Accountability is for little people:
The Department of Public Works approved millions in contracts to Deloitte under a Government-Wide Integrity Regime though company subsidiaries have been fined for misconduct. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. was also exempted from the federal blacklist: “We are aware of information relating to violations.”
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in Liberal spending will likely have a limited effect on economic growth as Ottawa has favoured a piecemeal industrial strategy that fails to build the foundation for long-term expansion, warn business representatives and economists.
“We will have spent $1 trillion since 2019 and it’s not clear that we’ll be in a better position on the economic front,” said Robert Asselin, a vice-president at the Business Council of Canada and former Liberal advisor.
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An MP from Ontario has been thrown out of the Liberal caucus after suggesting that former Industry Minister Navdeep Bains was an “extremist” supporter of Sikh separatism and should never have gotten into cabinet.
I'll just leave this right here:
Jaspal Atwal, the convicted terrorist and attempted assassin at the heart of Justin Trudeau’s disastrous India trip, was arrested in Surrey, B.C. on Monday.
He is alleged to have been making threats to a former associate in the Vancouver suburb.
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Canadians are divided on a proposal to hike immigration quotas eighteen percent. In-house research by Minister Marco Mendicino’s department found a large number of Canadians, including immigrants, opposed the increase: “Prioritize Canadian workers until Canada’s economy recovers.”
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Senator Lynn Beyak (Ont.) yesterday resigned with a parting shot at Parliament as vindictive. Beyak, 71, had four years remaining in her term after twice being censured for publishing constituent letters deemed offensive: “They have constantly attacked me in Ottawa.”
Former finance minister Bill Morneau has pulled out of the race to become secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, after failing to secure the necessary votes to move into the third round of voting.
“I have decided to withdraw from the race to become the next Secretary-General of the OECD, as I do not have support from enough members to continue to the third round of the campaign,” Morneau said in a statement Tuesday morning.
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