There are regulations, and then there are regulations that also double-down on taxes.
Both are the work of the devil — the first always ensnarled in reams of red tape, and the second often knowingly ruthless.
Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government
FERNANDO: A Cowardly Approach, Rejected
It has become popular among some people to claim that there is no such thing as ‘Canadian values,’ or that the only thing we have in common as Canadians is having nothing in common.
It’s an idea that has been pushed by Justin Trudeau, with his claim of wanting to make Canada the world’s first ‘post-national state.’
The idea of a country having values is seen by some as a relic of the past, as something to be rejected, mocked, and dismissed.
John Robson: Justin Trudeau and his cabinet show cowardice by hiding from genocide vote
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt supposedly roasted President John F. Kennedy’s inaction on civil rights by wishing the author of the 1956 Pulitzer-prize-winning Profiles in Courage would show less profile and more courage. A crack that surely also applies to our prime minister, a fearless social justice warrior when there’s nothing to fear but a bit of a coward when the going gets tough. For instance on this Uyghur genocide business.
How Ottawa’s mistakes ensured you’ll likely be vaccinated six months later than everyone else
As you might have noticed if you’re a Canadian, not many of us are vaccinated against COVID-19 right now. As of publication, a mere 2.8% of us have gotten the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and only 1% of us have gotten both doses. So, in all of Canada, the amount of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (400,000) is roughly equivalent to the population of London, Ont.
TERRAZZANO: Trudeau’s second carbon tax means higher costs for Canadians
Taxpayers need to brace for impact as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets ready to hammer Canadians with his second carbon tax.
Trudeau announced that he’s increasing the current carbon tax from $30 per tonne to $170 per tonne by 2030. That’s a 467% increase.
Rex Murphy: The Liberals tried, but they can’t have it both ways on the Uyghur genocide question
The big headline in the U.K.’s Guardian Tuesday morning was “Canada votes to recognize China’s treatment of Uyghur population as genocide.” The headline was only slightly expanded in the first sentence of the article, which read in part, “Canada has become the second country in the world to describe China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority as a genocide …”
Parliament Prorogation Was ‘Delay Tactic’ Against WE Charity Probe, Committee Hears
The primary reason for last year’s Parliament prorogation was to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out of the WE Charity controversy, the Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) heard on Thursday.
On June 25, 2020, the WE Charity was awarded a federal contract of $43.5 million to administer a student summer grant program, despite the organization’s close ties to the Trudeau family. In July 2020, the federal Ethics Commissioner launched an investigation into whether Trudeau and his then-finance minister Bill Morneau had violated the Conflict of Interest Act.
39% of federal employees received $819 million in paid leave last year
As the private sector faced lockdowns and unprecedented unemployment, thousands of public sector employees were paid to stay at home.
Vax bias matters – Canada’s vaccinators are planning to prioritize ‘adults in racialized and marginalized communities’
Canada’s vaccination rollout has gone poorly, to say the least. The country currently ranks just 40th in vaccine doses per capita. It is being soundly whipped by Morocco, Turkey, and Serbia — nations which aren’t known for bragging insufferably about their single-payer healthcare systems. Even worse for Canadians, they trail the United States. For a country that views its identity through the prism of its southern neighbor, this must be a most demoralizing experience.
On Monday, Canada’s national advisory committee on immunization announced that ‘saving lives’ will be shoved violently down the list of priorities in its vaccination drive. Instead, the country is placing a focus on racial equity — ‘Black Lives Matter More’, if you will.
MPs pass motion declaring genocide against Uighurs in China, despite cabinet abstentions
OTTAWA — Federal MPs voted to formally label China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslims a genocide Monday, without the support of the Liberal cabinet.
All opposition MPs who participated in the vote as well as most Liberal MPs, including Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Oliphant, voted in favour of the Conservative motion introduced last Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau abstained on the record while the rest of his cabinet colleagues were absent.
“I abstain on behalf of the Government of Canada,” said Garneau in the House of Commons.
Justin Trudeau Failed Canada in COVID Vaccine Debacle. Here’s Why.
Canadians sometimes have an inferiority complex when it comes to their southern neighbor which they frequently express with hostility. Nowhere was this more apparent than on Twitter the last few years where you couldn’t swing a dead cat without finding a Canadian smugly lecturing Americans on Donald Trump’s behavior and ‘incompetence’ (according to them).
IN HER WORDS: One of the women behind Vance allegations tells her story
Maj. Kellie Brennan says the time has come to tell her story.
For years, she says she felt she had nowhere to turn despite telling military superiors in the chain of command about the intimate, sexual relationship she says she had with former chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance while he was her superior.
But always, she says the response was the same.
Sajjan dodges questions about why Vance kept his job when sexual impropriety allegations surfaced
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was grilled by parliamentarians Friday on why he didn’t remove Canada’s top soldier when first told about allegations of sexual impropriety by Gen. Jon Vance in 2018.
But Sajjan didn’t answer the question and many others like it, citing the need to protect an ongoing investigation into the former chief of the defence staff.
Shachi Kurl: Canadians to Trudeau — Don’t choose the next governor general by yourself
In the choppy wake of Julie Payette’s scandalous departure from Rideau Hall, the easiest, most predictable question to ask is “Who’s next?” That is, who could or should succeed her as governor general?
Election pandering Trudeau opened the floodgates – Canada lowers bar for wannabe immigrants who wouldn’t have previously qualified
Canada’s record-setting invitation to immigrants after COVID shortfall an ‘absolute shock’
…However, Toronto immigration lawyer Sergio Karas said trying to meet the immigration target by lowering the bar is a “terrible” way to make policies.
The latest draw unfairly rewards the low scorers, who “took a flyer” and entered the pool, he said, even if they have poor qualifications, poor language skills and poor job prospects while qualified applicants who are still collecting documentation and not yet in the system lose out.
“The draw transforms a well-structured and predictable system into a lottery ticket,” said Karas. “It makes the system look worthless and game-able.”
The excerpt above is the only common sense you’ll find in the Star article.
Just think, both the Liberals and Conservatives could campaign using the same slogan – “A smaller piece of the pie for you!”
Trudeau Shifts Into Election Mode As He Accuses Conservatives Of Hurting Minority Groups
He is also extending government benefits, another sure sign that he’s moving onto an election footing.