And The Budget Will Balance Itself

Blacklocks;

“I like the colour scheme,” wrote Natalie Rieger, senior marketing advisor for the finance department. “It’s fresh. I love where this is going.”
Staff paid the McCann ad agency $212,234 including the cost of photos depicted on the cover of the March 22 budget document Building A Strong Middle Class and related marketing materials. Images were supposed to illustrate budget themes. “The future of children is an issue that is central to the 2017 budget,” wrote McCann executives. “That is why they are the focus of every visual.”

That’s Adscam level fresh.

Are We Still A Member Of This Thing?

US and Israel quit UNESCO. I’ll quote the relevant portion buried deep by the BBC;

Hours after the US announced its withdrawal, the Israelis joined in, with Prime Minister Netanyahu saying he had instructed his foreign ministry to begin preparations to leave.
As well as accusing Unesco of bias, the US state department said it was also concerned about mounting financial arrears at the agency and said it should be reformed.
The decision follows a string of Unesco decisions that have drawn criticism from the US and Israel.

Keep Your Grubby, Grasping Fingers Out Of My Subconscious

When the peddlers of a test, an alleged curative for unconscious racism, count practically any kind of behaviour, including the random positioning of a chair, as proof of “discrimination” and unjust inclinations, alarm bells should ring, quite loudly. This is the realm of “diversity” Scientology, and the kinds of leverage in play may well attract people whose own motives are not entirely benign.

On “diversity” pseudoscience.

Retail Workers

If you don’t want to get in trouble, do what CRA says. Don’t believe what the gov’t PR flacks are saying until Canadian Revenue Agency clarifies. They are Liberals, never believe what comes out their pie-hole.
Ask your employer if s/he’s tracking the discounts and be prepared to pay taxes on the remainder next year.

“Bad luck”

Signs of Canada’s economic slowdown are no longer ‘just a one-off blip’

Not since 2011 have the country’s exporters strung together that many declines. Some of that drop can be attributed to this year’s extended maintenance period at manufacturing facilities, with shipments of motor vehicles falling by 0.5 per cent, for example.

Unfortunately, this will just give PM LookAtMySocks a reason to dive further into debt.
With a nod to Instapundit

Too far.

I know it’s bait, but this goes too far. Grow thicker skin and never go full Maduro.

The 9th Mile

Jimmy transitioned into Papa Doc so slowly, no one noticed.

“And any fan of mine who’s a supporter of his, I’m drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against, and if you can’t decide who you like more and you’re split on who you should stand beside, I’ll do it for it for you with this. F— you,” he said toward the end, raising his middle finger.”

Next time, tell us something you didn’t see in the media.

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