Guilbeault admits Trudeau Government lied about carbon price says ‘average household will pay more,’ even after rebates
Canada’s environment and climate change minister acknowledged that the average household may eventually pay more for the carbon price than it gets back in rebate payments, but says the Liberal government has other programs to help Canadians lower their energy costs overall.
The carbon price increased this weekend, from $50 to $65 per tonne. According to the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, the change will translate to a higher cost for consumers at the gas pumps, from the current 11.05 cents per litre, to 14.31 cents per litre, among other impacts.
Milley says Ukraine unlikely to retake all of its territory this year
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Staff, believes it’s unlikely that Ukraine will accomplish its goal of recapturing all of its territory that’s under Russian occupation by the end of the year.
Milley’s assessment, which is in line with a similar assessment of his from the fall, is a stark one given Kyiv’s stated goals of pushing all Russian forces out of Ukrainian territory, Crimea included.
Billboard Chris assaulted; police take side of trans attacker
Billboard Chris is on a quiet mission.
A father of two girls in Canada, he is worried about the effects that gender ideology is having on both his children and his society. In response he has gone on a simple, quiet, and to the trans community very threatening mission: he visits cities in North America and walks around wearing a sandwich board that simply reads: “children cannot consent to puberty blockers.”
Bad policing.
Vancouver Police lie about Billboard Chris and claim he was “screaming” at the trans militants and that he had it coming because his sign incited their violence. pic.twitter.com/gIil7horGi
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 1, 2023
Vancouver police seek witnesses to violent confrontations at transgender rally
I gave my goat to the state fair and they barbecued it — now I’m suing
They got her goat – literally.
A California woman sold her daughter’s pet goat to her local county and district’s state fair — but now she’s suing them after they allegedly slaughtered and barbecued it.
Tom Flanagan: Indigenous Programs and Payouts Help Drive Federal Deficits
When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the federal budget, the most obvious fact was the size of the deficit. It came in at $40.1 billion, after having been forecast at “only” $30.6 billion in the fall economic update less than six months ago. What caused the deficit to shoot up $9.5 billion in such a short period of time?
Some analysts pointed to supply-and-confidence deal between the Liberals and the NDP, which has led to increases for health and dental care. Others pointed to lower-than-expected tax revenues caused by an unexpected slowdown in the economy. Both lines of analysis are correct, but many things can be true at the same time in the complex world of public finance.
The backlash has begun against net zero’s relentless war on driving
A fanatical obsession with congestion charges, low traffic zones and electric cars is ignoring the needs of the majority of ordinary people
Emergency services rushed to the scene, but struggled to make their way through the protesters. Barricades were thrown up across the streets, and the mood was turning ugly quickly as torches set fire to the hastily assembled pyre, and the flames snarled high into the cold night air. It sounds like a scene from Paris, as strikers fought back against President Macron’s hated pension reforms. Or perhaps from Iran, or Algeria. Instead, it was Rochdale, on the outskirts of Manchester, last Thursday night. As a Low Traffic Neighbourhood was installed, restricting the movement of cars around the area, angry residents denied any meaningful say over a decision that would profoundly change their daily lives took matters into their own hands, setting fire to planters across the road as the only way left of expressing their anger, while other motorists started driving across the streets to get around the bollards blocking their way.
Canadian Navy offers ‘no strings attached’ program amid recruitment woes
The Royal Canadian Navy is offering a one-year trial period for Canadians to join with “no strings attached” as it faces a major recruitment challenge and unprecedented personnel shortage.
Under the new program launched Friday, Canadian citizens and permanent residents can join the navy on a year-long contract – either full-time or part-time – and then leave if they wish to after that.
Those who decide to stay on will be transferred to a naval trade.
I wonder how this will be received.
Justin Trudeau is trying to control what Canadians see on the internet
The internet has been one of the greatest tools for the free flow of information in human history. But for our neighbors up north, it might not remain so useful for much longer — if Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets his way.
Trudeau and his allies are pushing forward with legislation known as the “Online Streaming Act” that would enact government mandates controlling what Canadians see on major online platforms such as YouTube.
GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau budget exposes another carbon tax failure
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal carbon tax is the most efficient, market-driven way to lower greenhouse gas emissions — as he told us it was — why has his budget launched us into a 10-year, $83-billion, taxpayer-subsidized, bidding war with the U.S. to attract so-called clean energy technology?
Germany rules out any further weapons deliveries to Ukraine
Defence minister says Germany ‘cannot give everything away’ to Ukraine as their military is beset by shortages of equipment
Germany’s Defence Minister has ruled out sending any further weapons or equipment to Ukraine, admitting that the Bundeswehr will already not be able to replenish its stocks by 2030.
Blighted by chronic underinvestment since the end of the Cold War, the German army is now in even worse shape after having sent equipment, ammunition and vehicles like the Leopard 2 main battle tank to the battlefields of Ukraine.
“To put it bluntly, like other nations, we have a limited inventory,” said Boris Pistorius.
#Ukraine: A Russian T-72B3 (Possibly Obr. 2016/2022), was destroyed by Ukrainian fire in Marinka, #Donetsk Oblast. Only a minor entry in the turret tossing competition this time. pic.twitter.com/QXCuZe877W
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 31, 2023
3 Public Servants’ Security Clearances Revoked Due to Spying or Acting as Foreign Agents: Federal Records
Federal departments and agencies have revoked the security clearances of three employees for spying or acting as foreign agents, records show, though their identities and the governments they served were not disclosed.
The details were provided in response to an Inquiry of Ministry. Conservative MP John Barlow, who submitted the inquiry on Feb. 9, wanted to know how many public servants have had their security clearances revoked for cause since 2016, and how many were due to individual spying or otherwise acting on behalf of a foreign government.
Germany Halts Afghan Refugee Admissions Amid Abuse Claims
The typically open boarders government of Germany announced a temporary halt on admissions of asylum seekers from Afghanistan after claims that some migrants may have been abusing the system.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated that the country would be halting asylum applications for Afghan nationals on a temporary basis after sources within Berlin indicated that some may have tried to abuse the system.
France: Man Receives 4-Year Prison Sentence for Cathedral Arson Attack
A French criminal court has handed a four-year prison sentence to a Rwandan national after finding him guilty of setting fire to the Saint-Paul and Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Nantes in July of 2020—an act which resulted in severe damage to the Gothic church, whose construction began in 1434.
… On Wednesday, March 29th, the court ruled that Abayisenga—who is also facing legal action for another incident in which he is believed to have murdered Father Olivier Maire in April 2021 in the western department of Vendée—was not mentally sound during the time that he set fire to the cathedral.
“Unprecedented” Chinese Genetic Experiment May Lead To Army Of Radiation-Resistant Super Soldiers
Reports out of China continue to confirm that scientists there are still seeking to push through barriers with Frankenstein-like experimentation on genes with an eye toward the manipulation of human DNA – any and all ethical considerations be damned. What could go wrong?
The Hong-based South China Morning Post has a doozy of a headline out this week based on a breakthrough announcement by a team of scientists linked to the Chinese military, working in Beijing: “Chinese team behind extreme animal gene experiment says it may lead to super soldiers who survive nuclear fallout.”