McCallum to update on Syrian refugee program today. 9 days until yr end. Less than 20 % of promised 10K refugees have arrived.
— Stephanie Levitz (@StephanieLevitz) December 23, 2015
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister!
Baltic nations? They’re southeast of the beaches of Norway.
And The Budget Will Balance Itself
Economist Moffatt, who stress-tested the fiscal numbers in the Liberals’ election platform, said if nominal GDP growth returned to a more-normal level in the coming years — of about 3.5 or four per cent — then the government could probably run deficits up to $25 billion without pushing the ratio up.
Where are we going? HIGHER!
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister!
“All statements from Justin Trudeau come with an expiration date. All of them.” *
Sunni Ways, My Friends!
Juxtapose time.
CBC, November 22nd: Canada’s Syrian refugee plan limited to women, children and families
National Post, December 11: An Afghan official says a woman detonated her explosives’ vest at a checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province, killing her three children and an officer who stopped their suspicious-looking car.
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister
Entitled to his Entitlements: A standing ovation.
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister
The Trudeau government will acknowledge this week that its tax hike on the richest Canadians won’t cover the entire cost of its promised tax cut for the middle class, adding to the fiscal pressures on coming federal budgets, sources said.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is set to announce changes to federal tax brackets in the coming days, at the same time as he will confirm that Ottawa is rolling back the maximum annual contribution to tax-free savings accounts to $5,500, from $10,000. Both changes are scheduled to take effect Jan.1.
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtaboom!
CBC, November 22nd – Canada’s Syrian refugee plan limited to women, children and families
Independent, December 5th – Three female suicide bombers have killed at least 27 people in Chad.
Goodbye, Trudeaupia
Hello Trudeauistan: Sharia Law Supporter Omar Alghabra is the new Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
BUUUURN
Sask remains opposed to unelected unaccountable Senate. Why? Because it is 2015
— Brad Wall (@PremierBradWall) December 4, 2015
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister!
Especially when said elected official spent an entire campaign saying his family was too rich to need state help https://t.co/KJhxp6mJp8
— Andrew MacDougall (@AGMacDougall) December 1, 2015
CBC: Trudeau children’s nannies being paid for by taxpayers
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister
Is that my wallet in your pocket, or are you just happy to see them?
Canada is making a five-year, $2.65 billion contribution to help developing countries tackle climate change.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Friday at the summit of Commonwealth leaders in Malta, where the battle against global warming is becoming the dominant issue.
Funny You Should Ask
From the comments – “How soon will they be closing all our military bases evicting all the military personel and their families to make room for all these so called refugees? Beleive me liberals always want military bases turned into multi cultural and commune with nature centers.”
Via email, yesterday.
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Update – good observations here.
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister
Liberal strategist and Trudeau donor Herb Metcalfe pleads guilty to tax evasion – “We can just add him to the long and growing list of Liberals who have and likely will do this kind of thing again. It’s a list of names the Media Party won’t pay too much attention to…”
Wynneing!
Justin Trudeau no longer favours letting 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by Jan. 1. Does this mean Kathleen Wynne thinks he's a racist?
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) November 25, 2015
And Tonight
Away from media, Brad Wall is saying, “I effing told you so! Blinging idiots.”*
Taking Christmas leave from soldiers is not an optimal choice.
*Not actually Brad Wall’s words.
A Good Sentiment
But I think it’s a head/wall situation.
He’s a 45 year old male who has never been forced to grow up, never been forced to eat his pride. He’s head-strong and got a decisive win. His self-image is way up there. His arrogance will not allow any reason, logic or compassion to break that façade. He is opposite the old saying, “Learn how to take orders before you give them.”
I feel sorry for him, the job is going to ruin him. There is only so much room for #SunnyDays before realities come crashing into that brick wall stubbornness. This situation, the next one, the one after that, each one creating two new sides. Each one cutting a little more into that support that put him in office.
When PM Trudeau loses, and he will, he’ll be as reviled as Mr. Harper is and more than the senior Trudeau is now.
He won’t be the Shiny Pony, he’ll be the old grey mare.
Full Speed Ahead!
Umm, what direction, sir?
But the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which registers asylum seekers and is supposed to be working with Canada on its resettlement program, said Tuesday that it remained largely in the dark about Ottawa’s plans.
Competence. #SunnyDays
Operation Empty Hair
Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose!
Rigourous vetting – When the flights reach their peak next month, about 1,000 refugees will be arriving in Canada every day.
Rigourous vetting – EIGHT migrants have got into Europe with same papers as those found on stadium suicide bomber
Said the Psychologist
How do you really feel, Rosie?
Senior Liberals within Trudeau’s own party, individuals with a far more educated (and historically informed) grasp of geopolitics, were dismayed by Trudeau’s bolter posture on the bombing campaign but could not talk him out of it. He should listen to them now and walk back his campaign vow. Only little men are afraid of admitting wrongness.
That’s the Toronto Star, in case you didn’t click.
Six weeks isn’t enough time to properly vet migrants headed for Canada. That’s just foolhardy.
Based on the words used, hardly fawning, I’m moving more towards “smack up the head of Liberal leadership” point of view.
It only gets better for “Prime Minister Selfie”.
This is the sixth G20 summit I’ve covered and I’ve never seen a host broadcaster ignore a speech by a G7 leader like Canada. Mind you, Trudeau’s was a speech worth ignoring, full of bland, windy platitudes.
That’s because in the real world of realpolitik, they know what Canada voted for.
#SunnyDays #ShortestHoneymoonEver