#19 – Gerry Butts (Climate Change, Nuclear, Theology, Model Accuracy, Mining, Geopolitics)

Gerald "Gerry" Butts is a Canadian political strategist and formerly, the most powerful non-elected person on Parliament Hill, serving as Principal Secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2019, where he shaped key domestic and international policies of the modern Liberal Party platform. Butts also led World Wildlife Fund Canada as President and CEO, emphasizing his commitment to environmental sustainability. Butts currently serves as Vice Chair of the Eurasia Group, a global political risk consultancy. He joins us to discuss: 0:00 – Background 1:46 – Career Achievements 3:15 – Why Trudeau Legalized Cannabis 4:48 – Inconvenient Truth & Who Killed the Electric Car 6:01 – Coal Retirement x Child Puffers 8:05 – Embracing Nuclear & Baseload Power 14:30 – Climate Theology 21:51 – Species Level Extinction (Climate Doomers) 23:02 – Data Model Flaws & Primacy of Doubt 31:01 – Cloud Impact 36:22 – Rating Climate Leaders 37:23 – Elon Musk 39:01 – Mark Zuckerberg & Social Media Toxicity 40:45 – Bill Gates 41:44 – Justin Trudeau 42:00 – Joe Rogan 42:20 – Klaus Schwab (World Economic Forum) 42:47 – Winston Churchill 45:43 – Global Power Balances & Big Tech 52:15 – Mining is a Climate Solution 54:05 – Carbon Taxes & Living Costs EarthLabs, Inc. (TSXV: SPOT) (OTCQX: SPOFF) is a mining investment and technology company that aims to maximize torque to the junior resource sector with $50M in cash and investments. -------------------------------------- This podcast does not provide any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations. The content in this podcast is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the contents of this podcast. The information contained in this podcast does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities or any other product and should not be relied upon to evaluate any potential transaction. The view and opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of EarthLabs Inc. ("EarthLabs") and its respective directors, employees, officers, agents, shareholders, or affiliates. EarthLabs is not providing any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations in this podcast. EarthLabs makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete, or up to date. Any and all liability is expressly disclaimed, and EarthLabs has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use of this podcast.   This podcast may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed by third parties are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of EarthLabs. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published, or reproduced, in whole or in part without the express written consent of EarthLabs. EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may, from time to time, buy and sell or otherwise effect transactions involving the securities of issuers which are featured or referenced in this podcast. Accordingly, EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may realize significant gains or losses as a result of any variation in the price of the securities of any such issuers. EarthLabs does not endorse or accept any liability for any investment in any issuer referenced in this podcast and expressly advises listeners to rely solely on their own counsel, accountants, and other similar expert advisors for legal, accounting, tax, investment and other similar advice.

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