Who knew that Canada could become a world leader in lipstick package manufacturing?
The federal government is unveiling $25 million to support 14 projects meant to boost advanced manufacturing in Canada.
The new spending adds to $38 million allocated by industry, for projects ranging from more efficient battery production to using artificial intelligence in packaging cosmetics.
So Canadians rewarded Carney with a majority government so that he can try to backfill a hole previously created by his own party? Note that this is merely a discussion forum as opposed to the implementation of any actual business plans. The mind boggles.
A recent report from RBC says that last year was Canada’s first to attract more than $100 billion in foreign direct investment since 2015.
More than $1 trillion in foreign investment exited the Canadian economy between 2015 and 2024, what the report calls the “largest capital exodus in Canadian history.”
Related: “Roughly 40% of Canadians whose underlying ability/human capital would place them in the top 1% of Canada’s income distribution if they had stayed — now reside outside Canada.”
Now that Carney has a majority, expect his government to start taking these fools seriously again.
“It feels to me like this (climate) has been somewhat deprioritized. And that’s why we’re going to, as an industry, keep it at the top of the table,” Rowan Saunders, the CEO of the country’s fourth-largest property and casualty insurer Definity, said in an interview.
“We’re at a point now in Canada where we can have what used to be a year’s worth of severe weather losses happening in a single day. And we don’t have the level of public investment commensurate to that reality right now,” said David Leibl, vice president of sustainability and corporate affairs at Winnipeg-based insurer Wawanesa. “We need to close that gap.”
Literally, nobody voted for this.
Canada has had 14 prime ministers in its history who stood at the head of minority governments. Every one of them thought about weaseling their way to a majority. But the other 13 were blocked by a polity that wasn't yet as corrupt, ignorant and fearful as the Canadians of 2026.
— Tristin Hopper (@TristinHopper) April 14, 2026
They’re shopping for MPs like they’re filling a baseball team roster.
Deputy Minister @NationalDefence in staff email says she will not resign or apologize after being censured for cronyism. Christiane Fox breached an Act of Parliament in the name of diversity to hire Black friend who’d previously worked at a Good Life gym.
WHAT 🤯 at the Liberal Convention, Patrick Pichette, tech exec, says that CANADIAN tech talent should be FORCED TO STAY in Canada or PAY hundreds of thousands to leave Canada 🤯🤯
In summary, if you can, LEAVE Canada asap pic.twitter.com/Pg0op8UHwe
— Melissa 🇨🇦 (@MelissaLMRogers) April 11, 2026
Patrick Pichette served on Twitter’s board of directors during a time period when many political dissidents – myself included – were banned. At the same time, he sat on the board of directors at the Trudeau Foundation.
Elon Musk fired him.
Well, slush money for Montreal at least. It’s anyone’s guess why a port currently at 72% capacity really needs to expand, but we can dream, can’t we?
Nathalie Pilon, the chair of the Port of Montreal’s board of directors, said the expansion is needed, despite a recent decline in overall cargo traffic she attributed in part to U.S. tariffs. She said the port is at around 72 per cent capacity now, and that problems arise when 85 per cent is attained.
You’d think that having a four lane highway across the country might be a priority too, but roads to the Arctic seem to be the all the rage now. Mexico’s got a better road network than Canada at this juncture.
The prime minister said construction on another project, the Mackenzie Valley Highway in the Northwest Territories, would begin this summer
It’s pretty much a slam dunk that Carney will have a majority after the April 13th by-elections, considering that two of the seats are in very safe Liberal territory. If so, how long will it be until he reverses course on his Conservative Lite approach to governance? Consumer carbon taxes, anyone? How about “Investments” in EVs and high speed rail?
If the Liberals win two of the three byelections, they will hold 173 seats, or 174 seats if they win all three byelections, which would let them pass legislation without needing to rely on the Speaker or on any other parties to support them.
Sam Cooper interviews Jason Jones: I break down the stunning rise of Liberal floor-crosser Michael Ma — a story The Bureau has led Canadian media on with at least 10 investigative reports since mid-December 2025, culminating in our coverage of his suspicious cross-examination of expert Margaret McCuaig-Johnston.
Cushion the blow? That sounds like the Feds will hand out free Squishmallows at the gas pumps. Could’ve had some pipelines, but it’s getting a bit late even for that. An end to the industrial carbon tax would help, but I’m not holding my breath.
Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, averaging more than $1.80 per litre across Canada today, compared with about $1.32 a year ago.
Carney says his government wants to help “cushion the blow” for Canadians.
Carney fast-tracked the Grays Bay road project in Nunavut. $750 million in taxpayer money.
It leads to the Izok Lake mine.
Purify our land beneath your sacred, crushing embrace.
Here’s a history of the studies & reports for the high speed rail proposal between Ontario & Quebec. From 1970 to 2025.
This highlights what an absolute boondoggle this is. Over 45 years of wasted money & it truly highlights how hard it is to get things done in our Country. pic.twitter.com/y2EWKl3KXy— Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@ryangerritsen) April 4, 2026
Because everything California does, Canada does better.
Could’ve had a pipeline, but this is Canada after all.
As Nova Scotians complained about high electricity costs in February, we were burning natural gas from the other side of the world.
The Greek-flagged liquified natural gas tanker Maran Gas Hector arrived in Saint John, N.B., at the end of February after a 25,000-kilometre journey from Australia.
Liberal MP John Danko: A sitting MP with an office you can’t find, can’t walk into, and can barely identify. Full video here.
Retired Lt. Colonel David Redman, former head of Alberta’s emergency management, has accused federal authorities of the intentional erosion of Canada’s national security apparatus over the past 11 years.
“To go from calling China the largest strategic threat to Canada one year ago and now calling it a very significant strategic partner is a completely intentional act. You can’t say it’s not. And so from my point of view, each of the steps in the degradation of Canada’s 10 elements of national security have been thought through and are intentional.”
Speaking on the Hannaford show, Redman outlined the “purposeful destruction” of agencies responsible for geopolitical analysis, intelligence services, border controls, immigration policy, and policing. He argued this was not the result of negligence or misplaced priorities under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but deliberate acts aimed at weakening national unity and validating the prime minister’s understanding of Canada as a “post-national state.”
He said they have been “intentionally destroyed or reduced in capability,” to erode Canada’s ability to defend its culture, values, and sovereignty. Redman drew parallels to policies under Pierre Elliott Trudeau, suggesting his son continues a similar agenda by prioritizing global interests over national ones.
“When you bring in people who do not share your common interests and values,” he said, “it’s an intentional act to break the unity.”
RCMP officers were executing a search warrant at an illegal cannabis storefront on Highway 4 in Potlotek at 7:30 a.m. when a group gathered to protest and blocked the highway.
“In consideration of protester safety, officers chose not to leave the premises using their vehicles. Once officers cleared their vehicles of weapons, they departed on foot and their vehicles remained in Potlotek,” the force said in a news release Friday.[…]
“The seven RCMP vehicles that remained in Potlotek after the search warrant execution on April 2 were removed from the community this morning. Damage to the vehicles includes broken windows, dents, deflated tires, removed tires, and urine-soaked interior surfaces,” it said.
“Protest”. That’ll help with recruitment.
It’s April 1.
The industrial carbon tax is rising to $110 per tonne today—120% higher than when we last faced a major geopolitical energy shock during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Also today, regular MPs in Ottawa get an ‘automatic’ $8,800 raise. Cabinet ministers get a $13,300 raise and Carney gets a $17,500 raise.
In related developments…
Prime minister doesn’t expect to meet MOU deadline with Alberta https://t.co/Xj4dPavaT8
— CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) March 31, 2026
“Wow. So it looks like the Davos speech was all a big illusion.”
Update…
Global News has obtained video of Mark Carney praising Liberal MP Michael Ma at LPC fundraiser last night, that was co-hosted by Ma #cdnpoli
“(Ma) joined, he said, because he was guided by the values of building up others, delivering results — he’s a results-oriented individual… pic.twitter.com/jVTiFm33I1
— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) March 31, 2026
Imagine the fix we’d be in if they hadn’t sent us a smarter Governor?
Yesterday an announcement changing a Tax Policy was done to save the Residential Construction Industry
From a Tax Policy that killed the Construction Industry