade" with that we will allow imports of manufactured goods from that country only to the extent that that country buys manufactured goods from us. Simple, clean. We still demonstrate that we believe in free trade, but it is balanced, fair, free trade. It is not exploitation in the guise of trade.
If we did more manufacturing here at home, we would not be sending so much money out to foreign countries, and then foreign countries would not be able to come right back with the money we just gave them and buy up our coal mines, oil fields, corporations.
Soon we will be the 35th province of China. Or maybe with Harper's EU trade deal we will also be a new colonial province of Europe.
If we did more manufacturing here at home, we could provide jobs to our people. There would be a reduction in cost of UI and welfare. There would be more tax revenue for Harper to waste. But maybe if he did not waste it all the budget deficit could be eliminated.
Why can no one in government see the sense of doing more manufacturing here at home, rather than sending billions out of foreign countries to do our manufacturing for us?
Dictatorship
A prime minister of Canada who has a majority government is the absolute dictator of Canada. Jean Chretien was the dictator of Canada for many years. However mostly he did nothing with his power, so Canada was able to survive.
Now we have Harper as majority PM of Canada and it is much worse for two reasons:
+ Harper is following an insane ideology. According to Macleans's magazine. Harper became furious about the Trudeau National Energy Policy and resolved to punish eastern Canada for this policy. To this end he entered politics and gained the power to exact revenge. In comparison, Chretien had no ideology. Maybe he stole some money and gave it to his friends. These actions in hindsight look warm and cuddly compared to Harper.
+ The Liberals and NDP have no leaders. So Harper is even more free, in comparison with previous majority prime ministers, to be the absolute dictator of Canada.
In the recent Federal election, some Conservatives were elected to Parliament for the first time, i.e., completely new to politics and completely new to Parliament. It is amazing how fast these people became parrots of Harper's most ill-advised policies.
Canada a World Policeman?
Over the last 10,000 years, there has been one common thread. The king, potentate, monarch, kaiser, tsar, queen, caesar, prime minister, pharaoh, president, emperor, has been largely uninterested in improving things within his or her own country. Foreign affairs and especially foreign wars have always been more exciting.
This phenomenon has been the curse of mankind and womankind for 10,000 years as it is the cause of 99% of the wars.
In light of these facts, maybe I shouldn't be shocked or surprised by a news story I heard today. I have not verified this story in any way. The story is that Canada is working with Germany to begin creation of a set of forward bases so Canada can intercede in hot spots more quickly. This idea is also related to developing a method of dealing with Afghanistan. (I though we were winding down with Afghanistan.)
First of all, here we have another way to waste billions of dollars. I thought our budget is very tight. We have to cut cut cut. Now we are told we have billions available for foreign adventures.
Has Harper consulted Parliament on the advisability of this scheme? No, of course not! He is the absolute dictator and despot of Canada. Does Harper want to get into "hot spots" more quickly to reduce even further the possibility of any Parliamentary input into decisions?
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