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To: Land Shark who wrote (1130010)	4/15/2019 7:53:38 PM
From: Sdgla	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1572942

Making up your own facts is a sign you’re reaching out for help. It’s tough Having your movements restricted so you reach out and attack at really frivolous things to ease your pain. Like I stated.. you’re a feckless pos unable to make it in the real world. Try using a yoyo instead of a rubber band.

To: Land Shark who wrote (1130010)	4/16/2019 10:42:21 PM
From: James Seagrove	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB THE WATSONYOUTH Respond to of 1572942

United Conservative Party wins a majority government in Alberta!!! Rachel Notley won’t even be a footnote in Canada’s history books. Next stop is punting Trudeau back to Cuba where you can go serve him quiche and canapés.

To: Land Shark who wrote (1130010)	4/17/2019 1:04:12 AM
From: James Seagrove	Respond to of 1572942

Trudeau to go Down in Flames in 187 Days Trudeau has heated moment when asked to reconcile climate plan with pipeline purchase As Alberta faces an election that’s been heavily focused on the oil and gas industry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced hecklers and tough questions on his policies around oil. At a town hall in Cambridge, Ont., a young woman named Kira asked Trudeau to reconcile the Liberal government’s decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline with the government’s climate plan to reduce carbon emissions. READ MORE: Alberta election: If Jason Kenney wins Trudeau may be in for a headache, experts warn The Liberals’ climate plan aims to lower carbon emissions. A major source of Canada’s emissions is the oil and gas industry, but in 2018, the government announced it would buy the pipeline project from Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion. “We know we need to go beyond fossil fuels as a source of energy in this country,” Trudeau explained. READ MORE: Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions went up in 2017 — far short of reduction targets While he said the country “is moving forward on reducing carbon emissions,” he also said that as a country we are not going to stop using gas anytime soon. He also said other methods for transporting oil — like by rail or by sea — have their own pitfalls. “Modern pipelines are a safer way to transport oil,” he said. READ MORE: Justin Trudeau blames Ford government for infrastructure delays Hecklers interrupted him at least three times as he tried to answer. “I’m scared for my children,” one heckler could be heard saying. “We are going bankrupt from oil.” “I thank you ma’am for your concern, for your passion,” Trudeau said. “We’re all worried about our kids; we’re all worried about the increased cost of climate change; we’re all worried about extreme weather events.” WATCH: Ontario’s federal carbon tax challenge begins in court Trudeau then talked about other political parties — who he said didn’t have plans to lower carbon emissions. Trudeau appeared heated and passionate during the exchange. “What we are doing as a government is managing a path forward that protects the environment at the same time as we grow the economy,” he said. “Climate change is real and must be fought,” Trudeau continued. “The only way to ensure good jobs in the future is to make sure we are fighting climate change, that we are protecting the environment.” WATCH: Trudeau defends carbon tax during town hall in Cambridge That question was only the beginning: multiple people brought up the carbon tax throughout the night. “Organizations like the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters do more for conservation and environmental concerns than any government agencies,” another person told Trudeau while asking why a carbon tax penalized citizens and Canadian businesses. Trudeau defended the carbon tax, explaining that families from the four provinces affected by the measure (Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan) will see more money on their tax returns. © 2019 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

To: Land Shark who wrote (1130010)	4/17/2019 10:10:54 AM
From: James Seagrove	Respond to of 1572942

Canada court orders fresh look into Trudeau visit to Aga Khan's island OTTAWA (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered Canada’s lobbying commissioner to reconsider a probe into whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family to vacation on his private island at a time when his foundation was registered to lobby Trudeau’s office. Canada’s previous lobbying commissioner declined to investigate a public complaint about the matter in 2017, saying that since the Aga Khan was not paid by his foundation, his offer of a luxury Caribbean vacation could not be seen as lobbying. The Canadian prime minister was separately found to have broken ethics rules by accepting the vacation, though he did not face any penalties. Simpleton has said that the Aga Khan is a close family friend. Democracy Watch, a democracy reform advocacy group, challenged former Commission of Lobbying Karen Shepherd’s decision. In a recently released ruling, Federal Court Justice Patrick Gleeson agreed that Shepherd’s scope was too narrow, quashing her decision not to probe the issue further. But he declined to order Canada’s new lobbying commissioner, Nancy Bélanger, to launch a formal investigation, instead returning the matter to her for reconsideration. A renewed probe could revive a scandal that haunted Trudeau for months, with opposition politicians calling the luxury trip inappropriate and painting the prime minister as an out-of-touch elite. When asked about the matter by reporters on Tuesday, Trudeau said: “We trust in the processes in place and respect the work that the court and the lobbying commissioner will do.” Trudeau has said he has known the Aga Khan, Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini, since childhood. He and his family visited the billionaire philanthropist’s private island in the Bahamas in late 2016 and early 2017. The ruling comes just months ahead of a federal election in Canada and as Trudeau is embroiled in another scandal over alleged interference in a corporate corruption case. Reporting by Julie Gordon in Ottawa, editing by G Crosse Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.