The federal government’s treatment of Canadians flying home from foreign countries is vindictive, egregious and possibly unconstitutional. Its obvious purpose is to look tough and divert attention from the delay in acquiring vaccines that has put us in a humiliating 52nd place globally in full vaccinations per capita, at one-tenth the vaccination pace of the Americans. The prime minister and his colleagues must hope people unaffected by the border measures consider them to be appropriate or at least unobjectionable.
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GUNTER: Canada rides the Trudeau Wave of COVID ineptitude
OK, we can’t call COVID-19 the Wuhan virus. (Although the hypocritical guardians of wokeness don’t seem to have any trouble in labelling the mutations the U.K. variant, the Brazil variant and the South Africa variant.)
But, can we at least agree to call the current third surge of the pandemic that is ravaging Canada the Trudeau Wave?
I just love love love love love this headline.
Did I say I love this headline ?#TrudeauVaccineFailure #TrudeauMustGo pic.twitter.com/Jd9XHBVDjY
— Sanwin (@sanwins) April 14, 2021
Clear majority of Canadians think feds ‘all talk and no action’ on military misconduct: Ipsos
A clear majority of Canadians say in a new poll that they think the federal Liberals and military leaders are “all talk and no action” when it comes to fixing sexual misconduct in the military.
The Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News comes one day after Liberal members of the House of Commons defence committee partnered with the Bloc Quebecois to shut down the parliamentary probe into the government’s handling of high-level sexual misconduct allegations.
‘Great Reset’ not so great with Canadians, polling shows
It’s rather shameful that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously celebrated the turmoil Canada has been facing during the pandemic as an “opportunity” to engage in a reset of the economy.
No leader should be thinking along those lines. Instead, they should be working tirelessly to get us back to normal.
Air Canada, Trudeau government reach agreement to fleece Tax Payers in $5.9-billion ‘liquidity program’
OTTAWA — Air Canada and the federal government have reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package that the company says will speed up customer refunds, protect industry jobs and return service to some communities that were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a news release, Air Canada said the $5.879-billion liquidity agreement is provided through the government’s Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program and includes $4 billion in loans, a $500-million investment in Air Canada stock and a separate $1.4-billion loan to help facilitate customer refunds.
Boy am I shocked.
In exchange for ~$6B in Canada govt financing, Air Canada agreed to, among other things, complete the purchase of 33 Airbus A220 aircraft, produced by Airbus's (formerly Bombardier) facility at Mirabel, Que.
— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira) April 12, 2021
Liberals shut down probe into sexual misconduct in Canadian military
That decision comes as the Conservatives and NDP members of the committee argue no one has yet taken responsibility and the probe should continue, but as one prominent group of survivors says the meetings have become too partisan.
Canada’s roadmap to communism
Top 10 resolutions at #LPC2021 You can see a few themes here, and big support for basic income. Full list and resolutions here: https://t.co/NlFdJbm6HL pic.twitter.com/bFuAeptpMa
— Althia Raj (@althiaraj) April 10, 2021
Liberals move to end defence committee study on military sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — The House of Commons defence committee’s study of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and the allegations against former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance and his successor Admiral Art McDonald will conclude on Friday as requested by the Liberals.
Liberal MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Anita Vandenbeld drafted the motion, which states that that all members bring forward their report recommendations by Friday at 4 p.m.
Liberals see majority support but face skepticism over spending ahead of budget: poll
The Liberal government is approaching the release of this year’s federal budget in a strong position to form a majority government in the next election, a new Ipsos poll suggests.
Yet the Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News suggests the budget itself could potentially impact that support, with eight in 10 Canadians saying the Liberals should aim for balancing the books if they want to earn their vote.
But 66% say spend spend spend at the same time…
Trudeau slams ‘disconnected’ Conservatives in sharply worded speech to party faithful
In his most sharply partisan speech in months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Liberal policy convention delegates Saturday they must redouble their efforts to secure victory at the polls to prevent the “disconnected” Conservatives from governing.
In a 20-minute virtual address to thousands of party members, Trudeau said Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole “can’t quite grasp” the struggles that Canadians have endured over the last year during COVID-19. He suggested the Tories would have been less generous with relief programs and unreliable pandemic stewards had they been in power.
Canadians will lose jobs amid COVID shutdowns, but may rebound ‘quickly’: employment minister
On the heels of promising new job numbers from Statistics Canada, employment minister Carla Qualtrough said Canadians can expect to see another dip in employment figures as new shutdown measures take hold across the country to curb soaring COVID-19 cases.
The economy added 303,000 jobs in March as employment increased, StatCan reported on Friday, including gains in sectors that the pandemic hit hard.
“I don’t think next month’s job numbers will be as hopeful, because they will reflect the lockdowns that are happening now,” Qualtrough told The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview.
Trudeau government threatens Halifax Security Forum over proposed Taiwan award
HFX wanted to honor Taiwan’s president with the prestigious John McCain award. But Canada feared poking the Chinese bear.
The organizers of one of the world’s most prestigious defense gatherings are in the midst of an uncomfortable international standoff between the Canadian government and China over a major award they had planned to give to the president of Taiwan.
The standstill, which is ongoing and has not been previously reported, has created tension between the Halifax International Security Forum and the Canadian government, which is a major sponsor of the forum.
h/t MM
Canada To Censor “Hurtful” Comments About Politicians, Implement Internet Kill-Switch
‘Federal internet censors should target hurtful words against politicians, says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Minister added pending regulations may include an internet kill switch to block websites deemed hurtful, but called it a “nuclear” option.
“We have seen too many examples of public officials retreating from public service due to the hateful online content targeted towards themselves or even their families,” said Guilbeault. “I have seen firsthand alongside other Canadians the damaging effects harmful content has on our families, our values and our institutions. As a dad and a stepdad to six kids, I know more can and should be done to create a safer online environment.”
Rex Murphy: The facts in the WE scandal are clear. It’s not complicated
… The point here is plain. Why does it take months to make a ruling on what is, substantially, a very limited and understood question? Did Justin Trudeau’s engagements, his multiple appearances as a high-banner speaker at WE Day events, and his therefore obviously friendly relationship with Craig and Marc Kielburger, play any part in the decision, since abandoned, to pay the brothers’ WE Charity up to $43.5 million to run a program worth almost $1 billion? Were any other organizations consulted, offered an opportunity to apply for management of that program, or was WE plucked out because of its high profile with the prime minister? Was this a plain conflict of interest or the plain appearance of a conflict of interest, which in this context, are more or less the same thing?
Canada’s COVID-19 case rate tops U.S. as country continues to lag in vaccinations
For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began, Canada’s rate of new cases of the novel coronavirus has eclipsed that of the United States.
An analysis of numbers collected by Our World In Data now shows that on Friday, Canada reported 205.73 new cases per million on a rolling seven-day average, relative to the country’s population, while the United States sat at 205.12.