Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government

OTTAWA—The federal Liberal government is looking at selling Canadian airports off to private owners saying it wants to streamline operations and passenger services, attract more business investment to Canada, and even direct possible proceeds into a national sovereign wealth fund.

The morning after the spring economic update hinted at the government’s plans, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon downplayed the prospect of any swift moves to privatize.

He told reporters Wednesday “we’re in the early stages of a process with airport authorities and other partners to determine the best way forward.”

The great sell off begins.

Given that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it, the fact that Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne reported a drop in last year’s projected deficit from $78.3 billion to $66.9 billion — a decrease of $11.4 billion — in Tuesday’s spring economic statement should surprise no one.

It’s an old trick used by finance ministers for decades, regardless of political stripe, but perfected by the Jean Chretien Liberal government from 1993 to 2003.

Despite claims that “Canada’s new government” is being run by prudent fiscal managers, Ottawa still has a spending problem. In many ways, the spring economic update is proving something the Conservatives have been saying for months and most Canadians were not believing.

Mark Carney’s government is a lot like Justin Trudeau’s government and that includes their interventionist economic view and out-of-control spending.

OTTAWA — The regime to investigate wrongdoing and protect whistleblowers within the federal government is on the verge of collapse under a relentless surge of allegations and complaints, Canada’s integrity commissioner says — and this week’s fiscal update did nothing to address the growing problem.

Sitting down inside her sparsely decorated office near Parliament Hill on Wednesday, public sector integrity commissioner Harriet Solloway described how her team of nine investigators and seven lawyers is drowning under a deepening caseload it doesn’t have the resources to get under control.

On April 17, Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated the anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and declared that “it is up to us all to protect the values of freedom and equality enshrined in the Charter.”

Unfortunately, despite the fact that he has attempted to associate his Liberal government with the edifice of human rights in Canada, it is evident that Mark Carney has merely paid a glib lip service to Canada’s Charter and the fundamental human rights of all Canadians.

One of the key figures in patriating Canada’s constitution and bringing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms into being says the Carney government is out of line. Former Newfoundland Premier Brian Peckford, the last living elected official who helped seal the deal, says in asking the Supreme Court to alter the Notwithstanding Clause, the Carney government is acting unconstitutionally.

Rather than pay down the federal government’s debt, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a $25-billion sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Canada Strong Fund, which will join with private interests to invest in nation-building projects. It could grow even larger by selling a “retail investment product” to any Canadians who for some reason want to hold shares in politically-directed projects like high-speed rail, mining critical minerals and expanding the Port of Churchill.

Brookfield Corporation has not filed a single lobbying communication report with the federal government since Mark Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister on March 14, 2025.

Brookfield Asset Management has never filed one. Not a single Monthly Communication Report in the entire history of the federal lobbying registry.

h/t Mauser

On Tuesday, the federal government released its spring fiscal update, revealing a whopping budget deficit this year and continued high deficits in years to come. Despite promising a “very different approach” from his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to dig a deeper hole, particularly for younger generations of Canadians.

To quickly recap, the Trudeau government borrowed historically-large amounts of money to fuel its voracious spending habits. As a result, federal per-person spending and debt reached the highest levels in Canadian history (adjusted for inflation) while the government ran nine consecutive budget deficits. In other words, Trudeau created a fiscal mess.