https://www.thestar.com/politics/pr...ts-in-anger-over-ontario-autism-overhaul.html
Looks like the new changes are a hit! /s
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https://www.thestar.com/politics/pr...ts-in-anger-over-ontario-autism-overhaul.html
Looks like the new changes are a hit! /s
NDP is evolving their stance on Venezuala,
Forreign Affairs critic and former diplomat MP Hélène Laverdière sides with the EU's stance,
meanwhile Singh is late to the party and refuses to recognize Guaido as interim-president
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/venezuela-maduro-guaido-singh-1.5008880
Forreign Affairs critic and former diplomat MP Hélène Laverdière sides with the EU's stance,
meanwhile Singh is late to the party and refuses to recognize Guaido as interim-president
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/venezuela-maduro-guaido-singh-1.5008880
Nevermind the NDP, I've been amused by the reaction of the "anti-globalist" libertarians/right-wingers, or more so how they have no idea how to react.
On one hand, Trudeau's goal has always been to turn Canada into socialist hell Venezuela and make us all rat-eaters. On the other, Trudeau and his globalist cabal are trying to oust a democratically elected leader who he's supposed to be a big fan of.
Which one is it?
On one hand, Trudeau's goal has always been to turn Canada into socialist hell Venezuela and make us all rat-eaters. On the other, Trudeau and his globalist cabal are trying to oust a democratically elected leader who he's supposed to be a big fan of.
Which one is it?
RIP Paul Dewar.
Also, since CBC is doing an Alberta love fest this week - am I crazy or is it bullshit whenever people say Alberta pays hundreds of billions in equalization payments?
Also, since CBC is doing an Alberta love fest this week - am I crazy or is it bullshit whenever people say Alberta pays hundreds of billions in equalization payments?
No, it's absolute bullshit. In fact, it is so bullshit that if you ever hear someone say that seriously, you are granted reprieve to ignore anything that person ever says going forward.
But I was already ignoring Jason Kenney. :(
lol even Notley is saying it, but in a more "nuanced" manner.
Alberta's GDP is 330ish billion dollars. Stockwell Day and people like him propagate that stupidity.
Not much different than "nice hair though" ads from the Harper days.
like I said before, Quebec filing two forms is a entirely a Quebec created problem, not a Canadian problem.
Federal leaders need to stop pandering to Provincial Premiers, Federal leaders should listen to the citizens instead.
there are no citizens asking for this, this is all a power play by politicians who want more power.
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Yeah. If Quebec wants a single tax form they can accept the existing tax definitions and sign a Tax Collection Agreement with the federal government like all the other provinces and territories have. Following Scheer's idea (if he even has a plan, which he probably doesn't) would mean either Quebec accepting those definitions or income tax policy for the rest of Canada being set by the Quebec government.
Not a Globe subscriber so I don't know the details but this looks to be the big political story of the day:
My esteem for Wilson-Raybould goes up big time if it's true (still disappointed there wasn't any meaningful criminal justice reform, or at least scrapping mandatory minimums). Heads should roll in the PMO.
Not a Globe subscriber so I don't know the details but this looks to be the big political story of the day:
My esteem for Wilson-Raybould goes up big time if it's true (still disappointed there wasn't any meaningful criminal justice reform, or at least scrapping mandatory minimums). Heads should roll in the PMO.
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Yah it's pay walled so i don't know the details. Is there another source that talks about the article?
this is the closest i got. No real detail though.
If true heads should roll, though the denial sounds very close to Harper's plausible deniability argument way back when.
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i still remember when the day he choked that guy, i was there (as a bystander) and got caught up in the drama and one of his security details accidentally pushed me into him. I was too young to care or know what was going on. Good times.
Shawinigan handshake i believe came out of that.
She probably is but what's the point if she's not going all the way? All it does now is paint the Libs as their shady old selves and impact their chances in the next elections.
I guess that if she reveals in the next few weeks that she's not seeking re-election, shit will be about to go down.
for purposes of getting around paywall https://outline.com/Rh4rNP
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lmao such a corporation friendly little quiet change.
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lmao such a corporation friendly little quiet change.
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with all the shit happening in the US and Virginia, that noise is going to drown whatever is happening in Ottawa in media coverage air time
everything is fine
everything is fine
Stupid. She's still a cabinet minister. Pretty prestigious position. These people need to leave their egos at the door.
I'm assuming he's referring to the seemingly nonstop deluge of blackface amongst politicians there.
Lmao who cares about what dumbass shit politicians in another country did when they were in school.
The story here that the PMO tried to meddle in the judicial process is a bombshell, especially at a time when we're trying to tell the Chinese government that we strictly follow the rule of law.
The story here that the PMO tried to meddle in the judicial process is a bombshell, especially at a time when we're trying to tell the Chinese government that we strictly follow the rule of law.
Ayup. If this is true, heads need to roll and example need to be made. Everything is not fine.
Legault's new immigration bill is going to get blocked in court really quickly. Jesus, I get that it's important to modify the selection criteria to give priorities to people with the right experience and education for the in-demand jobs and that speak French (or are at least willing to learn) but automatically deleting the current 18 000 applications is frankly disturbing. They are refunding people but it's dishonest to cast aside the time people invested into this.
Legault is an instigator,
he is tossing a bunch of NATIOANLISssttes darts at the wall to stir up a fight with the Federal government,
he's going to be another trouble maker Premier
Look at Jean Chretien, he served 3 terms with tons of scandals up his ass
he is tossing a bunch of NATIOANLISssttes darts at the wall to stir up a fight with the Federal government,
he's going to be another trouble maker Premier
I don't think so, voters don't give a shit about PMO shenanigans.
Look at Jean Chretien, he served 3 terms with tons of scandals up his ass
And then the Liberals lost elections due to corruption scandals, and we had Harper for 10 years because of it...
I'm not one to defend this, but yah, if Harper can survive the Nigel Wright fiasco, this could be no different. He got booted not because of Wright but because his campaign fell apart near the end. And Mulcair. BUT the only difference is that this is close to election season. This will be fresh in people's mind?
Justin Ling has mentioned that nothing illegal actually happened. But the optics looks bad.
Justin Ling has mentioned that nothing illegal actually happened. But the optics looks bad.
The political media landscape, let alone the social landscape has changed enormously since Chretien was in power. Scandals may not stick around as long, but are easier to dig back up AND create from very little thanks in large part to social media
Yeah there's going to be nothing but negative news about Trudeau in the run-up to the election. Doesn't matter how much of it is really true.
The media will play along, as they all have.
Errmm while no one noticed, the national household saving rate cratered to a record low of 0.8%.
https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/personal-savings
A bit low eh?
https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/personal-savings
A bit low eh?
I mean, it's not like its a secret that with the way things are going, shit is about to hit the fan real soon if things keep on our trajectory.
Incomes are low, stagnant and ever decreasing by percentage. Everything is rising in price at a rate much higher than inflation. Housing is absolutely unaffordable for basically anybody not squarely in the mid-upper middle class. People are drowning in debt and in most cases a single paycheque away form complete and utter financial ruin. Affordable Childcare is a myth and our so called "Universal Healthcare System" drowns people in medical debt through Pharmaceuticals and Dental. And much more.
People just straight up have no money left month to month to even think about saving. And in fact, if the rumours and warnings of recession coming in the next couple years rears its ugly head, a lot of people are going to be left utterly fucked.
Incomes are low, stagnant and ever decreasing by percentage. Everything is rising in price at a rate much higher than inflation. Housing is absolutely unaffordable for basically anybody not squarely in the mid-upper middle class. People are drowning in debt and in most cases a single paycheque away form complete and utter financial ruin. Affordable Childcare is a myth and our so called "Universal Healthcare System" drowns people in medical debt through Pharmaceuticals and Dental. And much more.
People just straight up have no money left month to month to even think about saving. And in fact, if the rumours and warnings of recession coming in the next couple years rears its ugly head, a lot of people are going to be left utterly fucked.
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Two interesting links I found :
This one from the Globe and Mail circa 2015.
This one from a CIBC poll released on newswire from 2018
In both case a huge amount of people 24-32% have 0$ in savings. Poor salary and services aren't the only to blame unfortunately. Lifestyle, education and personality are also a huge part of it. Provincial government is also a big player.
In QC for instance we have pharmacare if your job doesn't offer one and medication and dental works for kids is free. Our pharmacare even pays for chemotherapy and expensive last chance immunotherapy treatment or palliative treatment. We have affordable daycare modulated according to revenues of the parents. We have paid maternity or paternity leave (1 year) when giving birth or adopting. We also have cheap university fees as the government is subsidizing the costs so you pay about 1300$ for a full semester. We also have our own Québec pension plan managed by the CDPQ (the second biggest fund in Canada). We also have a no fault system for car accidents where the money is pooled through the government so you never pay and get indemnity if your are victim of an accident. All that stuff is super expensive though so the government takes it all through taxes on your salary and in a way manage your money for you so you don't have too. You just have to be careful because you have much less on each of your paycheck.
Financial ruins because of medical debt or student debit isn't very likely here but our salary are lower and we are taxed higher. The choices we have to make are different than the other province.
This SNC stuff is crazy. If true, it confirms a number of talking points regarding Trudeau government hypocrisy. I dont see how they survive it, unless Scheer and Singh are as terrible at their jobs as they look so far.
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