Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[YZT580]

Did the FES account for DJT undoing decades of trade liberalization, the need to hit NATO spending targets, etc? Did it have the tax cuts PP was demanding?

Sitiations change. There's more that could and should have been cut. The deficit should be lower. But PP's proposal was theatre.

of course it was theatre. When was the last time that the governing party accepted an amendment on a money bill?

 

[MilEME09]

Let the posturing commence!

Les Leyne: B.C. premier says he has 'zero desire' to talk northern pipeline​

David Eby ratcheted up the emphasis on his hard “No” to a northern B.C. oil pipeline with support from coastal First Nation leaders concerned about the threat oil shipping would pose.

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-leyne-bc-premier-says-he-has-zero-desire-to-talk-northern-pipeline-11449032

BC will protect the north coast tooth and nail, so lets explore other options

 

[daftandbarmy]

BC will protect the north coast tooth and nail, so lets explore other options

BC is looking to the PM for alot of help right now, so I can imagine what that conversation will look like

 

[Altair]

BC will protect the north coast tooth and nail, so lets explore other options

Hudson Bay via Churchill?

 

[MilEME09]

Hudson Bay via Churchill?

Sure? Or the great lakes, another line to the lower mainland, heck whats the chances of getting a pipeline across the waters to the island and exporting out of Victoria or another spot?

 

[Brad Sallows]

Supposition: companies and businesses have less TFW's to push around and take advantage of. They have to hire Canadians they can't as easily abuse.

The more time passes without the world ending after Trump's tariff binge started, the more economic confidence people regain. This could all be up-ended again if the people predicting another cliff (eg. after pre-tariff inventories are exhausted) are correct. But of course a lot of earlier predictions have not materialized in the time expected.

 

[Brad Sallows]

BC will protect the north coast tooth and nail, so lets explore other options

Every piece of coast on earth has an ecosystem. This isn't about protecting a particular piece of coast because it's special; this is about caving to demands of particular constituents who live in the area and figure everything dirty needed to make Canada work and deliver benefits to everyone including themselves should be in someone else's back yard.

 

[CBH99]

For the people complaining Pierre is too much of an attack dog, wake up.

So is Larry Brock, Michelle RG, Michael Barrett, Michael Cooper, Andrew Scheer, Melissa Lantsman. Just to name a few. Yes Pierre is the lead attack dog but he leads a pack of attack dogs. Or we could use another term, like opposition, ohh wait, thats what they are.

Basically, many of us view Liberals complaining about Pierre "being an attack dog/too negative/not cooperative.." are literally complaining about Pierre and his cohorts doing their JOB as opposition. Your just upset they embarrass the Liberals.

Michael Cooper is my MP & I couldn't be more proud of the work he does.

I wouldn't call them 'attack dogs' either.

I would call them sharp MP's who expect and demand transparent answers from the government when asked, and who don't settle for government non-answer jibberish.

They were elected precisely because of these qualities, and are doing what voters expect.

Also known as the opposition, which in a democracy is kinda sorta important...


(I know why some people think Pierre is always in 'attack dog' mode, and why their perception is what it is. But maybe if our government didn't do sketchy shit all the time - like sneaking in amendments that would let them open your mail without a warrant - inside bills meant to address border security, they wouldn't have to be in attack dog mode all the time. Just my 2 cents anyway)

 

[IKnowNothing]

of course it was theatre. When was the last time that the governing party accepted an amendment on a money bill?

The current budget has Ndp finger prints on it.

 

[CBH99]

Sure? Or the great lakes, another line to the lower mainland, heck whats the chances of getting a pipeline across the waters to the island and exporting out of Victoria or another spot?

Probably nil'...

Premier Eby seems dead against anything to do with pipelines. If he's super against a new pipeline thru northern BC, I doubt he'll be enthused about a pipeline going right through his backyard.

 

[brihard]

Fitch downgrades Canada credit rating. We are spending too much, have low productivity and failing to gain new trade agreements that result in net positives.

https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/persistent-fiscal-expansion-underscores-canada-rating-pressures-06-11-2025?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fitch-Wire&utm_content=main

They didn’t downgrade our rating. That’s an article highlighting some concerns, but we remain stable at AA+. That’s where Firch has had us since June 2020.

 

[YZT580]

The current budget has Ndp finger prints on it.

perhaps although that is questionable. What is known and the question in response to the point about theatre was: when was the last time an opposition amendment to a finance bill was implemented. Agreements made behind closed doors do not count in this context.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Someone found a cheat code to stay in Canadian.

Pakistani immigrant who caused deadly highway crash wins chance to stay in Canada​

Pay wall removed

Maybe once we sort out our bail problem we can tackle this crap.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Someone found a cheat code to stay in Canadian.

Pakistani immigrant who caused deadly highway crash wins chance to stay in Canada​

Would be nice if they explained why he has been judged to have little to no chance of rehabilitation.

 

[brihard]

Someone found a cheat code to stay in Canadian.

Pakistani immigrant who caused deadly highway crash wins chance to stay in Canada​

Yeah I knew this would get posted… It’s rage bait.

The court’s decision: https://canlii.ca/t/kg9mq

He was convicted. He was deemed inadmissible and he was ordered deported. Nine of those things are being argued.

He filed an appeal on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, a ‘hail Mary’ last step in the deportation process.

What happened here is that the Immigration Appeal Division - the administrative decision maker - reached a decision that’s within their authority but failed to show their work. Because their work was sloppy, the court has told them to do it again. The court has NOT reversed the final decision and ordered that he gets to stay in Canada no matter what immigration says.

When someone wants to challenge and administrative decision from a tribunal, once administrative appeals are exhausted they ask for “judicial review”. That’s the court taking a look at the situation. The court gives a lot of deference to the administrative decision maker. Courts don’t decide “what decision would we make?” but rather “is the decision be they could reasonably have made on the evidence?” There can be a wide range of reasonable decisions.

But, for the court to decide that, the decision maker has to show their work in the written decision and has to articulate their reasoning enough for the court to see why they reached the decision they did. This includes visibly engaging with all the relevant considerations. In this case the decision maker failed to do that. Because they couldn’t say “we considered the best interests of the children” and “we considered the parole board assessment”, and then explain their engagement with those two things, the court is unable to conclude the decision itself was reasonable- the receipts aren’t there. As federal court says in concluding the introduction: “While the IAD may have come to the same determination after considering the above-noted evidence, it is not for this Court to speculate as to the outcome. The matter is therefore remitted to the IAD for redetermination.”

The IAD now gets to reassess its decision, and will have to better articulate the “why?” it arrives at the decision it makes. Administrative decision makers need to ‘court proof’ their decisions in large part by showing their work.

Incidentally, for CAF members, this is the same sort of process when a grievance goes all the way past all administrative levels and goes to judicial review- same decision for the courts to make on “the as the decision reasonable, and was it arrived at with a reasonable process?” This is why for instance a CAF leader making decisions on remedial measures or release needs to take good notes and create a good written record of how each decision is reached.

Now, I’m not an administrative law guy and maybe our army.ca in house counsel will be along to correct some or all of this, but from looking at the decision I’m pretty sure I got it right.

 

[Altair]

Yeah I knew this would get posted… It’s rage bait.

Seems to be making the rounds in the usual places.

Seems like a narrative is being pushed.

 

[MilEME09]

Seems to be making the rounds in the usual places.

Seems like a narrative is being pushed.

Of course it is, all for political gain, funny enough the more disinformation you are exposed to, the more likely you are to vote con. Which makes sense honestly because Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith, and many other high profile conservatives use heavy amounts of dis/misinformation to control their message and narrative.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Yeah I knew this would get posted… It’s rage bait.

I understand that the Federal Court doesn’t simply overturn administrative decisions on the merits. The court’s ruling highlights a real issue. The IAD failed to properly consider critical evidence, including the Ontario Parole Board’s assessment that this guy poses a very low risk of reoffending and the best interests of his Canadian-born children. While it’s true the final outcome isn’t yet decided, this procedural back and forth has already dragged on for years, despite a clear criminal conviction and removal order. I can't imagine my kid being killed and the guy who caused it arguing he shouldn't be deported because it would be hard on his family.

Streamlining this could protect public safety without undermining the rights of those legitimately seeking humanitarian relief. It seems like we set ourselves up to het taken advantage of by people exactly like this.

 

[Altair]

Of course it is, all for political gain, funny enough the more disinformation you are exposed to, the more likely you are to vote con. Which makes sense honestly because Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith, and many other high profile conservatives use heavy amounts of dis/misinformation to control their message and narrative.

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I would comment further but I'm not wanting to risk a ban.

I'll just say I agree with you.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Seems to be making the rounds in the usual places.

Seems like a narrative is being pushed.

What's the usual places you speak of Altair?