I did support Carney and I hope he does good things, and I don’t think the following scenario would occur but I realize this belief is entirely based on my judgement of Carney’s character which could be wrong.

I was thinking about the proposed gas pipeline to the east coast. If Carney hopes to be re-elected, he can’t ram a pipeline through Quebec using emergency powers if such exist. Or he’d lose his seats in QC. Instead he’s gotta give significant concessions to QC, like ownership, high royalties, etc. Stuff that he and Blanchet can sell to the Quebecers. I think this is certainly possible for a gas pipeline.

But then the following disaster scenario occurred to me. He likely has significant Brookfield investments in that blind trust. He likely has a seat open on that board whenever he quits public service. What if he uses emergency powers to ram a whole bunch of infrastructure, through P3s, where the private partner retains ownership, and the partner is Brookfield. Do as many of those as possible, get kicked out of office and sit on Brookfield’s board, that much richer, while we get saddled with an even angrier and vindicated CPC fascism.

Thoughts?

Edit: Thanks for wading into my election PTSD nightmare!

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caOP
      15·
      3 days ago

      I don’t see the flaw in it. But yes, at this point there’s no substance. We’ll see how the infrastructure projects would be structured. For example whether they retain public ownership or not. If we begin to see private ownership, that would be the substance.

      • MyBrainHurts@lemmy.caEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        Flaw 1) If Carney wanted to get richer, there are easier says to go about it.

        Flaw 2) Party discipline is a norm, not codified. So if Carney does get his slim majority, a bare handful of the new, very tenuous MPs could easily stop them.

        Flaw 3) Public polling in Quebec has shown approvals etc for pipelines ever since trump 2.0.

        Flaw 4) BC and other provinces would demand similar handouts, which would be obvious at the start of such a program.

        Flaw 5) Most of our pipelines etc have some degree of private ownership, that’s how we build things in Canada.

        Flaw 6) Come on.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caOP
          13·
          3 days ago

          Flaw 1) If Carney wanted to get richer, there are easier says to go about it.

          Probably right.

          Flaw 2) Party discipline is a norm, not codified. So if Carney does get his slim majority, a bare handful of the new, very tenuous MPs could easily stop them.

          Yeah, I guess I’m underestimating the barriers available.

          Flaw 3) Public polling in Quebec has shown approvals etc for pipelines ever since trump 2.0.

          Oh? Do you have a link handy?

          Thanks for engaging!