As Upton Sinclair famously said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
That has been on full display among the chattering classes in Ottawa of late among politicians, rent-seekers and special interest groups whose political and economic fortunes depend on the public believing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax will do what he says it will do.
“With conflict of interest, the rule of Caesar’s wife applies. It must not only be pure but must be seen to be pure.” — Bursey vs. Acadia Motors, N.B. Court of Appeal
Does the conduct of our former governor general, David Johnston, in accepting the position of special rapporteur with respect to the Chinese government’s influence in two federal elections, a post that requires him to decide on the ethics of his friend and cottage neighbour Justin Trudeau, pass the purity test? Meaning, not only is he free of a conflict of interest, but is he “seen” to be “pure,” (i.e. unimpeachable) as well?
Johnston is a member of Canada’s China Class, like Justin Trudeau, Dominic Barton, John McCallum and many others in government, business and academia.
They have conspired to sell our country out to the ChiComs for personal gain.
They deserve nothing but our contempt.
OTTAWA — Even on the playground of the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, circa 1984, Justin Trudeau was a polarizing figure.
This was Montreal, after all, at the tail end of his father’s prime ministership. Strong feelings clung to the family name, residue of the federalist victory in Quebec’s first failed referendum on separation and the constitutional dramas that encircled it. And boys at the prestigious Jesuit school were fully apprised of the sharpest polemical takes.
“I guess kids that age are the reflection of their parents’ talk at home,” said Marc Miller, who befriended the young Trudeau when they met in advanced English at Brébeuf that year.
Can you hear that endless laughter from behind the closed doors of the Prime Minister’s Office? If anything, the past few weeks have proven that PM Justin Trudeau and his political operatives take Canadians for fools. Their audacious announcements and admissions are outrageous.
In response to Canadians’ call for an independent public inquiry into the revelations about the undue influences of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Canada, the PM hand-picked a longtime family friend to serve as his “special rapporteur” and provide his government counsel on possible next steps – counsel Trudeau signals will not be forthcoming until the end of May.
Governments are very much like a carton of milk – there is a best before date after which, many times, things turn sour.
Have Justin Trudeau’s Liberals passed their expiration date? Right now, all the major indicators are trending in that direction.
Recent intelligence leaks that revealed Chinese agents trying to manipulate Canadian election outcomes were just the latest wake-up call that the Beijing regime is not a responsible international stakeholder, let alone a trustworthy friend or partner of Canada.
China’s consulate in Vancouver conducts political screening on the potential leadership at influential community organizations that promote candidates for Canadian political office, according to a recording obtained by The Globe and Mail of remarks by a former executive of one of those groups.
Based in Richmond, B.C., the Canadian Community Service Association, or CCSA, regularly attracts Canadian political leaders and Chinese diplomats to its events, calling itself “the Chinese community’s spiritual home,” and a hub for trade and cultural exchange between the two countries.
We have serious security issues with 5th Columns in Canada.
This is what Multiculturalism has brought us to. Tell the Uniparty to take a hike.
A confidential poll last year indicated widespread concerns expressed by Canadians who think the federal government is not leading the country in the right direction.
“Most were of the view the country was currently headed in the wrong direction,” said the Nov. 4 poll, reported to the Privy Council Office, and obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.
OTTAWA – Members of a parliamentary committee say they continue to wait for information about when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was briefed about Beijing’s alleged interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
MPs from the procedure and House affairs committee have sent a letter to Canada’s top civil servant, the clerk of the Privy Council, following up on their previous request for answers.
The former chief economic analyst of Statistics Canada says the Trudeau government’s failure to control spending as demonstrated in last month’s budget is working against the Bank of Canada’s policy to reduce inflation.
Former governor-general David Johnston will be given broad powers to investigate foreign interference in Canada and paid around $1,500 a day over the course of his probe, which follows Globe and Mail reporting on Chinese government meddling in this country’s elections.
Mr. Johnston will be empowered to “review any classified or unclassified records and documents, including, where necessary in their estimation, records protected by cabinet confidence,” the government said in a statement on Thursday detailing his role as special rapporteur.
Johnston is a member in good standing of Canada’s China Class, he’s already a sell-out like Justin.
This is my favourite tweet in a long while.
It is from Chrystia Freeland.
She is Canada’s finance minister. She is also deputy prime minister.
Amazingly — there are no “idle hands” in Ms. Freeland’s workshop — she is also on the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum.
Both of the federal agencies tasked with reviewing what the Liberal government and security agencies knew about allegations of foreign interference in the last two Canadian elections — and when they knew it — do not have an automatic right to review cabinet records.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) are not allowed to review cabinet documents.
The agency that safeguards those records — the Privy Council Office (PCO) — will not guarantee that either agency will get an exemption from that rule for the foreign interference probe.
‘Most households will see a net loss, paying more in the federal fuel charge and GST,’ the PBO says
… Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield wrote an open letter to Giroux on Wednesday asking him to take a broader perspective, arguing the PBO wasn’t factoring in the cost of climate inaction.
“In light of the overwhelming body of evidence, including your own analysis, that climate change is bringing huge costs to bear on Canadians, I would ask that you launch a new study that integrates both sides of the climate ledger into your assessment,” Longfield wrote.
Make 2+2=5!
Canadian soldiers were sent to Poland last October, with more sent in February and March. In all, there are about 100 Canadian soldiers in Poland. They are there as part of Operation Unifier to train Ukrainian forces in “battlefield tactics and advanced military skills.”
But the Canadian Armed Forces didn’t send a cook with them. Our soldiers were told to eat out at local restaurants and turn in their receipts to be paid back.
Except they aren’t being reimbursed. Like seemingly everything else in the federal government, there is a months-long backlog in processing their expense claims.
