This month My Opinion column is for Albertans only. Sorry, but we have an opposing government that will do anything to mislead actions that the ruling government has in place right now.

FIRST: DO NOT mistake Danielle Smith for Jason Kenney. These are two different people and two different leading abilities. Danielle Smith should be judged on all she is accomplishing NOW, not what was created in the past years.

SECOND: NOTLEY is the same person who bankrupted our province when she had the four years of the VERY poor leadership. She is still trying to insert herself into this province with her consistent lies.

NOW: Let’s give you the inside scoop of the offer to have an Alberta pension fund created and leave the Canadian Pension Fund. [CPP]

Quebec created their own pension fund in 1966. Called QPP. ALL Quebecers get far more in benefits than the Federal one that all other provinces get. Called the CPP.

What is CPP? DO NOT mistake this for the OAS [Old Age Security] The OAS is NOT being talked about at all. Every Canadian gets this whether they have worked or not.

CPP is ONLY given to those who have worked and paid into the system. People who received it WORKED and paid taxes. Those who had lives of not working, working under the table for cash, on AISH or welfare DO NOT receive CPP.

The NDP [this is the opposing government with the idiot Notley leading it] is trying to make out that ALL Albertans receive this payment. Do not be fooled.

Now IF the referendum passes that is being asked about in 2024 then and ONLY then will this be instated. Nothing has been decided and as our WONDERFUL Danielle Smith has said time and time again “NOTHING will be decided till Albertans vote on it”

Let us say it passes. First and foremost, by law this passing of the pension plan has to be given THREE years notice so nothing would or can happen until 2027. That is a FACT and note the idiots who speak for Notley [NDP] have not stated this.

NOW!! Note what the NDP are now trying post as FEAR MONGERING and bragging? “Oh, we have a much simpler form that we have asked Albertans. We have just asked a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question!! Oh, keep bragging and not giving out facts is what I say to their form.

Danielle Smiths form ask if you wanted lower payments in premiums and higher payments once you apply for the pension. By the way you cannot apply for CPP till the age of 60 and before 70. [Higher payments if you wait till 70]

YOUNG PEOPLE: Do your research on this BEFORE you vote in the Spring of 2024, please. First your pay cheque would be higher because you pay into the CPP right now and the employer matches this. With the APP [Alberta Pension Plan] we would keep all our money in this province and with lower payments both you and your employer would save a LOT per year.

Once you reach the allowable age to start receiving this [anywhere from 60 to 70 is the age right now that you can apply] your benefits would be double what you would get. LOOK at Quebec.

How does the fund work? Very simple. All this money goes into a fund that humans like you and me decide what to invest in. The stock market. You can Google what the Canadian Pension Plan invests in [CPP} This would be exactly the same here. A financial adviser would choose where to invest this money paid by you and your employer. BUT!! Here is the catch as to why you would receive more here. We do not have to pay based upon what we pull in and how much goes to Ottawa. We keep 100% which is what Quebec does and has done since 1966.

Quebec is still a part of Canada so do not let the NDP and their stupid fear mongering comments make you think anything else 😊

VOTE ‘YES’ if you are young, because the payments will be double what you would receive when you are eligible.  

Let’s keep our money here in our amazing province. Have you looked at the BILLIONS Trudeau is throwing away to other countries and yet he will not help the homeless HERE in our own country.???? Think before you spread your money YES, YOUR MONEY to a government who misuse it.

Now Danielle Smith's form says ‘do you want lower payments and higher benefits.??? That is EXACTLY what this Albertan pension plan would create for the young and working class as they age.

It is not a ‘yes’ or ‘no question as the DUMB NDP want you to believe. It is a factual question just like the form asks 😊

DO not take my word for it, google the facts, look up Quebec’s payments or ask someone if you do know anyone who is living and has WORKED there. Compare that to what is paid out by Ottawa. Then remember it is a question for us NOT an action at all till we vote. Listen to the fear mongering as the DUMB NDP try to make it as if it is passed already LOL. [and they do that to all of the changes that so far Danielle has put forward, yet ALL her changes have worked so far 😊]

Stop living in fear of change and investigate. Stop listening to other people’s opinions and make your own mind up.

AND LASTLY, to all those who collect CPP NOW [yes, I am one of them] those payments would not stop. The money we get from Ottawa that we paid into would be transferred here and would continue with HIGHER benefits.

BUT in case you skimmed, NOTHING can happen before 2027 as there is a three year wait once the transfer is requested.  

Think for the young people and vote for them not for you. Most people over 60 will not be here when the young reached the pension age.

THINK people THINK 😊

May the strong survive.

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THIS IS MY OPINION AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE

CAT COSTS

TIP: The easiest way to cook is to put all the ingredients out on the counter and then weigh and separate them before starting to cook. Read the recipe. If spices all going to be added at the same time take a bowl and measure or weigh them out. If liquids need cups etc. take jugs and make sure they are created. Chop all the veggies. Line them up and follow the recipe 😊  

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Chickpea Curry with Sweet Potatoes.

TIP: The easiest way to cook is to put all the ingredients out on the counter and then weigh and separate them before starting to cook. Read the recipe. If spices all going to be added at the same time take a bowl and measure or weigh them out. If liquids need cups etc. take jugs and make sure they are created. Chop all the veggies. Line them up and follow the recipe 😊 

Ingredients

½ red onion chopped

1 clove of garlic [I use the jar kind]

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon dried ginger

1 14 oz. cans of diced tomatoes

I use dried chickpeas and make a lot. They freeze well.

Chickpeas: You need 14 oz of either your home-made ones [the cheapest way] or a tin.

1 ½ cups of oat milk unsweetened or any other kind of plant-based milk. [I found oat to be the best making sure it is UNSWEETENED.

2 tablespoons maple syrup

 1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground pepper.

Before you start this recipe cut up 2-3 large, sweet potatoes and chop into bite size pieces. Add them into a pot of boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes. Drain and once the recipe is done add them in and stir.

Take a large pot and add a wee bit of oil or water. Add onions and garlic on medium heat. If you are using the jar kind of garlic just add the onions till slightly cooked and then the garlic. Using cloves add them together.

Take a bowl while the onions and garlic are cooking mix all the spices form curry powder to ginger. Once the onions and garlic have cooked [ about 2-3 minutes] add this bowl of mixed spices and stir till the onion and garlic are covered nicely.  Add water if it is sticking. Now add the tomatoes, cooked chickpeas, plant-based milk and stir. Simmer for about 2 minutes.

Reduce the heat to low. Add maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Simmer for a few more minutes.

Remove from heat and serve with naan bread or eat as is 😊 . 

Next Month: Dal Palak

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VcToria's Spiritual Advice

The Spiritual Side of Materialism.

I LOVE money and all it can buy BUT I am NOT attached to it at all. You cannot take it with you when you leave the physical body to go ‘home’. And that is what money is ‘it lives in the physical’.

I am so tired of people saying, “I cannot afford it” Why? You are manifesting what you believe.

In previous articles I have said that you must believe 100% in shifts. SO many people believe negatively and one of these is the fact they are broke or cannot afford anything. Sadly, it is always easier to believe negatively than positively.

Now if we were not supposed to enjoy materialism, I believe the creator could have made us like penguins. Not in looks 😊 but in the form of being able to survive outside like a lot of nature does.

BUT!! The creator created us to feel, see, and best of all enjoy. Now there is a difference between GREED and enjoyment.

I believe we may enjoy as much materialism as we desire but must NOT get attached to it in such a strong fashion that it is all we think and desire. Then funnily enough many find it taken away!! The Universe gives and the Universe taketh away when the path is not shown through blindness with GREED.

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SO!! Now let’s look at the wealthy who so many people insult or as I feel they are simply jealous. Many or most people today believe in past and future lives. And I must point out here, if you believe in past lives, it only stands to reason that you must believe in future lives.

So, as we pass through each journey many have sacrificed their lives for causes, other people, and many other reasons. Perhaps this is why they are benefiting from a wealthy life today. It is not for you to become jealous, vindictive and insult the wealth that many worked for. It is to seek within your own life what your own journey is. How would you like to be treated in a future life?

Let’s take Jeff Bezos: He started out by delivering only books, his books that he bought and believed he could build a business with.  He worked hard with this belief and built Amazon. He did NOT inherit, he worked from the bottom up. He persisted and BELIEVED. Today he is engaged to Lauren Sanchez a woman he met in 2019. With his wealth any young female could have cuddled up to him but no, he chose an age-appropriate female and if you observe them today, he truly loves her. She is an old soul [a Life Path 11] for anyone who has taken my numerology course or had a read with me and is also the LP11 😊 But I digress!!

SIDE NOTE: Life Path 11’s are here to help someone through life. Someone who has been stuck or needs them to take them through the journey. Perhaps Lauren is Jeff’s Angel 😊  

The same could be said for the founder of Apple: Steve Jobs. Although he is deceased, sometimes we are only here to create and then leave. He too started his company in a garage and never gave up.

Many people who are wealthy today worked to get where they are. They knew that sitting and working for someone else, being told what to do, allowing someone else to tell them what they were worth was NOT for them. And so, they stood their ground, chose to work at their passions and built their empires. This what happens when you BELIEVE, focus, and follow your passion with no fear.

AND!! For those folks who do inherit wealth or are born into it, maybe they too deserved it as they may have sacrificed many lifetimes for others. And for the greedy or lazy could it be that they are here to suffer? IE: The countries where there is no food, clean water etc. are the sufferings I refer to.  

Fear stops people from being wealthy. They slave throughout their lives, living from pay cheque to pay cheque not believing they could do better. Sad VERY sad. When you leave the emotion ‘fear’ behind, life soars in the right direction.

As I said last month, I believe we send our lives down ahead of us. Do you really think you would have sent the life you choose to follow now, ahead of you? Only those who feel the peace and tranquility and know that the past created the steps to enlightenment have the gift of understanding that jealousy, and insults to those who have worked their way to wealth will only keep them from advancing. Whether it be here in this life or future lives. You are what you believe 😊

Now may I also add that if you care to look at the charities and all that many of the wealthy do with their money you will see that many people are helped by their wealth. How you say? Well for those who feel they need the fake security of work Amazon employs thousands. It is of course each person’s choice to remain there and believe this is all they can accomplish. BUT!! This is what Jeff Bezos built because he did not allow fear to hold him back nor the belief, he could not do it.

I am a freedom lover. Those who know me will tell you I often say, ‘I’d rather sleep in a ditch than have to be somewhere every day at the same time, eat at the same time and be told what I am worth’. No, I am smarter than that. However, I did have to search for my passion and as those who know me will tell you, I never stopped looking 😊 I wrote a book about it. ‘Then Now and Forever’ by VcToria Gray Cobb. Available on my website and Amazon 😊 Today, I wake up when I wish, never FEAR I will not be able to pay my bills and live with the comfort of materialism without any fear of letting go of it if need be.

Life should be a wonderful balance of comfort and spirituality. When you show gratitude to the Universe, drop all emotions that hold you back and climb the mountain of enlightenment life appears in many miraculous ways that suit you and only you.

Folks, stop saying ‘I am broke” I can’t’ ‘what would I do’ and shift your mindset to meditation, gratitude, and the final words of your meditation to be ‘Universe show me my true path’. AND 😊 when it is shown bludy well walk the mountain and enjoy the scenery 😊.

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An Added Note: This article in no way reflects those who spend money on drugs, gamble excessively, or decide to be lazy and live off others. Those thoughts and actions do not take us to our full potential and do not allow the comfort of materialism to be provided.  

The funniest thing as I was writing this article, I had FOUR bookings!! All while I was typing the positive words that I 100% believe. 😊 Proof is in the pudding, so they say.

 Next Month: Racism and what you are choosing to have to experience.  😊

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