Getting the government they voted for.
Related: Jagmeet Singh appears to live on another economic planet, saying on Sunday that there is “no merit” to the bank’s interest rate approach.
Also related.
Justin Tries To Be Funny
Maybe he should have worn blackface to generate more laughs. The journalists did as they were told, and laughed as their hero made jokes.
Trudeau mocks Poilievre’s absence at annual Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner
Poverty Inc.
National Post- Justin Trudeau’s war on oil and gas is a war on the middle class
Don’t worry, it will keep getting worse. The cost of gas will continue to rise — and with it, the price of just about everything else. Once this pandemic-induced inflationary period has passed, the Liberals’ enthusiasm for forcing Canadians to lower their standard of living will only grow.
Zerohedge- Weaponized Governmental Failure
The crime and the graft and the potholes and the bad drainage, not to mention the spotty trash collection or nonexistent snow shoveling, aren’t incompetence. In fact, none of what you see in the American public sector is incompetence. The people responsible for it are quite highly educated and well-trained in their craft. You just need to understand what their craft is.
It’s a choice to do a poor job with the more mundane tasks of running a city, and an educated and purposeful choice at that. If you do those things effectively, after all, what you will get is middle-class voters moving in. Middle-class voters tend to choose to live in places where they can expect to get actual value out of their tax dollars — good roads, safe streets, functional drainage, decent schools, a friendly business climate, and a growing economy, among other things — and those things are hard to produce when you govern the way the Left does.
Justin Needs A History Lesson
Trudeau doesn’t mention the words Muslim or Islam, as he issues a statement regarding the attack at the National War Memorial.
Great Success
Hugs for Thugs
We’ve already banned more than 1,500 types of assault-style firearms. And we’ll continue to do whatever it takes to keep guns out of our communities. More details here: https://t.co/bgdU9aoGt4
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 21, 2022
h/t Cameron
Priorities
Resources are scarce. So while governments all over the country were sending law enforcement officers to crack down on small businesses trying to survive the lockdowns, harass people for mask compliance, and demonize the legitimate trucker protests, actual criminals posing real risks to Canadians disappear through the cracks.
Globe and Mail- Feds facing questions over whereabouts of 469 missing foreign criminals
Canada Border Services Agency says that, as of December last year, the “whereabouts are unknown” of 29,719 people facing removal from Canada, including 469 facing deportation “for criminality or criminal convictions in Canada.”
Among them were foreign nationals convicted of multiple sexual offences. Some of them have been sought for so long their arrest warrants have expired.
“As of December 1, 2021, there are 48,486 foreign nationals subject to enforceable removal orders.
Oh, The Humanity
Despite historic spreads between the price of natural gas in North America and the rest of the world, the drama-teacher-turned-cosplay-Prime-Minister professed to be unable to find a compelling business case for the proposal (although he did leave the door open for further consideration). In Trudeau’s fossil fuel-free vision of the future, such multi-billion-dollar investments will be obsolete before they could generate an economic return. How embarrassing it must have been for members of the European elite to submit themselves to the whims of the ultimate “legacy” admission to the political arena.
Instead, the two countries entered into a bizarre agreement to develop a “transatlantic hydrogen supply chain”. […]
We were a little dumbfounded when saw these headlines. Surely, this must be a joke? Alas, like much of what emanates from the current slate of Western leaders, the two countries appear to be as serious in intent as they are unserious in understanding. While we could write an entire piece demonstrating why this effort is destined to be just another multi-billion-dollar boondoggle…
Via @max_gagliardi; As someone who has spent their career focused on the transportation, compression and cooling of gas, the delta here between nat gas and hydrogen is staggering
Temporarily Unexpected
Everything old is new again: Grocery store item prices grew by 11.4% in September, rising at the fastest pace since 1981.
A Tale of Two Cowards
Lil’ Justin isn’t happy with Big Doug:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Ontario Premier Doug Ford of hiding from his responsibilities during the Freedom Convoy protests, according to a readout of a private call with Ottawa’s Mayor Jim Watson.
“Doug Ford has been hiding from his responsibility on it for political reasons as you highlighted,” Trudeau said according to the readout.
Trudeau said it was, ”Important we don’t let them get away from that.”
Watson said he shared the prime minister’s frustration.
h/t James MacMaster
The Prime Minister of Canada
https://twitter.com/realandyleeshow/status/1582527640174751744
Another Reminder That Straight White Males Are The Best Employees
A new labour department mandate requiring federally regulated private employers to provide workers with free sanitary napkins would cost about $11.6 million a year, by official estimate. Cabinet called it a basic right for Canadian women: “Government intervention is necessary.”
Prime Minister Spendy McBlackface
Just put it on my tab.
National Post- Nearly half of federal budget deficit during pandemic not related to COVID spending
Authored by Lakehead University economics professor Livio Di Matteo for the Fraser Institute, the paper — entitled Storm Without End: The Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Canada and the Provinces — says federal spending grew by 73 per cent in 2020/21 to $644.2 billion.
Go Woke, Go Broke
Now is the time at SDA when we review the state of our military preparedness!
In a historic reform to its nation’s military dress code, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) on Wednesday permitted the servicemembers to have facial tattoos, dye their hair, allowed women to keep long nails and wear skirts in an attempt to make military service more inclusive. In a statement, Ottawa’s Department of National Defence said that these new military dress and personal grooming regulations were aimed “to support respect, diversity and inclusiveness” and to encourage the youth to join the armed forces. […]
The Canadian army will now be allowed to choose whether to wear skirts or pants. The updated rules will accommodate the men who identify as females to wear the skirts and blouses as part of their uniforms, according to an FAQ released by the Canadian military.
The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is calling on the country to rally behind its military as it faces an unprecedented personnel crisis that he says is threatening its ability to protect and defend Canada. […]
The extraordinary appeal comes as Eyre and his subordinates are struggling to fill about 10,000 empty positions at a time when Canada’s military is facing a growing number of threats and requests for help at home and abroad.
At 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island a senior officer recently told Armed Forces members they could contact Habitat for Humanity if they needed help finding housing.
Also October, 2022.
h/t jk
Stock Up on Benjamins
Not a bad idea.
Armstrong Economics- Canadians Beware
Canadians should keep some US dollars in cash. Trudeau canceled high-value notes. As of January 2021, he obtained the power to cancel Canadian currency as they do in Europe. Once that power was exercised, he would do it again. He is entirely on board with Klaus Schwab and this agenda of the World Economic Forum.
War On Ag
Ian Cumming joins Stephen LeDrew.
No Science Behind Trudeau’s Plastics Ban
When you have a former drama teacher running a country, really bad policies are sure to result. This is exemplified by Trudeau’s ridiculous virtue-signaling plastics ban:
“At its core, this is essentially an anti-fossil fuel agenda,” observes Green. “Because plastics are derived from the oil and gas industry – fossil fuels made solid, so to speak – they are considered the fruit of a poisoned tree by environmental groups. It is a holy issue.” — The Fraser Institute’s Kenneth Green
h/t William McNally
Go Home
You’re being too productive.
Globe and Mail- Canada’s permanent resident application backlog is forcing thousands of skilled workers to quit and return home
Those measures succeeded in attracting a great many applications for permanent residence, but there was an undesired side effect: Canada’s immigration bureaucracy soon buckled under the pressure to process the avalanche of paperwork. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the federal immigration ministry, responded to the backlog by imposing a moratorium on new applications from people who had already lived and worked in Canada. The pause lasted for almost a year.
I Want A New Country
As a result of his policies, @JustinTrudeau has 10 provinces fighting him in court claiming he is not abiding by the constitution.
He's also got Alberta, and now Saskatchewan, talking about doing what they can to stop federal intrusion.
So much for better relations with premiers. https://t.co/087pxNs06P— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) October 11, 2022
Spend, Spend, Spend
Armstrong Economics- The Bank of Canada Should Admit QE FAILED
“It is by raising interest rates that we’re going to slow spending in the economy, give the economy time to catch up and take the steam out of inflation,” Macklem said in the video. “That’s gonna [sic] get inflation back down.” WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING? Monetary policy does not align with the bank’s goals, as Trudeau’s continued spending will prolong inflation.