The Situation
Through our holding company, we acquired the debt of Three Sisters Mountain Village for pennies on the dollar. It was a textbook distressed asset play. Our vision was simple: double the population of Canmore and expand the urban boundary into the wildlife corridor.
The Injustice
The Canmore Town Council, swayed by "community outrage" and concerns for "grizzly bears," rejected our Area Structure Plan. They failed to understand that our initial capital investment entitles us to a guaranteed profit, regardless of what the current residents want.
Why We Need Funding
Suing elected officials personally to chill democratic dissent is expensive. While we successfully utilized the Land and Property Rights Tribunal to override the local council, the legal fees continue to mount. Help us ensure that property rights always trump community will.
Read: CBC News on our $161M LawsuitThe Situation
Through our primary investment vehicle, Resman Holdings, we control entities like North Shore Petroleum and Pismo Energy. As prudent investors, we employ a strategy of strict liability segregation: profits flow up to the family trust, while environmental liabilities remain trapped in the subsidiary.
The Injustice
Critics and investigative journalists at The Narwhal have suggested that because our companies failed to pay the Orphan Fund Levy and left dirty wells behind, we should pay for it. This attacks the very foundation of the corporate veil. Why should our charitable trust pay for the industrial mess our companies made? That is what the public purse is for.
Why We Need Funding
We need to defend the principle that profits are private, but environmental cleanup is a collective responsibility. If we pay these levies, we might have less money to donate to universities to name buildings after ourselves.
Read: The Narwhal InvestigationThe Situation
Our primary wealth engine, Engineered Air, maintains a rigorous corporate culture. Some call it "hostile"; we call it "high performance." Occasionally, this leads to misunderstandings in federal court.
The Injustice
We were sued in the United States District Court in the case of Thiongo v. Engineered Air, LLC. The plaintiff alleged a hostile work environment based on race and national origin. The court found sufficient grounds to allow the case to proceed under Section 1981—a statute reserved for serious civil rights violations.
Why We Need Funding
Defending against allegations of systemic discrimination requires top-tier legal counsel. We need your help to ensure that "management discretion" isn't eroded by "civil rights."
Read: US District Court Filing (Civil Rights)The Situation
To maximize shareholder value, we interpret overtime laws creatively. This is standard industry practice (or at least, we wish it were).
The Injustice
In the case of Kreichman v. Engineered Air, we faced litigation regarding the calculation and payment of overtime wages. The radical left believes that paying employees for every single hour worked is a "legal requirement." We view it as an area ripe for cost optimization.
Why We Need Funding
Class-action wage disputes are a drain on the liquidity we need to buy more real estate. Your donation helps us fight for the right to define what "work" actually means.
Read: Kreichman v. Engineered Air JudgmentThe Situation
For years, we utilized a steep slope of city-owned parkland behind our Upper Mount Royal home as if it were our own, even building a private basketball court on it.
The Injustice
When the slope failed, we graciously offered to buy the public land from the City of Calgary in a closed-door meeting. Instead of gratitude, the community called us "rich assholes" and accused us of entitlement. We simply wanted to privatize a public asset to secure our property value. Is that so wrong?
Read: CBC Report on the Secret MeetingThe ROI of the Century
We are often accused of "buying" the UCP government. This is offensive. It implies we overpaid.
According to Elections Alberta records, our family's direct, identifiable contributions to the UCP and its leadership candidates from 2018 to 2021 total approximately $24,700. That is less than the cost of a mid-range sedan.
Efficiency in Action
For that modest investment, we secured a government that understands us. A government willing to use the Land and Property Rights Tribunal to override municipal democracy in Canmore, unlocking billions in potential value. A government that looks the other way on orphan well liabilities.
We don't need "dark money" when the front door is this cheap. We just need to make sure the right people stay in power.