Happy anniversary everyone!
It’s been exactly 2 years and a trillion dollars without a budget. pic.twitter.com/ZvImpAYubj— pierrepoilievre (@PierrePoilievre) March 20, 2021
Canada
NDP promises to wipe out a lot of student debt as parties prepare for election
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is offering new details of the party’s proposals to make post-secondary education more affordable and — eventually — tuition-free.
DETAILS: Trudeau Liberals proposed expanding authority under Emergencies Act
Trudeau’s staff detailed potential changes to the Emergencies Act last year to force price caps on manufacturers and “expand” the authority of the procurement minister, Anita Anand, while the prime minister publicly rejected the need for such amendments.
Matt Gurney: China is a hostile state and Trudeau is out of excuses for his silence
It’s old news now, but the prime minister, back when he was simply leader of the third-place party in Parliament, infamously stepped in it by expressing admiration for China’s “basic dictatorship.” But now, to Justin Trudeau’s admiration of China’s government, he can add some gratitude. By announcing that the two Michaels, Kovrig and Spavor, will soon face trial on their trumped-up espionage charges, China has clarified things for Canada’s prime minister. China is a hostile state. We can treat it that way. Indeed, we must.
“This is going too far”: Quebec premier denounces cancel culture
Canadian officials are the latest to take a stance against cancel culture, which they say originates from the United States. Premier Francois Legault of Quebec has joined France and the United Kingdom to issue statements against progressive activists who currently dominate academia.
Youth activists shut down Bay Street, demanding climate promises be kept
It was one of the smaller-scale actions young people around the world took on Friday to demand governments and companies do much better in the fight against climate change, with Canada’s biggest city still mostly locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Completely unacceptable’: PM totally lacking in transparency decries lack of transparency around trials of two Michaels
“Let me be very clear, their arbitrary detention is completely unacceptable, as is the lack of transparency around these court proceedings,” Trudeau said Friday at a press conference in Ottawa.
Trudeau is too stupid for mere words to describe.
If he’s ever going to win, Erin O’Toole needs to start broadening the Conservative tent
If the Conservatives want to win the next election, they’ll need a broader coalition of voters behind them.
But building that coalition has turned out to be a challenge: polls suggest the party has not been successful in broadening its appeal beyond its core supporters.
If an election were held today, the Conservatives under Erin O’Toole would find themselves back where they started some 17 years ago.
Expand his base? He’s busy alienating long term CPC supporters.
PPC is the only party talking sense the rest are locked in the political amber.
Majority of Canadians oppose government censorship of speech online
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the study, which gauged Canadians’ reactions to combating misinformation and hate speech, revealed that over half of respondents opposed government regulation.
Minimum wage just isn’t cutting it anymore. It’s time for a living wage, says Lakehead Social Planning Council
The growing cost to live a quality, healthy life in Thunder Bay, Ont. has outpaced the provincial minimum wage, according to the Lakehead Social Planning Council.
It’s why they’re looking for businesses in the city to join their living wage campaign, where employers agree to pay their staff a minimum of $16.20 per hour. In other words, pay the minimum amount that the social planning council says is required for people to meet the social determinants of health.
Sticking to Your Guns
Justin Trudeau’s gun restrictions have had massive implications for Canadian gun owners and firearms businesses, but to the gun control lobby, they are a “dismal” effort that doesn’t go far enough. True North’s Andrew Lawton warns that the Liberals are going to side with gun alarmists over gun owners every time.
Also, the upcoming trials of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor prove Canada’s policy of appeasing China has accomplished nothing.
Joe Biden’s Administration Nailed In 21-State Lawsuit Over Cancellation of the Keystone XL Permit
The complaint stated that Biden’s Executive order violated “the liberty and property of individuals and the prerogative of sovereign States” by canceling the pipeline. The States argue that when the Constitution was ratified, States ceded the ability to regulate interstate commerce with the U.S. Congress and not the President of the United States.
Apathy might be what’s keeping Canadians from ditching the monarchy
If asked, most Canadians would vote to cut ties with the monarchy.
But this country’s constitutional relationship with the Windsors isn’t likely to change any time soon, for one simple reason: too few Canadians care enough about the monarchy to make putting the question to them worth all the trouble.
From time to time, something erupts in the news that reminds Canadians of the existence of the British Royal Family — an institution that polls suggest most people in this country see as irrelevant to their lives. When that happens — because a governor general resigns, for example, or because of bombshell new allegations in a TV interview — it inevitably leads to questions about why Canada is still a constitutional monarchy.
The Queen is the royal jelly holding the cookie together her passing will likely accelerate it’s crumbling.
Kovrig, Spavor Scheduled to Stand Trial in China in Coming Days
Canada’s embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been scheduled for March 19 and 22 respectively, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement on March 17.
Garneau said that Canadian officials are “seeking continued consular access” to the two Canadians and that no further information can be provided due to privacy concerns.
So far President 10% hasn’t been much help to his BFF Justin, our China class must be getting antsy.
Boo Hoo! Jailed ISIS terrorists who turned traitor on Canada fear their children are being judged on the actions of their parents
They are four young women you might meet in any average Canadian setting: at a university lecture, in an elevator at work or picking their kids up from school.
But they’re also being held in a detention camp for the families of ISIS militants on the other side of the world. They come from different parts of Canada and the narratives that drew them toward the world of the Islamic State are also different.
What they do have in common, beyond their nationality and the polite friendliness that can come with it, is the fear that their children are now bound to their own fate, facing life in a detention camp in Syria with no sense of a horizon.
Their children should not be considered citizens of Canada.