Jack M. Mintz: Canada should retaliate against Biden’s wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here’s how

Jack M. Mintz: Canada should retaliate against Biden’s wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here’s how

Well, that was fast. On day one, the new U.S. president, Joe Biden, is reportedly willing to gut-punch his northern neighbour by cancelling a presidential permit for the construction of Keystone XL.

It is an insult. Full stop. Mineral fuels are Canada’s largest export to the U.S. — at over US$89 billion in 2019 — two-thirds more important than auto vehicles and parts. Almost 3,000 direct jobs and another 14,000 indirect jobs will be lost in Canada with the cancellation of Keystone XL. Because of reduced pipeline capacity, Canadian heavy oil will often sell at a discount, resulting in billions of dollars in lost GDP and federal and provincial tax revenues.

I doubt Justin will come riding to Alberta’s rescue.

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Leicester university to axe 145 jobs, with medieval studies and English language set to sink to create a woke ‘decolonised curriculum’

Cash-strapped University of Leicester is to cut dozens of jobs. Apparently, courses on race, sexuality and diversity will be spared the chopping block while professors teaching the English language should seek new employment.

On Monday, the university disclosed details about its downsizing plans. Due to Covid-19, its income flows have dried up, so some of its 3,800 staff will have to go, with as many as 145 jobs slated to become redundant.

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Leftist calls for ‘army of citizen detectives’ to snitch on Trump supporters, calls them terrorists

A video has gone viral from left-wing activist Don Winslow, who is actively calling on citizens to become cyber detectives to monitor and report on Trump supporters. He believes the work of this “army of citizens” is on the same level as the intel that led to the capture of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.

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Jesse Kline: Overreach on COVID measures risks turning Canada into a police state

With Ontarians under a stay-at-home order, Quebecers forced to abide by a curfew and those living in other provinces facing increased restrictions, it has become apparent that this country is not all that good at balancing public health restrictions with even the most basic freedoms. Even in the midst of a crisis, there is something particularly unseemly about police stopping people on the streets and asking to see their papers, and neighbours snitching on each other because there are one too many cars in the driveway.

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TC Energy suspends work on Keystone XL as Biden plans to scrap permit today

TC Energy suspends work on Keystone XL as Biden plans to scrap permit today

TC Energy says it’s suspending work on the Keystone XL pipeline in anticipation of incoming U.S. president Joe Biden revoking its presidential permit Wednesday.

Biden is expected to revoke the permit for Calgary-based TC Energy’s pipeline in a flurry of executive orders after being sworn in as U.S. president on Wednesday.

Plans to revoke the permit for the $8 billion pipeline on Inauguration Day were first revealed by CBC News on Sunday and sent shockwaves through Alberta.

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