A Globalist's Solution to Transportation Emissions

There is little doubt that Canada is a world leader when it comes to a kakistocracy and, it's government is also well known as a haven for globalists of the World Economic Forum-type.  This is readily apparent with one of Canada's most influential government ministers, Stephen Guilbeault, the Trudeau government's sad excuse as Minister of the Environment.  We'll start this posting with some recent comments by Guilbault at a conference held in Quebec followed by a look at his travel expenses which are paid for by Canadian taxpayers.

 

Here is a quote from Gilbeault's luncheon speech given at the Trajectoire Quebec conference, a group that focuses on public transit, held on February 12th, 2024 at the Westin Montreal in Montreal Quebec with my bolds:

  

"Our government has made the decision to stop investing in new road infrastructure. Of course we will continue to be there for cities, provinces and territories to maintain the existing network, but there will be no more envelopes from the federal government to enlarge the road network. The analysis we have done is that the network is perfectly adequate to respond to the needs we have. And thanks to a mix of investment in active and public transit, and in territorial planning and densification, we can very well achieve our goals of economic, social and human development without more enlargement of the road network....

 

The solution to mobility will not consist only of electrification. Electrification is a component but it’s not the only thing. There is the question of urban planning that is hyper important. … If you are a decision maker and you decide to build a government institution far from public transit systems, then by default you are inciting people to use their cars to access that public service. All of our planning practices have to be coherent with these mobility objectives, for the reduction of the ecological footprint of transportation and of greenhouse emissions."

So there you have it - the globalist's solution to transportation emissions is to eliminate funding for the building of vehicular transportation infrastructure.

 

Guilbeault went on to note that the money spent on "asphalt and concrete" would be better spent on projects that will help fight against and adapt to climate change 

 

Now, let's look at Guilbeault's transportation carbon footprint as a Member of Parliament and that of his office.  Here are screen captures from the Parliamentary Proactive Publication of Financial Information website showing his detailed travel expenditures for three fiscal quarters:

 

Given that the transportation costs are in the $200 range, I am suspecting that this is mileage charges (roughly 55 cents per kilometre which has increased to 58.5 cents per mile for 2024) for use of his vehicle to travel back and forth from Ottawa to his constituency office in Montreal (a distance of 200 kilometres one way) given that the cost of a return plane ticket is in excess of $500.  It is also possible that he used VIA Rail given that the cost of a two-way business class ticket with that routing ranges from $160 to $200 plus taxes however, given the lack of detail in his report, we cannot be certain.

 

Here is a screen capture from the Expenditures of Ministers' Offices webpage showing how much the Department of Environment and Climate Change spent on travel over the fiscal year from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 with the travel expenses being highlighted:

 

 

Here are some more examples of his travel as Minister of the Environment:

For a fellow who is so concerned about the transportation carbon footprint of the serf class, he certainly gads about the globe with trips to India, Japan, Belgium, Columbia, Chile, Egypt, Ghana, Germany, the United States and Sweden since he took over the posting as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada in October 2021.

And, lastly, we have this:

  

Yes indeed, flying to Beijing for a two-day trip can only be defined as environmentally responsible!

So, while the sweaty masses continue to drive on more and more congested roadways, thanks to cuts in federal funding, the ruling class will continue to make ill-advised decisions on our behalf that will make it ever more uncomfortable to leave our allocated 15 minute city limits while they travel as though their much touted climate change narrative is fictional.

Remember the mantra of the globalist ruling class - do what I say, not what I do and you'll be happy to own nothing" and, might I add, go nowhere!