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The Libranos: Man The Lifeboats

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Jay Currie;

The odds are shortening on Trudeau calling a Fall election. Cabinet shuffle tomorrow, Ministers announcing they will not be running, Trudeau storming through the Liberal backyards of the nation.

I expect Trudeau will use his usual tactic of running against something. Last time it was the unvaccinated. This time my bet is that he’ll run against “Alberta and Big Oil”, “American Tech Giants” and the unCanadian protestors showing up to heckle him.

The Liberal war room will run what amounts to a 150 seat campaign. Metro Toronto, Ilse de Montreal, very select Lower Mainland seats. It won’t be running to gain a majority, rather the focus will be on maximizing the efficiency of its vote.

There will be a serious attempt to “monster” @PierrePoilievre as the heir to Harper and as Trucker and Trump adjacent. That won’t come directly from Lib-HQ, rather it will emerge from the various “activist” communities the Libs have cultivated.

Because his economy turning is not yet done.

Canada Is Back!

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National Post;

The United States could target digital trade if it decides on retaliatory measures against a proposed Canadian digital services tax, U.S. ambassador to Canada David Cohen said.

The Liberal government confirmed this week it plans to go ahead with the tax targeting Big Tech in 2024, despite 138 other countries and jurisdictions agreeing last week to delay similar measures.

Cohen said Tai’s “statement was direct and clear and strong that if Canada decides to proceed alone, you leave the United States with no choice but to take retaliatory measures in the trade context, potentially in the digital trade context, in order to respond to that.”

The Canadian tax, estimated to bring in $3.4 billion over five years, is aimed at large companies that operate online marketplaces, social media platforms and earn revenue from online advertising. This includes Amazon, Google, Facebook, Uber and Airbnb. The Liberal government first promised the tax in the 2021 budget. It would be retroactive to 2022, meaning the companies would be on the hook for more than $1 billion once it comes into effect.

Sycophants vs Truthtellers

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When the foreign press is more grounded in reality than ones own…

Globe and Mail- Prime Minister Trudeau heads to NATO summit as Canada expected to play key role in discussions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to the NATO leaders’ summit in Lithuania this week, where Canada is likely to play a larger-than-usual role in two critical discussions: the alliance’s expanding membership and its efforts to refocus on collective defence.

Wall Street Journal- Canada Is a Military Free-Rider In NATO

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Lithuania this week for the annual NATO summit, but it’s too bad there wasn’t a junior table where he could sit. That’s where his country belongs based on Ottawa’s feeble commitment to alliance defense.

And The Budget Will Balance Itself

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The cost of the federal bureaucracy grew by 31 per cent over the past two years;

Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to power in 2015, the feds have added more than 98,000 new bureaucrats onto the government payroll.

That trend shows no signs of slowing down, with 21,290 extra staff added last year.

“Was there a bureaucrat shortage in Ottawa before Trudeau took over?” Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said. “Canadians need a more efficient government, not a bloated government full of highly paid bureaucrats.”

The federal government now employs 357,247 bureaucrats, according to the latest data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, released June 26.

Temporarily Unexpected

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In today’s transitory news;

Concurrently, a growing number of financial experts are expressing their apprehensions regarding the potential impact of yet another rate hike on consumers. And their concerns are not unfounded. Let us examine the evidence.

Undoubtedly, food and housing constitute the fundamental necessities of life.

Pertinent data reveals that the cost of housing exerts a considerable influence on our grocery expenditures. Notably, despite prevailing inflation, the latest quarterly results from Empire/Sobeys/IGA indicate a $16 million decline in food sales compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

That’s right, $16 million. Similarly, Loblaw/Provigo experienced a mere 3.1% increase in food sales over the past year, despite inflation consistently exceeding 9% for the preceding 12 months. Metro witnessed a modest 5.8% rise in food sales at their stores during the last quarter.

Bloomberg: Canadians’ concern about debt, ability to pay bills reach all-time high (h/t David M)

Libs Gotta Lib

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National Post- Ottawa, Quebec pull advertising, escalating showdown with Facebook and Instagram

The federal and Quebec governments will stop advertising on Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram as the conflict between the company and Ottawa heats up over legislation that would force web giants to share revenues with news publishers.

Not so fast there buckaroo…

But the Liberal government’s decision does not extend to the party. Liberal Party of Canada spokesperson Parker Lund said in a statement that the party would continue to advertise on Meta-owned platforms. According to the company’s ad library, the party spent nearly $15,000 on over 1,000 ads in the past month.

The Libranos: Tax Cheats

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It’s not a bureaucracy, it’s a crime family;

Revenue Commissioner Bob Hamilton misled MPs in under-reporting the number of Canada Revenue Agency employees implicated in fraudulent claims for pandemic benefits. Hamilton claimed there were “not very many, obviously,” though the Agency now confirms hundreds are under investigation: “I’m afraid ‘not very many’ is not a sufficient answer.’”

Take Your News and Shove it

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Facebook/Instagram (meta)- Changes to News Availability on Our Platforms in Canada

Updated on June 22nd, 2023

Today, we are confirming that news availability will be ended on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada prior to the Online News Act (Bill C-18) taking effect.

We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, passed today in Parliament, content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will no longer be available to people accessing our platforms in Canada.

Our Chinese-Installed Government In Ottawa

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Dan Knight;

Good afternoon, fellow Canadians. As your vigilant observer, I want to share with you some concerning revelations brought to light at the PROC committee meeting yesterday. Investigative journalist Sam Cooper unveiled the depth of foreign interference in our 2021 elections during his interview with Erin O’Toole.

Cooper’s sources indicated that as far back as 2021, CSIS was aware of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents tracking an MP. Even more disconcertingly, these agents supposedly approached potential voters about this candidate, a move CSIS regarded as ‘coordinated and alarming.’ Cooper himself became a target of the CCP after he published his book detailing their foreign interference.

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