Russia And China Ink Huge Oil Deals As Ukraine Tensions Soar
02/15/2022 1:17 PMMoscow’s state-owned oil giant, Rosneft, signed a US$80 billion 10-year deal to supply the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) with 100 million metric tonnes of oil. This increase in crude oil delivery volumes and mechanisms to China is part of a broad-based...
read more“Is this necessary?” Calls grow to end BC’s vaccine passport system
02/15/2022 12:14 PMSome British Columbians say the vaccine card program isn’t necessary anymore in BC. Dr. Kevin McLeod, an internist who treats COVID-19 patients at North Vancouver’s Lion’s Gate Hospital, took to social media this month to voice his view on the passports. “Vaccine...
read moreQuote of the Day
02/15/2022 11:59 AM“The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met... Governments...
read moreMetro Vancouver gas prices smashed the all-time record high. Here’s what to expect now
02/14/2022 1:39 PMMetro Vancouver gas prices reached an all-time record high this weekend. On Sunday (Feb.13), several outlets in the region were selling gas for 180.9 cents per litre, which broke the previous record of 176.9 cents set on Feb. 6. Dan McTeague, the President of...
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02/14/2022 1:19 PMAs you watch the "Emergencies Act" - the most illiberal of policies - being proclaimed, consider that the Prime Minister acknowledged the divisive consequences of instituting vaccine mandates. Yet according to two Liberal MPs, implementing the profoundly divisive...
read moreStat of the Day
02/14/2022 1:14 PM40% of the US public doesn’t have $1,000 in savings. This is why inflation is a political problem for the Biden Administration with mid-terms in November, which in turn pressures the Fed to focus on inflation with aggressive rate hikes rather than worry about the...
read moreQuote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
02/13/2022 11:47 AMQuote of the Week Is the "Great Reset" of increased government intervention and regulation a conspiracy theory? For the answer let's go to the source. Shocking Stat Worried about accountability in government's handling of the pandemic? Well don't - this week's...
read moreMike’s Comment – Feb 12th
02/13/2022 11:32 AMA Liberal MP from Quebec says government's instant divisive response to the Truckers' Convoy is by design - but at what cost to...
read moreFebruary 12th Episode
02/12/2022 8:23 AMMike talks about stoking divisions in the country for political gain. Benj Gallander drops by to talk about buying cheap, unpopular stocks and reaping big rewards. Oh yeah, his portfolio was up 41% last year. Victor on the Russia/Ukraine market scare. And the Quote of...
read moreOntario declares state of emergency over trucker protests, calling the demonstrations an ‘illegal occupation’
02/11/2022 11:25 AMOntario declared a state of emergency on Friday, following two weeks of trucker protests. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the Freedom Convoy protests that have spread to Ottawa, Windsor, and Sarnia an "illegal occupation." Ford said the province will take legal...
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