How Does Media, Publications and Online Rags Avoid Consequences Spreading Leftist Lies? This One Claiming Canada the Land With "Low Unemployment Rates" and "Free" Healthcare

 "Low" unemployment rate and "Free" universal health care? This is Canada? Then why are my (among others) provincial taxes so high with most of those provincial tax dollars going to health care "expenditures"?  Significantly more dollars than  even second place education?  (Yet another example of reckless, leftist reporting when health care is portrayed like this). 

"...With over 100 immigration options, low unemployment rates and free universal healthcare, it is understandable that Canada is popular among those who wish to move abroad..."

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/which-nationalities-want-to-move-to-canada-1116410.html#gs.moi093

Canada's Business Nominee Program Poses Fraud Threats

 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/5-people-from-b-c-and-yukon-charged-in-immigration-fraud-investigation-cbsa-says-1.5206320

Who Loves Permanent Residents More Than the Real Estate Agency: Creating Aritificial Demand Shocks, no Wonder

 Better Dwelling: Toronto and Vancouver Permanent Resident Declines Get Larger.

https://betterdwelling.com/toronto-and-vancouver-permanent-resident-declines-get-larger/

Correction Coming in Equity Markets?

 November's returns up 12.7%.  Looking to buy puts on SPY

VIX Below 20?!?!? Calm Before the Storm...

With record monthly returns (especially during an election year) on the DOW, all time record highs, a surprisingly quiet post-Biden victory/pre-handover by Trump period, tax loss selling upcoming from year end approaching to book returns (and bonuses for portfolio managers), surprising to see market reflected as such.  

Time to buy VIX, GLD call options and SPY puts. More to follow...

Canadian Citizenship, What's It Worth? 20 Questions, 30 minutes, In Your Pyjamas (Look For Scores of 100% Woth New Online, Unsupervised Exam)

 https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/canada-is-resuming-online-citizenship-testing-1116403.html#gs.micor3

"...As of September 7, about 85,000 people were waiting to take the citizenship test, according to IRCC data...."

"...As part of the Citizenship Act, all citizenship applicants between ages 18 to 54 must demonstrate knowledge of Canada in order to become citizens. Prior to 1994, this process was done by interview, which is still the case for applicants over age 55...."

With 300,000 Ex Pats Already in HongKong That Could All Return To Canada at Same Time, Liberals Approve More Ways Aimed at HongKong Youth to Enter, Stay, Work in Canada on Path to Quicker Permanent Residency Status

 "...The government will also expedite study permit applications for eligible Hong Kong youth who wish to study in Canada. Once they complete their studies, these students will be able to apply directly for permanent residence through the second pathway.

Under these new programs, applicants will be able to include spouses, partners and dependent children residing in the country as part of their application..."

...Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) are another immigration option. More than 240,000 people are expected to get Canadian permanent residence through PNPs between now and 2023

...Canadians can also sponsor their parents and grand parents for permanent residence. Next year, Canada aims to accept 30,000 applications through the Parents and Grandparents Program.

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/canadian-immigration-options-for-hong-kong-residents-1116377.html#gs.mic9rd

Dow Passes 30,000! Among the Big Winners - Oil and Gas, Pipelines (Yes, That's Right)

 Dow Jones hits 30,000 for first time as Wall Street bets on 2021 bounce | Financial Post

During a Pandemic, Quaranting, (Supposed) Restricted Travel and Record Unemployment, Liberals Steamroll On With Record Immigration, Permanent Residents, Parent/Grandparent Reunification, Temporary Resident Programs

During a pandemic, these numbers should they not have been reviewed and thought to be adjusted rather than steamrolling in the current vector? 

"...This has been a banner year for Express Entry in spite of COVID-19 with Canada having already invited 92,350 immigration candidates in 2020, the highest level ever. Canada could end the year by surpassing 100,000 invitations to apply for the very first time since Express Entry was born in 2015...

...For 2020, IRCC will invite up to 10,000 sponsors to apply to sponsor parents and grandparents for Canadian immigration. Next year, IRCC is expected to invite up to 30,000 sponsors..."

...Mendicino recently told Bloomberg that Canada is looking into more ways to allow temporary residents to transition to permanent residents. This is supposed to help make up for the decline in new immigrants admitted to Canada during the pandemic, which has also resulted in a hit to Canada’s population and economic growth. Though we don’t know exactly when this announcement will be made, it’s worth keeping on the radar. While it could come as soon as by December, IRCC sometimes delays such major announcements until after the holidays.

There are a number of ways the federal government can create more pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers and international students. Here are some of the options IRCC could employ to allow more temporary residents to become Canadian permanent residents...."

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/what-to-expect-in-canadian-immigration-this-december-1116360.html#gs.ls4d09

Trudeau's Vaccine Lies Are Showing After Rolling Out Soft Spoken Procurement Minister This Whole Time

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-warns-covid-19-vaccine-will-come-later-to-canada-than-other-countries

Anything to carry this underhanded, non-transparent government through minority status for another day.  Cracks appearing now in Trudeau's false hopes of vaccine vision for Canadians as timeline and capacity limits start to sink in.  Vaccines for Canadians in early 2022 for something that has not yet been approved by any country nevermind Canada, manufactured, shipped after being determined where in the queue Canada lies (at least behind US, Germany and probably a good part of Europe) is impossible no matter how many millions of vaccinations this government has claimed to have under contract. 

Why is Minister of Innovation (Imagination?) Navdeep Bains involved in this? Vaccine manufacturing facilities are a "need", they don't exist already to make better or "innovate" them.  It's binary. 

"...Industry Minister Navdeep Bains said unfortunately there were no simple solutions when it came to increasing manufacturing.

“We need to recognize that building these complex bio-manufacturing facilities takes time,” he said.

At the start of the pandemic, Canada made virtually no personal protective equipment inside our borders. Bains said the government has worked to change that and will do the same with vaccines...'

"Virtual" Citizenship Testing Due to Backlog?

 https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/advocates-calling-on-canada-to-resolve-citizenship-application-backlog-1116315.html#gs.m6hbkd

Whatever Happened to Commonwealth Young Workers/Travellers Being Able to Work in Canada due to Commonwealth Membership? Now Called Bilateral "Youth Mobility Agreement"

 https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/some-iec-participants-outside-canada-granted-loi-extensions-1116324.html#gs.m6ec84

https://www.canadavisa.com/international-experience-canada-program.html?_ga=2.85009049.1481501010.1606129108-75025302.1597487924#gs.m6ekz8

Canada's Immigration By The Numbers: Are They Fair?

 "...India is by far Canada’s leading source of immigrants and international students.

In 2019, Canada welcomed over 85,000 immigrants from India, which was one-quarter of the over 341,000 new permanent residents admitted by Canada.

Last year, Canada hosted 220,000 international students which is more than one-third of the over 640,000 international students in Canada in 2019...."

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/visa-application-centres-are-re-opening-in-india-1116345.html#gs.lxtqwg

Canadian Immigration Motivations: Is it About Values, Canadian Culture, Safety, Rule of Law, History, How Viewed On World Stage, Or....

 https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/interest-in-canadian-immigration-increased-between-april-and-august-2020-1116325.html#gs.lxuv00

Although, "prospective immigrants expect economic conditions in their home country to be worse than in Canada...", yet...

"...Nearly half of respondents, 48 per cent, said that an economic recession in Canada would have no impact on their immigration plans...."

??????????

 

During Pandemic Liberals Continue With the "Hard Work" Concerning Covid and Fighting Immediate Spread, Deaths from Virus With...Climate Change Targets in Three Decades From Now

 Canadians cannot even have disclosure on current pandemic spending from the Finance Minister, nevrmind this.  (Maybe by 2030 we'll have that too)

"...to set five-year targets, beginning in 2030... It also requires the finance minister to provide annual reports on what she is doing to guard against financial risks posed by climate change..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-formalizes-net-zero-emissions-plans-after-decades-of-failure-to-meet-climate-targets

Liberals' Immigration Numbers - Do They Even Add Up? Now 70,000 Allowed Under Spousal Immigration (Of Supposedly 400,000 Annually)

 https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/canada-is-processing-more-spousal-immigration-applications-1116330.html#gs.lcjnge

"...Prior to the pandemic, Canada was aiming to welcome 70,000 new immigrants under its Spouses, Partners and Children category. Under its new 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan this target will increase to around 80,000 annually moving forward..."

Without a Vaccine, Will Canada Ever Reduce Its Covid Cases With this Lack of Quarantining: 6.5 Million Entries Into Canada Dud Nit Quarantine According to CSIB Estimates

 Surely the Government of Canada keeps track ( and stop calling me Shirley)

"...More than five million arrivals into Canada have been allowed to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement put in place when the country closed its borders to non-essential travel in late March, the Canada Border Services Agency estimates.

The data — which was compiled by the CBSA at the request of CBC News — shows that more than 80 per cent of the 6.5 million total arrivals into Canada between March 31 and Nov. 12 were exempt from the quarantine meant to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The arrival numbers include repeat entries by the same person.

...The CBSA calculated a total of 5.3 million quarantine-exempt entries, but said the number is only an estimate because the federal government didn't start to track everyone in that group until July 31... "

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quarantine-exempt-travellers-border-covid-19-canada-essential-workers-1.5804848

In a Pandemic, Canada Surpasses its Own Targets in Admitting Those Under Express Entry: 92,350

 "...Express Entry: 5,000 ITAs in biggest draw ever

Canada has now issued 92,350 ITAs this year, surpassing targets.

The new draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 92,350. This year is shaping up to be a new record-breaking year for Express Entry, as the number of ITAs issued to date is the highest it has ever been.

The large number of ITAs is in line with Canada’s commitment to welcome over 400,000 new immigrants in 2021, most of them coming through the Express Entry system..."

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/express-entry-5000-itas-biggest-draw-ever-1116275.html#gs.laiyd0

Pfizer CEO Councidental Planned Share Sale Date and Release date of Results..Hmmmm

 https://financialpost.com/financial-times/why-the-pfizer-ceo-selling-62-of-his-stock-the-same-day-as-the-vaccine-announcement-looks-bad

"...Shares in Pfizer rose 7 per cent and chief executive Albert Bourla sold US$5.6 million of stock at a whisker from the company’s all-time high.

This drew some negative attention. But Pfizer rolled out a tried-and-tested response. “The sale of these shares is part of Bourla’s personal financial planning and a pre-established (10b5-1) plan, which allows, under SEC rules, major shareholders and insiders of exchange-listed corporations to trade a pre-determined number of shares at a pre-determined time,” Pfizer said."

House of Commons Tennis: Poilievre Relentlessly Asks Finance Minister What Are the Limits According to Recent Speech, And....

 https://fb.watch/1N4LukcBXC/

It Does Not Even Pause During a Pandemic:Canada Immigration News: 15,000 people obtained Canadian permanent residence in September

With lockdowns, record unemployment, record housing prices this is the government's response 

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/15000-people-obtained-canadian-permanent-residence-in-september-1116317.html

Was Canada Overly Generous, Spend Too Much During the Pandemic? Incomes Actually Increased 11%

"...A new report by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) shows that household incomes in Canada increased by 11 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, while incomes in other developed nations including the U.K., France and Germany decreased. The boost came despite a more than 10 per cent contraction in the Canadian economy over the same period, shortly after strict lockdowns were introduced across the country...."

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadas-generous-covid-19-income-supports-vastly-outpaced-other-developed-nations-oecd-report

In 2024: Americans Elect Pfizer as Their President Based on its Handling of Covid and its Impact on the Stock Market, Economy

How to Avoid Answering a Question (Chrystia Freeland Unable to Name One Single Country WIth Worse Unemployment, Debt than Canada)

 https://fb.watch/1Kf-HMc54q/

Liberals Never Miss a Chance to Create a Migration Problem, Need Then See Themselves as the Solution: Allowing Hongkongers Into Canada After Protests Now - Is This Not A Little Too Late?

In Hong Kong, 300,000 already are Canadian ex-pats that can return to Canada at any time, yet Canada wants to bend over backward for students and asylum seekers from Hong Kong

 "...Under the changes Mendocino announced students from Hong Kong will be able to stay for an extended period on work permits and the government will introduce new work permits for people in Hong Kong who have recently completed post-secondary education. The government will also set a clear path for people on work permits to apply for permanent residency.

There are 300,000 Canadians living in Hong Kong and Mendocino said any travel documents they need will be expedited and their immediate family members will be able to travel to Canada in spite of COVID-19 restrictions."

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-opens-doors-wider-to-immigrants-from-hong-kong-as-china-clamps-down

History in Canada is "Selective" and is Researched and Retold to Satisfy Causes, Portray Someone Or Something Negatively: Schools are Failing Students and Canadians of Canadian History Education

50th anniversary of the October Crisis?...crickets.  Do Canadians acknowledge Samuel de Champlain's founding/settlement of Quebec City of New France on July 3rd, 1608?...Never.  Countdown to 40th anniversary of the often quoted and relied upon Charter of Rights and Freedoms?...Not an ounce of anticipation.  102nd anniversary of World War 1, 75th anniversary of end of World War 2 and 70th anniversary of Korean war and Canada's contributions to them?...Covid times, observe at home, no history tests, mention or ceremonies for that.   

Sadly in Canada, "...History is an afterthought in this country, and always has been. Only a tiny fraction of those kids will go on to study history after high school, and what little they’ve learned will get muddled in their minds as time passes — this is the nature of things. So we shouldn’t be surprised when people are shocked that bad things happened in Canada, and that even some of our most pivotal citizens were sometimes responsible for them. The principal is more right than she knew — we really are discovering all this in recent years.

But that’s only because we haven’t been paying attention. Macdonald’s conduct wasn’t recently discovered because some trove of documents was unearthed that radically altered our view of the man..."

Combined with the Proposed Changes to the $5 bill, Past Prime Ministers, Historical Figures and Canadian History Itself is Being Rewritten in a Way to Appease the Righteous and Virtuous Left

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/sir-john-a-macdonald-high-school-near-halifax-changing-its-name-to-be-more-inclusive

ETFs: Success Begets Success...And More Buying...And More Success...And More Contributions...And More Buying

 Can anyone start to see how the rel estate market works now?

BNN: World's biggest ETF lures US$9.8B in a day on vaccine hope.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/world-s-biggest-etf-lures-us-9-8b-in-a-day-on-vaccine-hope-1.1520254

On the Overly Sensitive Issue of Immigration, thr Financial Post Has Some Sobering Opinions and Polls Around Liberal-ly Increasing Annual Immigration Numbers at This Time

 

"...A new poll by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News notes that a mere 17 per cent of Canadian respondents believe the country should accept more immigrants in 2021 than it did last year.

As many as 40 per cent of respondents said the government should in fact reduce the number of new permanent residents accepted in 2021 below 340,000, while 36 per cent favoured the same immigration levels as 2019.

Opposition parties are also raising concerns, Bloomberg reported.

“We’re facing 9 per cent to 10 per cent unemployment — more than a million Canadians are out of work,” Conservative lawmaker Raquel Dancho told Bloomberg in an interview, adding that affordable housing is also scarce. “Where are these folks going to work? Where are these folks going to live?”..."

https://financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-canada-and-the-u-s-s-fierce-rivalry-is-poised-to-resume-in-this-one-key-area-under-joe-biden

Another Day, Another Liberal Conflict on the Desk of the Ethics Commissioner

"...Yasmin Ratansi, who represents Don Valley East for the Liberals, says in a statement posted to Facebook on Monday night that she “made an error” by employing her sister..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberal-mp-resigns-from-caucus-after-employing-sister-in-constituency-office

The Idiocy of Unions ans "Collective" Agreements: Canada's Senior Care Homes

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/company-says-union-rejected-deal-to-pay-employees-more-to-work-exclusively-at-its-long-term-care-homes-during-pandemic

In offering higher wages to workers to exclusively work at one seniors home to prevent the spread of covid, the union argued that ALL employees should receive the raise whether at one location or not.  A "unionspeak" head scratcher. 

"...Levitt said the union argued all employees should get a raise, which Levitt said defeated the purpose of the offer to incentivize employees to work at just one home before the provinces brought in their own rules during the first wave of the pandemic..."

Justin's Most Anxious Tweet of All Time: His Finger Was On the Button For Three Days Waiting to Send That One.

 https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/im-really-looking-forward-to-working-together-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-congratulates-biden-on-u-s-election-win?fbclid=IwAR11dSVSWOghm15V4L4STEt7rBESM2kbFndKY-_L3VjyHE9iW5V4cErQuMk

Epic Returns Today on the Broader Markets (Gold Not So Much): Could it Be Due to Harsher October Leading Into Election Than 2016

 

Canada's Express Entry Program Comprising 25% of Future Immigration Levels: Will This be the Program That Fixes Them All?

 Somehow this is supposed to fix the record breaking unemployment as well as chronic "skills shortages" and "aging population" - two of the problems every time you open a paper and that have been unsolved issues for decades despite Canada's overly generous immigration programs. Will this  be the program that finally gets it right?

"...The admission target for Canada’s PNP has been set in the plan at 80,800 for 2021, and this number is expected to increase annually.

For 2022 and 2023, IRCC is planning to raise the number of PNP admissions to 81,500 and 83,000, respectively...."

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/an-overview-of-canadas-pnp-immigration-results-in-october-2020-1116229.html#gs.ktfho7

Whenever You (Liberals) Need a Head Scratching Answer, Send in Minister Jean-Yves Duclos: How Does He Sleep at Night?

 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/opposition-grills-treasury-board-president-about-lacking-transparency-on-billions-in-federal-spending

Once again Minister Jean-Yves Duclos gets the short end of the stick.  Whenever a bewildering answer is required to an obvious problem, send out Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. He has made a career of it.   Whether it is explaining why Services Canada began using "Parent 1" and "Parent 2" versus Mom and/or Dad or this basic question of "where are the billions going?", Duclos is the mindless Liberal robot that actually speaks the illogical answers/justifications.  How can he sleep at night? 

The US Election NIght is Over. Now Back to Our Ethics Challenged, Free-Spending, Scandal Plagued, Thug Country Admiring, Harper Blaming, Fillibustering, Nontransparent, Question Dodging, Election Reform Faking, Costume Wearing Canadian Programming....

Is the Media Biased? Just Tune In To CTV's Coverage of The US Election and Trump's "Record"

 Wasn't Ronald Reagan an actor? 

Twitter (The Biggest Benefactor of This Trump Presidency) Looked Like Pricing in a Biden Win As of the Weekend; Up Today on the Eve of US Election

 

Post Hallowe'en Fright: Liberals Propping Up "Approved" Media Sources Through, of All Things, a CRA Approved Tax Credit (The Gall of it All)

As tax season approaches...

Rarely do I post from this source, but it has one of the most plain uses of explaining financial details to the broader masses.  And if you are not frightened by this plain English (although Hallowe'en has already passed), I'm not sure how else to explain.  The $500 Digital News Subscription Tax Credit is an income tax measuresmeant "to support journalism".  Laughable and horrific at the same time. 

Not only that, the Liberals have set up, through CRA approvals, have set up a "Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization" allowed to call what is "news" and approve "journalism".  

Anyone remember reading that book 1984 in high school? 

https://www.fool.ca/2020/10/30/canada-revenue-agency-did-you-claim-the-500-digital-news-subscription-tax-credit/

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/business-tax-credits/canadian-journalism-labour-tax-credit/qualified-canadian-journalism-organization.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/business-tax-credits/canadian-journalism-labour-tax-credit/guidance.html#h_2

"...Qualified Canadian journalism organization...To be designated as a qualified Canadian journalism organization (QCJO), an organization is required to meet the criteria set out in the Income Tax Act. For more information on these criteria, go to Guidance on income tax measures to support journalism..."

"...An organization must first be designated as a QCJO to claim the Canadian journalism labour tax credit; potentially have their subscription costs be considered as qualifying subscription expenses for the digital news subscription tax credit; and/or apply for qualified donee status as a registered journalism organization..."

"...The CRA will work with the Independent Advisory Board on the Eligibility for Journalism Tax Measures (Advisory Board), who will review application and make recommendations as to whether the organization produces original news content and follows journalistic processes and principles..."

"...1. Background:1.1. Federal Budget 2019 introduced three income tax measures to provide support to Canadian journalism organizations producing original news content, namely:

a 25% refundable labour tax credit for salary or wages payable in respect of an eligible newsroom employee on or after January 1, 2019;

a 15% non-refundable personal income tax credit to allow individuals to claim digital news subscription costs paid to a qualifying organization after 2019 and before 2025; and

extending eligibility for registration as a qualified donee to registered journalism organizations (RJO), beginning on January 1, 2020.

1.2. The legislation amending the Income Tax Act (the Act) related to the above measures, received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019..."

Another Day, Another Liberal Scandal Brewing: Facebook Oversight or Lobbying? Will Canadians Ever Learn?

Here comes the next Liberals' scandal walking straight down Yonge St plain as day.  Still have not learned from scandalous lobbying fiascos of the past...

"...FRIENDS [of Canadian Broadcasting] is alarmed to learn of the cozy relationship between one of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s most senior officials … and Facebook’s most senior Canadian lobbyist,” the organization’s executive director, Daniel Bernhard, wrote in a letter to Guilbeault Thursday.

Of particular alarm for Bernhard is the fact that Chan told Ripley that he was open to hiring public servants who took a temporary leave of absence from their department to come work for Facebook. They could then later return to their public sector jobs.

“Incredibly, Mr. Ripley saw no problem with Facebook’s suggestion that these staffers return to public office after a short stint at Facebook, so that they could resume regulating the company that had just paid them handsomely,” Bernhard wrote to the minister..."

Immigration Reporting by the CBC: Liberals' New and Lofty Goals During Pandemic Unemployment

 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1813943363773

Justin's Selective Apology Process: Apologize for Any Past Wrong, but Not When Your Father is Involved

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-october-crisis-apology-is-deserved-despite-sovereigntists-romanticizing-of-flq

Justin is turning down a chance to apologize for a monumental, dark moment in Canadian history involving Quebec?  Oh right, because his Dad was involved 

"...It’s the 50th anniversary of the FLQ Crisis, and the House of Commons is divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should apologize, on behalf of the government, for turning Montreal into a police state. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet moved a motion demanding it on Thursday. The New Democrats support it, while the Liberals and Conservatives aren’t interested....That’s perhaps understandable: Pierre Trudeau is a Liberal saint..."