daftandbarmy
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Liberal Minority Government 2021 - ????
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It's not JUST one political side on the U.S. anymore twisting arms ....
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Canada’s defence spending timeline ‘an eternity’ for U.S., senator warns - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada has said it will hit the NATO defence spending benchmark in 2032, but U.S. senators James Risch and Jeanne Shaheen say the U.S. can't wait that long.
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Except the Dems have been on our case since at least the Obama Administration. His “The world needs more Canada” speech wasn’t about convening, though it was probably too subtle for Johnny Canuck.It's not JUST one political side on the U.S. anymore twisting arms ....
View attachment 89306Canada’s defence spending timeline ‘an eternity’ for U.S., senator warns - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada has said it will hit the NATO defence spending benchmark in 2032, but U.S. senators James Risch and Jeanne Shaheen say the U.S. can't wait that long.
What little movement we have seen in recent years is thanks to pressure from the Biden Administration. I could see Trudeau being so bloody-minded to ignore the pressure from the Trump Administration out of spite.
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Let's see how much THIS helps ....
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Trudeau calls meeting with premiers to take 'Team Canada' approach to Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening an emergency first ministers' meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Let's see how much THIS helps ....
Trudeau calls meeting with premiers to take 'Team Canada' approach to Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening an emergency first ministers' meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
They're going to have a VibeSession about Vibecession? We should be able to hashtag our way out of this.
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This government is in the "too little, too late" stage of the game. Short of something absolutely revolutionary that dramatically improves the average voter's day to day life, there will be a significant change next fall.
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Well, a change of government, but expecting more of the same, just with different branding and messaging.
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I'm not quite that pessimistic, but I also don't expect loadsa change really quick, considering how tangled the ball of string is to unravel - and, to be honest, how much any one leader can do no matter how hard they push solutions. We'll see ...
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A lot can be done if the will is there. There has just been no will. Now with the scary orange man huffing and puffing. Whats worse an extra 10B in US tanks etc or a 25% tariff?
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We'll see, Team Orange - we'll see ....
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Seems like he finally read the fine print:
While Team Orange is way behind in fundraising, one NDP-ite commentator I heard this week says the NDP is used to doing elections not when they're fully ready, but when they happen. If that's the case, makes it hard to counter the "timing out the old pension clock" narrative when it comes to explaining Team Orange still backing Team Red.
NDP will not support Liberal GST holiday bill unless rebate expanded: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will not support a Liberal plan to give Canadians a GST holiday and $250 unless the government expands eligibility for the
While Team Orange is way behind in fundraising, one NDP-ite commentator I heard this week says the NDP is used to doing elections not when they're fully ready, but when they happen. If that's the case, makes it hard to counter the "timing out the old pension clock" narrative when it comes to explaining Team Orange still backing Team Red.
so if Trudeau changes things we, the tax payer are on the hook for (and I am guessing) another10 billion in debt instead of the 6 that Trudeau's plan would have cost plus another 9 months of his government. We loseWe'll see, Team Orange - we'll see ....
Seems like he finally read the fine print:NDP will not support Liberal GST holiday bill unless rebate expanded: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will not support a Liberal plan to give Canadians a GST holiday and $250 unless the government expands eligibility for the
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While Team Orange is way behind in fundraising, one NDP-ite commentator I heard this week says the NDP is used to doing elections not when they're fully ready, but when they happen. If that's the case, makes it hard to counter the "timing out the old pension clock" narrative when it comes to explaining Team Orange still backing Team Red.
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The fact that the rebate excludes the lowest and and highest voting cohorts should be telling. The lowest socioeconomic groups also have the lowest voter turnout, while the +65 group heavily favour the conservatives.
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Again, not giving the 250$ to the wealthiest segments of our population, and the segment that only syphons from the systems was a solid play.
Its often that middle part, which is supporting the bulk of our myriad of social programs, that gets left out.
I thank the LPC for my 250$, 125$ will go to the CCFR and the other to the CPC.
Its often that middle part, which is supporting the bulk of our myriad of social programs, that gets left out.
I thank the LPC for my 250$, 125$ will go to the CCFR and the other to the CPC.
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I think the core in the PCs is still the same as when Harper was there, and while we got some shiny new stuff for Afgh, the in service side took big cuts to offset it.
I expect our current $1B in annual in service cuts to stay in place, and some of the long term promised programs to come 'under review'. I'm not even thinking about meetin 2% funding, just enough money to do the job we are currently supposed to do, and replacement kit for the worn out obsolete equipment to maintain capabilities would be amazing.
Needing director approval to buy consumables at the National level to meet forecasted demand (vice waiting for an HPR when the shelves were empty) was pretty demoralizing. Pretty sure they paid more in SWE for that approval loop than it was worth, and then we still had push it through the procurement system. That was pretty demoralizing, and was glad to get posted (but still feel guilty about leaving the team behind).
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All the 250$ is a bribe paid for by our grandchildren. Wasteful today, for them to be forced to pay it off later. That 250$ won't mean much for any of us, but how many times will we as a country have to repay that amount in interest?
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At least we're ahead of the USA in something...
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Canada’s violent crime rate 14.0% higher than U.S. in 2022, and rising; property crime rate 27.5% higher
- This is a pre-release of an upcoming study examining crime rates between Canada and the United States.
- This first chapter focuses on national comparisons, and finds that from 2014 (a year when crimes rates reached their lowest) to 2022 (the most recent comparable year of data), rates of both violent crime and property crime (adjusted for population) have been increasing in Canada and now surpass comparable crime rates in the United States.
- From 2014 to 2022, the violent crime rate in Canada increased by 43.8 per cent to 434.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
- The violent crime rate in the U.S. increased 5.3 per cent over the same period to 380.7 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
- Likewise, the rate of population-adjusted property crimes (e.g., burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft) is also now higher in Canada than in the U.S., with 2491.0 crimes occurring per 100,000 people in Canada in 2022—a 7.0 per cent increase from 2014.
- By contrast, the property crime rate in the U.S. declined by 24.1 per cent over the same period to 1954.4 crimes per 100,000 people.
- Homicides are also on the rise in Canada with the number of murders increasing from 1.5 per 100,000 in 2014 to 2.3 in 2022—a 53.4 per cent increase.
- The homicide rate in the U.S. remains markedly higher than in Canada at 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2022 and increased 49.4 per cent from 2014 to 2022.
Comparing Recent Crime Trends in Canada and the United States: An Introduction
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Another ratchet: will it be enough at this point?
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Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026
OTTAWA - Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications.
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Probably a lot. I estimated the approximately $200B borrowed to support federal deficit spending from roughly 1975 to 1987 (or whenever it exactly was that the federal operating balance became a surplus) had cost almost $2T in debt servicing charges by the time of the 2008/2009 fiscal crisis. And of course it's still costing us, along with all the additional borrowing since.
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Is there a bigger sellout and hypocrite than Singh?
Nope.
Nope.
NDP won't support Conservative non-confidence motion that quotes Singh
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