The Montreal Canadiens coming out of a season where they were the worst team in the NHL and are currently ranked second last in the Eastern Conference in offensive production this season. Known for their diminutive forwards who lack strength and seem to be born everywhere but La Belle Province, is it time the Montreal Canadiens acquire a big strong home grown forward? At six feet five inches and 235 lbs, Longueuil Quebec native Anthony Mantha, was a two-time 50 goal scorer in the Q. A former first round draft pick, Mantha has not been given the ice time needed to put up the goals and points he potentially can the past few years. Let’s face it, Ovechkin is the goal scoring star of the Washington Capitals and with Backstrom and Tom Wilson (a players Capitals’ management picked over Anthony Mantha in the 2013 NHL draft) back from IR, Mantha has been relegated to the press box as a healthy scratch for quite a few games this season. At 28 years old, he has quite a few years left in his game and could be a good fit with some of the speedy playmakers for the Montreal Canadiens. With Cole Caufield gone for the season, they have no natural goal scorers and need a big body to bang pucks in the net. With trading chips or assets like Christian Dvorak, Joel Edmundson and Josh Anderson, it seems like a no brainer to bring the Grandson of former Montreal Canadiens player Andre Pronovost back home to the team he was born and bred to play for. It is his destiny. The last time the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup 30 years ago, the majority of the team was Quebec born. He could be an important player to win the Stanley sooner rather than later. Below is a link of Anthony Mantha’s first goal in the NHL, scoring it in non other than in Montreal:
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No one represents the face of the coronavirus pandemic more than “America’s Top Doctor”, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Prior to 2020 he was best known for his AIDS work where, in hindsight for many who were alive in that era, was similarly fraught with lies, fear-mongering, faulty testing, and dubious treatments that enriched pharmaceutical companies while killing thousands, if not millions.
So who is Dr. Fauci? Since 1984 he has been the Director of NIAID – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases where he oversees research to prevent, diagnose, and treat established infectious diseases and emerging diseases. NIAID also supports research on transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies. He is in charge of distributing around $6 Billion per year to colleges and universities for drug research along with another $1.7 billion from the military for bioweapons research.
In spite of being lionized by the media, policy makers and government officials, his detractors have harsh words for him.
Kary Mullis, credited with inventing the PCR tests used everywhere for testing covid, had this to say about America’s Top Doctor: “He does’t know anything about anything…he doesn’t understand electron microscopy, he doesn’t understand medicine, he should not be in the position he is in.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXjE_W8TXo
Dr. Deusberg at the University of Berkeley, noted for ground-breaking cancer research, staked (and lost) his entire reputation on trying to discredit Fauci’s HIV hypothesis. Dr. Robert Willner meanwhile, outright accused the man of Genocide. The alternative theory is that AIDS was not cause by a virus; instead immune collapse was caused by abuse of a popular drug at the time (nitrate inhalants). Later the drug AZT, whose development Fauci oversaw, which was actually killing people.
An article in The Spectator alludes to his being a plagiarist, pointing out the only way he could actually author as many papers as claimed is if he’d cloned himself. https://spectator.org/fraudulent-dr-fauci-bows-out-way-too-late/
According to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s bio on Wikipedia, he decided halfway through high school to become a physician. And yet after completing his residency in 1968 he went straight into working for the National Institutes of Health. His parents, meanwhile owned a pharmacy. One could imagine Fauci learned at a fairly young age where the real money was to be made.
In spite of being “America’s Top Doctor”, Dr. Fauci never treated one patient in a clinical setting as a physician after his residency. The closet he came was early on, working as an associate in the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He never worked abroad in any country known for infectious diseases, no time with Doctors Without Borders or the Red Cross, or even some transnational NGO.
Plenty of doctors are purely research doctors who work with universities, practicing doctors, laboratories and so on. However, none of them are put on a pedastal to nearly the same degree, none of their words are treated as Gospel in the mainstream media.
Dr. Fauci has been a US government bureaucrat his entire professional life, over a span of decades that has seen pharmaceutical companies take over the entire health industry. How much does he personally benefit? Only he knows.
His official net worth is around $10 Million, in line with a man his age whose had a relatively high salary (more than the US President) for a career spanning decades as well as more or less steady economic growth. His financial disclosure forms show no direct investments in pharmaceutical company stock, however, the real money is in patent royalties.
Fauci is “required by law” to take royalty payments on treatments that the NIH funds. He claims he donates the amounts to charity, but no charity is ever mentioned. Nor have I found which charities he donates to, unlike, say, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with whom he has close ties.
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/nih-slow-walks-disclosure-of-hundreds-of-millions-in-royalties-given-to-agency-scientists-natinoal-institute-health-adam-andrzejewski-anthony-fauci-open-the-books
His non-government roles involve a Board position on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, to do with performing arts, environmental conservation and medical research, and at the publisher McGraw-Hill. He also has, according to his financial disclosure documents, a small stake in a San Francisco “Italian” Restaurant called Jackson-Fillmore. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7014520-Fauci-Disclosure
Actual wealth is fairly easy to hide, which could explain the opacity surrounding both his royalty disclosures from NIH patents, and his “Charity donations”. Is Dr Anthony Fauci a Fraudster or Criminal?
With the holiday season near and crowds of shoppers descending on malls and stores, Christmas is supposed to signify one of the most important days for Christians around the globe. According to Christians, Jesus was born on December 25th. Or was he? Scientists recently had researched alignment of the stars and planets going back thousands of years and discovered that around the estimated year Jesus would have been born (between 2BC and 1AD) they found that Venus and Jupiter became very close in the the year 2BC and appeared to be one bright beacon of light thus resembling “The Christmas Star” that was noted in the Bible. Accordingly, this occurred on the date of June 17th. In the New Testament in The Bible there is also reference to Sheppard’s attending to their herd outdoors during that time as well. Now, we all know that it is very cold around December 25th in the Holy Lands and Sheppard’s tend to keep their herds indoors in barns around that time of year. They would definitely more likely be spotted outside with their herds in the warmer months (such as June).
So where did December 25th come from on the calendar? Did the church select it because it was close to the date of a Pagan Festival that celebrated the Sun God or Winter Solstice by the Romans? This brings up an interesting debate.
The Montreal Canadiens under Sophomore Coach Martin St Louis have seemed to take a new approach to playing hockey but still seem to be missing something. Although their top line seems to be effective with Captain Nick Suzuki, they do not much heart and physical intensity after that. Amidst their inconsistency and last place finish in the previous season every time they play a home game and an opposing player who is a native of Quebec comes to town that player plays big in front of his home crowd. They are still missing grit. There have been rumours linked to Lonqueuil Quebec native Maxime Comtois from the Anaheim Ducks for a while. A former 2nd round, 50th overall pick, Comtois was a QMJHL star for Victoriaville and Drummondville. At 6’2″ he brings some size and isn’t afraid to drop his gloves. Quite a few of his fights are displayed on Youtube. Maxime has 322 hits in his career also showing he is a physical player. With 72 points in his first 164 games, his stats are respectable considering the crappy Anaheim team he is a part of, his limited ice time as well as the fact Maxime plays on a team who have never made the playoffs during his career. A former two time World Junior Team Canada star he excelled and put up some serious points. He even Captained team Canada in 2018 and played the tournament with a separated shoulder. How tough is that? Some players prefer to play under the pressure and Maxime might be the guy for the Habs to give them that spark they need. His contract is cheap but he has much more to offer and upside in his career for such a young player than Anderson, Gallagher, Dvorak, Dadonov and Hoffman who have proven to be limited in their play and do not really dominate on the boards physically. With Martin St Louis mentoring him, Maxime’s game would see a significant improvement and be a good fit in Coach St Louis’ system as well as fill the Team’s needs. This is a no brainer, the Habs need to trade for Maxime Comtois.
Canada’s Real Estate has become the most expensive and overvalued in the Western World. But what Caused Canada’s Housing Bubble? Below is a look at some main factors that have caused it:
- Zero or low interest rate policies by Bank of Canada for many years.
- Canada has a reputation as the Real Estate Money Laundering capital of the world.
- Bank of Canada buying mortgage backed securities.
- CMHC originally was developed to help first time home buyers purchase reasonable starter homes. During the last few Canadian Prime Ministers their policies were loosened up to allow people to buy houses over $1,000,000 as well as for People/Investors/Landlords to buy multiple properties.
- The Banks used to approve mortgages for house values within up to a couple times the buyer’s gross income but loosened their belt to allow ten times or greater. In more recent years also allowed lower down payments (some zero) as well as extended the terms from Maximum 25 years to 30 and even 40 year mortgages. Easy credit policies.
- Record number of real estate “Investors” as well as those who who own 100 or more properties.
- Record number of properties sitting empty/vacant (nearly 10%).
- Record Government lobbying by Property Developers, Home Builders and Construction Companies
- The proliferation of the Shadow Banking Industry in Canada and alternative lenders as well as aggressive mortgage sales technique.
- Predatory marketing by Real Estate Sales Companies and manipulation of listings and supply.
- Sub Prime mortgages and lending by financial institutions.
- Banks allowing people to tap their house equity and use it as a down payment on acquiring other properties.
All these above factors have triggered a speculation bubble. Throughout History we have seen the eventual outcome and bursting of these bubbles. Canadian Real Estate is no different.
Is Canada Collapsing?
It doesn’t take a Neurosurgeon or Rocket Scientist to look around at what is going in Canada to realize the huge social decline the country has been experiencing in recent years. Let’s dive in and look at some of the numbers:
- 1.3 million children live in conditions of poverty
- about 33% of all children have experienced abuse
- 1 in 8 households in Canada are food insecure and depend on Food Banks
- 1 in 2 Status First Nations children lives in poverty
- we have the highest consumer debt per capita in the western world
- the crime rate is 5,874 per 100,000
- nearly 40% of all Canadian marriages end in divorce
- 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience mental health / illness
- more than 1 in 5 Canadian have substance abuse problems
- the top 0.5 per cent of Wealthiest Canadian families hold 20.5 per cent of the wealth or the top 20% of Canadians own now over 70% of the wealth
- we are recognized as the Money Laundering Capital of the Western World
- a recent survey indicated that 50% of all Canadians have admitted they are insolvent financially
Although there are other statistics and numbers not included in the above list, it gives us a very grim picture of what is happening in Canada. There obviously has been a huge social and cultural decline. The affects on the next generations is enormous unless some drastic changes are made to the way we look at ourselves as a society and limit or regulate the negative aspects dragging us down as a nation. Materialism, greed, lack of spirituality and decline in culture have been major factors in what is going on in Canada. With the Government and Consumers sailing away in a Titanic Shipwreck fashion, what will be the end results that sways the country back to normality as well as acceptable values and behaviour? It is not sustainable however you look at it in terms of the current direction of the country. Is Canada about to collapse?
The Catholic Church is no doubt one of the most powerful organizations in the world with it’s power spanning across many continents. Although it is supposed to be a form of Christianity, there are many traditions and beliefs within the church that are not contained nor professed by Jesus in the new testament of the bible (the foundation of Christian belief). Where does it then originate from? Let’s look at some interesting similarities between the Catholic Church and The Roman Empire .
The title Pontificus Maximus was once given to Caeser, the ruler of the Roman Empire and it is also the title given to the Pope within the Roman Catholic Church. In the Roman Empire henotheistism was practised. Henotheistism is the belief of many gods as well as the concept that one particular god rules over the other gods. The Catholic Church professes worship in their various saints as well as mother Mary in addition to their supreme god which is very Henotheistic in nature.
Mithraism was a popular religion in the Roman Empire that was replaced with Christianity by Emperor Constantine. One of the main rituals of Mithraism was a sacrificial meal, involving a sacrificial meal involving eating the flesh and drinking the blood of a bull to be granted salvation. It had had seven sacraments as well making it very similar to Roman Catholicism. Sol Invictus (“Invincible Sun”) was the official sun god of the later Roman empire. It’s feast day (or birthday) was celebrated on December 25th. This is the day that the Catholic Church has adopted as the birth of Christ.
Isis worship was very common during the Roman Empire and the belief in the concept of the mother of god. Many statues and temples were built during the Roman Empire for this purpose. The Catholic Church has a strong ties to worshipping Mother Mary even though there is no reference in the New Testament of the bible nor by Jesus that Mary was to be worshipped.
The Emperor Constantine experienced a big victory in 312 at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, after which Constantine would claim the emperorship in the West. Constantine saw a cross of light in his dream before the battle. He then adopted this as the symbol for his newly adopted Christian (Catholic) church. Although theologians and historians have researched that Jesus was executed/hung at a stake built via a tree and not a cross, the cross has been adopted as the symbol of the Catholic Church and it’s followers.
The similarities between the Catholic Church and the Roman Empire shown above make it very hard to distinguish between the two. Is there no difference between them? Did the Roman Empire hide itself in the Catholic Church to stave of extinction from the Empires that invaded and conquered them afterwards?
With recent events of RFA Jesperi Kotkaniemi signing with the Carolina Hurricanes, a similar pattern seems to be forming for the Montreal Canadiens. Quebec born players are longing to sign with the bleau, blanc and rouge while the others want to go elsewhere for the big paychecks. Is it time the Montreal Canadiens Management takes note and start channelling their glory days and bring the talented pool of Quebec Native sons home? As was predicted by this blog some years ago, David Savard recently signed with the Montreal Canadiens. Is NY Islanders RFA Anthony Beauvillier the next target? A young smooth skating, speedy forward, he would make a perfect fit playing with Drouin, Perrault, Suzuki and the other speedy skilled forwards the Montreal Canadiens lineup is loaded with now. The chemistry would be incredible. The Habs will gain a first and third round pick from the Carolina Hurricane from Kotkaniemi so it would not be an issue in terms of handing over picks for Beauvillier. Watching the playoff run closely by the NY Islanders against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Beauvillier showed a lot of heart and speed.
When you watched the playoff run by the Montreal Canadiens to get to the Stanley Cup final you could see the lack of puck possession dominance and the number of disconnected passes that the chemistry was lacking among the forward lines, hence their offensive struggles all season. Beauvillier would fit in perfectly with the coaching style and classic Montreal Canadiens style of hockey. Anyone who watches Habs games easily notices how the Quebec born players step it up playing against Montreal and especially in the Bell Centre. In front of all their family and friends they play with their hearts on a sleeve as if there is a lot on the line each time. This is a no brainer for Habs Management to try and sign or trade for Anthony Beauvillier for both the short term and long term success of the franchise. It would bring them one step closer to Lord Stanley’s Cup with a team deep in it’s Quebecois roots and heritage.
With the stock markets catapulting up to over 60% from their lows experienced in March of 2020 when fears of the coronavirus shutdowns were at their peak (although the global economy is in a recession) you start to question what is causing this stock market rally? Let’s look at some facts. There has been a significant increase in retail investors pouring into the stock markets as they reach new highs recently. A record number of people have opened trading accounts in the past year or so. Sites such as Robinhood aimed towards younger investors have gained huge audiences. Near zero percent interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve Banks has spurred an increase in high risk investing as there is simply nowhere else to park money to receive a decent return. Record deficit and debts by global government have directed money straight into the equity markets. It has never been easier in history to get a margin loan with a broker to trade. A record number of people are drawing on their house equity to invest in the stock market. The banks and regulators have loosened capital and lending requirements for the banks that the newly printed money is pouring into the stock market. The number of outstanding derivatives has grown from ten of trillions of $dollars (before the crash in 2008) to in the quadrillions of $dollars (1 quadrillion is a thousand trillion).
Years of record corporate buybacks have helped accelerate this stock market well beyond sustainable levels. EPS targets as well as changes to the calculations for Economic growth by global governments have made an even heavier reliance on stock market returns to create the illusion of economic growth. There also has been high consumer confidence within the contentment class. Basically the people who have not been affected negatively by the coronavirus recession and have directly benefited from the shutdowns as well as benefits provided. What better way to spend your time when you are getting paid to work from home, with less daily work and commuting expenses? Riding a streak of luck and record stock market expansion since the last crisis (2009), no one believes that a crash could ever occur again and that the Government will bail the markets out if it does. But who will bail the governments out? What’s interesting is the number of corporate insiders and ultra wealthy selling stocks at record pace. What do they know that the average Jane or John Doe doesn’t?
With some many people and business deferring mortgage payments and a further debt crises’ forthcoming in the area of commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, corporate junk bonds, student loans, automotive loans, personal loans as well as state and municipal debts, this will have a big impact on the performance of the stock market. Or will the imminent economic collapse of China be the driver? Will it be history repeating itself as in 1987 where program trading had caused the biggest one day percentage drops in history for the Dow or the 1929 crash where leverage investing (derivatives) had ballooned to excessive levels and many investors had to sell to cover their margin calls? October is here and only time will tell.
Is Scotiabank About to Fail?
With Canada and countries around the globe suffering a deep recession months into the coronavirus shutdown, one Canadian bank that is causing controversy in the headlines is Scotiabank. Known for being a financial institution with the largest international exposure of any bank within Canada, Scotiabank has many business arms in Latin American and Asian countries that have been hit hard by this global recession. Since CEO Brian Porter took over the realms from his previously growth oriented predecessor Rick Waugh, the two have taken the Bank far from it’s conservative days of CEO Peter Godsoe. Rob Pittfield who seemed to be the more appropriate and conservative fit to replace Waugh when he retired but was overlooked by current CEO Brian Porter and has since retired. The leadership has moved the organization far to the right compared to it’s previous era in Canadian Banking.
Recently Scotiabank was ordered to pay $127.5 million fine for manipulating the metals market by the US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Commission. Shortly before that they had announced they were getting out of the Precious Metals business and shutting down one of it’s oldest arms in the banking business. Since then gold and silver prices have soared. With a surge in deferrals of mortgages payments (blamed on the coronavirus outbreak) Scotiabank leads the country with the most number of customers who have stopped making mortgage payments at over 300,000. With clients over leveraged due to lax lending standards, this makes the 2008 US subprime meltdown look like a walk in the park. With divisions in highly unstable Latin American countries know for their troubles with the Illicit Drug Trade and Drug Lords, Scotiabank is a far cry from their steady as she goes days by making stable acquisitions like good old National Trust and so forth. Known to be a laggard in their Wealth Management and Mutual Funds division, they have missed out on the biggest rally in history of the stock market over the recent decade to be a leader in that part of the banking business.
Scotiabank has been a leader (among the Big Canadian Banks) in scaling back hours of operation at their branches, closing branches, reducing employee hours, layoffs as well as drastically raising services fees to boost profits. Head Office employees have been ordered to work from home until 2021 due to the coronavirus. With such a high employee count and fat management structure, how can the bank afford to maintain such a large payroll if the economy get’s worse with the current credit bubble the country is in? With their credit loss provisions soaring and very high risk portfolio is Scotiabank at risk of being Canada’s largest bank in history to fail?
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