{"id":1552,"date":"2016-08-12T09:33:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpaulmeenan.com\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2016-08-12T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:40:09","slug":"hydro-rates-jet-set-ministers-and-sid-the-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnpaulmeenan.com\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"Hydro Rates, Jet Set Ministers and Sid the Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was reported the other day<\/strong> that it is now economically impossible for hydro rates to decrease in Ontario.\u00a0 You may wonder why, and if I can find the article again, I will link to it:\u00a0 The basic premise is that the Liberal government, under McGuinty and Wynne, have bound Ontarians to contracts with ‘green’ energy producers, so that we (the consumers) buy their so-called clean energy (wind, solar) at a rate many times higher than so-called ‘dirty’ energy (gas, coal).\u00a0 Ontario could, if we wanted, have the lowest energy rates around, for we have lots of resources, not least natural gas.\u00a0 But as things now stand, even if we save energy, we will still be paying through the nose, or through the turbine, as the case may be.<\/p>\n

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Yes, ideas have consequences, and the idea of ‘carbon pollution’ is a powerful one indeed, instilling religious-like zealotry in its adherents. \u00a0No cost is high enough, no sacrifice great enough, when the spectre of climate change is at stake, especially when the costs and sacrifices are borne by others.\u00a0 Yes, McGuinty will still helicopter in to his private cottage, and Wynne will be chauffered around in her limo, and both will jet-set around the world, with all their cronies.<\/p>\n

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But the hoi-polloi must be made to pay and obey.<\/p>\n

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On that note, I found this snippet also interesting<\/strong>:\u00a0 The federal Liberals, to the tune of $14,000 flew in a cabinet minister<\/a> (Marie-Claude Bibeau, if you must know, the International Development Minister) from a conference in the Hague, so that she could vote in the euthanasia bill.\u00a0 I recall speaking to a young staffer on parliament hill about such costs, and what they really mean:\u00a0 To put this into perspective, the government used about one-fourth of an average man’s salary, that is, a father of a family, struggling to make ends meet, getting up early in the wee hours and going to work, for about three months straight, just to jet this over-feted woman over, first-class we may presume.\u00a0 We may also presume that she stood up and said ‘aye’ to Canadians being legally murdered by their health-care personnel.\u00a0 Otherwise, she would have been kept at the Hague.\u00a0 In fact, now that I think about it, that’s where the International Court is located, is it not?\u00a0 That’s likely where she and her cronies all belong; if history ever returns to sanity, we may see a lot of people put on trial. \u00a0Strive to stay on the right side of history, dear reader, which means the right side of God.<\/p>\n

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Following my comments on sports and the Olympics<\/strong>, ponder the surprise visit of hockey player Sydney Crosby to a family the other day, which made headline news.\u00a0 The Dad had made a plywood sign and put it outside his driveway, begging the young ‘star’ to sign his jersey, who had been reputed to be in the area.\u00a0 Sidney showed up unannounced, while the Dad was at work (did the hockey player not realize that some people work during the day?), while the wife and young daughter were home.\u00a0 The wife answered the door ‘in her bikini’, and left Sid the Kid with the daughter. Of course, they were ecstatic, over the moon, like some greek demi-god had entered the villa of some matron in 383 B.C. “He’s in my house!”, she exclaimed with unbounded glee:<\/p>\n

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We respect (Crosby) and we were so honoured, I didn\u2019t want to do anything that he might not appreciate,\u201d Lingley-Pottie said about the player\u2019s unannounced visit. \u201cBut I think because it is a good story \u2026 I think we\u2019re good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Anything he might not appreciate?\u00a0 Who cares? \u00a0They were worried about the mess.\u00a0 Tell Sid to vacuum the rug and do an honest day’s work. (I write half in jest…sure, I’d give the guy a beer). \u00a0My hope here is that the family cares that much for God.\u00a0 If they tidy up for Sid, why not for each other?<\/p>\n

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They can scarcely contain their joy and gratitude:<\/p>\n

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It shows just what a down-to-earth, great person he is,\u201d Pottie added. \u201cAt the end of the day, he\u2019s just Sid Crosby, hockey player, international superstar, greatest player on earth \u2026 and a really nice guy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI get to put that sweater on my wall now and tell people that story every time they see it. That\u2019s just the greatest thing ever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The greatest?\u00a0 Hockey?\u00a0 Sure, Sid bestowing some of his busy time and his limited glory upon a lowly family, yadda yadda, but what does this say about Canadians and their priorities?\u00a0\u00a0 The ‘Kid’, who is from Cape Breton if memory serves, plays for an American team, who presumably pay him the most, and likely that’s where he lives and spends his millions most of the time.\u00a0 So much for home-town loyalty.\u00a0 Ho-hum.<\/p>\n

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