I woke up this morning, got out of bed and was a little chilly so sauntered to the thermostat to see hubby had turned it down a couple of degrees apparently to “save money.”. Normally I would just put it back up to my comfortable temp but I paused and thought “just put on a sweater and your slippers” which then made me angry. WHY should I have to give up MY comforts I have worked so hard to enjoy because our authoritarian government is taxing us to death. Don’t get me wrong, I really SHOULD put on a sweater and my slippers rather than consume natural resources unnecessarily but I guess my point is, I shouldn’t HAVE to because of the governments policies. I am sure they don’t put on a sweater or slippers. We live in houses that are far bigger than we need and fill them with things that are unnecessary for survival or even comfort (well I have a house full of crap I need to pare down anyways) so I don’t think it’s unreasonable to reduce the volume. I guess what I am saying is it should be our choice to reduce, downsize or give up the “stuff”, we shouldn’t be forced into these things by government officials living lavish crap filled lifestyles whilst waggling their fingers at the population who gives them that power. I for one am in favor of taking away that privilege.
https://c2cjournal.ca/2025/02/not-bluffing-donald-trump-and-canadas-role-in-the-defence-of-north-america/
“The geopolitical stakes could not be higher for the U.S. No longer fully protected by two vast oceans and all-but impenetrable expanses of Arctic ice and tundra, the world’s threats are lapping at its shores and encroaching upon its land borders.”
“ It is also worth noting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, whose idea for a Canadian “border czar” became the basis for the recent creation of a Canadian “fentanyl czar”, recently suggested that Canada and the U.S. jointly build a large NORAD operating base in the Arctic. So far, just one small Canadian base of this sort is actually under construction.
Whatever one might think of Donald Trump the man – and it seems millions of Canadians have chosen to hate him – people need to set aside their emotions sufficiently to at least recognize that Trump the President is dead-serious in his foreign policy goals, including or...