Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[PrairieFella]

This government took the same approach to announcements extending the firearms amnesty,waiting until almost the day before it expired to announce the extensions.

I really get the impression the Carney Liberals just want to drop the gun stuff writ large. I really hope Natalie Prevost gets very disappointed on that front.

 

[Czech_pivo]

2 days before a long weekend is absolutely last minute. It smacks of a knee jerk reaction to public pressure not a deliberate policy decision. They set this date when they made the badly needed relief months ago, this shouldn't have been a surprise or fuel (no oun intended) for the opposition.

Instead of being glad/happy that a positive decision has been made, some people just choose to find fault and complain.

“Congratulations you have a healthy baby boy” - Oh I really wanted a girl, thanks though.”

 

[Halifax Tar]

I really get the impression the Carney Liberals just want to drop the gun stuff writ large. I really hope Natalie Prevost gets very disappointed on that front.

That would be a welcome move.

Instead of being glad/happy that a positive decision has been made, some people just choose to find fault and complain.

“Congratulations you have a healthy baby boy” - Oh I really wanted a girl, thanks though.”

For clarity it was an ardent Carney supporter who stirred this all up.

Shame Pierre's communication team didn't get the memo, his social media just posted about the labour day Carney gas tax hike.....awkward

 

[MilEME09]

For clarity it was an ardent Carney supporter who stirred this all up.

Give me a reason to support someone else and ill consider it.

 

[The Bread Guy]

They've been making the same posts for months. Are you seriously trying to dig that deep to find fault with the Tories instead of focusing on the actual issue of Carney waiting until the absolute last minute to make this announcement? It was an easy win announcement to make after trade talks fell apart to change the narrative but they fumbled it again.

Having worked as a low-level federal info-machine peon in bureaucracies for both Blue and Red governments, I've seen:
1) some decisions made so last minute, we at the coalface had to find out during Question Period exactly what was happening; and
2) decisions planned and prepared way far out coming to a screeching halt when circumstances changed JUST before being announced (I was lucky enough to not see any announced just before huge changes in situation nullifying the announcement).

So it could be either a long-planned announcement just grunted out now (a la "we can get a Twitter post approved in 2 weeks"), or it could be a "holy shit - let's do this NOOOOOOOOW!"

As for Team Blue's pre-response, looks bad, but I don't know enough about their processes to say if anyone should be fired or not. More likely like @brihard explained re: loadsa somewhat inexperienced folk just following orders.

 

[ytz]

We do love our Iranian government officials.

Canada gave contracts to Iran VP’s son while investigating role in regime missile program​

Canada gave contracts to Iran VP’s son while investigating role in regime missile program | Globalnews.ca

The RCMP and Canadian military were among the agencies that hired companies run by Edmonton resident 'Sal Ghafouri,' a Global News investigation has found.

globalnews.ca

To some extent, if we insist that government be siloed and departments can't share information this is what happens.

But also the contracts in question are pretty minor:

Documents viewed by Global News show that Melanite and Radian won multiple contracts to procure materials for federal agencies — among them, the RCMP, which hired Ghafouri to purchase a borescope imaging device.

The defence department also hired him to supply “snow vehicle parts” to CFB-Shilo in Manitoba, where Canadian, U.S. and allied troops are trained. He got another military contract to procure six vehicle lifts in Halifax.

The Correctional Service of Canada awarded Melanite a $100,000 contract in 2019, while in 2021 the company won a $380,000 contract from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Melanite not only received government contracts, but also filed complaints when it was not awarded them. In 2019, the company alleged it was improperly disqualified from a military contract, while in 2021 it alleged “irregularities” in the bidding process.

Originally a “one-man show,” Melanite has grown “into a team of several employees, consultants, and contractors,” according to documents filed in Federal Court.

“Since its inception, it has proudly served all levels of government in Canada by supplying equipment and services to organizations such as universities, municipalities, and provincial and federal departments.”

Melanite’s most recent contract was in 2024, when it was granted a $50,000 job from the Canadian Forces to supply “road motor vehicles” to Borden, Ont., the location of the military’s largest training base.

This is also what comes from not resourcing the people doing background checks and security clearances properly.

 

[Haggis]

I really get the impression the Carney Liberals just want to drop the gun stuff writ large. I really hope Natalie Prevost gets very disappointed on that front.

I doubt it. The Liberals have taken steps to double down on the consequences of non-compliance with the poorly compensated confiscation program.

The upside is that the tens of thousands of people who are likely to eventually get charged will probably incur significant delay in facing trial, resulting in Jordan rulings and eventual stays.