Your Corrupt Government And You

People voted for these con artists.

Let that sink in:

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault yesterday said he does “not have a secret agenda” as a longtime Greenpeace activist. A cabinet colleague predicted emission targets will bring the greatest economic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution: “It is going to take so much hard work from all of us.”

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Managers in Auditor General Karen Hogan’s office spent staff time playing online puzzle games as a “team building activity,” officials confirmed yesterday. The fun, hours-long exercise came after Hogan complained to MPs her office was under “tremendous challenges” due to Covid and budget constraints: “This was not an office-wide activity.”

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When they say no, they really mean yes:

There’s much talk of taxing meat right now as climate activists and policymakers meet in Glasgow for COP26. But the Liberal government says there’s no plan to hit Canadians with any such tax.

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Liberals hate pregnant women especially:

A socially conservative lobby group is campaigning against the federal government’s vow to deny anti-abortion organizations charitable status, claiming the proposed policy could apply not only to pregnancy crisis centres — which are specifically targeted in the Liberal platform — but churches and camps as well.

“If it is enacted, (it) would affect far more than just crisis pregnancy centres, I think it would impact churches and camps and ministries,” said David Cooke, national campaign manager with Campaign Life Coalition. “It’s a dangerous precedent if it does go through.”

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I thought that Britain was going to look after the ever-infantile Canada:

The RCN has been clear that it sees an Arctic ice capability as necessary for a future submarine replacement. But without significant advances in diesel-electric submarines or new air independent propulsion hybrids that can recharge batteries through fuel cells, nuclear remains the only game in town.

The previous attempt at nuclear partially failed over American reluctance to transfer nuclear submarine know-how to Canada. However, with the creation in September of the AUKUS defence pact, the US and UK are set to assist Australia in procuring nuclear-powered submarines. Of course, the cost of this acquisition will likely prove significant for Australia.

Irrespective, this deal indicates a willingness on Washington’s part to invest in partners that are willing to pull their weight in international affairs. The question for Ottawa is, are we?