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Cutting 64,000 Public Service Jobs Could Save Ottawa $10 Billion: Think Tank

A Montreal think tank says the federal government could save $10 billion by reducing 64,000 public service jobs.

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) made the recommendation in a pre-budget brief released on Aug. 7. It urges the government to follow the approach of former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, saying his government reduced the civil service by 17 percent over five years.

I don’t see Carney alienating the public service unions, they are too significant a vote bloc.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

As Canada’s income gap widens in the 10th Year of Liberal Party governance, some of those who are struggling sort trash to survive

As Canada’s income gap widens, some of those who are struggling sort trash to survive

Grant Kilian likes to move fast between the tall blue recycling bins he sorts through, in Vancouver’s West End alleys.

Time, but more accurately, cans are money here. The faster you can fill a bag, the faster you can get paid at the return depot. A big garbage bag full of beer cans, some of which he says he crushes, at 10 cents a pop, could earn Kilian about $30 in tax-free cash.

As he puts it, it’s just a bit of extra money for food, bills or cigarettes when everything feels tight.

It’s an economic miracle if you consider turning a wealthy nation into a 3rd World Dumpster Fire a miracle.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Carney government condemns Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City

Canada is joining international partners Saturday in panning Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City approved this week.

In a joint statement, foreign ministers from several countries including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they reject a decision taken by the Israeli security cabinet on Friday to launch an additional large-scale military operation in Gaza.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

GUNTER: Canada still hasn’t seen Carney’s promised leadership

The chances of Canada convincing Donald Trump’s White House to reverse his tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods seems remote. There’s a possibility cases working their way through the U.S. courts will — maybe within the next six to 12 months — find Trump has overstepped his authority to impose tariffs and reverse them.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Carney says Canada’s trade with U.S. is mostly tariff-free. But that’s not the whole story

It’s become a common refrain when Canadian politicians are asked about retaliatory measures or negotiations in the ongoing trade war: 85 per cent of Canada’s trade with the U.S. is “tariff-free.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney said as much on Tuesday and again on Friday, when pressed for information about his next salvo in the dispute with the U.S. after President Donald Trump imposed 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods that aren’t compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

“We’re in a situation right now where 85 per cent of our trade with the United States is tariff-free,” Carney told reporters at a news conference in Trenton, Ont., on Friday.

So no “Elbows” required?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

GOLDSTEIN: Report finds antisemitism new normal in many Ontario schools

A federal government report suggests it’s open season on Jewish students in Ontario schools when it comes to being targets of antisemitism.

Equally alarming, it concludes schools and school boards are reluctant to address reports of antisemitism and are simply ignoring many of the complaints – or blaming the victims.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Canada, Islam, Islam and the Left, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

WARMINGTON: Veteran ignites debate by challenging Nova Scotia’s $25G fine for woods walk

For those wondering if Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was serious about fining citizens $25,000 for taking a walk in the woods, meet the first person to receive one of those lofty fines.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Canadians favour infrastructure projects over regional or Indigenous objections

A majority of Canadians support or somewhat support national infrastructure projects, even if there is opposition from provinces, Indigenous peoples or environmental concerns, according to new survey results from Nanos Research, conducted for CTV News.

Seventy per cent of Canadians surveyed support or somewhat support national projects even in the face of potential Indigenous opposition, while more than half — 59 per cent — oppose or somewhat oppose Indigenous Nations having the power to block projects.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

In Donald Trump, Canadian autoworkers see an existential threat: ‘His ass should be hauled into world trade court’

WINDSOR, ONT. — From boom town to gloom town.

After four years of population growth, as new arrivals to Windsor chased jobs in a manufacturing revival fuelled by the promise of electric vehicles, the influx stalled when U.S. tariffs hit.

The unemployment rate soared to the highest in Canada. Five thousand manufacturing positions were cut in the last five months, according to the local Chamber of Commerce. Roughly 16 per cent of jobs in the area are dependent on Canada-U.S. trade — double the national average. Home sales are down 6.3 per cent this year.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Conrad Black: I put in a good word for Canada with Trump. If only Carney could do the same …

It is difficult for an outsider to get a clear idea of how the Canada-U.S. trade discussions are developing. As frequent readers may recall, I was seriously embarrassed at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hokey election masquerade as Winston Churchill translating the Scarborough Bluffs into the White Cliffs of Dover and shaking his righteous Canadian fist at the much-maligned U.S. President Donald Trump on the farther shore “trying to break us.” He all but promised to fight in the fields and hills (and wine cellars of Rockcliffe and billiard rooms of Westmount and the indoor swimming pools of Rosedale). My civic disappointment was tempered by my longstanding opinion that in politics, anything that works, no matter how outlandish, is acceptable if it isn’t illegal. The vapid farce of Carney’s “finest hour” narrowly passed that test, even if it reflected no credit on him or his voters.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

PINDER: Socialism’s return… why the 20th century’s biggest flop is coming back

One of the defining themes of the 20th century was the failure of socialism as a means of organizing an economy or society. The triumph of the United States and the free-market West over the Soviet Union and its planned-economy allies in the Cold War was not primarily military — it was a victory of markets over command-and-control systems.

Yet in the 21st century, socialism continues to gain ground, threatening our prosperity and freedom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CSIS warns threats from Iran in Canada could increase this year, and it is using criminals to target critics

Canada’s spy agency is warning that threats from Iran’s theocratic regime could increase this year and Tehran will continue to use members of criminal gangs to target its critics in Canada.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service told The Globe this week it is investigating death threats in Canada orchestrated by the republic of Iran. And depending on developments in the Middle East, such threats could escalate here, CSIS cautioned.

It’s not very reassuring to discover Iran’s regime treats Canada as a 2nd home.

Mere incompetence doesn’t explain this.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Iran

If Trump’s trade target is a customs union, Canada will have a big decision to make

The Canadian government failed to reach a trade deal with the United States before the Aug. 1 deadline. As a result, U.S. President Donald Trump increased the blanket tariff on imports of Canadian goods from 25 per cent to 35 per cent, while tariffs on steel, aluminum and some automotive imports have remained unchanged. Crucially, the so-called “CUSMA exemption” on goods that are compliant with the existing Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement has also remained in place.

They want the arctic protected, natural resources and to sell Quebec to Louisiana. OK maybe not Louisiana.

Annexation or a mix of desirable independent former provinces may be their solution.

Canada was destroyed by our elites through mass immigration.

Does anyone want to fight for our 3rd World GTA?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

The Star: America Bad!

The hostile reaction of U.S. lawmakers to Canadian forest fires reveals more about U.S.-Canada relations than any stack of trade statistics

If your neighbour’s house catches on fire, what do you do? Do you shout over the fence, telling her to keep the ruckus down? Do you complain that the smoke wafting into your backyard is making it hard for you to enjoy the evening?

I sure hope not. If you’re a decent person, or just a basically normal person, you do whatever you can to help. You try to make sure everything’s being done to fight the blaze and everyone’s being taken care of. You’d expect your neighbour to do the same if it happened to you.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA