Mark Carney (Trudeau Liberal Replacement) as PM

[Taxslave2]

Unfortunately for those in my area the "union" has become the priority with those jobs and benefits highly prioritized over workers in the field. In the old days at least someone stood up for you and did what they were being paid to do. A lone worker has no viable recourse from attack when unions work for management.

Prior to the last election stewards were told to vote Liberal.

Like the

Unfortunately for those in my area the "union" has become the priority with those jobs and benefits highly prioritized over workers in the field. In the old days at least someone stood up for you and did what they were being paid to do. A lone worker has no viable recourse from attack when unions work for management.

Prior to the last election stewards were told to vote Liberal.

Here in BC, the forestry workers were always told to vote NDP. Due largely to NDP policies that destroyed our forest industry, the IWA was forced to join the steelworkers union. Yet the Steelworkers are still conning forestry workers to vote NDP even as their jobs disappear. Go figure.

 

[bob the dog]

Like the

Here in BC, the forestry workers were always told to vote NDP. Due largely to NDP policies that destroyed our forest industry, the IWA was forced to join the steelworkers union. Yet the Steelworkers are still conning forestry workers to vote NDP even as their jobs disappear. Go figure.

Much of the transition away from the NDP has to do with the NDP. Jagmeet Singh working from home and sitting in his Maserati is not a good look for a man fighting for his people.

One of the things about NDP ideologies is that they were closely tied to manufacturing and once that disappeared all they had to cling to was the traditional vote which now can get the same deal from the Liberals as it would from the former.

 

[Taxslave2]

Much of the transition away from the NDP has to do with the NDP. Jagmeet Singh working from home and sitting in his Maserati is not a good look for a man fighting for his people.

One of the things about NDP ideologies is that they were closely tied to manufacturing and once that disappeared all they had to cling to was the traditional vote which now can get the same deal from the Liberals as it would from the former.lly probably. The BC NDPee have not represented

Much of the transition away from the NDP has to do with the NDP. Jagmeet Singh working from home and sitting in his Maserati is not a good look for a man fighting for his people.

One of the things about NDP ideologies is that they were closely tied to manufacturing and once that disappeared all they had to cling to was the traditional vote which now can get the same deal from the Liberals as it would from the former.

Federally, maybe. The BC NDPee have not represented blue collar workers for 30 years. They represent government unions and radical greens. Which are much the same people anyway.

 

[spaminator]

Learning from America's past may help save Canada
Author of the article:John Snobelen
Published Mar 28, 2025 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 2 minute read

Benjamin Franklin was a clever fellow. He once allowed that “experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”


It is a rare occurrence when we take the time or have the wisdom to learn from the experience of others. This election cycle, we Canadians seem determined to ignore the painful lessons playing out around the world.

Our southern neighbours are a good example. America has a debt problem. Its current federal debt, in U.S. dollars, is about $36.6 trillion. All those zeros add up to a debt per taxpayer of $323,048.

It costs money to service debt, and this year, Americans will pay $1.9 trillion in interest. That debt servicing expenditure will rise every year for at least the next decade, threatening the ability of America to pay for basic government services. They are heading for insolvency and Third World status.

This didn’t happen overnight. Way back in the 1990s, fiscal responsibility was briefly in vogue. But any kind of discipline is hard and spending borrowed money is easy.


Decades of governments, both Democrat and Republican, have failed to address chronic overspending. Despite the political theatre over balancing budgets and fiscal responsibility, every administration, including the first Donald Trump presidency, has presided over lower taxes, more spending and higher debt.

The answer to deficits is a combination of higher revenue (taxes) and lower spending. But this generation of politicians has neither the skill nor the courage to lead people to fiscal sanity. It’s always easier to fix blame instead of fixing the problem.

This is how America stumbled into the business of blame, isolation, incrimination and fear.

Facing a fiscal mess, the Trump administration has pointed the blame on trading partners, immigrants and everyone not on side with MAGA. The game plan is simple: Impose a hidden tax on Americans through tariffs and blame foreign nations while slashing the public service to rid it of “woke” initiatives.


It isn’t pretty, and it will lead to a darker future for America, but absent an adult conversation on prudent fiscal policy, it’s the only option available.

But all of that is America’s problem. The question now before Canadians is what, if anything, have we learned from the mess below our border. The answer is nothing.

Canada also has a debt problem. Its national debt has more than doubled under the misguided stewardship of Justin Trudeau. Currently, the interest on that debt eats up more than every dollar Canadians spend on GST.

It’s a good time to address how we are going to right the fiscal ship while facing the headwinds of the turmoil in America. This is serious stuff.

Instead, we have both our supposedly serious political parties locked into a contest to see who can pander to the most.


The Conservatives and the Liberals are busy outdoing each other with announcements of new spending and lower taxes, blissfully ignoring our worsening fiscal condition. They should be ashamed.

Canadians are better than that. We know that getting spending under control is better done with forethought than with a chainsaw. We know that significantly restructuring trade will require hard work and more than a little pain.

Ultimately, we know that if we don’t learn from the American example, we will be doomed to repeat some future version of it.

All we need now is some serious leadership. Don’t hold your breath.

SNOBELEN: Learning from America's past may help save Canada

Benjamin Franklin was a clever fellow. He once allowed that “experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”

torontosun.com

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Um. . . the whole point of the Franklin quote is ya don't learn from other people's experiences.

 

[petros]

Um. . . the whole point of the Franklin quote is ya don't learn from other people's experiences.

More of that second rate Canadian moral and now apparent fiscal superiority?

Sad.

 

[Taxslave2]

Um. . . the whole point of the Franklin quote is ya don't learn from other people's experiences.

Is that why you keep burning your fingers while hot knifing?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Is that why you keep burning your fingers while hot knifing?

I'll admit I had to look that up. Sorry, I don't have your depth of experience in getting stupider.

 

[spaminator]

Election sign war tactic in York Centre not a violation – or is it?
City of Toronto rules are murky, so bylaw officers took no chances and removed both the Liberal and Conservative candidate's signs


Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Mar 29, 2025 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 2 minute read

It seems Liberal Ya'ara Saks signs crowding out Conservative Roman Baber's is a Toronto bylaw infraction if it's on public property. Some say this was on private property in which an owner does not have to adhere to the one-metre bylaw. Toronto bylaw enforcement took no chances and took all of the signs down.
It seems Liberal Ya'ara Saks signs crowding out Conservative Roman Baber's is a Toronto bylaw infraction if it's on public property. Some say this was on private property in which an owner does not have to adhere to the one-metre bylaw. Toronto bylaw enforcement took no chances and took all of the signs down. Photo by Supplied
These were definitely signs of the times.

Sign, sign everywhere a sign – except no longer at the corner of Keele St. and Wilson Ave.

As reported in my Saturday column, it seems Conservative candidate Roman Baber’s blue election sign on a lawn in the York Centre riding was crowded out by four red Liberal incumbent Ya’ara Saks signs.

It was so effective that from most angles, you could not even see Baber’s sign.

When I first had photos sent to me, I didn’t immediately hear back from anyone directly involved. So it’s still unknown who placed the Saks’ signs around Baber’s signs.

But one election insider said there was technically nothing wrong with it.




It may be “petty,” but in this person’s view it was “not a violation.”

Well, there is an important update. New information came in overnight. Apparently, it may actually be a violation depending on how you read the wording of the rules in place in Toronto for election signs.


Turns out the City of Toronto has a bylaw that states, “If more than one sign (is) displayed at a location, each sign must be at least one metre apart, unless approved by the property owner/when placed on private property” or “the property owner/occupant of the abutting property when placed on public property.”

So what was this a violation?


As usual, there is debate because things are up for interpretation. Was this on private property or part of the public access area?

The signs were on the boulevard out front Saks’ campaign office at 2784 Keele St., between the sidewalk and the road, which typically is public property.

But the City of Toronto rules are somewhat muddled.


However, the city official who was asked to investigate it took no chances.

“Toronto City Bylaw came by … and took all the signs down, even Roman’s.”



The Toronto Sun reached out to the city for clarification but there was nobody immediately available to comment.

Now, as small of a story as this may seem, it actually offers a glimpse into just how tough this federal election is – not just at the Prime Minister Mark Carney and Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre level, but at the local level.

Conservative Roman Baber’s election sign is there somewhere. But it seems to be covered by Liberal Ya’ara Saks’ many signs — all signs of how tough an election campaign this is.
Conservative Roman Baber’s election sign is there somewhere. But it seems to be covered by Liberal Ya’ara Saks’ many signs — all signs of how tough an election campaign this is. Photo by Supplied
Here you have cabinet minister, Saks, and former Ford government MP Baber fighting it out to see who will represent the riding in Ottawa after April 28.

But sometimes campaign volunteers get a little cheeky in their battle for ground. And while they know it’s illegal to remove a sign, there are ways to block one out.


It appears this time they went too far.

As Les Emmerson of the Five Man Electrical band sang, “Can’t you read the sign?”

At this corner in York Centre, when it came to popular Conservative candidate Roman Baber, you could not.

jwarmington@postmedia.com

@joe_warmington

WARMINGTON: Election sign war tactic in York Centre not a violation – or is it?

Sign, sign everywhere a sign – except no longer at the corner of Keele St. and Wilson Ave.

torontosun.com

 

[spaminator]

Liberal MP calls for Conservative candidate to be handed over to China
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, who has his own deep ties to China that should raise questions, has so far not spoken out on this


Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Mar 29, 2025 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 3 minute read

Liberal MP Paul Chiang has apologized after calling for a Conservative candidate to be turned over to the authoritarian regime in Beijing in return for a bounty offered by the Chinese Communist Party.
Liberal MP Paul Chiang has apologized after calling for a Conservative candidate to be turned over to the authoritarian regime in Beijing in return for a bounty offered by the Chinese Communist Party. Photo by @PaulChiangMU (X profile)
The Conservatives are calling on Liberal Leader Mark Carney to fire one of his candidates for suggesting he be kidnapped and handed over to China for bounty money.


The story involving two Toronto-area candidates sounds far-fetched but it’s true.

The Liberal candidate who made the inflammatory comments has apologized, but the Conservatives say it isn’t good enough.

“Yesterday, it came to light that Mark Carney’s Liberal candidate, Paul Chiang, called for a Conservative candidate to be turned over to the authoritarian regime in Beijing in return for a bounty offered by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” Conservative MP Michael Chong said in a statement.

Chiang is the Liberal MP for Markham-Unionville and is still the Liberal candidate. While Chiang has issued an apology, Chong says it’s not enough.

He wants Mark Carney, who has so far been silent on this, to fire Chiang.


“If he won’t remove a candidate for calling for the involuntary return of a political opponent in the service of another country, when will he stand up against foreign interference?” Chong asked.



According to a statement issued by the Toronto Association for Democracy in China, Chiang was speaking with several Chinese-language media outlets in Toronto in January. He raised the issue of Joe Tay, the Conservative candidate in Don Valley North.

Tay has been an activist for democracy in China, including Hong Kong where he was born. That resulted in a $1 million Hong Kong Dollar bounty being placed on his head, a bounty Chiang encouraged people to take advantage of by turning Tay over to Chinese officials.

“To everyone here, you can claim the one-million-dollar bounty if you bring him to Toronto’s Chinese Consulate,” Chiang said according to TADC.

Chiang never denied the claims of his statement – instead, he issued an apology late Thursday.


“The comments I made were deplorable and a complete lapse in judgment on the seriousness of the matter. As a former police officer, I should have known better. I sincerely apologize and deeply regret my comments,” Chiang said.



The Liberals have been under fire for being too close the Chinese Communist Party and the dictators in Beijing for years. Evidence presented at the recent foreign interference inquiry showed that in the 2019 and 2021 elections, China actively tried to ensure the Liberals held power.

Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and his team, many of whom helped Mark Carney win the Liberal leadership, refused to act even after being warned about specific candidates ahead of the 2019 election.


In addition, China was allowed to operate their so-called “secret police stations” in Canada for years without the government acting to shut them down. These stations were used to harass and intimidate Canadians of Chinese descent into not speaking out against China’s brutal dictatorship.

Now, a Liberal MP and current candidate has said one of his political opponents should be handed over for bounty money.

An apology is not enough.

The fact that Mark Carney has so far not spoken out on this is also a problem. Carney himself has deep ties to China that should raise questions, including increasing the business that Brookfield Asset Management did in China.

Until he entered politics, Carney oversaw Brookfield as chair of the board and head of transition investing. In November 2024, he helped secure a loan of more than $275 billion USD for Brookfield from a Chinese state-owned bank.

Is this why Carney won’t speak out? Is it his secret but substantial portfolio of assets that he refuses to divulge?

Chiang’s comments are despicable for any Canadian to make, let alone a Member of Parliament.

blilley@postmedia.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1905689585637802367

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1906050188394873098

China Election Interference in This Year’s Federal Election 中國對今次聯邦大選的干預 | Toronto Association for Democracy in China

https://www.tadc.ca/china-election-interference-in-this-years-federal-election/

tadc.ca

LILLEY: Liberal MP calls for Conservative candidate to be handed over to China

Liberal MP Paul Chiang called for Conservative candidate Joe Tay to be handed over to the Chinese consulate for bounty money.

torontosun.com

 

[petros]

Chiang and Chong? Far out man.

 

[petros]

And things get interesting....

 

[Ron in Regina]

….& the weird wording regarding the Trump/Carney phone call being “the first since March 9th” & not their first call…


…& Carney isn’t Trumps guy? Something something smoking?

And things get interesting....

Hmmmmm….how ‘bout that!


Qatar isn’t Germany’s ally, but it’s Brookfields ally, & Brookfield was/is the Trump family ally, and Carney was a Trudeau financial advisor during this period…& Carney’s meteoric rise since about….oh, January 20th or so…is probably just a coincidence.

The art of the deal?

 

[petros]

….& the weird wording regarding the Trump/Carney phone call being “the first since March 9th” & not their first call…
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Qatar isn’t Germany’s ally, but it’s Brookfields ally, & Brookfield was/is the Trump family ally, and Carney was a Trudeau financial advisor during this period…& Carney’s meteoric rise since about….oh, January 20th or so…is probably just a coincidence.
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The art of the deal?

Qatar is popular. Anyhoo he ain't Trumps boy.

So how did Smith's trip turn out? What do the chimps say?

All about ‘Qatargate,’ the scandal roiling Israeli politics

Netanyahu advisors have been accused of working with Hamas’ backers during the war in Gaza, raising national security concerns and complicating the prime minister’s move to fire the head of the Shin Bet

jewishinsider.com

 

[petros]

Soooooo. Where are the Democrats to help save Canada? Out burning Teslas in our honour?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Qatar is popular.

Yeah, it’s where all the cool kids live in the high-rise hotels, directing traffic from above ground to those below.

I’ve heard about it.

Anyhoo he ain't Trumps boy.

Actions, words, results, ok. Sure. Somebody seems to be somebody’s boy.

So how did Smith's trip turn out? What do the chimps say?

No idea. How did Smith’s trip turn out? What are the chimps saying?

 

[petros]

No idea. How did Smith’s trip turn out? What are the chimps saying?

Apparently too good.

Alberta Premier talks about recent Florida trip on ‘Your Province, Your Premier’ | Globalnews.ca

Albertans quizzed Premier Danielle Smith Saturday about her U.S. trips and how to deal with U.S. tariffs during her bi-weekly radio show, 'Your Province, Your Premiere.'

globalnews.ca

 

[Ron in Regina]

Apparently too good.

Thank you. She’s asking Trump to stop interfering in the Canadian Federal Election that’s skewing the outcome in a direction that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. That’s apparently not in the Trump Carney game-plan so what will come of this?
Thankfully Carney isn’t Trumps boy & Trump isn’t Carney’s boy, & that there’s no history between them previous to the last two months (or since Mark Carney become Canada’s PM on March 9th I Guess) or this would be, if not damning, then at least curious and in need of an explanation.
Maybe this is another uncoincidental coincidence that’s just a coincidence again.

(“Uncoincidental” or "Uncoincidentally" means in a way that is not coincidental or by chance, implying that events or occurrences are not happening randomly or by accident)

So…what does Trump say, or what do the “chimps” say that Trump says about this?

But..but that could just be what the ‘chimps’ are saying that Trump said, right?

Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’

Amid trade tensions and speculation over a looming federal election, U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing in on Canadian politics yet again, saying he’d “...

www.youtube.com

(YouTube & Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’)
But…that could be a ‘chimp’ in a Trump mask, or maybe AI or deep-fake, that Trump hasn’t denied, etc…

Who benefits from Trump's trade war? #Trump #Tradewar #Tariffs

#Trump #trade #tariffs #canada #us #trumpforeignpolicy #trumptradewar #GZEROWorld #Geopolitics #TechnologySubscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on no...

www.youtube.com

Thankfully, Trump hasn’t made allusions towards annexing Canada, or it’s a “chimp” conspiracy saying Trump said that when he didn’t say that, or something like that.

• • Impact on Canada:
    • • Western Expansion: The idea of Manifest Destiny spurred Canada to push westward and northward to establish its presence and prevent the United States from claiming those territories.
      • Settlement of the Prairies: Canada actively promoted the settlement of the Prairie Provinces to strengthen its claim to those lands and counter the influence of American expansionism.
      • Arctic Expansion: Canada also focused on settling the Arctic region to solidify its control over the northern territories.
      • Canadian Expansionism as a Response:Canada's own expansionist policies were, in part, a response to the perceived threat of American expansionism fueled by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.
  • Examples of Canadian Expansion:
    • • Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway: This railway project, completed in 1885, facilitated westward expansion and the settlement of the prairies.
        
        National Policy: Canada's National Policy, implemented in the late 19th century, aimed to unite the country, stimulate economic growth, and populate the prairies through railway construction, protective tariffs, and immigration, to eventually offend Donald Trump who eventually would be born.

 

[petros]

Thank you. She’s asking Trump to stop interfering in the Canadian Federal Election that’s skewing the outcome in a direction that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. That’s apparently not in the Trump Carney game-plan so what will come of this?
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(“Uncoincidental” or "Uncoincidentally" means in a way that is not coincidental or by chance, implying that events or occurrences are not happening randomly or by accident)

So…what does Trump say, or what do the “chimps” say that Trump says about this?
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But..but that could just be what the ‘chimps’ are saying that Trump said, right?

Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’

Amid trade tensions and speculation over a looming federal election, U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing in on Canadian politics yet again, saying he’d “...

www.youtube.com

(YouTube & Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’)
View attachment 28468But…that could be a ‘chimp’ in a Trump mask, or maybe AI or deep-fake, that Trump hasn’t denied, etc…

Who benefits from Trump's trade war? #Trump #Tradewar #Tariffs

#Trump #trade #tariffs #canada #us #trumpforeignpolicy #trumptradewar #GZEROWorld #Geopolitics #TechnologySubscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on no...

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Thankfully, Trump hasn’t made allusions towards annexing Canada, or it’s a “chimp” conspiracy saying Trump said that when he didn’t say that, or something like that.

• • Impact on Canada:
    • • Western Expansion: The idea of Manifest Destiny spurred Canada to push westward and northward to establish its presence and prevent the United States from claiming those territories.
      • Settlement of the Prairies: Canada actively promoted the settlement of the Prairie Provinces to strengthen its claim to those lands and counter the influence of American expansionism.
      • Arctic Expansion: Canada also focused on settling the Arctic region to solidify its control over the northern territories.
      • Canadian Expansionism as a Response:Canada's own expansionist policies were, in part, a response to the perceived threat of American expansionism fueled by the ideology of Manifest Destiny.
  • Examples of Canadian Expansion:
    • • Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway: This railway project, completed in 1885, facilitated westward expansion and the settlement of the prairies.
        
        National Policy: Canada's National Policy, implemented in the late 19th century, aimed to unite the country, stimulate economic growth, and populate the prairies through railway construction, protective tariffs, and immigration, to eventually offend Donald Trump who eventually would be born.

Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, took this further at the White House crypto summit on March 7, saying the US will use stablecoins to help preserve the dollar's role as the world's reserve currency and in driving net new demand for US Treasury bills.4 days ago

Forbes

Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.

www.forbes.com

Trump's Stablecoin Strategy To Reinforce U.S. Dollar Dominance - Forbes

Somebody campaigning is going to have say something about this.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, took this further at the White House crypto summit on March 7, saying the US will use stablecoins to help preserve the dollar's role as the world's reserve currency and in driving net new demand for US Treasury bills.4 days ago

Forbes

Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.

www.forbes.com

Trump's Stablecoin Strategy To Reinforce U.S. Dollar Dominance - Forbes

Somebody campaigning is going to have say something about this.

Wouldn’t that be a way to print more money (without printing more money) which would devalue the currency it’s pegged against?

So, would this be a US Gov’t venture or a Trump venture?


Ah well, follow the cryptocurrency, I guess.

The Trump administration’s inclusive approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets is a stark contrast to the Biden administration’s wary posture on crypto trading activity, as exhibited with its restrictions on banks’ ability to hold digital assets and prioritization of fraud mitigation.

Trump aims to sign two stablecoin bills by August, officials say

The bills both establish a regulatory framework for the issuance and trade of dollar-backed stablecoin.

www.nextgov.com