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Trudeau makes life more expensive for you as MPs get pay hike
MPs take a generous pay hike while Trudeau raises costs on the rest of us.
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Apr 01, 2024 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read
As of April 1, it costs more to fill your tank and more to buy a drink after work, but you know who won’t notice, federal MPs who just got a big raise.
Yes, Canadians are the ones being treated like fools every single year.
I wish all of these cost increases were just bad jokes, a lame attempt at April Fools’ humour, instead they are annual realities.
The federal carbon tax just increased from $65 a tonne to $80 a tonne and despite all the evidence presented to him, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still telling you that you are better off. Trudeau, facing huge pressure from across the country not to raise the carbon tax, has been leaning heavily on the refunds and claiming eight out of ten families will get back more than they pay.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has shown that once you factor in the total cost, the opposite is true, most pay more. Trudeau ignores that report and claims his tax has nothing to do with inflation, so let’s present a concrete example of why the PM is detached from reality.
Amanda, a reader in Ontario, emailed me her natural gas bill for March with a pre-tax total of $198.77. Of that charge, $52.66 or 26% of the total bill was the carbon tax charge, which of course, then had the HST charged on the carbon tax.
After the $6.84 of HST charged on the carbon tax, Amanda’s total carbon tax cost is $59.50.
There is no rebate on the HST that she paid on the carbon tax.
In addition, after the tax increase, the cost for the same amount of natural gas used will go up by $12.11 to $64.77. Meanwhile, the HST will also rise from $6.84 to $8.42 for a total carbon tax charge of $73.19.
In one month, that’s a significant increase of $13.69 or 23%, but Trudeau says there is no impact on inflation.
The annual tax increase on beer, wine and spirits isn’t as significant but given that it has been going on since 2017, it has had a significant impact. Since 2021, the annual tax increase has resulted in a cumulative and compounded increase of 10.5% on beer alone.
That gets charged to the producers, who then pass it on to consumers or the bars and restaurants that rely on these sales to operate. This results in higher prices for everyone involved, which of course means inflation.
What is more infuriating is that taxes already make up about 50% of the cost of alcohol in Canada and the federal government just adds more every single April 1.
This is on top of the increase to payroll taxes that saw smaller paycheques coming home after Jan. 1. It comes before the 33% increase to the airport security charge that will come into play on May 1.
And somehow, despite the carbon tax hike, the alcohol tax hike, three payroll tax hikes, and an airport tax hike, the Trudeau government will claim they aren’t contributing to inflation.
About the only people who can afford this and not notice the price increases will be Canada’s MPs, who got a significant pay increase of 4.4% on Monday. MPs will see their base pay rise by $8,500 from $194,600 to $203,100 while the prime minister will see his pay increase by $17,000 from $389,600 to $406,200.
When you get generous pay increase like that, paying all of these extra nickel-and-dime costs the federal government is imposing is pretty easy.
For the rest of us, it eventually puts the squeeze on family budgets.
blilley@postmedia.com
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MPs take a generous pay hike while Trudeau raises costs on the rest of us.
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Apr 01, 2024 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read
As of April 1, it costs more to fill your tank and more to buy a drink after work, but you know who won’t notice, federal MPs who just got a big raise.
Yes, Canadians are the ones being treated like fools every single year.
I wish all of these cost increases were just bad jokes, a lame attempt at April Fools’ humour, instead they are annual realities.
The federal carbon tax just increased from $65 a tonne to $80 a tonne and despite all the evidence presented to him, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still telling you that you are better off. Trudeau, facing huge pressure from across the country not to raise the carbon tax, has been leaning heavily on the refunds and claiming eight out of ten families will get back more than they pay.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has shown that once you factor in the total cost, the opposite is true, most pay more. Trudeau ignores that report and claims his tax has nothing to do with inflation, so let’s present a concrete example of why the PM is detached from reality.
Amanda, a reader in Ontario, emailed me her natural gas bill for March with a pre-tax total of $198.77. Of that charge, $52.66 or 26% of the total bill was the carbon tax charge, which of course, then had the HST charged on the carbon tax.
After the $6.84 of HST charged on the carbon tax, Amanda’s total carbon tax cost is $59.50.
There is no rebate on the HST that she paid on the carbon tax.
In addition, after the tax increase, the cost for the same amount of natural gas used will go up by $12.11 to $64.77. Meanwhile, the HST will also rise from $6.84 to $8.42 for a total carbon tax charge of $73.19.
In one month, that’s a significant increase of $13.69 or 23%, but Trudeau says there is no impact on inflation.
The annual tax increase on beer, wine and spirits isn’t as significant but given that it has been going on since 2017, it has had a significant impact. Since 2021, the annual tax increase has resulted in a cumulative and compounded increase of 10.5% on beer alone.
That gets charged to the producers, who then pass it on to consumers or the bars and restaurants that rely on these sales to operate. This results in higher prices for everyone involved, which of course means inflation.
What is more infuriating is that taxes already make up about 50% of the cost of alcohol in Canada and the federal government just adds more every single April 1.
This is on top of the increase to payroll taxes that saw smaller paycheques coming home after Jan. 1. It comes before the 33% increase to the airport security charge that will come into play on May 1.
And somehow, despite the carbon tax hike, the alcohol tax hike, three payroll tax hikes, and an airport tax hike, the Trudeau government will claim they aren’t contributing to inflation.
About the only people who can afford this and not notice the price increases will be Canada’s MPs, who got a significant pay increase of 4.4% on Monday. MPs will see their base pay rise by $8,500 from $194,600 to $203,100 while the prime minister will see his pay increase by $17,000 from $389,600 to $406,200.
When you get generous pay increase like that, paying all of these extra nickel-and-dime costs the federal government is imposing is pretty easy.
For the rest of us, it eventually puts the squeeze on family budgets.
blilley@postmedia.com
LILLEY: Trudeau makes life more expensive for you as MPs get pay hike
The Trudeau government has increased several taxes that MPs can afford due to their generous pay increase.
Here’s the first thing you need to know about the new “National School Food Program” you might have heard about: There is no national school food program. There is even less a national school food program than there is a national daycare program, even less than there is a “national pharmacare deal.”
The “national pharmacare deal” is at least a piece of legislation. The school food program is a press release, with details to come in the budget. And like national pharmacare (in which neither Quebec nor Alberta is interested), national school food isn’t really national at all.
“Education being Quebec’s exclusive jurisdiction, it goes without saying that we demand to receive this money without any conditions,” minister for Canadian relations Jean-François Roberge averred roughly 30 seconds after the federal government’s announcement this week.
Well, hey, it’s 2024. Symmetrical federalism went out with neon windbreakers. Perhaps we should just accept that “national program” now means “national program except Quebec.” And that when Alberta also says it’s not interested in “national pharmacare,” that’s just Albertans being churlish.
I would rather not. I think the whole “national strategy” discourse warps Canadians’ minds about how this country, and federations in general, were designed to work — which can only make it more difficult to solve our biggest problems.
Point out a basic fact like “school lunches are not federal jurisdiction,” online or off, and you will immediately be set upon by people who understand very well how federalism works, but think it’s downright ghoulish for you to bring it up in the matter of hungry children. (It’s all they can do not to literally channel Helen Lovejoy’s immortal, agonized cry from The Simpsons: “Oh won’t someone please think of the children!”)
You can assemble an impressive roster of such people quite quickly by sticking your neck out slightly on social media: journalists, criminal defence lawyers, a candidate for the Alberta NDP, even a former premier: “Let’s skip the long debate about jurisdiction,” Kathleen Wynne advised, without explaining how exactly we would go about that. Would Ottawa just mail every school principal in the land a cheque with a vow of silence attached? (It might be the most efficient way.)
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The problem is this “national strategy” schtick. It’s nothing but political branding, like the Liberals’ “minister of middle-class prosperity,” and dispassionate observers, including we in the media, should not be indulging it. All we’re really talking about is Ottawa wiring the provinces money.
The “national pharmacare deal” is at least a piece of legislation. The school food program is a press release, with details to come in the budget. And like national pharmacare (in which neither Quebec nor Alberta is interested), national school food isn’t really national at all.
“Education being Quebec’s exclusive jurisdiction, it goes without saying that we demand to receive this money without any conditions,” minister for Canadian relations Jean-François Roberge averred roughly 30 seconds after the federal government’s announcement this week.
Well, hey, it’s 2024. Symmetrical federalism went out with neon windbreakers. Perhaps we should just accept that “national program” now means “national program except Quebec.” And that when Alberta also says it’s not interested in “national pharmacare,” that’s just Albertans being churlish.
I would rather not. I think the whole “national strategy” discourse warps Canadians’ minds about how this country, and federations in general, were designed to work — which can only make it more difficult to solve our biggest problems.
Point out a basic fact like “school lunches are not federal jurisdiction,” online or off, and you will immediately be set upon by people who understand very well how federalism works, but think it’s downright ghoulish for you to bring it up in the matter of hungry children. (It’s all they can do not to literally channel Helen Lovejoy’s immortal, agonized cry from The Simpsons: “Oh won’t someone please think of the children!”)
You can assemble an impressive roster of such people quite quickly by sticking your neck out slightly on social media: journalists, criminal defence lawyers, a candidate for the Alberta NDP, even a former premier: “Let’s skip the long debate about jurisdiction,” Kathleen Wynne advised, without explaining how exactly we would go about that. Would Ottawa just mail every school principal in the land a cheque with a vow of silence attached? (It might be the most efficient way.)
Chris Selley: School meals is another phoney Liberal 'national' program. Don't fall for it — National Post
There's nothing wrong with sending the provinces money to province school lunches. But there's nothing 'national' about it, and nor should there be
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This is turdOWE stepping on provincial toes again. Education is Provincial jurisdiction, not Federal. Thats the problem with dicktators, they don't know where their jurisdiction ends.Here’s the first thing you need to know about the new “National School Food Program” you might have heard about: There is no national school food program. There is even less a national school food program than there is a national daycare program, even less than there is a “national pharmacare deal.”
The “national pharmacare deal” is at least a piece of legislation. The school food program is a press release, with details to come in the budget. And like national pharmacare (in which neither Quebec nor Alberta is interested), national school food isn’t really national at all.
“Education being Quebec’s exclusive jurisdiction, it goes without saying that we demand to receive this money without any conditions,” minister for Canadian relations Jean-François Roberge averred roughly 30 seconds after the federal government’s announcement this week.
Well, hey, it’s 2024. Symmetrical federalism went out with neon windbreakers. Perhaps we should just accept that “national program” now means “national program except Quebec.” And that when Alberta also says it’s not interested in “national pharmacare,” that’s just Albertans being churlish.
I would rather not. I think the whole “national strategy” discourse warps Canadians’ minds about how this country, and federations in general, were designed to work — which can only make it more difficult to solve our biggest problems.
Point out a basic fact like “school lunches are not federal jurisdiction,” online or off, and you will immediately be set upon by people who understand very well how federalism works, but think it’s downright ghoulish for you to bring it up in the matter of hungry children. (It’s all they can do not to literally channel Helen Lovejoy’s immortal, agonized cry from The Simpsons: “Oh won’t someone please think of the children!”)
You can assemble an impressive roster of such people quite quickly by sticking your neck out slightly on social media: journalists, criminal defence lawyers, a candidate for the Alberta NDP, even a former premier: “Let’s skip the long debate about jurisdiction,” Kathleen Wynne advised, without explaining how exactly we would go about that. Would Ottawa just mail every school principal in the land a cheque with a vow of silence attached? (It might be the most efficient way.)
The problem is this “national strategy” schtick. It’s nothing but political branding, like the Liberals’ “minister of middle-class prosperity,” and dispassionate observers, including we in the media, should not be indulging it. All we’re really talking about is Ottawa wiring the provinces money.Chris Selley: School meals is another phoney Liberal 'national' program. Don't fall for it — National Post
There's nothing wrong with sending the provinces money to province school lunches. But there's nothing 'national' about it, and nor should there be
Justin Trudeau’s pronouncements on behalf of his government regarding the Israeli‑Hamas war and climate change have the striking similarity in that they are meaningless and inconsequential.
With regard to climate change, Trudeau asserts that his policies will have a meaningful effect. The fact of the matter is that, unless there is global adoption of these policies, Canada’s climate actions alone will be of no consequence whatsoever.
Similarly, Trudeau seems to think that his ban on the sale of military equipment to Israel will have an impact on Israel. The fact of the matter is that Israel sells far more military-related equipment to Canada than vice-versa and it is only U.S. policy that will have any influence. Again, like climate change, whatever Trudeau says or does with regard to the Israeli‑Hamas war will have no effect whatsoever.
Particular note should be taken of what Trudeau does not say or do. These exclusions show quite clearly that he is really not concerned with climate change or the protection of Palestinians. For example, his policies do not limit or ban the use of private jets or large yachts, with huge carbon footprints, used by wealthy elites, but rather, take aim at the use of gas-powered cars by ordinary people. Similarly, he allocates the entire responsibility to protect Israeli and Palestinian civilians to Israel and does not expect that Hamas should protect its civilians or that neighbouring Muslim countries take in Palestinian refugees.
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With regard to climate change, Trudeau asserts that his policies will have a meaningful effect. The fact of the matter is that, unless there is global adoption of these policies, Canada’s climate actions alone will be of no consequence whatsoever.
Similarly, Trudeau seems to think that his ban on the sale of military equipment to Israel will have an impact on Israel. The fact of the matter is that Israel sells far more military-related equipment to Canada than vice-versa and it is only U.S. policy that will have any influence. Again, like climate change, whatever Trudeau says or does with regard to the Israeli‑Hamas war will have no effect whatsoever.
Particular note should be taken of what Trudeau does not say or do. These exclusions show quite clearly that he is really not concerned with climate change or the protection of Palestinians. For example, his policies do not limit or ban the use of private jets or large yachts, with huge carbon footprints, used by wealthy elites, but rather, take aim at the use of gas-powered cars by ordinary people. Similarly, he allocates the entire responsibility to protect Israeli and Palestinian civilians to Israel and does not expect that Hamas should protect its civilians or that neighbouring Muslim countries take in Palestinian refugees.
Letters: The meaningless political posturing of Justin Trudeau — National Post
Readers weigh in our PM's pronouncements, federal funding for the military, the CBC, and more
Throw in his almost daily air travel . If he really believed this should be curtailed .Justin Trudeau’s pronouncements on behalf of his government regarding the Israeli‑Hamas war and climate change have the striking similarity in that they are meaningless and inconsequential.
With regard to climate change, Trudeau asserts that his policies will have a meaningful effect. The fact of the matter is that, unless there is global adoption of these policies, Canada’s climate actions alone will be of no consequence whatsoever.
Similarly, Trudeau seems to think that his ban on the sale of military equipment to Israel will have an impact on Israel. The fact of the matter is that Israel sells far more military-related equipment to Canada than vice-versa and it is only U.S. policy that will have any influence. Again, like climate change, whatever Trudeau says or does with regard to the Israeli‑Hamas war will have no effect whatsoever.
Particular note should be taken of what Trudeau does not say or do. These exclusions show quite clearly that he is really not concerned with climate change or the protection of Palestinians. For example, his policies do not limit or ban the use of private jets or large yachts, with huge carbon footprints, used by wealthy elites, but rather, take aim at the use of gas-powered cars by ordinary people. Similarly, he allocates the entire responsibility to protect Israeli and Palestinian civilians to Israel and does not expect that Hamas should protect its civilians or that neighbouring Muslim countries take in Palestinian refugees.
Letters: The meaningless political posturing of Justin Trudeau — National Post
Readers weigh in our PM's pronouncements, federal funding for the military, the CBC, and more
Kinda hard to drive from Ottawa to Tofino for a day of surfing.
Tuesday’s budget illustrated the dilemma Trudeau and the Liberals now face.
Every public concern they sought to address it in order to reverse their slide in the polls — ranging from the affordability crisis to a severe housing shortage — begs the same question.
That is, if things are so bad now, why didn’t Trudeau and the Liberals act before now, in order to prevent them from becoming a crisis?
Indeed, Trudeau and the Liberal party of 2015, when they defeated the Harper Conservatives, would today be shocked and appalled by the conduct of the Liberal party of 2024.
In October 2013 as the newly-minted leader of the Liberal party, Trudeau tweeted on what we now call ‘X’ that: “It’s hard not to feel disappointed in your government when every day there is a new scandal.”
Obviously, that hasn’t aged well.
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Indeed, pick a Liberal scandal, from foreign interference — where Trudeau had to be dragged kicking and screaming into a public inquiry — to ArriveCAN (aka Arrivescam), to the WE Charity mess, to SNC-Lavalin, to cash for access, to the Aga Khan affair and more.
Recall that during the 2015 election campaign that brought them to power, Trudeau and the Liberals said they would end government secrecy which had become the default position of the Harper regime, and promised to deliver “open and transparent government” instead.
“It is time to shine more light on government and ensure it remains focused on the people it is meant to serve,” they said in their 2015 election platform.
“Government and its information should be open by default. Data paid for by Canadians belongs to Canadians. We will restore trust in our democracy, and that begins with trusting Canadians.”
Now flash forward to today and federal information commissioner Caroline Maynard warning that under the Trudeau government, their administration of the Access to Information Act has deteriorated “to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose … and no longer meets the expectations or the needs of Canadians … the response from the government is clear. There is no legislative change on the horizon. Frankly, Canadians deserve much better.”
In 2015, Trudeau promised that unlike Harper he would, “not resort to legislative tricks to avoid scrutiny” and not “use prorogation to avoid difficult political circumstances.”
Despite that, Trudeau used prorogation in August 2020 to shut down investigations by parliamentary committees into the We Charity affair.
When the committees resumed their work in September 2020, the Liberals used filibustering to derail them.
In 2015, Trudeau promised to “strengthen Parliamentary committees” and ensure they were properly resourced to do their jobs.
Instead, when the Trudeau Liberals had a majority government in their first term of office, they used their majority in the parliamentary committee investigating Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin scandal to prematurely shut it down.
Every public concern they sought to address it in order to reverse their slide in the polls — ranging from the affordability crisis to a severe housing shortage — begs the same question.
That is, if things are so bad now, why didn’t Trudeau and the Liberals act before now, in order to prevent them from becoming a crisis?
Indeed, Trudeau and the Liberal party of 2015, when they defeated the Harper Conservatives, would today be shocked and appalled by the conduct of the Liberal party of 2024.
In October 2013 as the newly-minted leader of the Liberal party, Trudeau tweeted on what we now call ‘X’ that: “It’s hard not to feel disappointed in your government when every day there is a new scandal.”
Obviously, that hasn’t aged well.
GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau was Teflon, now he’s Velcro — Toronto Sun
The political trajectory of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2024 can best be summed up as his transformation from a Teflon PM to a Velcro one. Where almost nothing used to stick to him, now almost everything does. Trudeau, in power for nine years, now faces a growing public perception...
Recall that during the 2015 election campaign that brought them to power, Trudeau and the Liberals said they would end government secrecy which had become the default position of the Harper regime, and promised to deliver “open and transparent government” instead.
“It is time to shine more light on government and ensure it remains focused on the people it is meant to serve,” they said in their 2015 election platform.
“Government and its information should be open by default. Data paid for by Canadians belongs to Canadians. We will restore trust in our democracy, and that begins with trusting Canadians.”
Now flash forward to today and federal information commissioner Caroline Maynard warning that under the Trudeau government, their administration of the Access to Information Act has deteriorated “to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose … and no longer meets the expectations or the needs of Canadians … the response from the government is clear. There is no legislative change on the horizon. Frankly, Canadians deserve much better.”
In 2015, Trudeau promised that unlike Harper he would, “not resort to legislative tricks to avoid scrutiny” and not “use prorogation to avoid difficult political circumstances.”
Despite that, Trudeau used prorogation in August 2020 to shut down investigations by parliamentary committees into the We Charity affair.
When the committees resumed their work in September 2020, the Liberals used filibustering to derail them.
In 2015, Trudeau promised to “strengthen Parliamentary committees” and ensure they were properly resourced to do their jobs.
Instead, when the Trudeau Liberals had a majority government in their first term of office, they used their majority in the parliamentary committee investigating Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin scandal to prematurely shut it down.
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Thatta boy Jag .Tuesday’s budget illustrated the dilemma Trudeau and the Liberals now face.
Every public concern they sought to address it in order to reverse their slide in the polls — ranging from the affordability crisis to a severe housing shortage — begs the same question.
That is, if things are so bad now, why didn’t Trudeau and the Liberals act before now, in order to prevent them from becoming a crisis?
Indeed, Trudeau and the Liberal party of 2015, when they defeated the Harper Conservatives, would today be shocked and appalled by the conduct of the Liberal party of 2024.
In October 2013 as the newly-minted leader of the Liberal party, Trudeau tweeted on what we now call ‘X’ that: “It’s hard not to feel disappointed in your government when every day there is a new scandal.”
Obviously, that hasn’t aged well.
Indeed, pick a Liberal scandal, from foreign interference — where Trudeau had to be dragged kicking and screaming into a public inquiry — to ArriveCAN (aka Arrivescam), to the WE Charity mess, to SNC-Lavalin, to cash for access, to the Aga Khan affair and more.GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau was Teflon, now he’s Velcro — Toronto Sun
The political trajectory of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2024 can best be summed up as his transformation from a Teflon PM to a Velcro one. Where almost nothing used to stick to him, now almost everything does. Trudeau, in power for nine years, now faces a growing public perception...
Recall that during the 2015 election campaign that brought them to power, Trudeau and the Liberals said they would end government secrecy which had become the default position of the Harper regime, and promised to deliver “open and transparent government” instead.
“It is time to shine more light on government and ensure it remains focused on the people it is meant to serve,” they said in their 2015 election platform.
“Government and its information should be open by default. Data paid for by Canadians belongs to Canadians. We will restore trust in our democracy, and that begins with trusting Canadians.”
Now flash forward to today and federal information commissioner Caroline Maynard warning that under the Trudeau government, their administration of the Access to Information Act has deteriorated “to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose … and no longer meets the expectations or the needs of Canadians … the response from the government is clear. There is no legislative change on the horizon. Frankly, Canadians deserve much better.”
In 2015, Trudeau promised that unlike Harper he would, “not resort to legislative tricks to avoid scrutiny” and not “use prorogation to avoid difficult political circumstances.”
Despite that, Trudeau used prorogation in August 2020 to shut down investigations by parliamentary committees into the We Charity affair.
When the committees resumed their work in September 2020, the Liberals used filibustering to derail them.
In 2015, Trudeau promised to “strengthen Parliamentary committees” and ensure they were properly resourced to do their jobs.
Instead, when the Trudeau Liberals had a majority government in their first term of office, they used their majority in the parliamentary committee investigating Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin scandal to prematurely shut it down.
A senior federal cabinet minister and close ally of Justin Trudeau says he supports the Prime Minister, but did not rule out a leadership bid if the top Liberal Party post becomes vacant.
On Wednesday, The Globe and Mail reported that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc held a meeting with a former Liberal cabinet minister to lay the groundwork for a leadership campaign should Mr. Trudeau step down.
Mr. LeBlanc was asked about the report on Parliament Hill on Thursday and didn’t deny it.
Asked by a reporter, “do you plan to run for Liberal Leader?” Mr. LeBlanc replied: “No, I plan to be a candidate in the next election under Prime Minister Trudeau’s leadership. I’m very happy. I’m excited about that. I’m focused on the responsibilities he gave me.” (???)
“I’m optimistic that our team and the Prime Minister will make the case to Canadians as to why we should be re-elected.” (??)
However, he refused to answer a question about whether he’s had talks about a potential run in the future and walked away from reporters when they asked if he thought Mr. Trudeau should resign. He also did not answer a question about whether he is organizing a leadership bid, ‘cuz Liberals.
Federal minister Dominic LeBlanc says he supports PM, but doesn’t deny leadership organizing report — The Globe and Mail
Public Safety Minister, an ally of Justin Trudeau who supported his leadership bid in 2013, responds to reports he is preparing a Liberal Party leadership campaign
In government since 2015, the Liberals have been trailing badly in public-opinion polling since last summer. The party is behind the Conservative Party by double-digits and Mr. Trudeau’s personal popularity has also taken a significant hit. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre far outperforms Mr. Trudeau on the preferred prime minister question in polls, according to Nanos Research.
Despite that, Mr. Trudeau has repeatedly said that he will stay on as leader and try to win his party a fourth mandate. Such a win would be a rare achievement in Canadian politics, something no other prime minister has done in more than a century.
Still none of the potential leadership successors has made a public move to push out Mr. Trudeau…except Poilievre, but that’s a different story, right Jagmeet?
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Housing Minister Sean Fraser are all believed to be considering future leadership bids. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney also hasn’t ruled it out and regularly appears at Liberal Party events.
In Question Period on Thursday, the Official Opposition jumped on the leadership rumours swirling around Mr. LeBlanc, with Ontario MP Michael Barrett referring to him as “the latest candidate to be the next leader of the Liberal Party.”
The Public Safety Minister previously ran for leader in 2008 but dropped out of the race to back Michael Ignatieff.
Federal minister Dominic LeBlanc says he supports PM, but doesn’t deny leadership organizing report — The Globe and Mail
Public Safety Minister, an ally of Justin Trudeau who supported his leadership bid in 2013, responds to reports he is preparing a Liberal Party leadership campaign
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Backed out to back Ignatieff, lol .A senior federal cabinet minister and close ally of Justin Trudeau says he supports the Prime Minister, but did not rule out a leadership bid if the top Liberal Party post becomes vacant.
On Wednesday, The Globe and Mail reported that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc held a meeting with a former Liberal cabinet minister to lay the groundwork for a leadership campaign should Mr. Trudeau step down.
Mr. LeBlanc was asked about the report on Parliament Hill on Thursday and didn’t deny it.
Asked by a reporter, “do you plan to run for Liberal Leader?” Mr. LeBlanc replied: “No, I plan to be a candidate in the next election under Prime Minister Trudeau’s leadership. I’m very happy. I’m excited about that. I’m focused on the responsibilities he gave me.” (???)
“I’m optimistic that our team and the Prime Minister will make the case to Canadians as to why we should be re-elected.” (??)
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However, he refused to answer a question about whether he’s had talks about a potential run in the future and walked away from reporters when they asked if he thought Mr. Trudeau should resign. He also did not answer a question about whether he is organizing a leadership bid, ‘cuz Liberals.
His office did not respond to a Globe request for more clarity and the Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment.
Federal minister Dominic LeBlanc says he supports PM, but doesn’t deny leadership organizing report — The Globe and Mail
Public Safety Minister, an ally of Justin Trudeau who supported his leadership bid in 2013, responds to reports he is preparing a Liberal Party leadership campaign
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In government since 2015, the Liberals have been trailing badly in public-opinion polling since last summer. The party is behind the Conservative Party by double-digits and Mr. Trudeau’s personal popularity has also taken a significant hit. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre far outperforms Mr. Trudeau on the preferred prime minister question in polls, according to Nanos Research.
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Despite that, Mr. Trudeau has repeatedly said that he will stay on as leader and try to win his party a fourth mandate. Such a win would be a rare achievement in Canadian politics, something no other prime minister has done in more than a century.
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Still none of the potential leadership successors has made a public move to push out Mr. Trudeau…except Poilievre, but that’s a different story, right Jagmeet?
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Housing Minister Sean Fraser are all believed to be considering future leadership bids. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney also hasn’t ruled it out and regularly appears at Liberal Party events.
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In Question Period on Thursday, the Official Opposition jumped on the leadership rumours swirling around Mr. LeBlanc, with Ontario MP Michael Barrett referring to him as “the latest candidate to be the next leader of the Liberal Party.”
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The Public Safety Minister previously ran for leader in 2008 but dropped out of the race to back Michael Ignatieff.
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Federal minister Dominic LeBlanc says he supports PM, but doesn’t deny leadership organizing report — The Globe and Mail
Public Safety Minister, an ally of Justin Trudeau who supported his leadership bid in 2013, responds to reports he is preparing a Liberal Party leadership campaignDominic LeBlanc - Wikipedia
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Every thing is run out of the PMO . All the diverse cabinet is there for show only , ticking the right boxes .
Dying grandma 'so damn happy' to finally get Trudeau out of her life
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Published Apr 17, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
A dying Canadian grandmother says she is happy to finally get Justin Trudeau out of her life.
A dying Canadian grandmother says she is happy to finally get Justin Trudeau out of her life.
A dying Canadian grandmother is “damn happy” she won’t be seeing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau much longer.
Her granddaughter, under the user name @furyatthewall, reposted a video to TikTok this week after the elderly woman was given about a month to live while receiving treatment for cancer and multiple myeloma last month.
“Well folks, the doctors told me that I’m on my way out. Meaning I’m dying,” the grandma said from a hospital bed.
“And you know what, I’m so damn happy that I’ll finally get Justin Trudeau out of my life.”
The clip has gone viral on the social media app, viewed more than 327,000 times as of Wednesday morning.
And her morbid sense of humour was not lost on commenters.
“Love it,” one person wrote. “Grandma has a sense of humour! May God bless you grandma and your family.”
“Granny got jokes,” another shared. “I love her humour. Love it! That must be a very freeing feeling I must admit.”
The video also received thousands of supportive comments about her dislike of Canada’s current leader.
“We want him out of our lives too grany (sic),” one person shared. “We are tired.”
“God bless your grandmother,” another wrote. “I hope she gets to see him out before her time is done on this earth.”
One woman said she hoped the grandma will still be alive to see Trudeau voted out of office.
“God bless your grandmother. I hope she gets to see him out before her time is done on this earth.”
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ostmedia NewsPublished Apr 17, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
A dying Canadian grandmother says she is happy to finally get Justin Trudeau out of her life.
A dying Canadian grandmother says she is happy to finally get Justin Trudeau out of her life.
A dying Canadian grandmother is “damn happy” she won’t be seeing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau much longer.
Her granddaughter, under the user name @furyatthewall, reposted a video to TikTok this week after the elderly woman was given about a month to live while receiving treatment for cancer and multiple myeloma last month.
“Well folks, the doctors told me that I’m on my way out. Meaning I’m dying,” the grandma said from a hospital bed.
“And you know what, I’m so damn happy that I’ll finally get Justin Trudeau out of my life.”
The clip has gone viral on the social media app, viewed more than 327,000 times as of Wednesday morning.
And her morbid sense of humour was not lost on commenters.
“Love it,” one person wrote. “Grandma has a sense of humour! May God bless you grandma and your family.”
“Granny got jokes,” another shared. “I love her humour. Love it! That must be a very freeing feeling I must admit.”
The video also received thousands of supportive comments about her dislike of Canada’s current leader.
“We want him out of our lives too grany (sic),” one person shared. “We are tired.”
“God bless your grandmother,” another wrote. “I hope she gets to see him out before her time is done on this earth.”
One woman said she hoped the grandma will still be alive to see Trudeau voted out of office.
“God bless your grandmother. I hope she gets to see him out before her time is done on this earth.”
Dying grandma 'so damn happy' to finally get Trudeau out of her life
A dying Canadian grandmother is "damn happy" she won't be seeing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau much longer.