The repeated failure of Trudeau cabinet ministers to behave ethically is not primarily due to the weakness of the federal conflict of interest act that was passed by the Stephen Harper Conservative government in 2006, although it is indeed weak.
Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government
Two men accused in fatal Manitoba border crossing to stand trial in Minnesota
Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota.
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student visas and then smuggled them across the United States border.
The men have pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to transport aliens causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy.
Canada will ‘do the work’ to ease Trump officials’ border worries: minister
Canada’s public safety minister says he’s confident in the work of agencies tasked with detaining and removing people in the country illegally and preventing security threats crossing into the U.S., but will boost enforcement resources if necessary.
Dominic LeBlanc says that work by the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) should prove to the incoming Donald Trump administration — whose newly appointed “border czar” has called the Canada-U.S. border a “huge national security issue” — that Ottawa shares their concerns about border security.
Cory Morgan: Canada Should Follow US Plan to Slash Government Bureaucracy
Bureaucracies and civil services have long been sacred cows in North America. Politicians pay lip service to finding inefficiencies and reducing the size of the government, but rarely make cuts for fear of a political backlash.
That may all be about to change as President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), together with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump isn’t showing any indication the department will be a token creation, as he referred to it as “The Manhattan Project of our time.” He plans to act swiftly with government reforms and the actions taken will impact public policy in Canada.
Defence ministry caught in misuse of funds over favouritism in contracting
An investigation has confirmed allegations of improper contracting practices within Defence Minister Bill Blair’s department, revealing “misuse of public funds” through unauthorized agreements with favoured suppliers.
Blacklock’s Reporter says this finding comes after a 2022 audit flagged instances of inside dealing and preferential treatment in military contracts.
Not a day goes by …
HANNAFORD: It’s not Elon Musk who threatens Canadian news, it’s Trudeau
The random tweet of a Liberal MP does not, of course, represent Liberal government policy. But when Liberal Whitby MP Ryan Turnbull tweeted it was ‘scary’ that a ‘Poilievre-led government would end subsidies to mainstream media and defund the CBC,’ you can bet he is channeling Liberal water-cooler conversation.
Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country’s housing shortage.
In October the Liberal government announced it was cutting the number of permanent residents allowed into the country between 2025 and 2027.
CHARLEBOIS: Why Canadians aren’t ready to trade steak for crickets
Canada is home to the largest cricket farm in the world, located in London, Ont.
Aspire Food Group, a leader in insect agriculture, launched its 150,000-square-foot facility in 2022 with much promise. Yet, just two years later, the company has laid off 100 of its 150 employees, raising questions about the viability of insect farming in Canada.
1.2 million temporary residents must leave Canada in 2025 when their status expires. But will they?
Maria Alfaro has built a life in Canada with two hard-earned postgraduation diplomas in human resources and organizational management.
Since arriving here more than five years ago, the former international student from El Salvador has made new friends, joined a church and worked as an administrative assistant at a Toronto law firm.
Lately she is feeling deflated as the window of her Canadian dream is closing and her days in the country are numbered.
Not bloody likely, the Trudeau government has already lost track of an earlier cohort of 1 Million temporary residents: A million more non-permanent residents live in Canada than official figures say, ministers told
And this is why you can’t trust the Liberal Party’s CBC propaganda … Liberal government’s immigration plan will cut housing gap almost in half, report says
Beware the spin around changes to Liberal immigration targets
Immigration targets slashed! Drastic reduction in temporary residents. Canada to reduce new immigration by 21 per cent.
Headlines like these dominated the news after Ottawa announced it was reducing Canada’s intake of permanent residents by 21 per cent over the next three years, alongside new measures to bring the population of temporary immigrants into line with goals for it.
Snap election before Trump sworn in would be best for Canada: ex-minister
Former Liberal deputy prime minister John Manley says it would be in Canada’s best interest to hold an election as soon as possible.
In a recent Global News interview, Manley said he is worried that an election after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration would mean the incoming federal government would be ill-equipped to navigate the incoming administration.
To survive Donald Trump, Canada must do these four things. Justin Trudeau is going to hate them all
In January 2017, the day after Donald Trump signed what he called a “Muslim ban,” limiting travel from some Middle Eastern countries to the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a signal, without mentioning Trump, that Canada was different.
“To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith,” he tweeted. “Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada”
I think Trump will simply ignore Junior.
RCMP videos show how extremist ideology fuelled armed Coutts protesters
Sitting in an interview room in a southern Alberta RCMP detachment, Tony Olienick looked calm.
He stretched his legs as he casually told a police investigator what he thought should happen to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“He needs to be tried for treason,” Olienick said between bites of dinner.
“If he’s proven guilty, like we know he is, hang him – and get back to how it should be.”
I bet the majority of Canadians have fantasized in similar fashion about Trudeau or other political opponents and let’s face it Justin is an extremist, a very harmful one.
More than 10,000 foreign student acceptance letters may be fake, says top immigration official
More than 10,000 foreign student acceptance letters from Canadian colleges and universities have been flagged as potentially fraudulent this year, according to the top immigration official in charge of international students.
Enhanced checks by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada have found scores of would-be foreign students who said they had a genuine place to study may have been attaching a fraudulent acceptance letter to their application to get into Canada.
Justin Trudeau is already getting it wrong on Trump
We’re going to be fine, just fine. That’s the message coming from the Trudeau government in the wake of Donald Trump’s decisive comeback.
Just so there’s no doubt, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland put it like this last week: “I want to say with utter sincerity and conviction to Canadians that Canada will be absolutely fine.”
Maybe it’s just me, but when people tell me they’re speaking with utter sincerity and conviction it leaves me with the nagging feeling that maybe there’s a bit of a question mark over both their sincerity and their conviction. As in: aren’t you trying a bit too hard here?