Thread by @jaycurrie

Hibernation Day #152 | Went to the cold and windy demo at the Legislature. About a third the people as last week which makes sense. The EA is dead. However, the vax pass and the vax mandate layoffs are still with us. This is a long fight. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada 1/

But "Ukraine" yell the great and the good. Hate to say it, but given the lineup of spivs rooting for Ukraine and pouring their Russian vodka down the drain, I can't get all that excited. Yes, Putin is a bastard. Knew that already. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada 2/

When Warren Kinsella, David Fisman, Andrew Coyne and every politician in Canada line up on one side of an issue I have to admit I take a long, serious, look at the other. The Ukrainians seem to be giving the Russians more of a fight than they expected. Good. #bankruncanada 3/

Frankly, I'd like to see the Russians' nose bloodied and then a negotiated settlement. Let's hope that happens. And I admire the people of Ukraines willingness to use Molotov cocktails and light arms against tanks. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada 4/

However, Canada has no dog in this fight. Nor should we. For all of the political grandstanding, neither Russia nor Ukraine are all that significant to Canada in the grand scheme of things. Our best move is not to do much. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada

What we should be doing is building out our huge oil infrastructure and building pipelines and ports to export our huge volumes of natural gas. Become a neutral energy mega nation - we have the reserves. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada /5

It is amazing how quickly the Ukraine situation has shut down discussion of COVID. We are hearing next to nothing about the great plague and the useless "public health" measures which were supposed to contain it. #honkhonkhonk #bankruncanada /6

Right now, in my little bit of Victoria, we are having what I hope will be the last winter storm. 80 kph winds, horizontal rain. But warmer. The daffodils are about to bloom. Spring is nearly here. 7/7