Today I learned that Canadian Natural Resources--the giant company owned by Calgary Flames owner, Billionaire N. Murray Edwards--received $192,648,603.55 from the federal government in CEWS benefits & lobbied the #UCP government for another $117,338,000.00 in funding in 2020.
Found by accident via the Alberta Lobbyist Registry.
Since I'm mentioning Billionaire N. Murray Edwards again, here is an thread I did about how deeply entrenched he is with the governance of the province.
"Contracts for work on sites held by #CNRL, a company that has reported an average of $1.9 billion in annual net profits over the last 10 years, were allocated more than $102 million in funding" from the Site Rehabilitation Program.
#CNRL's executives were paid a total of $30,033,982 in compensation in 2020.
That's the equivalent of almost 16% of the $192,648,603.55 they were awarded from the federal CEWS benefit plan going to just six people.
#cdnpoli #corporatewelfare #ableg #abpoli #ymm
#CNRL is responsible for a huge #covid19 outbreak.
"Since the outbreak was declared in October 2020, 1,361 people have been infected. As of Wednesday, 447 cases were active, Alberta Health Services said. Two people have died."
This thread has been getting some attention today, so I’d like to point out that in 2016 Billionaire N. Murray Edwards denied that the reason he moved his official civic address to London, #England was to avoid paying taxes in #Canada.
“@LaCDPQ will also complete its exit from oil production by the end of 2022. It will dispose of its remaining assets in the sector, which make up 1% of its portfolio, and therefore avoid contributing to the growth of the world’s oil supply.”
Important reminder to everyone that @bostonpizza is a member of the Conservative anti-labour lobby group, Restaurants Canada, which opposes living wages for workers and supports the #UCP and their anti-2SLGBTQ+ social policies.
If you want to find a list of vilains in the province—and their sponsors—just pay attention to the companies who advertise on the boards.
Many will have ties to Conservatives.
An obvious connection is Jason Kenney, former lobbyist for the so called Canadian Taxpayer Federation, who is now on the board of the Alberta Trailer Company.
Somehow ATCO has become a behemoth in overcharging you to get heat.
Pathways Alliance: “This group includes Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips Canada, Imperial, MEG Energy, and Suncor Energy. Together, they control a whopping 95% of Canada’s oil sands production.”
This is the future that people like Murray Edwards, The Irvings, Exon, and other oil companies made for us. This is the future that Conservatives and other neoliberals enabled through capitalism. Only the future is now.
Look at the sea temperatures. This is pretty much what environmentalists have been warning about since I was a kid. I grew up watching @DavidSuzuki)
This is it.
Canada is experiencing it’s worst wildfire season. There are tremendous issues with unaffordable housing and homelessness. Drug poisoning is now the leading cause of death in BC.
And this is what Conservatives do with their time in Parliament.
Few Canadians have caused more harm to the world than Murray Edwards. The Irving dynasty is one of them. For generations they have ruled New Brunswick with an iron fist. Irving considering exiting the oil business is a big deal.
Recently the Irvings sold the English Language that they used to dominate the media in New Brunswick to Postmedia. Jamie Irving was appointed to the head of the Canada-wide propaganda company.