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Food bank usage across Canada hit all-time high in March: report

The number of people using food banks across the country surged to an all-time high earlier this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, a new report from Food Banks Canada indicates.

The annual report released Thursday said there were nearly 1.5 million visits to food banks in March, a figure that was 15 per cent higher than the number of visits in the same month last year and 35 per cent higher than visits in March 2019, before the pandemic hit.

Bank of Canada raises rate by 50 basis points, predicts potential recession in the first half of 2023

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada has raised its overnight rate to 3.75 per cent from 3.25 per cent. Since March, the central bank has increased its policy rate six times, aimed at tackling inflation and bringing it back to its 2 per cent target.

The bank predicts Canada could see a potential recession in the first half of 2023, according to its latest Monetary Policy Report.

“GDP growth is then projected to slow to between 0 per cent and 0.5 per cent through the end of 2022 and the first half of 2023,” reads the report. “This suggests that a couple of quarters with growth slightly below zero is just as likely as a couple of quarters with small positive growth.”

From the Star… Bank of Canada hits Canadians with growth-crushing hammer in latest interest rate hike

So let’s get this straight.

The economy has ground to a halt, and Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is raising rates anyway —and quite aggressively.

The central bank released its new projections for the Canadian economy on Wednesday morning, and while it didn’t quite call “recession,” the new numbers for economic activity have been revised down to show basically no growth right now and in the near future.

You will pay and pay and pay for Justin’s policy choices not Justin’s cronies.

by Blazingcatfur•October 26, 2022October 26, 2022•0•"Bread and Circuses", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Rex Murphy: In Defence of the West: Smith Takes a Stand Against Ottawa’s Allegiance to a Globalist Agenda

In the years before green ideology became ascendant in the federal government, and when Alberta was in its most active energy phase, there were many benefits to the Confederation. Not least, and being from Newfoundland, I like to point out how many people from my province—when it was reeling from the fishery collapse—found jobs and relief in Fort McMurray and allied projects in Alberta. One province helping another. I can’t think of a better model for a country built on mutual interdependence, which is why it’s styled a Confederation.

by Blazingcatfur•October 25, 2022October 25, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, World Economic Forum

Canada’s delegation to Queen’s funeral spent almost $400,000 for hotel rooms alone

One hotel room cost $6,000 per night and the total cost of hotels for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is more than many Canadians spent for their house, according to bills paid by the federal government.

Everyone knew the bill for the Canadian delegation attending the Queen’s funeral last month would be steep, but the king’s ransom paid out is still shocking.

by Blazingcatfur•October 24, 2022October 24, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Canada’s competition watchdog to investigate grocery industry in wake of soaring food prices

Canada’s competition watchdog is launching a study of the grocery industry to examine whether the highly concentrated sector is contributing to rising food costs.

“With inflation on the rise, Canadian consumers have seen their purchasing power decline,” the Competition Bureau said in a news release Monday.

“This is especially true when buying groceries. In fact, grocery prices in Canada are increasing at the fastest rate seen in 40 years.”

The government is largely responsible for inflation, are they suggesting we should trust the Liberals to investigate themselves?

by Blazingcatfur•October 24, 2022October 24, 2022•0•Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Trudeau’s pandemic hiring boom adds billions to federal payroll & shores up predatory public service union electoral support for Liberal party

A pandemic-fuelled hiring spree has grown the federal civil service by more than 35,000 people since April 2020, according to a CBC News analysis, helping add billions to Ottawa’s payroll costs.

Figures supplied by the Treasury Board and other ministries and departments show the federal government added 19,151 jobs in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, and another 16,356 positions in fiscal 2022. All told, the feds now employ 335,957 people across the country: a 12 per cent increase from pre-COVID times, and the greatest number of public servants in Canadian history.

An additional 28,176 bureaucrats were on long-term leave in 2022, not receiving their full salaries, but many of whom remain eligible for taxpayer-funded top-ups, benefits, insurance and pension contributions.

by Blazingcatfur•October 24, 2022October 24, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, Canada's Public Service Union Predator Class

Watson Told Trudeau Convoy Protesters Were ‘Nasty’ and Un-Canadian: Phone Call

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a phone call that the Freedom Convoy protesters were “nasty people” that don’t represent the country, saying they remind him of the Republican Party, documents presented at the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act show. His comments were shown at the inquiry on Oct. 18, where he later denied to the convoy protesters’ lawyer that he had politicized the protests.

“A challenge for everyone. Still a pretty unstable situation. Nasty people out there that just don’t represent Canada,” Watson told Trudeau on Feb. 8, according to a transcript presented at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.

Our political class lives in a bubble without contact to Canadians.

by Blazingcatfur•October 20, 2022October 20, 2022•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Chrystia Freeland is right to condemn doing business with dictators. Will Trudeau listen?

There were a couple of things that were quite striking about Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s clarion call at a Brookings Institution forum last week where she called for a radical dismantling of the global trade paradigm that Russia and China have lately proved so successful in subverting by coercion, blackmail and war.

Justin loves the taste of Dicktators.

by Blazingcatfur•October 20, 2022October 20, 2022•0•"Canada's China Class", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

OPP Intelligence Head Concerned With False Allegations of Extremism made by Politicians, Media Against Convoy Protesters

“So when I read accounts that the state of Russia had something to do with it, or that this was a result of American influence, either financially or ideologically, or that Donald Trump was behind it, or that it was un-Canadian, or that the people participating were un-Canadian and that they were not Canadian views and they were extremists, I found it to be problematic.”

Wow an honest public servant. Compare and contrast with Justin, the CBC and the rest of those frauds.

by Blazingcatfur•October 20, 2022October 20, 2022•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, Canada's Government Owned News Media

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says it’s real important to run up trip expenses cause she’s discussing important stuff like World Peace … and don’t you forget she’s important and stuff

Indian name means “Put it on the tab” – A good argument for ditching the monarchy

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says media’s portrayal of trip expenses was ‘unfair’ but changes could be in the works

Simon argues her travel includes important discussions about world peace

Governor General Mary Simon says that while she thinks the way catering expenses for her trip to the Middle East in March were portrayed in the media was “unfair,” a review is underway to minimize the cost of future voyages.

“I don’t even know what the orders are for meals. But I do know one thing — our meals are not very extravagant on these trips. They’re pretty much like airline meals and the way they were portrayed in the media was pretty unfair, I thought,” Simon said in an interview on CBC’s The House airing Saturday.

Bad idea, Governor General. Bryan is one of those annoying people slavishly devoted to facts. https://t.co/vHygNqZc6x

— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) October 16, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•October 17, 2022October 17, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, WTF?

RCMP refused release of badge numbers, fearing convoy supporters would dox officers … but had no qualms about sending Freedom Convoy blacklist to lobbyists

OTTAWA – Internal documents show the RCMP refused to release the badge numbers of officers who cleared “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter, citing a risk of violence from their supporters.

The situation was detailed in a briefing note and threat assessment prepared for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, who was asked to approve the decision because the force recognized it raised questions around transparency.

RCMP sent Freedom Convoy blacklist to lobbyists

Records show an RCMP blacklist of bank account holders identified as part of the Freedom Convoy movement was sent by email to lobbyists, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

… The records show the RCMP distributed names, birth dates, phone numbers and more by unencrypted email and neither police nor Cabinet ensured the blacklist was accurate or confidential.

by Blazingcatfur•October 17, 2022October 17, 2022•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Trudeau Liberals working on program to regularize status of 500,000 ̷i̷m̷m̷i̷g̷r̷a̷n̷t̷s̷ illegal alien invaders who depress wages and contribute to the housing shortage

The federal government is aiming to create a program that will provide a path to permanent residency for up to 500,000 immigrants who are working in Canada but do not have official standing.

The program would have unprecedented scope and apply to people whose visa or work permits had expired, and to those whose refugee applications may have been denied or blocked due to a moratorium on deportations to their country, according to Radio-Canada.

“We’re looking into ways to regularize people who live in Canada with a precarious status,” a government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Radio-Canada.

Why are they working? Why haven’t their employers been prosecuted for harboring illegal aliens?

Pure CBC propaganda.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2022October 7, 2022•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Rare Outbreak Of Common Sense In Ottawa! Canada’s top judges cast doubt over claims it’s unsafe to return refugees to the U.S.

OTTAWA—Supreme Court of Canada judges expressed deep skepticism of claims the U.S. is not a safe country where Canada should stop sending border-crossing refugee claimants.

During a top court hearing Thursday marked by several sharp exchanges, Justices Malcolm Rowe and Russell Brown challenged lawyers who want them to strike down a Canada-U.S. deal that recognizes the U.S. as a “safe country” and returns thousands of asylum seekers to the American system.

It’s long been a politically controversial agreement.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2022October 6, 2022•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Camp Of The Saints, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Pierre Poilievre is demanding it — but insiders reveal why Canada won’t brand this Iran military group as terrorists

OTTAWA—The Canadian government has not yet designated Iran’s revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist entity over concerns the action would be overbroad, difficult to enforce and unfairly target potentially thousands of Iranians in Canada who may have been conscripted by Iran’s military, sources tell the Star.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday his government will hold the “bloodthirsty regime to account,” and that Canada will continue to sanction the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but he stopped short of answering yes or no to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s demand he recognize the IRGC as a terrorist group.

They won’t do it because the LPC sucks Mullah dick.

by Blazingcatfur•October 6, 2022October 6, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, Iran, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Jaded, cynical, disillusioned: report says federal whistleblowers fear reprisal

OTTAWA – Federal workers are increasingly cynical, skeptical and disillusioned about the idea of reporting wrongdoing in the public service, says a recent survey.

That pessimism is more “palpable and widespread” now than it was before the pandemic, and bureaucrats have become more likely to fear reprisals for whistleblowing.

Research firm Phoenix Strategic Perspectives Inc. delivered the report in March to the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, which investigates serious abuses within the federal government.

Just who exactly is a public service union whistleblower expected to tattle to? Canada’s public service unions and the Liberal government are in bed together. Trudeau feathers their nest and they watch his back and faithfully vote in return.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2022October 1, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, Canada's Public Service Union Predator Class