Edison Motors gets screwed by very fishy British Columbia Government grantmaking process

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    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:10 - Edison Motors
    02:42 - Edison Motors Grant application
    03:23 - Where this all goes downhill...
    03:53 - Where this becomes bs
    08:44 - Cat
    09:15 - editing
    09:35 - I support edison motors
    10:48 - Edison Motors' own words

КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,9 тис.

  • @Weretyu7777
    @Weretyu7777 Місяць тому +578

    Hearing you say Canadia instead of Canada multiple times made me chuckle.

    • @rossmanngroup
      @rossmanngroup  Місяць тому +239

      If Americans are from America,
      Canadians are from _______
      It's high time we correct this mistake once and for all.

    • @IntegerOfDoom
      @IntegerOfDoom Місяць тому +108

      I prefer Canadistan

    • @Infinion
      @Infinion Місяць тому +25

      @@rossmanngroup Canadica?

    • @wobblyboost1582
      @wobblyboost1582 Місяць тому +50

      @@IntegerOfDoom Cannuckistan even

    • @ianfowler9340
      @ianfowler9340 Місяць тому

      @@IntegerOfDoom Yet another intelligent American comment. It's no wonder your country is so fucked up.

  • @alchobum
    @alchobum Місяць тому +2469

    Pay us a 20% bribe. Thats the word for it. Bribe.

    • @glork3202
      @glork3202 Місяць тому +122

      Fucking hell, this is straight out of the horror stories from the USSR

    • @elbarto4394
      @elbarto4394 Місяць тому +82

      It's also how lobbying works

    • @Zulonix
      @Zulonix Місяць тому +110

      It’s time to jail half the Canadian government… maybe more than half.

    • @glork3202
      @glork3202 Місяць тому +15

      @@Zulonix AKA, bribing

    • @kazzxtrismus
      @kazzxtrismus Місяць тому +29

      "kickback" is the official term

  • @zohircherifi5616
    @zohircherifi5616 Місяць тому +2021

    Why investigate yourself when you are corrupt

    • @Splarkszter
      @Splarkszter Місяць тому +49

      That's the point

    • @XTheOneCat
      @XTheOneCat Місяць тому +9

      touché

    • @EyePatchGuy88
      @EyePatchGuy88 Місяць тому +26

      To pretend to not be corrupt to trick the idiots into thinking that they're not corrupt.

    • @andrewr1355
      @andrewr1355 Місяць тому +15

      Who watches the watchers? 😂

    • @AdamWEST-yu2os
      @AdamWEST-yu2os Місяць тому +17

      The British Columbia goverment told its own civil servants noy to use the word British Columbians as it might offend someone.

  • @dixienormous2704
    @dixienormous2704 27 днів тому +362

    Does nobody remember the $250M payment to a basement IT firm with two employees that did no IT work?

    • @KelleyStrzelczyk
      @KelleyStrzelczyk 27 днів тому +13

      Watched the hearings.

    • @benm12310
      @benm12310 27 днів тому +34

      The biggest issue is the control of information. Most Canadians have no clue about this

    • @chuckinshanks
      @chuckinshanks 26 днів тому +8

      No, but I'm interested.

    • @benm12310
      @benm12310 26 днів тому

      @@chuckinshanks search up “arrive scam Pierre P”

    • @jw-hy5nq
      @jw-hy5nq 26 днів тому

      The hearings are still going on and they are finding more and more corruption. The Turdow govt has also "lost track" of 2.5 billion from the Carbon tax.

  • @TurboBaldur
    @TurboBaldur 28 днів тому +234

    Every person involved in this racket needs to go to prison

    • @Tyler-ed1bt
      @Tyler-ed1bt 26 днів тому +14

      If you've seen the running theme in Canada recently, real criminals get away with this. Its just the hard working Canadians that gets prosecuted. Take a look at car theft in Canada, or straight up corruption in politics.

    • @TurboBaldur
      @TurboBaldur 26 днів тому +10

      @@Tyler-ed1bt the connection between politics and organised crime has never been more apparent.

    • @johnarnold893
      @johnarnold893 26 днів тому +1

      @@Tyler-ed1bt Get a grip on yourself.

    • @pjkenny3933
      @pjkenny3933 26 днів тому

      all the names were on that list, start there.

    • @ilyarepin7750
      @ilyarepin7750 24 дні тому +2

      you get a grip on yourself, he is 100% correct.

  • @mjklein
    @mjklein Місяць тому +1238

    When Louis says "But wait it gets better" that means it's about to get worse. A lot worse.

    • @briankulesz9410
      @briankulesz9410 Місяць тому +8

      That goes without saying...

    • @danieltoth9742
      @danieltoth9742 Місяць тому +21

      And when he says "I hope you're having a lovely day" that means he hopes your day is good enough to withstand that worsening.

    • @joerad4722
      @joerad4722 Місяць тому +3

      At this point it's like his Steve Jobs "One more thing..." moment... I love it and hate it at the same time :D

    • @DiscoDickJones
      @DiscoDickJones Місяць тому +6

      I'm yelling "JFC Louis, just tell me what to buy!" Then I realize Louis isn't here to hold my hand but to try to educate me to make my own choice. Because the hand holders are the ones who are trying to shove ads into our HDMI cables.

    • @EximiusDux
      @EximiusDux Місяць тому +3

      Irony and sarcasm. People used to use them a lot in multiple languages.

  • @Fmily
    @Fmily Місяць тому +652

    "We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing."

    • @5nowChain5
      @5nowChain5 Місяць тому +39

      And gave ourselves a payrise to boot😂😂😂

    • @johntorich4015
      @johntorich4015 Місяць тому

      Said every authoritarian government ever lol

    • @Mr.Spongecake
      @Mr.Spongecake Місяць тому

      What I'm seeing is they didn't even do that. They just said "Nah, we're not even investigating ourselves. Go suck a lemon."

    • @UndercoverDog
      @UndercoverDog Місяць тому +12

      "Did you do it?" - "Naaah"

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 Місяць тому +2

      like the IDF...

  • @Wapitimodels
    @Wapitimodels 29 днів тому +140

    Update * a investigation is about to happen now. And the RCMP may be called in to investigate this matter also.
    Thanks for this video Louis 😊

    • @jlGenozzV
      @jlGenozzV 28 днів тому +5

      Good, it is time for the sun to shine in the halls of power

    • @navb0tactual
      @navb0tactual 27 днів тому +3

      It's getting more attention in BC

    • @HOWNDOG66
      @HOWNDOG66 27 днів тому +23

      Unfortunately the RCMP isn’t trustworthy either.

    • @AlexFuturemark
      @AlexFuturemark 26 днів тому

      Is there a link to this? Seems highly illegal and as a BC resident I’d love to track this story

    • @jw-hy5nq
      @jw-hy5nq 26 днів тому +9

      @@AlexFuturemark Edison motors runs a UA-cam channel, he talks about the whole thing there and on Twitter. Expect the govt owned media to remain silent.

  • @EMPTYPOCKETSRC
    @EMPTYPOCKETSRC 27 днів тому +34

    Thank you for calling the NDP government of British Columbia out on this one.
    The corruption up here in B.C. is not a joke.
    Keep up the good work

  • @Goabnb94
    @Goabnb94 Місяць тому +489

    Government wants to build a road. Firm A bids $1m. Firm B bids $2m. Firm C bids $3m. Firm C is chosen, because they will subcontract Firm A for $1m, and split the remaining $2m between themselves and the government agent ($1m each). This is where we are at.

    • @gorkyd7912
      @gorkyd7912 Місяць тому +61

      And politician will brag that this creates 3X more jobs.

    • @exxe2454
      @exxe2454 28 днів тому +20

      ​@@gorkyd7912While also saying to us it's more green for the environment I bet.

    • @markparent3323
      @markparent3323 27 днів тому

      True, this completely stinks of a Chinese style bureaucracy.

    • @GumMagnum
      @GumMagnum 26 днів тому

      Thats what the government always has done. Its a crime syndicate first

    • @quigonkenny
      @quigonkenny 26 днів тому

      And if you're in the US, at least, the government will literally bus and fly migrants who have illegally entered the country...oh, sorry, I meant "refugees"...to the city the work is in so that Firm A can hire them for slaves' wages (instead of hiring locals for a competitive wage) and then share _that_ ill-gotten gain with their government cohorts.
      Is it any wonder the new guy down in Argentina got elected on a platform centered around the wholesale elimination of certain government ministries?

  • @CutoutClips
    @CutoutClips Місяць тому +578

    Wow, blatant corruption. If I was a BC taxpayer I'd be pissed. I feel like this thing is probably more common than we realize.

    • @MazeFrame
      @MazeFrame Місяць тому +37

      You see, corruption only happens in bad countries, like those over there! We do not live in bad countries, right? So we do not have corruption! Right? Right???

    • @kevinklien90
      @kevinklien90 Місяць тому +13

      You feel like it’s more common than we realize? That’s literally the essence of government lol

    • @CutoutClips
      @CutoutClips Місяць тому +4

      @@kevinklien90 By "we" I mean most people.

    • @paulbrammer1596
      @paulbrammer1596 Місяць тому +40

      Bc taxpayer here. Very pissed off.

    • @Whoisjase
      @Whoisjase Місяць тому +12

      @@paulbrammer1596 same

  • @arnoldanderson1501
    @arnoldanderson1501 26 днів тому +53

    Not only is British Columbia's NDP premier in lockstep with our crimeminister Trudeau on the carbon tax, but also in criminal enterprise, as seen in this video! This needs to be investigated thoroughly!

    • @danhallatt4954
      @danhallatt4954 23 дні тому +1

      If BC had enough gumption to implement their own carbon-reduction program, they wouldn't be subject to the carbon tax. The federal government wrote the carbon tax as a backup in case provinces weren't going to do it themselves. This happened in Ontario until Ontario pulled out of their carbon agreement with California and Quebec, hence triggering the onset of the carbon tax.

    • @trapOrdoom
      @trapOrdoom 23 дні тому

      This is very interesting, I hate the NDP, literally an arm of the LPC. Sam Cooper should hop in the chat.

    • @MegaLadysman1234
      @MegaLadysman1234 22 дні тому

      @@danhallatt4954 BC does have its own carbon tax program, it's been in place since 2008 or 2009, and has nothing to do with the federal system. The guy above you is a moron.

    • @MegaLadysman1234
      @MegaLadysman1234 22 дні тому

      Huffing gasoline is bad for your brain.

    • @user-me8hc3bs7i
      @user-me8hc3bs7i 21 день тому

      Wait wait wait. Enough gumption to issue their own tax? You ever think that maybe they didn’t want a useless tax that had high possibilities of the government fumbling into their own pockets imposed on their people? It’s almost like I can use a tax to magically pull carbon from the air or use tax tape to patch up the O-zone layer.
      Literally saying you shouldn’t have went and got big government corruption when you have corruption at home.

  • @user-eh5cr4or6k
    @user-eh5cr4or6k 27 днів тому +60

    The worst part is that corrupt system denied them when they're actually the only one that truly qualified for the grant.

    • @stepha5926
      @stepha5926 14 днів тому +2

      Truly fucked up situation. I watched their long video where they're taking us through the prototype of that truck. Talking through everything they've done, and why they did things that way - and the *passion* & dedication, and sincerity! *Disgusting* to do that to good men like these.

  • @RolyPolyGames
    @RolyPolyGames Місяць тому +854

    Always assume incompetence instead of malevolence when incompetence is an option.
    Unless the government is involved - then assume both.

    • @NoOne-ef7yu
      @NoOne-ef7yu Місяць тому +102

      There comes a point, at which stupidity becomes indistinguishable from evil.

    • @formes2388
      @formes2388 Місяць тому +17

      No. You presume Incompetence, unless evidence suggests otherwise. However - minor Incompetence, and major incompetence are two different things. It is one thing to be struggling and do a poor job, it is another to blatantly lack the qualifications, and fundamental understanding to do a position and to push your way into it anyways.
      Any position of Critical importance, or of Great Authority, must be held to a high standard; any demonstration of repeat incompetent behaviour must be treated as malicious - as the individual MUST be aware of their capabilities, and either be actively seeking remedy, or - the damage their incompetence will cause is of extreme nature, and as such - the individual MUST be treated whether intentional or not, as if they are a malicious actor.
      The last several decades of people spouting out that all politicians are the same has spread such FUD that this has been allowed to get systemically worse. There was a time when a scandal like this would have had the relevant politician resign from office. The Scandals of the current Liberal Federal government would have sank any other political party years ago. And yet, because we have just accepted that corruption, and incompetent leadership from politicians - it has been allowed to be normalized; and one of the worst offenders is the main stream media.

    • @Furzkampfbomber
      @Furzkampfbomber Місяць тому

      When I look at the german government, malevolence and incompetence have become identical. Because a competent politician is well aware that he or she does not know everything and is willing to listen to advice. Now _my_ government is a bunch of incompetent morons and university dropouts with _no_ education whatsoever, who think they know everything and they know everything better. Also, they are completely immune to advice.
      A german magazine had to sue the government to get access to the papers the scientific service of the government created before the green party shut down our last three nuclear power plants - in the winter and in the middle of an increasing energy crysis. Turns out that they told the government very, very clearly that this is a very, very stupid idea and would harm the german economy as well as the people immensely. Not a single fuck was given by those ideologues, because they have their agenda and because, as always, the children's book author and moron that is called our vize-chancellor and minister of economy knew better.
      They are incompetent and they use their incompetence as a weapon against their own people, so incompetence and malevolence are inseparable when it comes to those people.

    • @apocalypseap
      @apocalypseap Місяць тому +13

      Why should the government be able to vote against an investigation into themselves lmao? Our country is so backwards in some ways...

    • @someonefar5600
      @someonefar5600 Місяць тому +1

      That's well said. I used that for judges. Until I was unable to fool myself any more. Now, incompetence is not an option

  • @larrybolhuis1049
    @larrybolhuis1049 Місяць тому +347

    I watched Edison Motors explain this this morning. They are such nice guys that they were kinder and gentler than you. However You were exactly right, they got screwed. Between Edison and their partner DeBoss Garage they have a million subscribers. Now you have exposed this shit to another 2 million subscribers. WELL DONE.
    I have been following Edison Motors and I LOVE what they are doing. I applaud everything they do and just as you say, use off the shelf parts, document everything, make it all repairable, allow the user/owner to work on it themselves. OUT-STANDING! But of course government happens, and as usual, it smells. Badly.

    • @lepotdefleur9906
      @lepotdefleur9906 Місяць тому +9

      I m guessing that both share a lot of subs , so between 1M and 2M haha.

    • @charlebrownga
      @charlebrownga Місяць тому

      Now how would the gov and the megacorps make obscene profits if people fixed there own stuff.like they want us to have a dishwasher that last 20 years.people make the mistake of thinking that they actually care what we think. Legally corporations are people and those people are psychopaths.

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому

      So you want the government to spend the tax payer money on a no future company when we have one of the worst dept of the g7
      Yes sure keep burning my money like they don't do it more than enough already

  • @HOWNDOG66
    @HOWNDOG66 27 днів тому +132

    As a resident of BC I’m concerned about how many of these things aren’t yet discovered and the hidden corruption of our provincial and federal governments that have been stealing from citizens for years while our infrastructure, education, medical and pensions crumble.

    • @sabiti5428
      @sabiti5428 26 днів тому +4

      Theirs a global swap of career politicians who earn millions fleecing the taxpayer.

    • @johnarnold893
      @johnarnold893 26 днів тому

      @@sabiti5428 WTF does that even mean?? Career criminals are what is fleecing the taxpayer. Mostly lazy millennials that are too lazy to work and just go stealing everything. Them and krak heads and tweekers.

    • @vhateverlie
      @vhateverlie 23 дні тому +1

      Corruption in Canadian politics is the standard, not the exception. The current government scandals one after the other cannot be isolated incidents by a few bad actors when it's this rampant.

    • @Trythis837
      @Trythis837 23 дні тому +1

      Every single grant in Canada works like this and has forever. We get grants all the time and that’s how it works. It’s not like a secret one off thing. It’s a very open very normal practice.

    • @chipdip811
      @chipdip811 22 дні тому

      It’s all of Canada and most likely in every other country as well… actions speak louder than words

  • @Styrak
    @Styrak 27 днів тому +80

    This isn't just a conflict of interest, it's a multi-level conflict of interest and multiple layers of corruption.

  • @The_Nametag
    @The_Nametag Місяць тому +394

    The amount of corruption on display here is absolutely staggering.

    • @Lon1001
      @Lon1001 Місяць тому +8

      par for the course nowadays it seems.

    • @connoisseurofcookies2047
      @connoisseurofcookies2047 29 днів тому +6

      It's pretty much standard fair when it comes to how government allocates funds.

    • @Rocketman1105Gaming
      @Rocketman1105Gaming 29 днів тому +11

      Welcome to Canada. New York really doesn't look to bad next to most of what is happening in Canada.

    • @realalbertan
      @realalbertan 28 днів тому +4

      We're going to find out this is standard practice in multiple provinces. MNP has their fingers into grants in at least 4 provinces plus the Yukon.

    • @KriegerKrieg
      @KriegerKrieg 28 днів тому

      Every government is the same, the only difference is how well they hide it.

  • @joeyjumper94
    @joeyjumper94 Місяць тому +852

    the politicians who voted "no" on investigating the corruption need to be voted out of office.
    the power to vote people out of office is one of the few powers we have against bad government.

    • @Dratchev241
      @Dratchev241 Місяць тому

      good luck, I am quite sure the "no" votes for them will be turned into "yes" votes after some water main breaks shutting down vote counting so they become the most popular party ever.

    • @mikewurlitzer5217
      @mikewurlitzer5217 Місяць тому +48

      You have a bunch of "feelings" over intelligence females voting for politicians on looks or how many taxpayer funded giveaway programs they will advocate for. We have the same issue in the USA and sure hate to see our great Canadian neighbors going through the same thing.

    • @Zulonix
      @Zulonix Місяць тому +26

      They need to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

    • @blairw6424
      @blairw6424 Місяць тому +15

      Hopefully the NDP will be voted out this October! Can't come soon enough!

    • @tomstech4390
      @tomstech4390 Місяць тому +17

      We have had a vote and decided that it says we can stay in government, thank you all for voting.

  • @divinecomedian2
    @divinecomedian2 Місяць тому +98

    And yet people still have faith in government. Boggles the mind.

    • @mk6315
      @mk6315 28 днів тому +5

      We don’t actually, but everyone is so broken after what they did to peaceful protesters with reasonable demands

    • @jolting
      @jolting 28 днів тому

      In the US, Biden voters believe in the government. Trump voters don't.

    • @threadtapwhisperer5136
      @threadtapwhisperer5136 27 днів тому

      Right?
      I beleive in the ideas of a government being a possible functioning entity.
      But not as it is now.
      Good lawd, no.

    • @FirstLastOne
      @FirstLastOne 27 днів тому

      @@mk6315 And yet in Vancouver, BC they rioted not once but twice when the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley cup twice.
      Just four years ago most of the Metro Vancouver area bought up all the toilet paper because it was far more important than food and water all because of a virus.
      Can you imagine the biblical hell we will face when an earthquake hits the area and 80% of the shit infrastructure collapses because they did sweet F all in the last 30 years to prepare for the long overdue M7.5 or greater earthquake due to hit the area?
      Yeah, they were BROKEN long before that there, bud. Most Canadians are too complacent to give a PHUCK and accept mediocrity as a way of life much like politicians are entitled and feel that corruption is an acceptable way to collect their paycheque.

    • @RicardoSantos-oz3uj
      @RicardoSantos-oz3uj 27 днів тому +4

      Problem is that the only way to fix the problem is to create an much bigger problem in the short time.

  • @gsilva220
    @gsilva220 Місяць тому +13

    Communicating with the same name through two different domains with one being from the government and the other asking for a bribe is in a level of bullshit I have never encountered, and I live in Brazil!

  • @bikkiikun
    @bikkiikun Місяць тому +222

    Has an arrest warrant for "Catrina" been issued, yet? -Blackmail- Extortion is still a Crime. Racketeering is also a Crime.

    • @JimLambrick
      @JimLambrick Місяць тому

      Oh no, 'Catrina' might suffer 'trauma' and here in BC where open drug use is legal, and shoplifting not stopped, crime actually does pay. They're duking it out with Portland, Seattle, SF and LA as to who has the most asininely woke policies. Vancouver is definitely a contender as to the most shi-h-le city.

    • @stefanwarmuth5251
      @stefanwarmuth5251 Місяць тому +15

      Betrayal of the trust of the people should have the worst penalties under the law. What are those in B Canadia

    • @draketurtle4169
      @draketurtle4169 Місяць тому

      Extortion is fun amarite

    • @Locutus
      @Locutus Місяць тому +4

      That's not blackmail...
      It's extortion, coercion, ransom, depending how you look at it, but it's *not* blackmail....

    • @bikkiikun
      @bikkiikun Місяць тому +2

      @@Locutus : You're of course correct, it is extortion, rather than blackmail.

  • @mikemorr100
    @mikemorr100 Місяць тому +378

    So this companys whole schtick is to leech 20% off government funding, and the government doesn't care to investigate it? Who are these people friends with? Which politicians family runs this company?

    • @jzilla1234
      @jzilla1234 Місяць тому

      I'm sure you can (((guess)))

    • @somethingsomething404
      @somethingsomething404 Місяць тому +47

      right. pretty clear they're in bed together

    • @gundamzeta3447
      @gundamzeta3447 Місяць тому

      The person running the company is also in charge of the government so it's not a case of who the company gave a blowjob to but a case of which government official is taking 20% of the money.

    • @GrumpyIan
      @GrumpyIan Місяць тому

      More like the government officials are getting paid to not look into it.

    • @MichaelJohnson-xn7ye
      @MichaelJohnson-xn7ye Місяць тому +18

      It's the same people, that's the point.

  • @ethanreddekopp7256
    @ethanreddekopp7256 27 днів тому +7

    I've been following Edison motors on UA-cam for over a year now, and this pisses me off to no end. The rampant corruption in not only the federal government, but also the provincial governments is absolutely deplorable. These politicians need to be investigated and fired from their positions. Politicians get payed 6+ figure salaries and ha e the best pensions of anyone in the country, they can make upwards of 3 million dollars between the age of 55 and 75. Truly disgusting behavior on behalf of my provincial government. Here's hoping voters wake up and realize the NDP is just another wing of the trudumb government, even on the provincial level, and change their votes in the next election period

  • @markmaker2488
    @markmaker2488 27 днів тому +13

    Well done for exposing these crooks.

  • @zmortis111
    @zmortis111 Місяць тому +147

    Pay to play and kickbacks are a sure sign of corruption in government.

    • @microcolonel
      @microcolonel Місяць тому +1

      Thought this was just normal, growing up in Canada. 😂

    • @CeltadzManicure
      @CeltadzManicure Місяць тому

      Right on.

    • @spacewater7
      @spacewater7 Місяць тому

      Oddly, they're usually a sign that the corrupt regime is in the process of collapsing.

  • @SB-KNIGHT
    @SB-KNIGHT Місяць тому +218

    Louis, thank you for bringing this to our attention. As a resident of BC and a big fan of what Edison Motors is doing. I am very upset to hear this. I will be sure to spread this far and wide. This sort of behaviour is completely unacceptable. Another great example of government corruption. This might just be something that if not fixed right away, will cost them the next election.

    • @luboinchina3013
      @luboinchina3013 Місяць тому +14

      Next elections? Do you know how much money they will redistribute to their pockets until the elections? You should be out there in front of the building with a banner demanding the minister to resign right now. At least if you can do that in your country. Get people together and stand in front of her office

    • @Jammermaker
      @Jammermaker Місяць тому

      ​@@luboinchina3013 most people have to work for a living.

    • @SB-KNIGHT
      @SB-KNIGHT Місяць тому

      @@luboinchina3013 Oh I absolutely plan on it. This is insane to say the least and people have had to resign for a lot less. Look into the BC liberals corruption scandal. That should tell you enough. Casinos laundering money, etc. people will not stand for this shit anymore.

    • @tedcity5861
      @tedcity5861 Місяць тому +7

      Edison must not be a union shop. 😂

    • @paulbrammer1596
      @paulbrammer1596 Місяць тому +10

      What can we do, fellow BCer? I'll be telling everyone I know about this. My MLA voted yes for the investigation.

  • @cameronnicol
    @cameronnicol Місяць тому +9

    Yah, I just wrote my MLA (member of legislative assembly). I’m pissed! Thanks for sending this out!

  • @demitriyannitsos3731
    @demitriyannitsos3731 Місяць тому +13

    The even bigger issue with them not getting this grant is that our government has steadily raised taxes on fuel and called it “carbon tax” wouldn’t it make sense for the money to go to a company to innovate? Ya well it never will and the Edison motor situation is just the icing on the cake

  • @andrewr1355
    @andrewr1355 Місяць тому +117

    Sad world we live in where an honest man has to wonder if making the right decision was the correct decision

    • @iknowbetter5075
      @iknowbetter5075 Місяць тому +9

      100%. I believe in the long run honesty is the best policy. It may look dark in the moment but there is a light on the end of the tunnel. Thank god for this channel and the internet this corruption like this get exposed. Hopefully people in BC will vote for policies and not ideologies in October this year!

    • @danieltoth9742
      @danieltoth9742 Місяць тому +5

      Punishing someone for doing the right thing is almost as vile as rewarding them for doing the wrong thing.

    • @tylerbaldwin1633
      @tylerbaldwin1633 22 дні тому

      he is NOT honest he is a scam artist!!! edison is a 100% a scam bs company.

    • @stepha5926
      @stepha5926 14 днів тому +1

      "Sad" is the understatement of the decade.

    • @stepha5926
      @stepha5926 14 днів тому

      ​@@iknowbetter5075utter crap

  • @annme_87
    @annme_87 Місяць тому +217

    Great to hear they turned down a grant to this innovative company got turned down right after the carbon tax went up. I'm furious.

    • @somethingsomething404
      @somethingsomething404 Місяць тому +19

      and the grant is literally for this type of thing. we should protest. im in downtown van, that law frim is walking distance

    • @charlebrownga
      @charlebrownga Місяць тому +13

      You make the assumption that want you driving at all.they want to get 80 percent of cars off the road by 2035.they want to force the majority of people to go live in the citys or in work camps.

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому

      It work on fuel they want nothing to do with this it go against the agenda are you this stupid or what lol
      Secondly the return on investment is way too big for any company to even think about buying crap like this bs a conventional diesel that will need less maintenance got less part and most wear part are standardized in the trucking industry ie easy to get bs a bespoke design with part from all over the world
      I applaud is effort but he digging is grave with this project and now deboss garage will go down with them it look like

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому

      I am more than happy that they didn't burn the taxpayer money on a death on arrival company
      We already got enough with northvolt

    • @superamazingexpertfantasti6593
      @superamazingexpertfantasti6593 Місяць тому

      the vast majority of the carbon tax is rebated, the majority of it does not fund these grant programs.

  • @uncouver
    @uncouver Місяць тому +17

    Thank you for talking about this, I've lived in British Columbia my whole life and literally everything in this province is a scam.

    • @steverolfeca
      @steverolfeca 23 дні тому

      Pffft… Hold my beer: Ontario’s “Conservative” Premier is widely reported to have been a drug dealer in high school. Check out his bias toward developers and their corrupt land dealings.

  • @Myrune1
    @Myrune1 27 днів тому +12

    We have investigated ourselves and determined there was no wrong doing.
    They should get the current US administration to investigate them.

    • @killman369547
      @killman369547 24 дні тому

      Biden and Hunter are up past their foreheads in their own corruption you really thin that's a smart idea?

  • @dizzymcfizzy
    @dizzymcfizzy Місяць тому +74

    it just goes to show that they don't actually give a shit about the environment, its all about control and power.

    • @tigerwoods373
      @tigerwoods373 Місяць тому +10

      Been saying that for years but usually people just say you're a right winged extremist if you don't fully throw yourself into the so called clean energy movement.

    • @RicardoSantos-oz3uj
      @RicardoSantos-oz3uj 27 днів тому

      If climate change was real. Then no insurance company would insure any beach side property.
      Until that happens, you all know is a scam.

  • @morsermons9610
    @morsermons9610 Місяць тому +164

    I've just resigned from local government here in the UK because of the whole process around planning. I can't use the word bribe but money changes hands or something is built for free that no-one wants or needs and planning gets miraculously passed despite hundreds of objections and some councillors speaking out against certain planning applications. Corruption and government go hand in hand and we keep voting these people in, it doesn't matter which country you live in they're all the same.

    • @macksii
      @macksii Місяць тому

      yup, small businesses is how communism runs, take a deep dive into it and you'll learn patterns that are rewarding capitalists in the current system to be corrupt

    • @microcolonel
      @microcolonel Місяць тому +9

      Integrity used to be the thing that set the English culture apart essentially all others... and here we are.

    • @Strider9655
      @Strider9655 Місяць тому

      ah corruption is rampant in the UK, it's always council officials giving out contracts to friends/family who charge tax payer 10x what that service should really cost. It's like the cycle lanes, 50 yards of paint for £1m, to a company in the Seychelles which is sub contracting local contractors to do the work, and then they pay their media buddies to spread anti-cyclist hatred online to distract the public attention.

    • @kellikelli4413
      @kellikelli4413 29 днів тому +3

      But you tipped the balance in their favor by leaving.

    • @fluffypinkpandas
      @fluffypinkpandas 29 днів тому +2

      the government decided the government can do what it wants
      the government votes itself into power
      the government makes it illegal for you to interrupt the government processes
      even when every process is wrong

  • @heliank6905
    @heliank6905 Місяць тому +43

    A truck company in Canada speaking out about corruption... and they can still use a bank?

    • @oliver9089
      @oliver9089 27 днів тому

      👩‍🦽🐎

    • @PracticaProphetica
      @PracticaProphetica 24 дні тому

      The bank freezes were done by the federal government. This is provincial. They are not quite so bold yet...

    • @tylerbaldwin1633
      @tylerbaldwin1633 22 дні тому

      they are a scam company anyways they have taken millions of dollars from hard working people to fund their luxury lifestyles, the owner of edison uses investors money on holiday's and other personal expenses

  • @danperron6539
    @danperron6539 22 дні тому +1

    Thanks for bringing to the public.

  • @bradhaines3142
    @bradhaines3142 Місяць тому +282

    ah yes, government being a problem, classic. why does this not surprise me

    • @samuelsmith9582
      @samuelsmith9582 Місяць тому +22

      This is corruption being a problem, not government inherently being a problem.
      Graft and corruption can exist in any group of people.

    • @visitante-pc5zc
      @visitante-pc5zc Місяць тому +12

      @samuelsmith9582 taxation is theft, bro. Deal with it.

    • @CrittingOut
      @CrittingOut Місяць тому +2

      It wont stop until we change political structure in these countries. Why are we not allowed to vote on policy in the US?

    • @samuelsmith9582
      @samuelsmith9582 Місяць тому

      @@visitante-pc5zc You're actually brain-dead.

    • @TauCu
      @TauCu Місяць тому +6

      @@visitante-pc5zc Taxation is required for civilized society to function.

  • @falcie7743
    @falcie7743 Місяць тому +218

    How much do we want to bet that a bunch of those voting to not investigate are getting a kickback

    • @StaceyAyodele
      @StaceyAyodele Місяць тому

      You bet your sweet ass they're getting a kickback

    • @neverendingstudent
      @neverendingstudent Місяць тому +30

      Nooo, nooo, they don't get kickbacks! Kickbacks are wrong and bad. They get campaign donations, which are perfectly fine and legal.

    • @chasedavidson2855
      @chasedavidson2855 Місяць тому +5

      20%

    • @The_JEB
      @The_JEB Місяць тому +2

      @falcie7743
      7 hours ago
      How much do we want to bet that all of those voting to not investigate are getting a kickback
      FTFY

    • @oliver9089
      @oliver9089 27 днів тому

      Probably not. They are just people getting paid an enormous salary to do nothing with hopes and dreams of one day becoming PM. This is more than enough to keep them in line. They have a party whip (literally what the position is called) who tells them all how to vote and if any of them use their conscience they are kicked out of the party and nobody will vote for them next election because voters are fooled into thinking they have to "vote strategically" to avoid the bad guy from getting in

  • @oOSpecialProskillsOo
    @oOSpecialProskillsOo 28 днів тому +10

    every government building that deals with public matters needs open webcams and microphones so they cant hide their shady backroom deals

  • @williamgraham2468
    @williamgraham2468 Місяць тому +10

    I live in BC. Thanks for this video; I think I'll drop a line to my MLA about it.

    • @steverolfeca
      @steverolfeca 23 дні тому

      Don’t just think- jump on it, and share this stuff on your socials, too!

  • @kazi1
    @kazi1 Місяць тому +147

    This is informative and unfortunate.

    • @CentreMetre
      @CentreMetre Місяць тому +3

      Seems like that's a lot of news nowadays

    • @legionofanon
      @legionofanon Місяць тому +5

      I almost forgot about this amazing line, thanks for reminding me of it.

    • @lightyisreal
      @lightyisreal Місяць тому +1

      This is informative and unfortunate.

    • @kazi1
      @kazi1 28 днів тому +1

      @@lightyisrealyup

  • @chriscutress1702
    @chriscutress1702 Місяць тому +51

    FYI ... The Canadian Government is the governing body of Canada (currently Liberal under Trudeau). The BC Government is a Provincial Government (currently NDP) and is the equivalent of a US State Government. If the grant is from BC then it is not the Canadian Government. And a charge of 20% share for a government grant sounds like a major scam. As a citizen of British Columbia, this should be reported to the Office of the Premier of British Columbia with a copy to the Leaders of the United Party of BC and the Conservative Party of BC. Remember to copy the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CTV and Global news services.

    • @Jvk1166z
      @Jvk1166z Місяць тому +4

      honestly they should probably just go straight to the federal government.

    • @chriscutress1702
      @chriscutress1702 28 днів тому +2

      @@Jvk1166z Feds don't have authority over the provinces until it gets to the Supreme Court of Canada. See update above.

    • @Jvk1166z
      @Jvk1166z 28 днів тому +2

      @@chriscutress1702 i know, im canadian, thats kinda my point, go to the supreme court who are in fact the part of the federal government you would go to for something like this, it's a big enough deal that it should be in their wheelhouse

    • @stepha5926
      @stepha5926 14 днів тому

      ​@@Jvk1166zdamn straight 👌

  • @alexandermaas2504
    @alexandermaas2504 28 днів тому +2

    As a British Columbian, every time he called us “British Canadia” it hurt personally.

  • @ThomasLeonard454
    @ThomasLeonard454 23 дні тому +1

    If this isn't corruption it would be nice to have the government explain why it isn't.

  • @r.b.ratieta6111
    @r.b.ratieta6111 Місяць тому +111

    This is literally why we can't have nice things anymore. 🤦‍♂️ The one guy who actually cares about the environment, cares about efficiency, cares about his local and national economy, and wants to make things better worldwide, comes up with an affordable and feasible solution to address those problems until something better can be invented. And what happens?
    He's the one guy who gets kicked in the stomach and shown the door.
    Such a cool world we live in today. 😊

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому

      Lol is number a crap assumption with way too much rainbow and unicorn
      Go see watch Wes work take on them and you will understand why nobody want to give them money

    • @niteriderevo9179
      @niteriderevo9179 Місяць тому +4

      @@legros731 i have seen those vids, and yeah, no. ever seen any modern train engine? what's the core drivetrain layout of those vs Topsy aside from the batteries and other ancillaries? i have yet to see anyone apply that very layout to any road-legal trucks, aside from edison motors

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому

      @@niteriderevo9179 train are less efficient than modern diesel truck engine 25% vs 30/40% for a truck engine
      They get the efficiency with the immense load they carry not with the diesel electric layout
      The electric motor produce the needed torque to get them going form a stand still
      Steam engine produce even more torque at 0 rpm than any electric motor can dream of but that besides the point
      Using one kind of energy (diesel) to make another (turn a generator)to charge a battery to power a motor via a speed controller is not that efficient there lost in form of heat in every step vs a conventional engine layout
      Just like regenerative braking can only make a fraction of what it take to power the motor too much loss in the form of heat ~ half the energy is lost in the conversion
      Even the tire friction from decelerating produce heat or energy lost
      And even Edison said it a viable alternative for a special use case scenario ie for the logging industry going up and down the mountain
      So your company doesn't even exist and you acknowledged that for like 95% of the truck market your truck is no good that a horrible strategy

    • @legros731
      @legros731 Місяць тому +3

      @@niteriderevo9179 train are maybe 25% efficient
      A truck engine is 30/40% efficient
      Train are efficient because of the immense load they carry not because they are diesel electric lol
      We use electric motor to get the o rpm torque to move these massive load
      Ps steam-engine produce even more torque than any electric motor could dream of

    • @niteriderevo9179
      @niteriderevo9179 Місяць тому +3

      @@legros731 where Topsy and the tesla semi both have that exact same zero-rpm torque advantage the train does, Topsy has an added bonus, range vs the tesla semi because of that genset engine.. no gear-shifting, either.. also the driveline loss overall is a fair chunk less for Topsy and the tesla vs a normal semi

  • @zachfoss4152
    @zachfoss4152 24 дні тому +1

    Thank you for bringing attention to this. This is terrible.

  • @davidharris5855
    @davidharris5855 7 днів тому

    Thanks Louie for giving Edison Motors a platfofm. They have the story on their youtube channel also. This kind of government corruption needs to be stopped on both sides of the border. Odds are the NDP has these people giving kickbacks to their reelection campagains.

  • @bummer42
    @bummer42 Місяць тому +26

    This guy built 2 trucks out of a tent in his parent's backyard. I'm glad you covered this. I've been following their channel and it's complete BS what happened with the grants..

  • @krillza
    @krillza Місяць тому +75

    Back in the day ppl would die over something like this we need to bring fear back to politicians.

    • @billy5688
      @billy5688 Місяць тому +13

      Comments like this make you disappear these days or gets you investigated which is honestly a wake-up call

    • @mikemiller551
      @mikemiller551 Місяць тому +2

      @@billy5688 It's an insurrection. 😂

    • @charlebrownga
      @charlebrownga Місяць тому

      ​@@billy5688it's only going to get worse.there using ai and the Chinese internet model.there going to sharply ramp up censorship from here.there also building a Chinese style social credit system. Also there quietly building what amounts to gulag and I fully expect that they will start disappearing people.

    • @CatgirlExplise6039
      @CatgirlExplise6039 Місяць тому

      @@billy5688 No they dont, everyone sits on their ass and does nothing just like you and I, and the government will keep torturing us until we give them reason not to

    • @uzidoesit357
      @uzidoesit357 Місяць тому +3

      Make politicians afraid to start their cars again.

  • @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal
    @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal Місяць тому +1

    Its just sad, corruption everywere, same here in Portugal 🇵🇹.
    Hope justice is served 💪

  • @keithtreadwell7699
    @keithtreadwell7699 19 днів тому

    Thank you Louis for keeping us updated on this company.love what they are trying to do.Totally with you on right to repair.

  • @user-gs9br6ih2n
    @user-gs9br6ih2n Місяць тому +53

    Thank you for exposing corruption

  • @jamesaspinall9248
    @jamesaspinall9248 Місяць тому +195

    I lived in BC more than 30 years. Never will you find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy in a government.

    • @brassmule
      @brassmule Місяць тому +12

      Did you misspell D.C. there?

    • @leonro
      @leonro Місяць тому +11

      We all live in bubbles. I can guarantee that you will find plenty of examples that are worse.

    • @thatcanada
      @thatcanada Місяць тому

      Ah did your BC Liberal Party implode?

    • @dragoneye1589
      @dragoneye1589 Місяць тому +16

      For reference, this is currently the lesser corrupt party of the options BC has. The BC United (nee "Liberals") sold out the province for over a decade before the NDP took over again.

    • @brokedude9999
      @brokedude9999 Місяць тому +3

      You haven't seen D.C., New York, Florida, Texas, Ohio, or Michigan yet

  • @m15t3r_n8
    @m15t3r_n8 17 днів тому +1

    Thanks for covering this and shouting out Edison Motors: those guys are just Phenomenal and their newest self designed Hybrid Heavy Hauler "Topsy" is something to behold in real life! The videos don't do her justice.
    Ever since I first saw their ideas for the 1 ton pickup conversion kit I was sold but I had to have that terrible thought of "someone is going to buy them out and gut them" and I hate that that is where late stage capitalism, and overzealous intellectual property protection is overriding the rights of peoples ownership of a thing, and the right to repair said owned thing.
    Edison's core principle is that you gotta be able to fix this in the middle of the bush, an hour or more drive from even a paved road, let alone a town with a mechanic, if you have a breakdown; it can be life or death if you can or cannot fix your rig and during my 9 years in the Northern Alberta oil & gas fields I was in that spot more than a time or two, and the first time I could do nothing to get up and running again without having a Code Reader for my truck: bullsh!t, 8 am, coming off nightshift, middle of nowhere out past Pink Mountain and its -35 in the middle of febuary... luckily a guy going past did have one and helped me out for a couple joints, great dude wonder what happened to him. Worst about that situation is When you need a tow there are 0 companies in those areas that will tow you off radio controlled roads for less than $2000; pricks know if your on those roads you probably make really good money so they'll fleece ya real good...I had one quote me 4.5 hours of wait and $2175 to come to the camp 2 km off the highway so we strap towed my truck to the highway and I called them again "oh we can be there in 45 mins and it'll be $645" like f**k you, you miserable ba$t@rds...
    Not only is the Right To Repair a foundational part of technological innovation, but companies need to return to the form where things were built with "Easily Fixing What Will Break" in mind.

  • @steverolfeca
    @steverolfeca 23 дні тому +1

    Louis, thank you for helping push this issue. Your comparison to New York is on point- corruption only breeds more corruption at every level, everywhere. All North American political parties are a sham- Republican or Democrat, Liberal, NDP, or Conservative: same shit, different sandwich.

  • @piconano
    @piconano Місяць тому +44

    Corruption here, Corruption there, Corruption everywhere.

    • @jimmyzhao2673
      @jimmyzhao2673 Місяць тому +1

      you get a grant, You Get A Grant, YOU GET A GRANT,.... Everybody gets a Grant !

    • @archie_bunker
      @archie_bunker Місяць тому +1

      Realtors

  • @linus11vf1j
    @linus11vf1j Місяць тому +21

    Depending on the province, this blatant corruption has been around and stymied growth in Canada. It has become a society of who you know, who are you friends with, and what party card you are carrying.
    Federally it's become quite clear the corruption, as you've rightly noted "King Trudeau" The society here has been so badly conditioned to simply believe in the party colours instead of actually holding that party accountable for their actions or the party campaign goals (they are not promises).

    • @Jvk1166z
      @Jvk1166z Місяць тому

      it's almost like he's actually done a decent job, and since i dont watch american media at all, i dont absorb all the anti canada propaganda that make him out to be a dictator, so i dont hate him.

    • @BoredLikeHelI
      @BoredLikeHelI 27 днів тому

      ​@@Jvk1166zyou're uninformed, insane, or both. Objectively speaking: EVERYTHING is worse since he took office, and massively so. His government also hemmorrages money while improving nothing.
      That's ignoring his insane dictatorial power grabs and BLATANT corruption.

  • @Kermit201
    @Kermit201 25 днів тому

    Bravo to you!!!

  • @k.compton8995
    @k.compton8995 23 дні тому

    Thanks for covering this. I've been rooting for Edison. Thanks in general for being an advocate for "common sense" rights.

  • @hillogical
    @hillogical Місяць тому +35

    Oh, so this is just simple corruption. Glad it's just in your face and not some convoluted system that nobody understands. You just have to pay the government employee to get the grant.

    • @SuperMadman41
      @SuperMadman41 Місяць тому

      not quite a government employee. MNP is the company administering the distrubition of the grant while at the same time soliciting business by offering to make sure the grant gets approved for 20%

    • @uncertaintytoworldpeace3650
      @uncertaintytoworldpeace3650 Місяць тому

      @@SuperMadman41taxpayer grant? Right but not a government company…

    • @hillogical
      @hillogical Місяць тому

      @@SuperMadman41 3:23 he explains that this person is ALSO in the government. This is textbook corruption.

  • @wertywerrtyson5529
    @wertywerrtyson5529 Місяць тому +18

    Clearly corruption when the person that take 20% is the same one deciding if you get the grant.

    • @issacasimov
      @issacasimov 27 днів тому

      The fine line is whether government pay them to review the application or they only get paid on successful applications. Edison Motors got no grant and hence Zero commission.

    • @iiiKingLongSwipeiii
      @iiiKingLongSwipeiii 24 дні тому

      So let me get this straight if somebody grants you money 💰 which is basically equivalent to an investment weather strings are attached or not for an entrepreneur invention finds out that it works and is not able to ask for a 20% kickback off of the money that they granted you to use is corruption?

    • @issacasimov
      @issacasimov 19 днів тому

      @@iiiKingLongSwipeiii Maybe government should have paid the administrative 20% upfront and not per approved application. It definitely would cost more for government to setup a professional team to do this, charity charge way more for administration fyi.

  • @johanfehr5948
    @johanfehr5948 27 днів тому

    So happy you are talking about this

  • @narxic
    @narxic 25 днів тому

    Thank you for covering this news story.

  • @someweeb3650
    @someweeb3650 Місяць тому +29

    "Your budget is too low"
    Read
    "20% won't be enough to pay even an intern"

  • @krazymist6950
    @krazymist6950 Місяць тому +16

    As always, having a conscience is bad for business. The world needs more corrupt people behind bars.

  • @shawngrabowski988
    @shawngrabowski988 27 днів тому

    He won me at the words "F*ck" and "Bullsh*t"👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

  • @koldphuzhun
    @koldphuzhun 24 дні тому

    Louis, thanks for bringing this up! I had no idea and hugely respect Edison for there work. Sounds like we should create our own grant program for Edison and show Canadia that corruption will always have a reckoning.

  • @AmramGames
    @AmramGames Місяць тому +10

    This is as stark as government embezzlement gets. Create a program to dole out tax money and make sure some of your friends get a cut. It's sad to see money that is supposed to be going towards the betterment of society be squandered constantly. This sort of thing is not always so obvious and it's happening all the time.

  • @matturner6890
    @matturner6890 Місяць тому +19

    Yup, this purportedly "friendly" country is actually far, far from it.

  • @banjoreno
    @banjoreno Місяць тому +2

    "British Canaydia " haha but in all seriousness, BS shady gov scam! unreal. Thanks for sharing

  • @matt-hew69
    @matt-hew69 28 днів тому

    Glad your covering this. The whole situation is corrupt

  • @theepicricemaker6611
    @theepicricemaker6611 Місяць тому +25

    YES! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING THIS! This needs far more eyes on it. This is such an overt, blatant example of corruption. It's insane.

  • @mikep5308
    @mikep5308 Місяць тому +16

    British Columbia or B.C. used to stand for Bring Cash, now I guess it is Being Corrupt as well.

  • @webrbio3153
    @webrbio3153 28 днів тому

    Yeeesss Louis. Happy you're covering this!!

  • @buckodonnghaile4309
    @buckodonnghaile4309 26 днів тому

    Thanks for making this. The more people know about the ouright corruption at all levels of Canadian government the better.

  • @janetyer7147
    @janetyer7147 Місяць тому +187

    Governments should not be making industrial policy determining the winners and losers, leading to mistakes from inept government officials, and corruption of same.

    • @sunbleachedangel
      @sunbleachedangel Місяць тому

      No shit they shouldn't, it's not like they didn't know. It's a corrupted system created to be corrupted

    • @HerbaMachina
      @HerbaMachina Місяць тому +13

      New to Canadian Government eh?

    • @P________
      @P________ Місяць тому +3

      Friedman would agree

    • @visitante-pc5zc
      @visitante-pc5zc Місяць тому +12

      My socialist country is a great example of that.
      The more socialist the leader is, the more he thinks he has to intervene and "fix" everything with his divine power

    • @Kyle496
      @Kyle496 Місяць тому

      ​@@visitante-pc5zc
      You make it sound like capitalism is the answer and not fixing corruption.
      Do i really need to point out how Boeing would've gone bankrupt many times over if not for being subsidized by the public? How about Walmart? They are one of the largest welfare queens in the world due to the government providing food stamps, housing assistance, and much more to their employees because they aren't paid a living wage.
      The problem always boils down to corruption.

  • @miloszajic3196
    @miloszajic3196 Місяць тому +16

    WOW! This level of corruption starts to justify a real punishments... 😖

  • @noube12
    @noube12 Місяць тому +4

    Whenever louis says "But wait, it gets better," a canon event always preceeds it

  • @Invalidinput
    @Invalidinput 26 днів тому

    facts! I am happy to see people using their platforms to educate others!

  • @alltheboost5363
    @alltheboost5363 Місяць тому +14

    This is absolute corruption

  • @mariusvanc
    @mariusvanc Місяць тому +6

    This is a little confused. MNP, the accounting firm hired by BC government to administer and evaluate a grant program that Edison applied to, denied Edison's grant application. Then they turned around, and emailed Edison from the MNP account "hey, we noticed you're having some trouble applying for grants, we specialize in helping companies write grant applications, and you will be more successful if you go with us for a small 20% fee". They're using the insider, privileged knowledge they gained from administering the program, to drum up business for their company. That is SCUMMY, and probably illegal, the government doesn't (normally) take kindly to this kind of stuff. Except in BC. Because it's the Best Place On Earth(tm).

  • @rileysenecal8178
    @rileysenecal8178 27 днів тому

    I've been following Edison motors since the very beginning, thank you for covering this

  • @magnusrittersen4702
    @magnusrittersen4702 Місяць тому

    You did it! Government caved and is investigating MMC LLP!

  • @gsgregory2022
    @gsgregory2022 Місяць тому +12

    I'm just so tired of business owners and government officials doing shit that would leave regular people in jail, or 6ft under.

  • @j2simpso
    @j2simpso Місяць тому +19

    Should’ve signed the contract then refused to pay the 20%. What are they gonna do? Call the cops? Sue them in court for breach of contract made under duress?

    • @tigerwoods373
      @tigerwoods373 Місяць тому +2

      You don't have a choice. They'll take it out before giving you the money. But they should've taken the deal and showed how they took out money for themselves

    • @spacewater7
      @spacewater7 Місяць тому +1

      That's an interesting kind of strategy - just so crazy it might work!

  • @TOOLMAN4hvac
    @TOOLMAN4hvac 27 днів тому +1

    Thanks, Louis for standing up for common man!!!!!

  • @vmiguel1988
    @vmiguel1988 Місяць тому

    This needs more publicity!

  • @Daniel-lk3sy
    @Daniel-lk3sy Місяць тому +10

    That kind of tells me they're all getting paid from that 20%

  • @IamHattman
    @IamHattman Місяць тому +8

    Thanks for sharing this. I came over from the Edison video.
    Quick reminder for anyone seeing this in BC. This is an election year.

  • @randalmoroski1184
    @randalmoroski1184 25 днів тому +9

    You did the RIGHT thing, corruption breed’s corruption! You can go forward now and be a Truly righteous Company ! Bravo!

  • @---om4ly
    @---om4ly 23 дні тому

    Keep up the good work. Louis

  • @alien-vx2bj
    @alien-vx2bj Місяць тому +16

    that is corruption. its a classic in romania.
    city need to repair a road . mayors son has a company and wins the bid. he gets paid from the goverment to repair it ,but he doesnt. he splits the money with his father and declare bancrupcy.
    mayor happy ,son happy , citizens not happy, government doesnt care about the money since it was in the budget to give for that city anyway.

  • @dosendaring
    @dosendaring Місяць тому +75

    Corruption is like cancer, you have to chemo to remove it. Because money can always entice even the honest people......

    • @uncertaintytoworldpeace3650
      @uncertaintytoworldpeace3650 Місяць тому +1

      Where? 😅

    • @1betterthanyou1
      @1betterthanyou1 Місяць тому

      Smoothbrain non-sequitur comment. What does that even mean? You’re just trying to sound deep but you’re not.

    • @dosendaring
      @dosendaring Місяць тому +1

      @@1betterthanyou1 I wasn't trying to sound like anything. Just in case you still don't get it. Chemo = Eradicate (Deatch sentence in this case)

  • @realsheasmith
    @realsheasmith 28 днів тому +1

    I'm glad you touched on this Louis. You are and always have been true to your word. Spread the word about right to repair. You are a leader in this and ty

  • @juliusallmann1313
    @juliusallmann1313 26 днів тому

    It’s hard to believe in doing things right
    You set a fine example,for all of us.

  • @tranquillo2741
    @tranquillo2741 Місяць тому +17

    This is a crazy scandal. What a scam!!!!

  • @NatiiixLP
    @NatiiixLP Місяць тому +11

    While it's extremely infuriating, corrupt politicians are by far the least surprising development in any story. It's tragic to see how this crap works, and that these people get away with it for so long.

  • @OstrichWrestler
    @OstrichWrestler 24 дні тому +1

    A couple days after this video the BC NDP asked the Attorney General to investigate. Public pressure works, occasionally.

  • @red---paulvanravenswaay2247
    @red---paulvanravenswaay2247 26 днів тому +1

    Thx 4 covering this. Crucial info!