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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Who benefits from black market gasoline in Canada? Because it's coming.

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I appalled at the thought of anything like a technology ban happening to a free country in the world. Being here where it actually happens, I am asking the minority Liberal government in Canada, why?

 Next thing you'll tell me is none of this matters, even while we stand to ban a fuel for a motor that we have zero concept of actual replacement for, because there is no substitution for the the gasoline powered engine, from 1 hp to 900 hp, on land, in the air, and on the water, and ice, and snow, in a nation entirely dependent on every essential form of motorized  transportation available. 

I am asking, what mobster outfit happened to infiltrate the ruling class of Canada, because it isn't a middle class desire to be stripped of mobility in the largest national landmass in the world, is it?

Here's what makes me suspicious.

Don't you think it's gangster to ban a fuel which will be under the control of the black market? Gasoline will go from low cost commodity to something precious to the rich, unattainable to the rest of us who live in the real world.  To me, that is the Liberal Lottery home run. That's how the criminals get rich off collapsing your world. If you let them. They create a black market because they are criminal mobsters.

The reality about batteries is simple, they have been around since the 19th century and still don't run cars worth a shit. They will never sustain marine travel, nor will they ever sustain air travel. Stop dreaming now. Gasoline in Canada becomes more expensive than Courvoisier. There will be no ready access to affordable fuel which makes land and marine transportation and fuel (and car and vessel engine maintenance) a black market enterprise in Canada in the near future.

Over the course of the history of vehicles, there have been electric cars and more recently bikes. Batteries don't work on boats or airplanes. If they ever do, it won't be in 10 years.  They haven't for 110 years so they won't.  The massive marine sector in Canada hasn't been factored in to the banning of gas-powered vehicles by the ruling class (a class which appears to have the attributes of inbreeding in Canada, which is a problem for Canadians if they are. Are they all fucking their cousins?

Let's talk about these people you trust, the Ruling Class. They had their shining moment in the 20th century.

The ruling class managed to kill 50 million Europeans in World War One, probably the same number in World War Two, only to  circle the globe stomping Asians, and Blacks, through killing fields in places like Vietnam (millions in 400 yrs), China's Red Guard and One child policy), Cambodia's Pol Pot and the Killing Fields, a few bad bouts under leaders in the Philippines, Indonesia in 2000, Sri Lanka in 2010, Congo in perpetuity, Central and South America under Carter and Reagan.

This not one sample nation's ruling classes, it shows they are the same. They pretend to be the people's choice.

It is important to realize, the ruling class has been shook up before, sacked and deconstructed. Perhaps the time is coming for another look at the relevance of this current generation of rulers, as pertains to the 21st century.

Questions to posit: Did they decide on their own to put human birth rates in reverse, or was they praying about it?

Corollary: Is the climate going to eat fewer people if the Earth has fewer people?

Is there going to be enough petrol for the rich?

What are the safest beaches in Costa Rica? 

Brain drain over banned fuel


Canada's future. Pretend it is 2035.

In Canada today (2035), you don't have a future like any other country in the world. When you banned gasoline Canada endured a brain drain that gutted the economy.

Anybody with the ability to fix an engine left the country, since there is zero industry in Canada fixing engines that the government declared obsolete almost a decade ago.

First, there are no parts stores, gas stations, or marine fuel docks. Nobody has any refined oil, as in, gasoline or diesel, for sale. 

Boats pile up on the shores derelict reminders of another life, back in 2025. Automobiles pile on driveways and in ditches beside empty highways. The old bastard Prime Minister Guilbeault is correct. 

Nobody builds highways in Canada anymore. He made sure of it by passing it into law in 2026.

The rusting cars and moldy boats would be operational with fuel, and mechanics, of which there is none available and therefore affordable to normal Canadians.

Today, in 2035, when you look at a map of the world at night, two places are bathed in darkness in the whole world. Canada, and North Korea. When the wrong people take power bad things happen.

It's not an issue of the inevitable, or destiny, or shit happens. 

Humans let down their guard. This is a mistake. Oh, and humans don't learn much from history either. That's how Guilbeault became Prime Minister in 2027.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Liberal Lottery Winners Popping Up Everywhere

 


The federal Liberal Party running a lottery on Canadians feels like the new game in town.

It's not the usual lottery. The Liberal Lottery is a reverse lottery. You win? The Liberal Lottery comes along and takes everything you own. Your skill set is erased, and your prospects are glum at best. You're probably homeless. 

Did you spend 5 years studying Petroleum Engineering at the U of Calgary and another 2 or 3 for a PhD at U of Alberta? 

Did you graduate to work for Amoco or Haliburton or Sunoco? Did you come up with a great new way to extract the resources with reduced impact on the environment? 

YOU WIN!  The Liberal Lottery has closed your industry and shut your Alma Mater. The Liberal Lottery has taken you out of the Petroleum game.

Are you a naturally-inclined mechanical engineer with a magic touch on an engine, and great ideas for efficiencies in motor mechanics to apply to land transportation, but also marine engines? Congratulations!  

You won the Liberal Lottery! Everything you think and do is obsolete by Liberal law.  You won the Liberals Lottery and you are obsolete. In 10 years, there won't be a lawnmower for you to fix, because there won't be any gas to power the lawnmower. THIS IS A LIBERAL LOTTERY MAX!

There are numerous Liberal Lottery winners in Canada. 

Are you a road-building engineer and road construction technician?  Do you have a decade of education in the construction of major transportation infrastructure? The Hon. Steven Guilbeault declared you obsolete in the last Parliament, before Canadians apparently re-elected him, so he's back to make sure the thousands of dollars and hours you spent becoming an expert on road construction, is wasted. 

"We won't be building highways in Canada," Guilbeault said, when he was the Environment Minister under the Liberal's DEI Prime Minister. I don't think he's changed his mind. 

This was a huge Liberal Lottery win for engineering professors, schools, students, in Canada!

Are you a five year agriculture honors grad, with ten or fifteen years of  veteran experience or even a 30 year veteran producing millions of fresh salmon for the world's food markets? Are you a salmon farming expert on Canada's west coast?

Have you personally fed millions of men, women and children in the past few decades, and I mean, millions upon millions of people in the world? Have you trained to personally handle the next meal and deliver CFIA-certified fresh salmon, processed in pristine condition, with veterinary and agricultural certification to international standards and chef-quality food-safe, packaged for daily delivery to any where in the world? 

You are the second biggest Liberal Lottery Winner of them all! Liberals have been threatening to exterminate your industry for as long as they're been in power, AND NOW YOU WIN!  

THEY ARE SLAMMING THE BUSINESS SHUT BY 2029.  YOU ARE DONE!

You are immediately and instantly obsolete. Your community is a ghost town. Nobody will be eating those those millions upon millions of meals you once made. There's nothing left. Except, you! Winner of the Liberal Lottery badge of hopelessness and destitution. 

Also, your neighbour who drives the Reefer truck to the airport. Liberal Lottery Winner!  The service and maintenance guy on the ships and boats around the former beehives of  environmentally and agriculturally certified and grown Atlantic Salmon, with a workforce of 20 percent local indigenous people. These people are particularly HUGE WINNERS because they were moved from poverty, to prosperity and BACK TO POVERTY by the Liberal Lottery.

There are at minimum 10,000 direct Liberal Lottery winners in this lucky draw!

I am one of 43 million Canadians playing the Liberal Lottery. In fact, at my age, they may force me to be eligible for the other Liberal lottery: MAID. 

Exciting times for Liberal Lottery Winners of Canada! 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Social capital disappearing under Canada's federal Liberal Party


The destruction of s
ocial capital is the legacy of the modern Liberals. If one delves into the history of Canada's Liberals, killing social capital is in their DNA. It is something they specialize in doing.

To begin with, in Canada, the Liberals launched themselves into power by zeroing in on the Indigenous population and passing the Indian Act of 1886 under Alexander MacKenzie which stands to this day as a boot on the neck of a race. That's how they launched Liberal power upon Canada.

So, killing social capital runs deeper than the habit it appears to be. What have they done for us lately in this regard? For 30 years, on the west coast of Canada, a few powerhouse Indigenous leaders struck out in a new direction and established salmon farming. They went to the Norwegians for insight and investment. The government of B.C. stood shoulder to shoulder with the Indigenous leaders on this initiative. 

The government of Canada awarded one of the Indigenous entrepreneurs, Chief Percy Starr, the Order of Canada. Suddenly a $9 billion a year economic sector was pumping life into  coastal families in every community from Bella Bella to Victoria.

Norwegian partners with Canadians of all the communities universities, colleges, schools, built this sector into a modern production of daily food safe scientifically and agriculturally certified salmon, thriving, improving,  environmentally compliant and researched since the 1990s. The industry employs 20 percent of its work force in Indigenous Canada.


And politicians slam it shut in 2029. Not just any politicians. Liberals. An industry with investors of practically UNITED Nations cred, is destroyed by the Liberals. Is there a Liberal MP in Coastal B.C? If there is, they keep a low profile.

I know of many Sikh Canadians in Surrey, B.C.  working with salmon growers to process food-safe daily delivery of delicious Canadian fish to the world. They are losing their businesses, of course, hundreds already  lost their jobs.

That is the destruction of high value social capital with a flick of Liberal fingers. And it's  bizarre. Now they turn the crosshairs on another equally large sector of  social  capital. The skilled labor force supplying mobility to society in Canada. Slamming it shut. 

Untold $Billions of dollars gone, 100,000 to 200,000 skilled jobs in all aspects from education to CEO to apprenticeship, GONE  A total massacre of Canadian social capital. They are wiping out the automotive sector. God only knows what this disappeared gasoline will do to mariners and  boaters. Done by Liberals. DONE BY THEIR LAWS.

Canadians refuse to allow them a majority government anymore.

This party is overdue for a forensic enema and flushing from this country.

This vessel will be made obsolete in 10 years by a lack of avaiable fuel

Sunday, July 6, 2025

What is the tell? Is Elon Musk gonna go rogue?


Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) says on X, "If you think Elon Musk is wealthy now, Starlink is about to connect the world at 10GBps. That's 50x faster than cable. I'm not sure people understand what's about to happen."

Citizen X waving his hand, frantically, "Oh, me! Professor Cleveland, Me! May I?"

Professor sighs, "Fine, Citizen X, let's have your middling satirical point of view."

"This I believe, Professor. Finally something sounding true. Musk has almost taken the world in his grasp with 7,500 perfectly arrayed satellites. When his Texas AI infrastructure in fully operational and Starlink reaches full performance, which is all coming auspiciously soon, there is no telling what he can do. It's quite exciting to contemplate," says Citizen X.

"Elon Musk has always been assiduous in discussing the prospects of AI running off on its own. He's never mentioned Elon Musk running off on his own."

"The only startling future you can be alluding to, Professor, is a future where Elon Musk has gone, how you say it? ROGUE? He's behaving a bit bearish since the run with the President.

"What is the allure to this fairy dust form of power called politics for a man like Musk? I think it's probably a momentary delusion, like dating Amber Heard. It cannot be megalomania when you're already the richest man on Earth.

"Does he want to do good? Honestly. IMO this is probably the last world in the universe to be a do-gooder. I would put that shit away right fucking now.

"Let AI do it, Elon. Take the fucking summer off."

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Canadian radio personality takes flack from Floridan on X

Prime Minister Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) says on X, "Canada is the greatest nation on earth. Our destiny is to make it greater still."

Laura Babcock 🇨🇦, namely @LauraBabcock, says on X, "Canada’s PM Carney speaks of kindness as a virtue and doing the right thing even though it’s hard. America’s President Trump threatens to deport his own citizens and announces concentration camp. The contrast couldn’t be starker and I couldn’t be more proud to be Canadian." 🇨🇦

Dude , namely, @Dude19681, from Florida, replies to Babcock on X, "Fuck you. Pay attention to YOUR country. Liberal leaders have turned it into a shit hole economically and culturally."

Now, dear reader, I have been glued to watching Laura Babcock X posts for a while . (That's X-speak for refraining from blocking an annoying twat.)

I reply, on X, to Dude in Florida, "I am reasonably certain the medical profession has taken over the nation by drugging these clowns with SSRIs and making them compliant with Liberal doctrines like fake dental, fake daycare, disappearing medical, and ramped up euthanasia. They are literally marching into kill centres. It's fucking retarded. They are doing it because of zoloft, paxil, and the rest.

"Seriously, if Carney announced  the best course of action for a Liberal is to commit themselves to the MAID program, or take the free opioids and donate their organs, they will do it with a zealous commitment, and drag their neighbour with them."

 "You nailed it." says, Dude @Dude19681.

I reply, "I look at what people like Babcock are saying, and I see the layers of confabulation the SSRI mentality is able to construct, fairy tales become hard boiled truth for these people. 

"It's intense. They can convince themselves the sky is a lovely shade of chartreuse today. If you don't agree with them, you deserve a shovel to the head after you dig your own grave."

Dude agrees, "You saw the way they reacted during Covid. Couldn’t wait to surrender their civil liberties and YOURS."

"They are not cogent, having lost the balance of a centrist position. I suspect the imbalance is the crack in which the criminals enter the politics, manipulating the clowns to compose the camouflage they need to get away with the theft.  And it is theft. They plunder the vault.

"I know in the area I come from in Canada the law faculty was a recruiting ground for serious criminals. The fact is, organized crime infested the ranks of the political organizations, right at the top, with the keys to the cash. That's what we're seeing in these globalist oriented politics. Basically a handful of people start living large off the civilian dime. And they kill to protect it.

"I call it Breaking Bad government. They go so far as to hand out opioids in the streets in Canada. That's breaking bad, alright. HAHAHAHA

"There's a guy around the corner checking for bug infestations, because those organs gonna be harvested before you know it! You can call me a fucking liar all you want, but the report is from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Doctors complain in Canada about bug infested organ donations.

How likely do you think it is those back alley gutter-living organ donors are giving permission to be organ harvest cadavers?

Educated guesses only Alberta doctor sounds alarm after 7 patients contract infection from organ transplants | CBC News

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The end of ICE will be catastrophe in Canada


Kris Eriksen, in Canada @KEriksenV2 says, So, now can we ALL agree that Canadians are in very, very, VERY DEEP trouble?

"Hold my beer." says Prime Minister Carney:  The Canadian federal government has mandated that all new light-duty vehicles sold by 2035 must be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), effectively phasing out new sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. This policy, detailed in the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, sets interim targets of 20% ZEV sales by 2026 and 60% by 2030, with a complete transition by 2035.

Not one to back away from trouble, I decide to point out how much trouble. I write this discourse about how much trouble with the help of Grok.

First question: Who else is doing this? Norway, Vietnam, Indonesia, Holland, other Eurotrash. 

Who isn't? India, China (does whatever it wants), U.S.A., Russia. Certainly nobody with oil resources.

Do you know what Grok says about ending gasoline powered engines in Canada? It's economic disaster.

I wonder why nobody talks about it.  Where are the independent gas station operators? Where are the small business organizations? The Chambers of Commerce? 

It is a horrific story. Grok estimates the following: 

Total: 8,420–8,820 independent businesses could shut down by 2035 due to the ICE vehicle sales ban.

And that's not half of it. The apprenticeship and certification of tradespeople in automotive mechanics, schools that teach automotive mechanics, the research and development expertise in making better engines, the whole apparatus of this form of existence, is gone.

Let's ask Grok how many job losses this is forecast to cause. Grok says losses will be a significant hit to the Canadian economy. Don't forget these are good paying skilled jobs, from CEOs, to MBAs, investors, owners of medium-size enterprises, and their staff, then shop owners and journeymen mechanics who make good money, and automotive chains with managers and/or proprietors, shop owners with the lifts and the bays, who charge the big dollars per hour to maintain vehicles for people from all walks of life. Pun intended.

As we have seen, Carney has made a solemn vow to wipe out 10,000 businesses  and he is following through with harpooning an entire sector of the Canadian economy. Kind of like the whale hunts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This whale hunt is for the businesses dying by 2035, and it will be starting now. For instance, the killing starts with asking who will apprentice for mechanic jobs that no longer exist?

Let's ask Grok how many jobs this is, because it will equate the number of lives, times the number of family members, dependent on middle class wage earners whose skills are now useless in Canada.

How many jobs, Grok?

"To estimate the number of jobs lost due to the potential closure of approximately 8,400–8,800 independent automotive and petroleum distributing businesses in Canada by 2035, we need to consider the average number of employees per business type and apply those figures to the projected closures. The estimate of 8,400–8,800 closures includes 6,520–6,820 automotive businesses (repair shops, parts suppliers, dealerships) and 1,900–2,000 petroleum distributing businesses (gas stations, fuel distributors), as outlined previously. Below, I’ll break down the job loss estimates for each sector based on available data and reasonable assumptions." 

Are ya ready?   

Groks says, "The closure of 8,400–8,800 independent automotive and petroleum distributing businesses in Canada by 2035 could result in approximately 78,100–84,600 job losses."

That's an extremely low estimate. 

Schools, teachers at schools, the business  of real estate for shops and stations, and schools, a planned extinction event for an entire economy.  

That's my next question.

How much is, let's say, 100,000 well-paying jobs in cash, Grok?

The Grok answer is:

High Estimate: $4.59 billion × 1.5–2 = $6.89–9.18 billion per year, declining to nothing in less than 10 years.

How many people do you think depend on average on a middle class wage earner in Canada? 

Grok estimates: Approximately 92,800–102,100 people (workers plus their direct dependents) rely on the income of these middle-class wage earners. There is a gradient of incomes all disappearing. 

By his promises, Carney is about to cripple no less than 200,000 hard working members and family in Canadian society and leave them for dead, according to these numbers. 

These numbers, these are very low, in comparison to what he is actually going to do to Canadians simply by keeping his promises to Canadians.

I'm gonna go for a drive to find an ocean view and watch the tide begin to overflow the city, because that's what we face if we don't entirely annihilate the Canadian citizen and his nation.

Addendum

Look at the training and job opportunities for auto mechanics!   

Copilot Answer

Auto mechanic training programs provide essential skills and knowledge for aspiring automotive technicians, with options for hands-on experience, online courses, and certification preparation

Types of Training Programs

Vocational and Trade Schools: Many students choose to attend vocational or trade schools that offer specialized programs in automotive technology. These programs typically last from six months to two years and include both classroom instruction and hands-on training with real vehicles and tools. Schools like Universal Technical Institute (UTI) provide comprehensive training on various vehicle systems, preparing students for careers in the automotive industry. 

Online Courses: For those seeking flexibility, online auto mechanic programs, such as those offered by Penn Foster, allow students to learn at their own pace. These programs cover essential topics like engine repair, electrical systems, and diagnostics, and prepare students for ASE certification exams. 

Manufacturer-Specific Training: Some programs offer advanced training specific to certain manufacturers, which can be beneficial for those looking to work with particular brands. This training often mimics real-world workflows and can enhance job prospects. 

Certification and Accreditation

ASE Certification: The Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification is a widely recognized credential in the industry. Many training programs are designed to prepare students for these certification exams, which can significantly enhance job prospects and earning potential. 

Accredited Programs: It's important to choose a program accredited by recognized organizations, such as the ASE Education Foundation, to ensure quality training and better job opportunities. 

Career Opportunities

Completing an auto mechanic training program can lead to various career paths, including:

Automotive technician

Service manager

Specialty technician (e.g., brakes, transmissions)

Shop owner or entrepreneur

Training not only equips students with technical skills but also enhances their confidence and job satisfaction, making them more appealing to potential employers. 

Conclusion

Whether through traditional vocational schools or flexible online programs, aspiring auto mechanics have numerous training options available to them. 

These programs provide the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the automotive industry, paving the way for a rewarding career.

LIARS

I suppose somebody with the infinite wisdom and intelligence of a Prime Minister  believes, probably, nobody in Canada will figure out that he is promised to annihilate several large sectors of Canada's economy, including automotives. Anything to do with it. GONE>

If you enroll in a school, and blow thousands of dollars getting trained in engine repair, in Canada you do this for no reason, because by the time you get trained, you  will have a  maximum 6 year career.

six years and out. For all the time you invested, and money.

That's what you are promised by the Liberal Party of Canada   

  Talk about this one, good sir.

https://whatmatterstometoday.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-end-of-ice-will-be-catastrophy-in.html

I imagine if you live close to the U.S. border you will be able to drive to a gas station and fill up your car, but by the time you park it in your driveway, it will be empty.

And how ironic will it be, that we Canadians will be selling them 6 million barrels per day of oil by then (presently almost 5 million BBD) and we cannot buy gasoline in Canada.

That's going to be strange, huh?   Ten years?  I bet it's gone in less than five years, fleeing to the U.S., even Mexico, anywhere but here. And who in their right minds believes the Liberals are the ones to pull off something as essential as a complete dismantling and transition in personal travel? 

Watch gas stations start disappearing tomorrow, mechanics moving to U.S., and parts stores disappearing by year's end, because nobody will be driving. Anything.

This starts now. 

Are there exemptions and provisions and some imaginary fuel source left over to keep the marine sector on either coast or surrounding the Great Lakes supplied with fuel. Those are ICE engines too.



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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, job done in six games



Florida Panthers (repeat as) Stanley Cup Champions 2025

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Jun 17  Game 6, returned to Ft. Lauderdale.  Sam Reinhart Scored 4 Times!
 


Saturday, June 7, 2025

Grok answers questions about, the Oil Pumping, Whisky Swillin' Devil in a Red Dress, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith


Sounds positively giddy  you can send 4.84 million barrels of crude oil per day to the United States but take a few bottles of bourbon in return and you're the devil in a red dress.

What a country.

Let's ramble about Oil for a moment, in a big ol' round about way, how much this all means to the U.S. for example.

I wish to deviate for a moment, to begin with, by asking Grok how much oil Alaska ships per day from Valdez, Alaska to Portland and California. This is about a loaded tanker per day in traffic sailing south along the west coast of North America, as you will see.

GROK ANSWERS: Alaska’s crude oil production in 2023 was approximately 422,000 barrels per day, with the majority transported via the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) to Valdez, Alaska, for shipment to the continental United States. Most of this oil is destined for refineries in the Pacific Northwest (Washington) and California (PADD 5), with some also supplying in-state refineries. While exact figures for shipments to the continental U.S. vary, nearly all of Alaska’s production not consumed locally (a small fraction) is shipped to the continental U.S., averaging around 400,000–410,000 barrels per day based on recent trends. No Alaskan crude oil has been exported internationally since 2014.

Next asking Grok what route the oil takes. . .

Prince William Sound: Tankers depart from Port Valdez, navigating the deep, ice-free waters of Valdez Arm within Prince William Sound, a large embayment of the Gulf of Alaska. The entrance to the sound has a minimum channel width of about 3,000 feet.

Gulf of Alaska: After exiting Prince William Sound, tankers travel south through the Gulf of Alaska, a region of the Pacific Ocean along Alaska’s southern coast.

Pacific Ocean (West Coast Route): Tankers proceed south along the U.S. West Coast, primarily following coastal shipping lanes to reach refineries in the Pacific Northwest and California. The route avoids major international waters for most shipments, as the oil is destined for U.S. ports.

Domestic Dominance: About 85–90% of U.S. oil consumption is met by domestic production, primarily from shale plays like the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, and Bakken formations.

Imports Supplement: The remaining ~10–15% comes from imports, with Canada being the largest supplier (e.g., 4.84 million barrels per day of crude in 2023). Imports are often used for specific crude types suited to U.S. refineries.

Alaska’s Contribution: Alaska’s production (~422,000 barrels per day) is a small fraction of domestic supply, mostly shipped to West Coast refineries, as discussed earlier.

19 million barrels per day in U.S., out of the world's 100 million barrels per day. 

That's a whopping amount of oil.

10–15% comes from imports, with Canada being the largest supplier (e.g., 4.84 million barrels per day) of what makes the U.S. function, those are essential percents.

And it's Alberta, with some from Nfld Labrador.

GROK Explains:  In 2023, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) contributed approximately 1.9% of Canada’s total crude oil exports to the United States, according to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Canada exported about 4 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil to the U.S. that year, with NL’s share equating to roughly 76,000 barrels per day (4 million × 0.019). 

This volume comes from NL’s offshore oil fields (e.g., Hibernia, Terra Nova, White Rose, and Hebron), which produced about 0.2 million barrels per day (4% of Canada’s total oil production) in 2023. While most Canadian oil exports to the U.S. originate from Alberta (87.4%) and Saskatchewan (8.9%), NL’s light, sweet crude is primarily shipped by tankers from the Whiffen Head terminal in Placentia Bay to U.S. East Coast refineries (PADD 1). Notably, 40–60% of NL’s oil production in 2023–2024 was exported to non-U.S. markets (e.g., Western Europe, China, Croatia), reducing the U.S. share compared to historical trends.

So what is it you expect Premier Smith to do? Cut off oil to the U.S.? That sounds like an act of unaliving oneself.

With everything at stake here, we better throw in the whisky.

Price of Oil

Benchmark Price: Most Canadian crude exported to the U.S. is heavy oil, such as Western Canadian Select (WCS), which is typically priced at a discount compared to West Texas Intermediate (WTI). In 2023, WCS prices averaged around $60 per barrel, while WTI averaged about $77 per barrel (based on EIA and industry data).📷📷

For a conservative ballpark estimate, we’ll use $60 per barrel for WCS, as it reflects the heavier crude dominant in Canadian exports (e.g., from Alberta’s oil sands).

3. Daily Value

Calculation: 4.84 million barrels/day × $60 per barrel = $290.4 million per day.

Range Estimate: If we consider a price range of $55–$65 per barrel to account for WCS price fluctuations in 2023:

Low end: 4.84 million × $55 = $266.2 million per day.

High end: 4.84 million × $65 = $314.6 million per day.

4. Annual Value

Annual Estimate: To provide context, 4.84 million barrels/day × 365 days × $60 per barrel = $105.92 billion per year.

This aligns with estimates from the Canada Energy Regulator, which valued 2023 Canadian crude oil exports to the U.S. (3.8 million b/d in their data) at $130 billion, suggesting our per-barrel price is reasonable but conservative, as actual volumes and prices may vary slightly.📷

5. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Contribution

From your earlier question, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) contributed about 76,000 barrels per day (1.9% of Canada’s 4 million b/d exports to the U.S.). Using the same $60 per barrel:

Daily Value from NL: 76,000 barrels/day × $60 = $4.56 million per day.

Annual Value from NL: 76,000 × 365 × $60 = $1.66 billion per year.

1. Economic Scale

U.S. Economy: The U.S. GDP in 2023 was approximately $25.5 trillion (World Bank data). Canada’s oil exports to the U.S. ($106 billion annually) represent about 0.42% of U.S. GDP. While this is a small fraction of the total economy, it’s a significant figure in absolute terms, equivalent to the GDP of a mid-sized country like Vietnam ($104 billion in 2023).

Canadian Economy: Canada’s GDP in 2023 was about $2.14 trillion USD (World Bank). The $106 billion in oil exports to the U.S. accounts for roughly 5% of Canada’s GDP, a substantial contribution to its economy, particularly for provinces like Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Oil Industry: The global oil market in 2023 was valued at roughly $2.5–3 trillion annually (100.2 million barrels/day global consumption × $70–80 average price per barrel). Canada’s U.S. exports ($106 billion) represent about 3.5–4.2% of the global oil market value, underscoring their importance in global energy trade.

2. Energy Supply Context

U.S. Oil Consumption: The U.S. consumed about 19.0 million barrels per day of oil in 2023 (EIA data). Canada’s 4.84 million barrels per day supply ~25.5% of U.S. oil consumption, making it the largest single source of U.S. oil imports (followed by Mexico and Saudi Arabia). This is a critical component of U.S. energy security, especially since domestic production (~12.9 million barrels/day) covers ~68% of consumption, leaving imports to fill the gap.

Comparison to Other Imports: Canada’s 4.84 million barrels/day dwarfs other U.S. oil import sources (e.g., Mexico: 0.6 million barrels/day; Saudi Arabia: ~0.4 million barrels/day). It’s also significantly larger than Alaska’s domestic shipments to the continental U.S. (400,000 barrels/day), which you asked about earlier.

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL): NL’s contribution of 76,000 barrels per day ($4.6 million/day or $1.66 billion/year) is smaller but still significant, representing ~1.9% of Canada’s U.S. exports. For NL, this is a major economic driver, as oil accounts for ~25% of the province’s GDP.

So we are nothing to them and they are everything to us. That's a spicy meatball.

We are nothing. Literally nothing to them. We are not equivalent to the sweat on their ass. That's what we have to show for it. Frankly it's a fucking miracle a guy like Mark Carney would even bother to run Canada.