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When You Put History Through A Narcissistic Filter

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Blacklocks- Repeats “First Woman” Claim

“I am the first woman finance minister in Canada,” said Freeland. “That’s a fact.

“…I am the first mother who has ever been finance minister in Canada and I am sure that I have changed more diapers than any finance minister in Canadian history, probably maybe than 10 finance ministers together,” said Freeland.

“…None of them have nursed,” said Freeland. “None of them know what it is like to pump your breast milk at the office.”

Oh really?

Canada’s first woman finance minister was Dr. Bette Stephenson, a mechanic’s daughter appointed in 1985 to Ontario’s Progressive Conservative cabinet as deputy premier and finance minister by then-Premier Frank Miller. A mother of six, Stephenson was also the first woman elected president of the Canadian Medical Association.

…Stephenson died in 2019 at 95. Minister Freeland did not comment at the time.

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“It’s all out war, now”

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Who wants popcorn?

“The PMO is throwing their own DPM under the bus,” said one former senior Liberal. “Invoking Katie’s [Telford] name in doing it. Freeland has fought more battles for this government than anyone—she does not deserve this treatment.”

In a tweet, author Stephen Maher tweeted a page from his new book The Prince that suggested that leaks about Morneau were likely the reason why Carney never joined the Trudeau team.

“Seeing Morneau being treated so shabbily seems to have given Carney pause, and he did not allow himself to be seduced,” wrote Maher. “They spooked him by putting the shiv in Morneau.”

On social media, political insiders and pundits blasted the PMO for making anonymous negative comments, and suggested that Freeland should step down before she’s shuffled out of the portfolio.

Cold, Cruel, Small

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He’s just not that into you.

There’s some sort of accountability exercise going on and Deputy Prime Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND is being set up as a political sacrifice.

— Her apparent offense: Being an ineffectual sales agent (translation: lousy communicator) for the economic policies led by a PM who went into a pandemic election declaring he doesn’t prioritize thinking about monetary policy.

— It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Cabinet shuffle trial balloon: Two anonymous sources dumped on Freeland by way of a report from The Globe and Mail’s BOB FIFE, knocking the DPM for failing to deliver an “upbeat economic message.”

In Washington at the NATO summit, the story caused a stir among the press traveling with Trudeau, prompting the PMO to smother it with denials.

Paywalled: A cunning plan to leave the Finance Minister dangling by a thread. If there’s an archived version, shoot me a link in the comments

Updated: link here. Thanks Adam!

But if Mr. Trudeau and his chief of staff, Katie Telford, huddle to go over the options that Liberals have mooted to turn things around – the Prime Minister resigning, the chief of staff resigning, or the finance minister resigning – door No. 3 might be a popular choice.

Giggle,Tee, Hee, Hee

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Blacklocks- Feds Made Up Daycare Claim

“At this time there is little to no research proving to what extent the increase in the participation rate of core-aged mothers of young children has been driven by any particular factor,” said the briefing note.

Finance Minister Freeland repeatedly justified the $30 billion program as an economic boost. “We said it would create economic opportunities for mothers all across Canada and thus greater prosperity for us all,” Freeland told the Commons in 2023. “It worked.”

The memo cited conflicting Statistics Canada Labour Force figures from 2019 to 2023. Numbers showed employment rates by all working-age women were virtually unchanged in half the country, increasing by less than one percent in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Nice Pension Plan You’ve Got There

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Be a shame if something were to happen to it.

Blacklocks- CPP Invests In Chinese Ev’s

Other Pension Plan holdings include automakers BYD Co. ($116 million), Li Auto Inc. ($69 million) Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. ($26 million) and Nio Inc. ($19 million). Millions more were invested in battery manufacturers and suppliers including Tianqi Lithium Corp. ($13 million), Eve Energy Co. ($7 million) and Ganfeng Lithium Group ($6 million).

Minister Freeland on June 24 named the Chinese sector as predatory and announced a 30-day Customs Tariff review of trade practices in the electric auto market. “Workers and the auto sector currently face unfair competition from China,” said Freeland.

Garden Gnome Barbie And Her Fantastical Barbiemobile!

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“I walk, I take the subway.”

“The Deputy Prime Minister was pulled over for driving 132 km/h while travelling between Grande Prairie and Peace River,” said spokesperson Katherine Cuplinskas.

The Deputy PM’s office confirmed the charge to the Toronto Sun after news of the interaction broke on the Counter Signal website.

In that story, editor Keean Bexte reported that she was driving 42 kilometres over the speed limit. Freeland’s office has so far not answered what the speed limit was in the area of the highway where she was driving.

Run For Yer Lives!

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Bumped!

Bottom story of the day: Jagmeet Singh will support #Budget2023

Deloitte: “Canada is heading into a mild recession…”

It’s Garden Gnome Barbie Helicopter Money day. Open thread.

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