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Feb 4 2022

Trudeau Dreams of Dictatorship


Armstrong Economics Blog/Canada Re-Posted Feb 4, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

In 2013 a reporter asked Justin Trudeau which country he most admired. “There is a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to turn their economy around on a dime,” Trudeau smiled and stated with seriousness. He went on to say how he admired (i.e., envied) how dictators could simply implement laws on a whim without the consent of the people, and added a nod to climate change policies as the left does not see that as a problem yet.

“There is a flexibility that I know Stephen Harper must dream about of having a dictatorship where he could do whatever he wanted,” he stated. No, Mr. Trudeau, YOU dream of dictatorship. You have shown the Canadian people and the world stage that you are a complete coward by hiding from the Freedom Convoy in your glass castle while diminishing the views of Canadians to that of a “small fringe minority.” Trudeau called opposing vaccine mandates an “unacceptable view,” but feels that handing all liberties over to government is an ideal Utopia.

Whether China is a dictatorship or not is another topic, but the real issue here is that the leader of Canada does not respect his nation’s Constitution or Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This interview was recorded before the COVID pandemic that gave world leaders a little taste of unlimited authority and they are reluctant to relinquish that power.

Internet trolls sometimes add a bit of humor to the mix. At the time of this writing, the website Liar.com redirects to Justin Trudeau’s Wikipedia page. Some say that billionaire Elon Musk is behind the joke, but that remains unconfirmed.

Feb 4 2022

World War III Begins in the Financial Markets


Armstong Economics Blog/Central Banks Re-Posted Feb 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The Bank of England raised rates for a second time which is the first time they have responded in this manner to inflation since 2004 during the boom into 2007. While the Bank of England has choreographed its intent to raise rates as has the Federal Reserve, this meant that the markets were not surprised by the 25 basis point rate increase. The  Monetary Policy Committee voted for 5-4 and which takes the main Bank Rate to 0.5%, as the central bank struggles to contain soaring inflation unleashed by the COVID Plandemic. Four members voted to increase rates by 50 basis points to 0.75%.

Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has destroyed the European bond market with their NEGATIVE interest rates. This entire COVID Plandemic has been used for this Great Reset which was created at the World Economic Forum. Schwab has a death-grip around the throat of Europe. Aside from his Young Leaders Program where he has been training people and strategically placing that in governments around the world, he has boldly placed three of his board members of the WEF in the very top positions at the head of the EU, the head of the ECB, and the head of the International Monetary Fund.

The Bank of England and the Federal Reserve are defending their economies from the onslaught of the WEF. This leaves the European Central Bank standing along with negative interest rates defending Schwab’s darkest visions for our future – the end of Democratic forms of government pushing the world into World War III so he can Build Back Better.

We are witnessing a Financial war Fed & Bank of England v Schwab’s Build Back Better agenda

Feb 4 2022

Alberta Towing Services Company Onforms RCMP They Will Not Participate in Effort to Remove Trucker Blockade


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 4, 2022 | Sundance | 114 Comments

There are some good developments and some disappointing developments recently in the Freedom Convoy efforts to regain personal liberty and remove the COVID mandates in Canada.  First, the good development…

The RCMP attempted to get the contracted support of a Western Canada towing company, Inter-Pacific Transporation, in the effort to break up the Alberta truck blockade in/around the border crossing between Coutts, Alberta (CA) and Sweet Grass, Montana (USA).  However, the towing company released a public statement saying they stand with their brothers, the truck drivers:

In a less positive development, the interim voice of the Canadian Conservative Party, Mrs. Candice Bergen, had her first opportunity to confront the Trudeau administration in support of working class Canadians.  She failed miserably.

Instead of taking the issues of vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, covid restrictions and freedom in general to the floor of the Parliament, Ms. Bergen fell into the trap of debating racism with the Trudeau leadership.

As if operating in the 1800s, with diplomatic and political aloof-minded culturalisms, and in an epic display of ineptitude, the inability to articulate an argument, a detached focus toward the issues at hand and general weakness of principle, Ms. Bergen showcased her own incapacity to understand how to avoid the Alinsky approach of her political opponent.

Ms. Bergen’s first effort at representing strong conservative principles and being a pragmatic voice for Middle Canada, failed miserably.  WATCH:

If this really is the best voice Canadian conservatives can put forth, the truckers and working class protestors will have a much more difficult fight on their hands.  It is almost too painful to keep watching this level of pathetic weakness.

Mrs. Bergen is trying to please the abuser while framing her arguments and positions on the terms and conditions created by her opposition.

Perhaps the premise of controlled opposition is just a structurally inherent aspect to the system of government, but surely somewhere in Canada there must be a strong conservative politician not suffering from parliamentary Stockholm Syndrome.

Feb 4 2022

Ottawa Freedom Protest Leadership Hold a Press Briefing


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 3, 2022 | Sundance | 288 Comments

Earlier this afternoon, the people who organized the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa held a press conference to describe the current status of the trucker protest.  At 12:50 of the full interview below the lawyer for the group also discusses the status of the GoFundMe account, which is under review.

Feb 4 2022

Fearful of Protest Trucks Arriving, Quebec City Officials Block Streets with City Trucks


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on February 3, 2022 | Sundance | 496 Comments

As the Ottawa police chief ponders the deployment of the Canadian military to remove protestors and is concerned that more protest groups are likely to arrive in support of the existing convoy, city officials in Quebec have deployed a proactive strategy – block the streets with city trucks.

A Radio Canada journalist in Quebec shares the following picture:

Quebec City officials have moved municipal trucks into place to block the streets from protest trucks.  Yes Alice, Canadian officials are blocking the streets with trucks in order to stop trucks from blocking the streets.  Brilliant!

Meanwhile, as many of the locals join in celebration and merriment with the protest groups, some of the more leftist Ottawans are now protesting at the police department for not removing the protestors.  They accuse the Freedom protestors of “running amok.”

(Via CBC) – […] Rhys McGaw, a downtown resident, and others gathered for a second night on Wednesday to object to what they view as inaction by police.  “In my neighbourhood, on my street, down the street, in the stores of Centretown or Lowertown — that’s where people are just running amok,” McGaw said.” (more)

Despite earlier requests by city officials for the Canadian military to get involved, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says -from his secret bunker- that’s “not in the cards.”  Trudeau also doubled down on his position that he will not negotiate with the Freedom Convoy protestors.

However, the prime minister did affirm that RCMP officials will be present in Ottawa to provide safe space emotional counseling for residents experiencing trauma and psychological violence committed by the scruffy and unmasked working-class horde now occupying Parliament Hill.

(Via CBC) – […] When asked if he’d ever consider negotiating directly with the protesters to get them to leave, Trudeau said that vaccine mandates were debated in detail during the September federal election.

“That is the decision Canadians took in the last election, by voting for parties that were supporting those mandates,” he told a virtual news conference Thursday.

“So having a group of people who disagree with the outcome of an election, who want to go a different way and bring in an alternative government, is a non-starter in a responsible democracy.”  (read more)

Feb 3 2022

Trudeau is a Disgrace as a Head of State & Putin’s Approval Rating is nearly 2x Biden’s


Armstrong Economics Blog/Ethics Re-Posted Feb 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The Canadian Freedom Convoy may not have moved Trudeau. Trudeau takes his orders as a good graduate of the World Economic Forum’s young leader program to infiltrate the world to push Schwab’s Marxist agenda. Nevertheless, it has led the way for the world. We now see these COVID political restrictions collapsing in England, Denmark, Finland, South Africa, and even Spain has announced it is degrading COVID to the flu.

Canada has been inspirational to the world, and this was a great idea. We are likely to see this unfold in other countries where the World Economic Forum has been running the show.

Schwab’s star pupil in his young leader’s infiltration of government has seen her polls collapse to just a 35% approval rating on par with Joe Biden, who may not be a WEF graduate, but he is a WEF supporter along with John Kerry. Trudeau’s approval rating is also well below 50%.

Putin’s approval rating in Russia stands at 65% and rising. His approval rating is nearly twice that of Biden, yet the Western press, wearing their propaganda hat, keep bashing Putin. The press is so desperately trying to portray him as evil when in fact all they are doing is keeping the old Iron Curtain up insofar as propaganda is concerned. The US and NATO have refused to compromise on anything which is deeply disturbing for it backs Putin into a corner where he looks weak to his people or he invades, which appears to be the distraction the West now desires.

We have the worst crop of world leaders in the West than at any point in history, and they have all been conditioned to follow Schwab’s dream of forcing his Great Reset upon the entire world, which has been his dream of reorganizing how society should function according to the ideas from the deep crevasses of his very dark mind. He even has Fauci and the head of New Zealand appear in his videos promoting his Marxist agenda, claiming equality is the number one problem. We are in a battle for our freedom and that of the future of our children that Schwab and his World Economic Forum are out to destroy. Is it any wonder why the one world leader with the highest approval rating in their own country is now Putin who is standing up to Schwab and his agenda?

It has been Schwab promoting the COVID lockdowns to undermine the global economy so he can BUILD BACK BETTER, which implies you first must destroy it.

Feb 3 2022

Zuckerberg of CNN Resigns over Destroying “The Most Trusted Name in News”


Armstrong Economics Blog/Press Re-Posted Feb 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Between January 2013 and February 2022, Jeff Zuckerberg has been running CNN. He has now at last resigned after a disastrous job performance. Zuckerberg turned his personal hatred of Donald Trump into a vendetta. Fox News made history in January 2022 as it became the first cable news network to top the charts for 20 years in a row. That score was in terms of both total average viewers and in the key 25-54 age demographic. CNN network’s overall drop in year-over-year ratings was greater than its competitors.

MSNBC was down 60% in total viewers and 75% in the demographics for daytime programming compared to 2021. During the prime time slot, the MSNBC network was down 56% in total viewers and 73% in the demographics.

CNN meanwhile came in down 74% in total viewers and 81% in the demographics. During the daytime viewers, it was down 77% in total viewers and 82% down in the demographics during prime time.

The real word on the street is Zuckerberg’s leadership has taken CNN from #1 to dead last. Before Zuckerberg, CNN had branded itself around reporting resources and its global reach. CNN turned its back on in-depth story packages and live event coverage.  PEW research found that overall the networks began using cheaper, more provocative debate forums or interviews to grab ratings. No longer was reporting the news the real objective, Zuckerberg turned CNN into yellow journalism and just launched an opinion-oriented service abandoning independent news.

Zuckerberg has successfully taken CNN from the #1 slot to dead last. His departure over the internal sex affair, where she remains but he leaves, is the cover story for his failure in running CNN and destroying it’s the once-famous tagline: “The Most Trusted Name in News.”

CNN was founded in 1980 and as it heads into its 43 years cyclical low (5 x 8.6) due in 2023, perhaps we will see a turnaround getting back to independent news or just close up shop altogether.

Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson has more Democrats tuning into his show than CNN or MSNBC. Just maybe, most Democrats are middle of the road and do not support these crazy policies of defunding the police and the WOKE movement. They do not support people like George Soros trying to pour money into the Defund Police Movement that has created total chaos in California, Chicago, and New York City. This is not the vision of America they want to leave their children where it is no longer safe to walk into a store or down the street.

Feb 3 2022

The Convoy to DC 2022


Armstrong Economics Blog/Civil Unrest Re-Posted Feb 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

In an act of solidarity with their northern neighbors, US truckers are amassing to form the Convoy to DC. The Facebook page, which is currently inaccessible at the time of this writing, hosted over 131,000 followers. The dates have not been set yet, but the group is aiming to start a convoy that will begin in California and end in front of Washington, DC. The group is urging everyone, regardless of occupation, to join them in an act of civil disobedience.

“We’re done with the mandates, we’re done with the government telling us what to do, we will continue, and we will follow just like the rest of the world on these trucker protests, and they will be 100 percent legal, they will abide by the law,” Brian Von D, a trucker a group organizer, said. “The government overreach is coming to an end, and this is how we do it.” Facebook may be censoring the group for now, but if people feel passionate about the cause then they will find a way to organize effectively.

Various Canadian provinces have begun repealing their ridiculous mandates. The protest in Canada has been effective.

The agenda must be clear in order for the protest to be effective — repeal all mandates! The protestors would like to have a peaceful ride to DC but should be wary of false flags and people infiltrating their protest (see: Ray Epps). Resistance is not futile.

Feb 3 2022

Quebec Scraps Unvaccinated Tax


Armstrong Economics Blog/Canada RE-Posted Feb 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Quebec Premier François Legault realized that the mandates are dividing Canadians in a profound way. In order to protect “social cohesion,” Legault is eliminating plans to tax the unvaccinated. Legault initially stated that he wanted the tax to be “significant” in order to force nearly 10% of unvaccinated Quebecers to take the shot. After seeing the persistence of the Freedom Convoy that is certainly not a “small fringe minority” as Trudeau suggested, the plan to tax the unvaccinated has been scrapped. Politicians do not want to face the wrath of the people as Trudeau is currently experiencing. “I understand that this divides Quebecers and right now we need to build bridges,” stated Legault. “My role is to try to bring Quebecers together to stay united as a people.”

Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade declared that Legault “came up with this idea that was not only irresponsible, that was not thought through, that didn’t have any legal support to it.” This comes on the tail of public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, stepping down from his 12-year career amid controversy. Some accuse Legault of attempting to implement the tax as a way to distract the public from the scandal. He never presented a clear plan to implement the tax and failed to say exactly how much the tax would cost otherwise law-abiding citizens.

Regardless, politicians are beginning to learn that they do not have unlimited authority. The people will not allow that to happen. The “do this or else” fear tactics are fading along with Fascist dreams to create a new world that no one agreed to participate in.

Feb 3 2022

Switzerland Abolishes COVID Restrictions


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Feb 2, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Now Switzerland is abolishing COVID restrictions. More and more countries are waking up to this insanity. I have had numerous calls on the subject and I believe that computer forecast that these people would fail and that this could not extend beyond the 3rd year, all once again making it on time and a correct forecast for Socrates. The COVID Crash was March 2020 and they began to organize it by August 2019. I warned Schwab – beware the Ides of March.

Meanwhile, Trudeau was on the run, and in the USA, Biden orders U.S. soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine will be immediately discharged, the U.S. Army said on Wednesday, saying the move was critical to maintaining combat readiness. It is really hard to say who is the worst head of state – Trudeau or Biden?