P.Eng. actively working in the Energy & Resources sector. Views & opinions are mine.
Calgary, Alberta
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Kirk Morrison retweeted
A satirist created a false, incendiary social media post, attributed to Jacinthe-Eve Arel, the new chief of staff to a Quebec government minister. It falsely claimed she would give her vote away to a man ( Eric Duhaime- Conservative Party). Radio Canada reported it as if it were true. CBC -Radio Canada’s responsibility to the public here is not complete I’m afraid. An apology from Ms Hebert is not terribly relevant. To regain credibility a person in a position of responsibility should explain how it passed, or in this case, failed, editorial verification. Please describe the chain of editorial decisions that allowed this fabrication onto its airwaves. And how it will prevent that from happening again.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Your position is the exact problem.
The majority of Albertans don’t want separation. But scoffing at the underlying issues has been happening for years, and after being ignored and told your issues aren’t real over and over eventually things will escalate.
And here we are.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Hi Bruce. Forgive me, I don’t know you. You’re not a subscriber and yet you have an opinion of copy you’ve never read. Why?
I have 43 years in MSM; CBC, CTV, foreign bureau and CPAC with @caj awards. How ‘bout you? Sports guy, no?
Kirk Morrison retweeted
He has it in for Canada and we have ask why that is… I believe it dates back several years starting with the open and gushing hubristic disparagement of Trump on the floor of our House of Commons by all members of the Trudeau cabinet, who’s “Maple-Maga” pejorative was a favourite epithet levelled against the conservatives every chance they got. Strangely they seemed not to consider the fact the Americans were probably listening. Then, of course, there was Trudeau‘s open mic mocking of Trump at a G20 summit, then there is another Trudeau lecture directed at the Americans for not electing Kamala Harris. Then there’s the Mar-a-Lago dinner with Trudeau telling Trump Canada couldn’t survive in the face of US tariffs. It was at that moment that Trump suggested Canada become the 51st state if we can’t make it go of it on our own. Then, of course, there is our freeloading on all manner of defence and security while we badmouth Trump and the US.
Clearly Trump is a vindictive son of a gun, which really emphasizes the importance of the relationship and the need to avoid antagonizing the guy for the sake of it. Instead, Canada has decided that flipping him the bird in the face of all this is a sound strategy. It may feel good, but it isn’t sound, and it isn’t a strategy. I said at the start of this that getting into a pissing contest with Trump was a losing proposition for Canada, and I think we are about to discover that in spades.
Great to see our leadership back travelling to the US, and working to keep our great Canadian - US relationships intact! Mayor Chow’s remarks were very positive IMO.
Today I am in New York at the Urban 20 Mayor’s Summit, co-hosted by @NYCMayor and @MayorOfLA, discussing common issues facing the world’s largest municipalities.
Here are my remarks from this morning’s session where I accepted an award and grant on behalf of the City of Toronto for our Play Mobile program.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Mocking someone for shedding a tear while talking about something they genuinely care about seems unnecessarily cruel, Stephen.
But I actually am looking forward to your speech. Because Ive been very busy advocating for the merits of an Option 2 vote and I’ve heard zero arguments for why we should vote for Option 1.
Danielle spent much of her speech yesterday describing the damage Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa has done to Albertans. It was hard not to hear the case for Option 2 in much of it.
So I’d genuinely like to hear the other side. Not why leaving might be scary. Tell us why staying is better. Tell us what Alberta gains by choosing the status quo and why you believe this relationship is going to get better.
That’s the argument I’m interested in hearing.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Keep your hands busy with useful work and your mind has less time to manufacture misery.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
As I am visiting my family here in the USA..it’s difficult to comprehend the nastiness Canadians are showing our neighbours
I have received nothing but kindness, respect and friendliness that I have had throughout my life
Shame on the Cdns who are destroying this relationship
Kirk Morrison retweeted
A few reflections heading home from the Bills game tonight as a Canadian. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏈
There is a lot of noise in the Canada-U.S. relationship right now. Trade fights, tariffs, political rhetoric and plenty of frustration on both sides of the border.
But then you spend a night in Buffalo.
Canadians and Americans tailgating together. Singing both anthems. Cheering for the same team. Talking football, families and life. Nobody asking who won the latest political argument.
It is a good reminder that our relationship is much bigger than whoever happens to occupy political office at any particular moment.
We share communities, businesses, friendships, families, sports and a border that has connected us for generations.
Governments will disagree. We should stand up for our respective interests when they do.
But we shouldn’t lose sight of each other in the process.
Tonight felt like a reminder of that.
Break tables, not relationships. 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸
#BillsMafia #GoBills
Kirk Morrison retweeted
“O Canada” was sung before the Bills vs Lions game without a chorus of boos. Funny how the “arrogant Americans” managed to show basic respect for their neighbor’s anthem. Maybe there’s a lesson in this: political disagreements are inevitable, but mutual respect between two longtime allies should still go both ways. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 #Lions #Bills #Canada #USA
Kirk Morrison retweeted
A young fan received a baseball from an Astros outfielder when the inning was over. Seconds afterwards, the umpire with a straight face walks up to the kid and tells him “you can’t have that, give it back”. The kid oblige and gave the ball back and went back to his seat.
The umpire started laughing his face off and told the kid he was joking around. Kid started to laugh and gave him a fist bump,
Everybody should read this one. Should also be included in social studies curriculum in the school system.
Outstanding piece. Highly recommend reading. Summarizes everything I’ve been saying for years. saltwire.com/opinion/comment…
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Crews poured the Bassano Dam between 1910 and 1914, and 112 years later it still irrigates more than 279,000 acres of southern Alberta. It has never made the news, which is about the highest compliment you can pay a piece of infrastructure.
albertatribune.ca/our-land/h…
💯! Business Development and Client Relations 101.
Smith and Moe are clearly in a league above other premiers in this conversation.
We should promise MORE natural resources for our partner(s) to show them why they NEED Alberta and Saskatchewan
Thank you
@PremierScottMoe
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@ABDanielleSmith nationalpost.com/news/canada…
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Today the federal government announced counter-tariffs on U.S. goods and relief for Canadian businesses and workers impacted by this trade dispute.
I appreciate the federal government’s announcement that they will be providing businesses with greater access to liquidity, financing and other measures to help them withstand the impacts of the trade disruption. The federal package also includes measures intended to help businesses diversify their markets, strengthen supply chains and improve their resilience and competitiveness.
Alberta will continue working directly with small businesses and industry to understand the pressures they are facing and determine whether additional provincial measures are needed.
Alberta’s government remains concerned that tariffs and counter-tariffs increase costs, disrupt supply chains, put pressure on businesses and workers, and ultimately risk escalation to even higher and broader tariffs that will impact even more Canadians. We should do all we can to avoid further escalation.
There is still time before these counter-tariffs take effect on September 8, and I am urging the federal government to use that time to get back to the negotiating table with the United States.
Our focus must remain on protecting Alberta jobs, supporting Alberta businesses and keeping our economy strong through this period of uncertainty.
Kirk Morrison retweeted
Respectfully, you don’t speak for anybody but yourself. Americans from inside politics and out are our treasured neighbours and friends. They are smart, entrepreneurial, and respected. Below the belt, belittling name calling they paints a group of people with one brush is legal but does not speak for Canadians.