17 Replies to “December 12, 2025: Reader Tips”

  1. Premier Moe is sent notice…
    “The Federal government gave next year’s equalization amounts to provincial finance ministers.
    This map is a clear indication of which provinces are driving Canada’s economy and how the equalization formula disincentivizes economic growth.”

    https://x.com/PremierScottMoe/status/1999283226750406743

    Manitoba is now collecting above $5 Billion from welfare in a $25 Billion budget and in the same range of dependency as 3 of the Atlantic provinces at 20% of gov’t revenue coming from intergenerational interprovincial welfare payments.

    I think there may be some adjustments to this file late in 2026 after the Alberta Separation Referendum.
    Perhaps they’ll plant “Victory Gardens” so they don’t starve to death in the cold winters to come…

    1. Same deal in Ottawa. The water conservation propaganda worked so well that the city had to raise water prices to make up for the financial losses due to lower consumption.

      1. Rates didn’t go down after people went back to the old wasteful ways. A 4.4 percent overall increase for water, wastewater and stormwater rates in the 2025 budget.
        An (un?)expected side affect, I’ve seen several neighbours having to replace the sewer pipe from the house to the mains in the past couple years. If you don’t have water flowing through the pipe, its going to clog up.

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