Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government

“Generational” is the Carney government’s adjective of choice at this moment of consequence. The word appeared 11 times in the prepared text of François Philippe-Champagne’s budget speech and another 45 times in the 493-page budget document.

It is a word apparently meant to speak to both the gravity of the country’s situation and the bigness of this government response.

“This is not a time for small plans,” Champagne writes in the budget’s foreword.

‘Generational’ as in Generational decline.

If your goal is to elect a Canadian Mamdani then 11 years of LPC governance and this budget will do the trick.

OTTAWA — The Liberals’ newest addition to caucus, Chris d’Entremont, said on Wednesday that he was not “aligned” with his former leader Pierre Poilievre’s political ideals and hinted that other Conservatives may be following his example.

In 1931 the British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster. For all practical purposes this statute granted legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, which at the time basically meant Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland. The gist of this very famous statute was that the UK Parliament could no longer legislate for a Dominion without its consent. They were of equal status to the UK. And of these old Dominions, Canada and Australia were the glittering stars. These two countries had everything before them. They went on to perform brilliantly in World War II. Their post-war fortunes included producing some of the highest standards of living on Earth as well as being amongst the most free. Even as late as 2015 Canada’s two richest provinces were, in per capita terms, comparable to the top 10 of US states. And Australia had comparatively cheap electricity, low debt and high per capita wealth.

Since I was last propelled years ago into the purgatory known as “the lockup,” where journalists spend budget day, have either process or contents improved? No. Instead they now insert a false stolen-land “acknowledgement” before even getting to the same old same old labeled bold and new. Which is especially troubling at this supposedly critical juncture.

OTTAWA — After 18 months without a budget, the minority Liberals tabled a plan containing nearly $126 billion in new spending and $60 billion in savings, which they hope will convince at least one opposition party to prevent an early election.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled his first budget in the House of Commons shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, for what he said is a “true generational shift” in reaction to the new global economic landscape under U.S. President Donald Trump.

Some highlights …

Federal budget breakdown: Mark Carney’s first budget, by the numbers

OTTAWA — Billed as a once-in-a-generation plan to fortify Canada for a wobbly and uncertain global economy, the federal government’s new budget devotes tens of billions of dollars in new spending to national defence, infrastructure and more.

This budget is a Trump survival plan. Here are the highlights

Donald Trump doesn’t appear by name in the 2025 federal budget, even if his One Big Beautiful Bill does get a mention, but the U.S. President has left his mark all over the 493-page document.
From the opening words, “The world is changing,” the Carney government’s first budget is a response to Mr. Trump’s trade war and the threat to Canada’s economy. That means ramped-up defence spending, measures to make Canadian businesses more competitive and billions in new investment around trade diversification.

Carney’s 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy

Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government

By just about every measure, Canada’s economy is stuck in a ditch. Growth has sputtered. The unemployment rate is rising.

In normal times, the remedy is clear. The Bank of Canada cuts interest rates and the federal government boosts spending to help businesses and households weather the storm.

These are decidedly not normal times.

And Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem knows it.

OTTAWA — When Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presents his first budget on Tuesday, he will set off a high stakes game of parliamentary chicken as opposition parties plot their moves to either kick off a national election campaign or reluctantly support the fiscal blueprint.

Here’s how the budget and the Liberal government could live or die…

OAKVILLE, ONT.—As any etymologist will tell you, the word “decide” stems from the Latin decidere, which means “to kill off.”

The idea is, whenever you decide on an action, you’re essentially killing off all other options.

This is why politicians don’t like to make tough decisions; they don’t like to kill off options that might be popular with certain segments of the population.

Such a fraud.

The utter NERVE of this fraud. Geezuz. @fancypants_s https://t.co/P7LwmM5zT5

— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) November 3, 2025

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