He’s a banker, his idea of “nation building” is billions to private industry while letting healthcare crumble. Oil pipelines aren’t going to make any money, nor will they reduce gas prices for Canadians.
Canada News Thread
Since Palantir has become more topical recently, it's reminded me that the federal government spent millions of dollars on a secret Palantir contract that was signed in 2020.
The Department of National Defence kept secret how much it paid for a contract with the controversial American tech company Palantir, according to newly released documents that show the deal was worth $30 million more than the government disclosed to Parliament last year.
It’s the latest in an expanding picture of how the Canadian military uses and pays the U.S. company, with tech experts flagging concerns about how the contracts fly in the face of the Liberal government’s effort to achieve “data sovereignty” as Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States.
The Department of National Defence kept secret how much it paid for a contract with the controversial American tech company Palantir, according to newly released documents that show the deal was worth $30 million more than the government disclosed to Parliament last year.
It’s the latest in an expanding picture of how the Canadian military uses and pays the U.S. company, with tech experts flagging concerns about how the contracts fly in the face of the Liberal government’s effort to achieve “data sovereignty” as Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States.
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Oil pipelines makes a ton of money. It's why the largest Canadian oil company is Enbridge, a pipeline company that produce nothing. They don't need to produce oil, just pay for pump station operation and maintenance and get paid a ton.
Gas prices is mostly taxes, like 60% of what you pay at the pump is pure tax. Road tax, which EVs don't pay seems like it may change. Carbon tax adds another 10 cents or so. Provincial taxes, gst/PST depends on where you are at.
And if you are not near a refinery or Alberta where the oil comes from transportation costs. Especially Quebec or lower mainland since they don't think they use any oil at all.
Giving billions to private industry to build critical infrastructure as a banker is 1000% better than what Trudeau was doing with his ban building anything outside of Quebec and virtual signaling.
It was also under Trudeau that hospital wait times went from 1.5 hours to 5+hours. How's was that gym/snowboard teacher any better?