Father of 8, Catholic Convert, Governance, Air Traffic Controller, Youth Advocate. Past; ASCA Director, School Board Trustee & Chairman, ACSTA VP, PSEd
Wetaskiwin Alberta Canada
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Wait a minute.
Now the EU is increasing Tariffs against more Canadian Industries and products.
Maybe the others that have already increased tariffs aren’t the problem after all.
Maybe our chief negotiator who is failing to get deals for Canada is the issue. 🤷♂️
‼️BREAKING: EU to Hit Canada with Carbon Tariffs
All is fair in love, war and trade!
In a stunning blow, the EU is imposing carbon border charges on Canadian steel, iron, and aluminum starting 2027.
-$2.8 billion in exports exposed — no exemption for Canada despite its own carbon price.
-Internal docs call it “effectively a carbon tariff.”
Quebec and Newfoundland hardest hit as Ottawa pushes EU trade diversification.
-Canadian producers face new compliance costs and higher prices on metals already slammed by U.S. tariffs.
-The EU is weaponizing climate policy into a direct trade hit on Canada.
The EU is applying its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to Canadian steel, iron and aluminum to stop “carbon leakage”.
Our new best friends dont even want our stuff! How brutal is this?
Congratulations to PM Carney on setting a new record!
After telling Canadians that we need to make sacrifices, his flights and entourage just spent over $175,000 on in-flight food.
Menus included veal escalope, seabass, and panna cotta, costing roughly $2,400 per passenger.
Alberta‘s referendum Option 1 was full of sacrifices. Just not sacrifices for everyone.
Canadian interest rate increased again.
Canadian crude oil tanker ban continues.
Canada‘s inflation continues to increase, weakening your dollar.
Canada‘s food and fuel prices continue to increase.
Canada‘s unemployment rate continues to climb.
Option 1 was a very expensive option, trapping Albertans indefinitely into ever increasing Canadian costs and job losses.
Any buyers remorse yet?
Fear mongering and classical conditioning.
Want to know who is causing division and danger? Look to who repeats it to set the stage…
I did a search on how many times Carney has said “in a dangerous and divided world” in either a News Release, speech or video since May 2025.
The list is shocking. This is what psychological warfare looks like:
2025-06-01 statement CAF Day 2025-09-24 NR Indonesia
2025-09-24 speech Indonesia
2025-10-10 speech lower costs Nepean 2025-10-16 video crime measures
2025-10-22 speech live pre-budget 2025-11-05 speech communities
2025-11-07 speech Canadian Club 2025-11-10 video Buy Canadian
2025-11-10 speech Buy Canadian 2025-11-11 statement Remembrance Day
2025-11-11 video Remembrance message 2025-11-14 speech Montreal Chamber
2025-11-21 NR UAE agreements 2025-12-02 speech AFN Special Chiefs
2025-12-23 video CAF holiday message 2026-01-22 video Citadelle Quebec
2026-02-15 statement Flag Day 2026-03-26 NR NATO 2%
2026-04-14 speech fuel excise 2026-04-30 NR Wilkinson appointment
2026-05-04 NR European partnerships Yerevan
2026-05-27 NR CANSEC
2026-05-28 speech Economic Club NY 2026-06-07 statement CAF Day (2);
2026-06-12 NR France partnership (2); 2026-06-13 video Dublin Ireland remarks
2026-07-02 video BC prosperity 2026-07-02 speech BC prosperity
2026-07-02 NR Alberta pipeline 2026-07-06 NR submarine supplier
2026-07-08 NR NATO Summit 2026-07-29 speech Alberta infrastructure
2026-09-12 NR Strasbourg/Liverpool 2026-09-15 speech Investment Summit Toronto
2026-09-16 readout von der Leyen 2026-09-20 readout Norway Støre
2026-09-29 speech LNG Kitimat 2026-09-29 video LNG Kitimat
2026-10-15 speech Forever Canadian 2026-10-16 speech Forever Canadian Edmonton
2026-10-22 speech Ankara Erdogan 2026-10-25 NR EU Summit host
2026-10-26 speech First Ministers/First Nations remarks
2026-10-27 readout Abu Dhabi Crown 2026-10-27 NR UAE Strategic Partnership
The city of Calgary paid over $1.7 million just to the chairman of a committee to see why a water pipe broke.
Municipality tax dollars at work. 🤦♂️
Calgarians, how’s your property tax increase feeling now?
John Tomkinson retweeted
I don't know who did this, but it's amazing. Someone identified 100s of anomalies in the October 19 referendum.
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It’s too bad Albertans didn’t have some sort of political leverage to stop the Federal government from continuing to block crude oil exports…
Option 2 will come again in a different form.
John Tomkinson retweeted
There are only two groups who were consistent about covid. Those who said it was a deadly plague and followed everything and still do today.
And then those who understood it was a media driven panic not based in reality at all.
Only one was right.
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A non-binding referendum question has now become an oath of loyalty without a governance bylaw amendment?
🤔
Rogue UCP Board?
The reference in Daniele Smith’s loyalty pledge form “that the UCP’s Board of Directors have resolved” indicates that the identified new requirement for election to the UCP Board of Directors came about through a resolution made by the current Board.
Accordingly, the current board, in my view, has clearly overstepped its powers. They are now creating an amendment to the party’s bylaws and rules on the fly without adoption by the members.
Accordingly, the current Board of Directors should resign; certainly those responsible for such behaviour.
Attached is the form from “Rules and Procedures for the Election of the United Conservative Association Board of Directors”, which was prepared for the 2026 AGM.
Could we hope to see a similar statement on Albertas behalf from @ABDanielleSmith?
Even better, from every Premier in Canada?
J’ai pris note aujourd’hui de la nouvelle offre de Mark Carney d’obtenir le droit de m’assoir à sa table d’honneur à titre de spectateur, sans droit de parole ni droit de négocier au nom du Québec. Cette proposition revient à demander au Québec de rentrer dans les rangs, avec la vassalisation et l’invisibilisation du Québec que cela implique, en échange d’obtenir de meilleurs sièges de spectateurs pour regarder la partie. Comme premier ministre, je refuserai toujours que le Québec soit réduit au rôle de spectateur lorsqu’il s’agit de représenter et protéger les intérêts économiques et politiques des Québécois.
La réalité est que nous sommes devant une stratégie de marginalisation du Québec sur la scène internationale et de subordination des champs de compétence du Québec à la volonté du fédéral. Je note à cet effet que tous les chefs de partis de l’Assemblée nationale ont indiqué hier que s’ils étaient dans la position de premier ministre et devant un tel sommet sur le territoire du Québec, ils s’attendraient à prendre la parole et à participer à part entière. À Ottawa, le chef de l'opposition officielle ainsi que le chef du Bloc Québécois ont également appuyé notre demande.
J’ai donc pris la plume et j’ai écrit aux représentants de l’Union européenne pour leur rappeler que des ententes qui impliquent l’Europe et le Québec doivent forcément passer par le gouvernement du Québec, et à plus forte raison si le sommet se tient sur notre territoire. Le refus de nous donner la parole à titre d’hôte pour souhaiter la bienvenue à nos invités y est également mentionné.
Je lance donc l’invitation pour une discussion bilatérale dans un meilleur contexte qui permettrait au Québec de ne pas être exclu. À ce titre, j’enverrai le diplomate en chef du Québec, Pascal Paradis, pour ouvrir ces canaux de discussion pour la suite.
John Tomkinson retweeted
X is the number ONE news app in 143 Countries, and CANADA is not one of them 🤯
I asked Grok the top 5 new sources in Canada including independent voices and 4 of the 5 are Government funded 👀 I believe this is a big part of the problem. We need more independent voices in Canada. Congrats to Rebel news here
Well well well. A glimpse a future failures in EU-Canada partnerships.
Even the motherland won’t engage with Carney.
Britain will not join Canada-led defence bank ft.trib.al/MIHmPWL
EU is debating Canadian Associate Membership.
Why isn’t Canada?
Looks like the tide might be turning.
I hope they take the opportunity implement meaningful action to reduce government overreach and over spending.
It may already be too little too late, but anything to protect families, financial stability, and restore social cohesion would be step in a better direction.
People rarely make new mistakes.
They repeat the same ones, over and over, without ever truly understanding why.
"Why" is the only question really worth asking.
"Why" changes everything.
At the Calgary referendum watch party tonight! The countdown is on for the delayed numbers…
Great discussions with @JasonLavigneAB and @johnrbolton01
John Tomkinson retweeted
Vote Yes to the Nine.
Vote Option 2 on Question 10.
This is our chance for change Alberta.
Today you have a ballot in front of you.
“Yes to the Nine” means Alberta gets a real say over our own immigration, so growth matches the housing, schools and hospitals we have to support it. It means temporary programs contribute to the services they use. It means constitutional reforms that protect this province's authority no matter who sits in Ottawa.
Vote today.
✅ Vote for a stronger Alberta within a united Canada.
✅ Vote yes to the nine.