The walking bags of pus that hold power in this country never fail to make one cringe or even vomit:
Trudeau turned up for a session with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Poland wearing his trademark goofy socks, as if death and destruction in Ukraine was no reason to drop the levity. The prime ministerial planning team tracked down some heavily-armed Canadian troops in Latvia to pose with him, only to have Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly ruin the effect by telling CTV Canada “is not a military power” but “what we’re good at is convening and making sure that diplomacy is happening, and meanwhile convincing other countries to do more.” It’s possible someone in the PMO had a word with the minister, as she was back in front of a microphone two days later insisting that “the world has changed” and “it is important for our military to be better equipped.”
Her recanting may or may not have leavened the dismay among Canada’s military men and women at her original effort, which had a particular sting given it seemed to so accurately reflect Trudeauvian thinking. Former defence chief of staff Gen. Rick Hillier, who attended Zelenskyy’s zoomed in address to Parliament, confessed himself inspired by the Ukrainian leader and “embarrassed for my country” at the puffery and self-congratulations that followed among the assembled politicians.
“Canada, despite the appalling conditions into which we have let our military sink, can do more,” he wrote in the National Post. Canada’s anti-tank weapons are old, our fighter jets ancient, our ships stuck in port and our pistols “more dangerous when thrown at an enemy than when fired.” Yet Ottawa’s electees glorified in offering Zelenskyy more platitudes and empty words.
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So, you are going to counter the loss of money with printed money because you don't have revenue (generated money) and insist that it is not at all a bribe (money placed in the Cheeto-stained hands of the electorate).
Right ... :
Quebec’s spring budget includes a one-time payment of $500 to every adult earning $100,000 or less to help offset the impact of inflation, and the cash is scheduled to arrive a few months ahead of the provincial election.
The money will be transferred directly into Quebecers’ bank accounts after they file their 2021 tax returns, Finance Minister Eric Girard told reporters Tuesday after tabling the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. It’s his fourth and last budget before Quebecers head to the polls in October.
Girard insisted the payments aren’t to curry votes and help his government win a second mandate but to help Quebecers weather significant inflation that the government expects will reach 4.7 per cent in 2022. Some 6.4 million Quebecers will receive the payment, at a total cost of $3.2 billion.
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How dare you suggest using Canadian oil? Did Justin or the Chinese clear this?:
But one Canadian energy official last week expressed frustration with the Biden administration for not just turning to its neighbor to the north, which is among the world’s top oil producers.
Sonya Savage, the energy minister for Alberta, sat down for an interview with Lisa Fletcher of WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. “What did you think when President Biden called on OPEC and other oil drilling nations like Saudi?” Fletcher asked.
“I thought ‘What?’ ‘We’re right next door. We’re here!’” Savage said, according to a report by The Blaze.
“It’s extremely frustrating when we see the United States administration reaching out to Saudi Arabia to ask for more oil production, to ask OPEC for more oil production, to look at Iran, to look at Venezuela when we’re right next door here in Alberta,” Savage said. “They should be looking at us as the solution to energy security, not around, not Venezuela.”
With Biden cutting off all oil imports from Russia, which provides about 8% of the oil America uses every day, Savage said Canada could easily provide that amount, offsetting the loss.
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There was a blacklist, you ugly hobbit, and you damn well know it:
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland yesterday said Bank of Canada disclosure of a media enemies’ list was an isolated occurrence. Blacklock’s recorded a Bank manager stating authorities would not be “allowing Blacklock’s to be asking questions” while giving preferential treatment to Bloomberg News: “The comment in question was an isolated occurrence.”**
Looking out for Number One! That's the Canadian way!:
Canada’s last ambassador to Kabul last night said he fled the city leaving 1,250 Canadians behind because it was too dangerous for diplomats. “We all saw on TV it was two planes after ours that the people were hanging off the airplane when people fell off it,” said Reid Sirrs. “So it was quite close for us.”
And what about the people you left behind? You know - for the situation you should have prepared for?
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"Transparency":
Canada’s intelligence agencies have held back information from parliamentary oversight, leading a key watchdog committee to warn its work could be “compromised” if the situation continues.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a joint House of Commons and Senate body that reviews the country’s intelligence apparatus, warned that “some organizations” have delayed or denied the committee’s requests for information.
You can drag Tamara Lich around in chains but you can't compel the people who work under you to answer?
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It's like Ford wants to lose the election:
Ontarians could soon find their driver’s licences and vehicle registration revoked for participating in illegal blockades.
And those vehicles could also find themselves being hauled away by provincially owned tow trucks, preventing future issues with blockade removals hampered by reluctant towing operators.
The National Post has learned Ontario’s PC government will introduce new measures at Queen’s Park on Monday, meant to prevent a repeat of last month’s freedom convoy blockades.
If passed, law enforcement will be able to direct owners and operators to remove their vehicles from illegal blockades, be able remove items used to illegally block roads, and be given the power to suspend both drivers’ licences and vehicle registration of participants.
The Ford government will also announce $100 million in new spending, including public order training for law enforcement agencies and establishing a permanent Ontario Provincial Police emergency management team.
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There were more people who fled Ontario to other provinces and territories in 2021 than have left the province since 1981. And they left because of harsh lockdowns, the cost of housing and the ability to work from home.
While the province’s population actually rose by 175,000 — boosted by immigration figures — there were nearly 108,000 people who also left.
This all comes from a recent analysis paper published a few days ago by Scotiabank Economics.
“Pandemic restriction severity, housing affordability, and telework adoption all appear to have influenced the trend—in contrast to past periods of strong out-migration that mirrored starker differences in regional economic conditions,” argues the paper.
Where are Ontarians headed? Scotiabank says there’s a “magnitude and range of destinations”. British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces were all chosen and, apparently, for different reasons.
B.C. and Alberta often had lighter COVID-19 restrictions, especially for children. Quebec and the Atlantic provinces leaned towards Ontario’s stricter rules, but they’ve long been better options for affordability. This is where telework comes in handy.
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