Carney extends employment periods for temporary foreign workers to help out his corporate welfare pals

Carney extends employment periods for temporary foreign workers to help out his corporate welfare pals

OTTAWA — The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker.

The change will lengthen the maximum duration of a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment — the document an employer needs in order to employ a temporary foreign worker — to two years instead of one.

The government said restrictions on hiring temporary foreign workers in cities with unemployment rates above six per cent will remain in place. But Ottawa is adding early childhood educators to the list of professions exempted from those restrictions — a list which also includes certain jobs in health care, construction and food processing.

h/t Auntie Polly

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Ottawa gave its failing financial crimes watchdog a spanking. That’s not enough

Ottawa gave its failing financial crimes watchdog a spanking. That’s not enough

Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne declared early last week that “fraud and money laundering are serious crimes that harm Canadians.” He went on to say that the federal government is “taking bold action against these threats” by introducing tougher anti-financial crime legislation, Bill S-8.

Mr. Champagne is accountable for the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or FinTRAC, the country’s financial intelligence unit that helps enforce anti-money laundering and financial crime laws across thousands of businesses, including Canada’s chartered banks.


Carney has a lot of friends.

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More Than a Dozen Chinese ‘Liaison’ Points in Canada Tied to Police and Other CCP Functions: Report

More Than a Dozen Chinese ‘Liaison’ Points in Canada Tied to Police and Other CCP Functions: Report

China is operating more than a dozen policing and judicial offices through liaison points in Canada, according to a report by the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders.

The report, entitled “A Formula for Repression: China’s Global Grid for Community Control,” details 1,247 liaison points worldwide where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) monitors the Chinese diaspora, gathers intelligence, suppresses dissent, and aids Chinese judicial authorities and law enforcement.

“Far from closing, the evidence shows expansion,” the report says of overseas liaison and policing facilities that were first widely exposed in 2022.

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Liberals Lead by 11 Points, Carney Government Approval Remains Strong, But Declining Ratings on Cost of Living Are a Warning Sign

Liberals Lead by 11 Points, Carney Government Approval Remains Strong, But Declining Ratings on Cost of Living Are a Warning Sign

Our latest national tracking survey, conducted from October 30 to November 4, 2026, finds the Liberal Party and federal government led by Mark Carney remain in a strong political position, although there are signs of growing dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of some of the economic issues that matter most to Canadians.

This survey was conducted before the federal budget was tabled on November 5.

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GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney budget an exercise in premature self-congratulation

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney budget an exercise in premature self-congratulation

How full of itself does a government have to be to call its annual budget “Masters of our destiny”? Seriously.

Not only is it hilariously close to the famous “Master of My Domain” Seinfeld episode titled “The Contest” – Google it if you don’t get the reference – it’s a telling example of premature self-congratulation by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Company.

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WIECHNIK: The immigration gamble Canadians will face for generations

WIECHNIK: The immigration gamble Canadians will face for generations

Budget 2026 has unveiled the Liberal government’s new immigration numbers, and at some point, we’re going to have to stop pretending this is just business as usual.

Canada is now set to take 380,000 new permanent residents a year and 370,000 new temporary residents a year in its plans for 2027 to 2029.

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Carney government aims to end homelessness within decade with billions in new spending

Carney government aims to end homelessness within decade with billions in new spending

OTTAWA — The Carney government is aiming to end homelessness in the next decade with billions in new spending for social housing, mental health supports and benefits for those struggling to keep a roof over their heads.

The housing pitch is part of affordability measures in the budget that also include another boost to the GST rebate and other tax credits meant to help those struggling to make ends meet.

In his prepared remarks, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the budget was about “ensuring no Canadian is forced to sleep on the street because they don’t have a place to call home.”


Pledge upon meaningless pledge setting up the next great Liberal Slush Fund. 

I fear we will see a California sized homeless funding fiasco. If you hear the words “Housing First” run in the opposite direction.

Gavin Newsom confronted at press conference about missing $24bn spent on tackling homelessness

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LILLEY: PM Mark Carney calls immigration sustainable but numbers say otherwise

LILLEY: PM Mark Carney calls immigration sustainable but numbers say otherwise

The day after Mark Carney’s budget promised a return to unsustainable immigration levels, Statistics Canada revealed a higher unemployment rate.

Canada’s national unemployment rate rose in October to 6.7%, and youth unemployment spiked to 13.7%.

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Canada To Lift Ban On Foreign Buyers of New Homes For “Affordability”

Canada To Lift Ban On Foreign Buyers of New Homes For “Affordability”

Canada has one weird trick to help with housing affordability—sell the new homes you can’t afford to foreign buyers. That’s not a mistake; it’s the pitch in Canada’s Budget 2026, which will extend the foreign buyer ban until 2029. However, this time they plan to exempt foreign buyers to clear the stagnating inventory. Ottawa frames this as a win for affordability despite all evidence suggesting otherwise.


Carney’s developer pals are loving this I bet.

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Carney government budget accelerates growth of Canada’s debt-servicing costs

Carney government budget accelerates growth of Canada’s debt-servicing costs

The 2026 federal budget, delivered Thursday by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, contains a $15-billion lower deficit than last fall’s budget.

“Wow,” you say. “Those Carney Liberals must be doing a remarkable job at cutting government spending. They are clearly honouring their commitment to balance the budget in this election cycle.”

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Thousands from Ukraine, Hong Kong in line to become permanent residents under new plan

Thousands from Ukraine, Hong Kong in line to become permanent residents under new plan

The federal government’s plan to allow 200,000 temporary residents to become permanent residents by the end of next year is targeted in part at clearing backlogs of people who fled unrest in Ukraine and Hong Kong, the prime minister said Friday.

“These are people who are not permanent in terms of the classification, but are effectively permanent residents, and we’re recognizing that,” said Prime Minister Mark Carney Carney at a press conference in Winnipeg.


Carney lies as usual.

Ottawa to grant up to 580,000 permanent residence in 2027

Ottawa could grant permanent residence to as many as 580,000 people in 2027, well about its 380,000 target, as a new one-time measure for up to 200,000 people already living in Canada is counted separately, officials said Friday.

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Dindu Nuffin Fund: Federal government commits $136.3M to Canada’s Black Justice Strategy as advocates push to address the systemic guilt of Black criminals

Dindu Nuffin Fund: Federal government commits $136.3M to Canada’s Black Justice Strategy as advocates push to address the systemic guilt of Black criminals

The federal government is investing $136.3 million over four years into the Black Justice Strategy, a move advocates say will help strengthen community-led programs and tackle the systemic barriers contributing to the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, including as victims of crime.


Toronto’s Most Wanted.

What’s really racist is the trope that we’re responsible for the black community’s criminal lifestyle choices.

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Carney to allow his corporate welfare pals to hire more foreign workers and further impoverish Canadians

Carney to allow his corporate welfare pals to hire more foreign workers and further impoverish Canadians

Ottawa is loosening rules for the Temporary Foreign Worker program, allowing select employers to hire more of those workers, and doubling the length of time they can work for the same employer.

The federal government announced major reforms of the program on Friday after hinting at them in Thursday’s budget. Business groups, such as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, have lobbied the Liberal government in the past year to allow employers to staff more of their businesses with foreign workers, arguing that tightening of immigration rules in 2024 left them struggling to find workers.

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