In my continuing posts (rants) on current gas prices, we are once again looking at an overnight hike of huge proportions, which once again does not match the formula for lowering gas prices.
When the price of oil plunges downwards, there is never any movement on the price of gas. The excuses the oil companies use is that the more expensive gas is still filtering thru the system and they have to wait to lower prices.
Why is it then when during the day the price of oil goes up two dollars a barrel and exactly at midnight we see the price of gas jump several cents a litre? The oil companies offer no explanation other then the rising costs. But isn't the cheap gas still filtering thru the system? Why no mention of that? Profits my friends, huge quick and easy gouging profits.
This past week we saw oil go up two dollars a barrel in a single day and at midnight the price of gas went up 5 cents a litre. They then put it up a couple of cents more each day until it hit a total increase of 9 cents a litre.
Meanwhile oil is holding steady at $51 a barrel and is looking to trend down. Now you see, the price only went up because the OPEC nations announced they had an agreement in principle to reduce the output of oil by a million barrels a day. Not a large drop when you consider how many 100 of millions they produce a day plus factor in Russia and even the Untied States who is now the leader in oil production.
So they actually haven't stopped making more oil yet, but are only saying they will do it. This causes speculators on the market to buy up oil and drive it's price up. Meanwhile back in reality there is still a glut of oil in the world. The U.S, has so much oil that they are asking Congress to let them start exporting oil. Something that was banned way back in the 1970's over fear of no gas, because of the issues of the day back then.
Well as we keep paying more and more for gas and other energy supplies, is it any wonder why people are asking for better public transit. More bike lanes in the city and electric cars sales are booming.
For those Canadians living in the province of Ontario, there will be no relief in sight as the premier of Ontario has introduced a carbon tax which will come January 1, 2017, increase the price of gas by 4.2 cents a litre. And that tax is subject to the HST tax. Tax on your tax!!!!
Time to trade in the SUV and buy a subcompact!
Sunday, December 04, 2016
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
The American refugee crisis.
So he did it. Donald trump is now the President of the United States of America.
A man who gets upset when someone tweets on a nasty message at him, is now in charge of the most powerful military in the world. Does this mean he will bomb any country whose leader says something impolite about him? Will he launch the Nuclear Arsenal the United States has against a sovereign nation because they don't agree with his view of things? I am afraid the chances are he will.
For years Americans have armed themselves as per their 2nd amendment rights, to be ready to fight the federal government and any tyranny that it may invoke up its citizens. I am sure these mostly southern militias always thought it would be a Democratic leader they would have to rise up against, not a Republican. But then Donald Trump did run as an outsider and his narcissistic ways seemed to actually attract the radical right wing voter. Funny now that those same voters will be the ones to rise up against him.
So fear is spreading among Americans today as the new Fuhrer will be taking power. People will soon be swimming across the great lakes to get to Canada. They will hide in trucks, on rail cars and even make a run for it at border crossings.
Well as Canadians we have to be prepared. We need to start to set up tent camps close to our borders for the refugees to live while we take our proper time to vet each claimant. Those without proper documents will indeed have to be shipped back to the U.S. in the name of national security. Now this will upset many left wing liberals here in Canada, but we must maintain proper border security.
Loss of jobs to the cheap labour these U.S. refugees represent will be a major concern. They will be coming into their new country and be willing to work for minimum wage. Stealing away jobs from hard working Canadians. Even worse will be the extra strain on the social safety net, our dear welfare system which many Americans will most likely end up on. Why should we foot the bill because of their failed state?
My fellow Canadians. I think it is time to build a wall. A huge beautiful wall.
A man who gets upset when someone tweets on a nasty message at him, is now in charge of the most powerful military in the world. Does this mean he will bomb any country whose leader says something impolite about him? Will he launch the Nuclear Arsenal the United States has against a sovereign nation because they don't agree with his view of things? I am afraid the chances are he will.
For years Americans have armed themselves as per their 2nd amendment rights, to be ready to fight the federal government and any tyranny that it may invoke up its citizens. I am sure these mostly southern militias always thought it would be a Democratic leader they would have to rise up against, not a Republican. But then Donald Trump did run as an outsider and his narcissistic ways seemed to actually attract the radical right wing voter. Funny now that those same voters will be the ones to rise up against him.
So fear is spreading among Americans today as the new Fuhrer will be taking power. People will soon be swimming across the great lakes to get to Canada. They will hide in trucks, on rail cars and even make a run for it at border crossings.
Well as Canadians we have to be prepared. We need to start to set up tent camps close to our borders for the refugees to live while we take our proper time to vet each claimant. Those without proper documents will indeed have to be shipped back to the U.S. in the name of national security. Now this will upset many left wing liberals here in Canada, but we must maintain proper border security.
Loss of jobs to the cheap labour these U.S. refugees represent will be a major concern. They will be coming into their new country and be willing to work for minimum wage. Stealing away jobs from hard working Canadians. Even worse will be the extra strain on the social safety net, our dear welfare system which many Americans will most likely end up on. Why should we foot the bill because of their failed state?
My fellow Canadians. I think it is time to build a wall. A huge beautiful wall.
Sunday, November 06, 2016
The Wynne Experiment
When the people of Ontario voted in a majority government for Kathleen Wynne, it must have been at best an experiment. Right?
After all, her Liberal predecessor was plagued with scandal after scandal, and was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. So how could a province vote for the Liberals again, especially delivering them a majority government? Well it happened and now people are seeing the errors of their ways, as the tax and spend Wynne government begins to rape the taxpayers of Ontario.
The latest new tax was to increase our car license stickers to an annual cost of $120. Only 5 years ago it was $75 to renew your car sticker, yet with these increases we have seen little infrastructure repairs done, yet we pay provincial tax on our gas for this very reason.
Now you may remember the budget of 2015 delivered by the Wynne government. It proposed no new taxes at that time. However it did propose a spending platform of a whopping $132.000,000,000. Yes count the zeros, that is Billions folks. Now how did she think she was going to pay for that with the government already in major debt, but promising not to raise any taxes to bring in more revenue.
The answer is cuts to services. Especially to our health care system. Her government continues to clash with Doctors and Nurses over pay and layoffs in the case of Nurses. She also is quietly cutting out programs within the health care service, which most people do not realize unto they find themselves in the position of needing it, only to be told the program no longer exists due to cuts.
Of course there is a new payroll tax, the carbon tax and let's not forget about the $70 million paid out in severance to people who never put in a days work, but had accepted positions for the now defunct Ontario Pension Plan. Think of how many nurses we could have put into our system for that kind of money.
Premier Wynne keeps tossing our tax dollars around into the wind, while infrastructure continues to crumble, public transit in our big cities remains far behind the rest of the world and of course the health care system is struggling to survive.
While we are far away from the next election, I hope Ontarian's will remember this failed experiment and put their vote behind another party with a solid platform and a caucus free of scandal!
After all, her Liberal predecessor was plagued with scandal after scandal, and was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. So how could a province vote for the Liberals again, especially delivering them a majority government? Well it happened and now people are seeing the errors of their ways, as the tax and spend Wynne government begins to rape the taxpayers of Ontario.
The latest new tax was to increase our car license stickers to an annual cost of $120. Only 5 years ago it was $75 to renew your car sticker, yet with these increases we have seen little infrastructure repairs done, yet we pay provincial tax on our gas for this very reason.
Now you may remember the budget of 2015 delivered by the Wynne government. It proposed no new taxes at that time. However it did propose a spending platform of a whopping $132.000,000,000. Yes count the zeros, that is Billions folks. Now how did she think she was going to pay for that with the government already in major debt, but promising not to raise any taxes to bring in more revenue.
The answer is cuts to services. Especially to our health care system. Her government continues to clash with Doctors and Nurses over pay and layoffs in the case of Nurses. She also is quietly cutting out programs within the health care service, which most people do not realize unto they find themselves in the position of needing it, only to be told the program no longer exists due to cuts.
Of course there is a new payroll tax, the carbon tax and let's not forget about the $70 million paid out in severance to people who never put in a days work, but had accepted positions for the now defunct Ontario Pension Plan. Think of how many nurses we could have put into our system for that kind of money.
Premier Wynne keeps tossing our tax dollars around into the wind, while infrastructure continues to crumble, public transit in our big cities remains far behind the rest of the world and of course the health care system is struggling to survive.
While we are far away from the next election, I hope Ontarian's will remember this failed experiment and put their vote behind another party with a solid platform and a caucus free of scandal!
Friday, April 08, 2016
All lives matter
So apparently Premier Wynn believes we have a racists province against black people. This after having a discussion with the leader of #Black Lives Matter, whom herself has recently tweeted racists comments against men and white people.
To understand how we got here lets back up to the beginning of these events.
On July 2015, Police were in a two hour stand off with a man holding a gun in an ally way. After hours of trying to deescalate the situation, the man made a threatening gesture with the gun and two officers fired their weapons which killed the suspect.
As always in these cases, the Special Investigations Unit or SIU, took over the case to investigate the shooting of the suspect. It was discovered that the gun was only a pellet gun (hard for responding officers to know) and the individual suffered from mental health issues. With this and all the evidence, the SIU cleared the officers of any wrong doing.
This lead to the group #Black Lives Matter to declare the suspect was shot because of his colour of skin as opposed to the weapon he was brandishing and threatening police with. The group began protesting and set up shop outside Police Headquarters where the protested for several weeks. This then lead to a march to Parliament Hill (Provincial) where a large protest was held.
During this protest Premier Wynn came out to meet with the group and was recorded as saying to them that "yes, there is a systemic problem against black people".
Well the Police Chief (whom is black) was not very happy with this comment, and properly voiced his displeasure with the Premier.
While this was going on, an earlier post from the leader of the #Black Lives Matter movement in Toronto, came to light. In it she states "Plz Allah give me strength not to cuss/kill these men and white folks out here today."Really......Allah, kill white people. Seems we have a radical Muslim racist leading the BLM in Toronto. I would suggest people think twice before following this individual in any cause as hers seems to be full of hate.
All lives matter people. And leave the hatred at home.
To understand how we got here lets back up to the beginning of these events.
On July 2015, Police were in a two hour stand off with a man holding a gun in an ally way. After hours of trying to deescalate the situation, the man made a threatening gesture with the gun and two officers fired their weapons which killed the suspect.
As always in these cases, the Special Investigations Unit or SIU, took over the case to investigate the shooting of the suspect. It was discovered that the gun was only a pellet gun (hard for responding officers to know) and the individual suffered from mental health issues. With this and all the evidence, the SIU cleared the officers of any wrong doing.
This lead to the group #Black Lives Matter to declare the suspect was shot because of his colour of skin as opposed to the weapon he was brandishing and threatening police with. The group began protesting and set up shop outside Police Headquarters where the protested for several weeks. This then lead to a march to Parliament Hill (Provincial) where a large protest was held.
During this protest Premier Wynn came out to meet with the group and was recorded as saying to them that "yes, there is a systemic problem against black people".
Well the Police Chief (whom is black) was not very happy with this comment, and properly voiced his displeasure with the Premier.
While this was going on, an earlier post from the leader of the #Black Lives Matter movement in Toronto, came to light. In it she states "Plz Allah give me strength not to cuss/kill these men and white folks out here today."Really......Allah, kill white people. Seems we have a radical Muslim racist leading the BLM in Toronto. I would suggest people think twice before following this individual in any cause as hers seems to be full of hate.
All lives matter people. And leave the hatred at home.
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