[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[crazy canuck]

I am trying to think of the last person elevated to the Supreme Court from a trial court

[PRC]

I am trying to think of the last person elevated to the Supreme Court from a trial court

Honest question, is this code for "She is unqualified"?

[crazy canuck]

I don't know near enough about her to make a judgment about that. 

[crazy canuck]

First quarter Federal surplus, if we don't go into a recession the projected deficit could be eliminated entirely.

[Valmy]

First quarter Federal surplus, if we don't go into a recession the projected deficit could be eliminated entirely.

No shit? Way to go Trudeau and company.

[HVC]

Viper must be torn 

[crazy canuck]

First quarter Federal surplus, if we don't go into a recession the projected deficit could be eliminated entirely.

No shit? Way to go Trudeau and company.

I am not sure the government has anything to do with it.  Apparently it is become expenses are way down, because people are going back to work, and revenues are way up - partly because of inflation and partly because of the resource sector boom.

The next election is going to be interesting - under Trudeau this is going to be a clear spend signal.  A more fiscal minded government might take the opportunity to erase some of the debt we acquired during COVID.  The problem is there is not really a sane fiscal minded option at the moment.

[Josephus]

First quarter Federal surplus, if we don't go into a recession the projected deficit could be eliminated entirely.

Fucking Libertarian Liberals

[viper37]

Viper must be torn 

Trudeau will make sure there is no surplus by the time we reach an election.

The new dental and pharma care idiocies aren't financed yet.

[crazy canuck]

First quarter Federal surplus, if we don't go into a recession the projected deficit could be eliminated entirely.

Fucking Libertarian Liberals

 

Viper must be torn 

Trudeau will make sure there is no surplus by the time we reach an election.

The new dental and pharma care idiocies aren't financed yet.

I actually think there is a lot of truth to that, but not because of those programs.  I am more concerned about spending that does not really provide social benefit.

[Grey Fox]

We're having elections    This is going to be a good 35 day campaign. I'm excited.

[PRC]

At the end of July in this thread the WEF / Davos Summit conspiracy that is infecting the Conservative movement in Canada came up. It seems to be a uniquely Canadian conservative thing... I don't think I've seen anything about it in the US political sphere.  It's also now tied itself into the Dutch farmers dispute / fertilizer reduction policies on farms (in Canada I believe the fertilizer reduction policy is a voluntary program).

Here are some more recent appearances of that particular angle.

Here is current CPC leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre in Nanaimo over the weekend:

https://twitter.com/wallydebling/status/1564005999442542593

What do you think if any of my ministers want to go to that big fancy conference of billionaires with the World Economic Forum in Davos, they better make it a one way ticket because they won't be back. <Loud Applause>.

I'm not sure of the CPC leadership polling right now, but I think Pierre is the front runner. 

Also over the weekend in Grande Prairie a large deplorable fellow loudly and aggressively approached Chrystia Freeland shouting vulgarities at her and demanding to know what she was doing in Alberta (note - she was there for meetings, but is also originally from Peace River, Alberta).

https://twitter.com/JaroGiesbrecht/status/1563418678833856513

The guy berating her organizes trucker / freedom convoys and defended his actions as being that of a true patriot.  His rants online are easily found and he is deep into that Klaus Schwab / WEF conspiracy as well.

Danielle Smith, who has also said that no cabinet minister of hers would be allowed to be WEF member, in a recent UCP leadership debate has called for the creation of a Provincial Police force in Alberta so that Federal gun laws could be ignored.  The RCMP, being Federal would of course enforce those gun laws.  The majority of people in Alberta don't want this, it would be an expensive wasteful transition.  It also seems to imply that she, as Premier, would be okay with political interference in justice as this Provincial Police force would take their marching orders from her and not the Feds.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/troubling-that-ucp-leadership-candidates-suggest-alberta-police-not-enforce-federal-gun-laws-expert

"I asked the question to the RCMP: 'when Justin Trudeau says your priority is to go out and start prosecuting firearms offences that have just been made into paperwork crimes, are they gonna do it?' I think they will. This is the reason we need an Alberta provincial police that reports to us," said Smith, suggesting the Alberta government direct law enforcement to focus on gun smuggling instead.

[crazy canuck]

PP is tapping into the conspiracy theories of particularly Evangelicals regarding the New World Order.  Ripe ground in religious communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and some areas of BC.

[crazy canuck]

In other promising fiscal news, BC just announced that it had a surplus of $1.3 billion in the last fiscal year. It had been projecting a deficit of 9.7 billion.

[crazy canuck]

Another data point explaining why budgets are looking so rosy, Canada's economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter.