Ventilators bought during the pandemic from an ex-Liberal MP’s company but never used have been donated to Ukraine as war surplus, Blacklock’s Reporter is reporting
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Ford government’s budget shortfall soars to $9.8B as tax revenues plunge
The ink is red and the Tories are blue.
Amid a rapidly slowing economy, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has tabled a record $214.5-billion budget with $9.8-billion deficit for 2024-25 — a staggering $10-billion swing from the $200-million surplus he projected last March.
“It has been a challenging year. Life has rarely been this expensive,” Bethlenfalvy conceded Tuesday in the legislature.
8 highlights from the Ontario budget — and 2 things all drivers will want to know
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have tabled a $214.5-billion budget with an unexpectedly high $9.8-billion deficit. Here are the highlights…
Ontario deficit will triple as economy weakens, 2024 budget shows
High interest rates are expected to take a toll on Ontario’s economy this year, the province said in its 2024 budget, which includes projections of weak economic growth and a ballooning deficit.
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled the government’s $214-billion budget at Queen’s Park Tuesday, saying it is investing in housing, roads and public services during a time of uncertainty without raising taxes.
Parliamentary committee agrees to take on probe of Winnipeg lab scandal
A parliamentary committee has agreed to question key witnesses about how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a special lab in Winnipeg were able to work closely and covertly with China.
Conservative MP Michael Chong brought forward a motion to the Canada-China committee Tuesday morning to study the recent release of federal documents related to the dismissal of two scientists — Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng — from the National Microbiology Lab.
The ChiComs had the run of the joint.
Planes Hit by Mystery GPS Jamming Across Europe
Persistent interference with navigational signals in eastern Europe impacted more than 1,600 airplanes—including civilian aircraft—in less than two days, according to open-source analysis, as jamming plagues the airspace around the Baltic Sea.
Jamming lasting just under 48 hours affected 1,614 airplanes, many of which were civilian aircraft flying around the Baltic region in eastern Europe, according to an open-source intelligence account that regularly tracks GPS interference.
The Liberals broke the immigration system at high speed. They’re repairing it by baby steps
They filled the pool with a firehose. Now they’re bailing with thimbles.
After years of the Trudeau government flooring the growth accelerator on temporary immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller last week announced a tap of the brakes. The overdue move is welcome – though so far it’s more pledge than plan, with many details about execution (not this government’s strong suit) still to come.
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange will not be extradited to U.S. just yet
LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited immediately to the United States to face hacking and espionage charges and that U.S. officials must first provide assurances to British authorities that he will be able to rely on free speech protections and not incur the death penalty in a U.S. trial.
Majority Say Saskatchewan Is Right to Not Collect Hated Carbon Tax on Home Heating
More than half of Canadians say Saskatchewan is doing the “right thing” by refusing to collect the carbon tax on home heating, a new survey has found.
Fifty-four percent of those polled by Angus Reid say they support the actions of Premier Scott Moe and his Saskatchewan Party, with the majority of Canadians in every province except Quebec on board.
Biden White House Is ‘Perplexed’ That Israel Is Angry After Being Stabbed in the Back
After failing to prevent the U.N. Security Council’s ceasefire resolution from passing, the White House doubled down by accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to manufacture a crisis in Israel-U.S. relations after he canceled a delegation to the White House.
Growth of government undermines Canadian economy: report
Combined federal, provincial and municipal government spending across Canada accounts for 40.5% of the entire Canadian economy, far above the ideal level of 26% to 30% needed to maximize economic growth, according to a study by the Fraser Institute released Tuesday.
That’s how you buy public service union votes.
OpenAI Wooing Hollywood Studios, Talent Agencies to Encourage Filmmakers to Use AI
Artificial intelligence technology is coming to Hollywood a lot faster than many could have anticipated. This week, OpenAI is reportedly making the rounds to studios and talent agencies in a bid to promote Sora, the text-to-video generative AI application that its developers hope will revolutionize the way Hollywood makes movies and TV shows.
Gonna be a lot of unemployed in Hollywood.
Poilievre: Canada Going in the Direction of Suppressive Regimes Under Current Leadership
Many new Canadians are concerned that, under the Liberal government, Canada is increasingly heading in the direction of the suppressive countries they escaped from, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says.
Mr. Poilievre responded to a question during a March 22 Toronto press conference about immigrants escaping socialist and communist countries like China, searching for freedom in Canada but facing censorship here. He said the situation “is not an accident.”
Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York
The firm behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social went public on Tuesday at a price that values the minnow social network at more than $9bn.
Shares in Digital World Acquisition, the shell company with which Trump’s social media business is merging, have been surging since the turn of the year – and rallied by more than 40% as it combined with Trump Media & Technology.
The firm is trading under the ticker symbol “DJT”, using Trump’s initials.
Canada brushes off yet another country begging it for LNG
For the third time in 18 months, a foreign head of government has made a rare visit to Canada with the stated intention of buying billions of dollars in natural gas.
And for the third consecutive time, the official answer from the Trudeau government appears to be “no.”
Trudeau is fine with Canada’s impoverishment so long as it feeds his Captain Planet fantasy.
h/t Mauser
Justin Trudeau’s point man says he’s ‘not naive’ as he tackles Canada’s surging immigration numbers
Marc Miller is doing what no other immigration minister has done in recent history.
He’s letting fewer temporary residents come to Canada in the short term. While planning for more immigrants in future.
Barely a year after taking over the immigration and refugee portfolio, Miller is steering a controversial course correction to avert an unplanned and unmanageable surge in temporary residents. By capping overseas student visas, and dialing down foreign work permits, he is reasserting control over uncontrolled trend lines.
Turd polish via the Star.