Welcome Back To Canada Carney: Canada Has a New "Shadow Finance Minister" (Bye Bye "Oh No Morneau")

After empty comments by Justin that the corrupt Finance Minister Bill ("oh no") Morneau who "forgets" to pay back travel expenses to foreign countries under the guise of "charity", will not be fired, Mark Carney, the ex-Governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, has come back and basically is acting as Shadow Finance Minister in name, more than likely has the reins to the actual role.  Bill Morneau has not shown face since his unrehearsed and quick "I have to apologize" apology (July 17, 2020) at a speaking event right after the story came out.  Neither has Justin showed face (to be expected whenever there is a crisis) but he is rumoured to be gallivanting in Georgian Bay at a rich family/Liberal donor's cottage (Westons? The ones that received $12 Million for new environmentally friendly refrigerators). 

I'll go further and say the hiring of Mark Carney signals a change in the Liberal party.  Could he be eventual leader?  If so, it would solve many issues - finance issues as Oh No Morneau has shown his corrupt leanings; ethics issues that the Liberal party cannot seem to figure out and now in its third episode; succession issues if Justin's fall from grace continues since his 2015 election; and, budgetting issues (not just a socks budget but for an entire country and give it more than just an after thought). 

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-the-bus-approaches-bill-morneau/wcm/659c0954-3999-4b8d-ba5c-e242e9257769/

Liberal Unaccountability - Let Us Count the Ways

It is no secret the handouts being doled out by the Liberals have provided much needed financial resources to a broad base of Canadians.  However, it is clear that the focus has been on younger (potenially future Liberal) voters with so many dollars thrown at them, for such a demographic that lacks financial obligations, has existing shelter and resources.  Meanwhile, seniors are still waiting on their $300 cheque, the demographic that has paid an entire career's worth of taxes and beyond into their retirements!

This blatant favouritism I cannot believe more Canadians are not discussing this.  With Sophie as "an Ambassador" and Justin admittedly having done work for WE previously, the conflicts around this are endless.

"...“When the Federal Government ‘outsources’ the delivery of a grant program it effectively does an end run around transparency and Parliament as NGO’s are not subject to the same federal ATIP information requirements . This is deeply concerning,” Conservative MP Dan Albas tweeted.

“$900 Million. Journalists cannot use ATIP. MPs cannot review this spending at committee. The Auditor General will not be able to audit it. Trudeau Liberals will not even disclose the contract details. So much is wrong here,” he added on social media Friday.."

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/trudeau-says-charity-with-ties-to-him-and-his-wife-only-one-that-could-run-covid-19-student-volunteer-grant-program/wcm/ffefc862-60ba-4085-aeb2-4eddb8fcc547/

And Yet Another Trudeau Gaffe...And, Of Course, Apology: When Is Justin Going To Learn...And Grow Up?

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-pm-scores-a-direct-hit-on-the-core-of-brand-trudeau?video_autoplay=true

I do not understand how a room full of supposedly up and coming, intelligent, well(er) off than Trudeau's version of the middle class paying a $750 annual/entrance fee will continue to cast votes for this Liberal regime.

Where is Justin? Another Multi-person Attack, This Time With a Gun, And Another Round of Unreleased Information About the Attacker

https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/toronto-danforth-shooting#comments-area

As Toronto has grown exponentially through never ending developments of condo and housing, transit expansions, growing employers, more attractions and Canadians and non-Canadians from visa recipients, permanent residents and refugee claims (like my Uber driver this week) moving to Canada's largest city, these types of horrific and sad events are unfortunately on the rise.

Toronto, it is time to stop having our heads in the sands as a "nice Canadian town" and take a hard look at all municipal, provincial and federals laws including: i) gun laws, more importantly, ii) enforcement of those gun laws, and iii) Canada's porous borders lacking full security.

Although John Tory and Premier Doug Ford have made announcements, we are still awaiting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acknowledgement.  Maybe he is having a "me day" on this Monday.

According to his Twitter account, he is focused on the child care benefit (after screwing it up after taking office), Special Olympics athletes and Tim Horton's day (it is good they are receiving the attention on this) and a group called #monsheong (which is unclear what it is - a predominantly Asian youth group? However, it appears The Justin visited an Asian seniors home. No further description on Twitter page). 

Illegal Border Crossing - Crisis Levels

http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-poor-asylum-seekers-dump-expensive-electronics

While this forum does not like referring any credit to publications withe the word "Sun", it appears this one is the only one writing about such politically sensitive topic and is likely to be an important election issue and topic of debate in 2019. 

It appears, Plattsburg, NY is the new Ellis Island, NY.

"...While many of asylum seekers are desperate and downtrodden, others appear to be more well-off. One of the families that arrived and crossed illegally into Canada while the Sun was at the border was carrying several pieces of expensive suitcases with airline tags.

The tags’ label said PBG – the airport code for Plattsburg International Airport in upstate New York. There are limited flights that take travelers to this airport, with flights mostly originating from Boston and various cities in Florida.

While news reports typically say that most migrants take the bus from New York City to get to this illegal border crossing, others fly from different parts of the world...."

Dude, Where's Jim Carr? Liberals Doing A Commendable Job Of Keeping Canada's Resources Landlocked And Worthless

It's official, 1) Justin and his merry band of Liberals have just shown who their "favourite child (province)" is as well as 2) provinces can now over-ride the Government of Canada on Federal Issues. I'm tired of paying Federal tax - can the province throw that out the window too? Oh wait, Kathleen receives $20 Billion to $25 Billion from the feds annually.

After having APPROVED the pipeline and previously making comments about "military" clearing the way if warranted (later "apologizing" - a lot of apologies in this Liberal government), where oh where is Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr these days?

http://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/kinder-morgan-considering-investing-elsewhere-if-trans-mountain-pipeline-untenable

Let's Take a Look at the C$ Since Justin Was Elected Shall We...

With no signs of pipeline clarity, no estimates of paying down debts, and taxes creeping in everywhere, get ready for a sub $0.70 C$...

More "Transparency and Openness" From our Liberal Federal Government, This Time Disallowing Those To Testify Thanks To Majority Status in the House of Commons

Justin and his over-taxing, over-spending cohorts really do not want the truth to appear concerning what really happened on the India trip/vacation/trade mission

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberals-block-tory-effort-to-call-national-security-adviser-to-testify-on-atwal-1.3824482

The Problem with Lightning Rod, Controversial Industries and Projects in Canada? The "Real" Stakeholders Who Will Have the "Real" Benefits Are Diluted Among Foreign Efforts

Yes, "sabotage" is an excellent choice of a word.  Unfortunately it is Canadians that have to live with the negative consequences, not the moral and protesting victory - those are the "non-stakeholder" sources. 

http://business.financialpost.com/opinion/canadians-are-realizing-foreign-groups-sabotaged-our-energy-economy-for-no-good-reason

Further to Trudeau's Disastrous India Trip/Vacation, Light is Shed on The Voting Reasons of Why This Was Planned (or at Least Attempted in This Case)

Rarely would any publication with "Sun" in it be placed on this forum; however, some interesting insight that no other media would touch (certainly not the CBC).

It is not as simple as just about beating Jagmeet Singh at his own game and claiming the Sikh Punjabi votes rather than allow vote splitting in 2019's election, but all of this is happening under our noses.

Thr attrention from the the farce of Trudeau's travels has now uncovered this....

http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-why-sikhs-are-so-powerful-in-canadian-politics

More Bad Company and Commotion on Justin's India or Bust Trip

If the Liberal aim was to be more noticebale than Jagmeet Singh among a certain demographic, well they certainly achieved that.

Gatecrashers and a run on the Crown Royal: The other screw-ups on Trudeau’s India trip:
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/christie-blatchford-more-liberal-gaffes-uncovered-from-trudeaus-not-so-excellent-india-visit

"Poll: 40% of Canadians disapprove of 2018 budget, overwhelmingly prefer Ottawa balance the books"

Poll: 40% of Canadians disapprove of 2018 budget, overwhelmingly prefer Ottawa balance the books:
http://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/poll-40-of-canadians-disapprove-of-2018-budget-overwhelmingly-prefer-ottawa-balance-the-books

The Fallout From the 2018 Federal Budget - Let The World Markets Speak....

C$ in freefall this morning...

Fairness, Fairness, Fairness - Maybe if you Say it Often Enough, the Masses Will Believe You; Yet No Notion of "Balanced Books"

Yesterday as The Justin was having his SECOND "me" day after his India debaucle in avoiding an obvious lion's den episode of question period, the budget was released.  Spoiler alert - still no clarity on when our out of control deficits will start to approach a declining trend, or even a plateau.

While claiming "growth is there", in reality, maybe gowth was there for the month of December and/or 4Q2017, but all forecasts are looking towards weaker growth not just for Canada but the world.  This is even more clear as the Liberals participate in their passive-aggressive strategy on pipelines: approving select pipelines yet dragging their feet on actual enforcement and implementation of these economic steroids as well as clearing the legal air as it relates to the BC-Alberta trade spat.

Oh, and as of today, Morneau blames the previous Conservatives for the govenment employees"\' Phoenix payment program, even though the Liberals have been in power for over two years.  It's a payment system - all over the world small, large, public, private, government entitities are issuing cheques! How hard can this be?

http://business.financialpost.com/opinion/morneau-delivers-a-budget-in-deep-denial-about-the-dangerous-territory-were-in

Budget Day Today: Let's See How Loopy Things Become

With various initiatives at play as part of international trade agreements and Canadians at home (gender diversity, human rights, sustainability, abortion rights, carbon taxes, manufactured language such as peoplekind) among flamboyant and unnecessary trips by the PMO, Canada will be watching how much worse tax dollars are being spent and deficits being driven higher by this self righteous, everyone should play nice government.

I am betting there is still no more clarity when Canada will be able to pay off this financial mess.  But more Liberal math to dance around question period like Justin on an India trip in Bollywood attire.

Fiscally, Which Canadian Political Party Would You Vote For?

Not only is a ludicrous and damaging trip to India (supposed to be a trade mission), many broken promises and a delayed legalized marijuana deadline, but also the reality of interest rates are against the Liberal party which should reduce somewhat their "Spend! Spend! Spend!" attitudes toward  financing and  budgets. But then again, as has been written previously in this forum, there is "Math" and then there is "Liberal Math" (sources noted below including recognition to Bloomberg).  Somehow, some way this will be swept under the rug without any consideration.  As well as the leftist media will bite on this bait. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26/why-trudeau-will-have-a-hard-time-financing-his-election-agenda

Even the CBC Reporting Trudeau's "Trade Mission" Trip As Negative And A Bust

How much worse can it become? Even the CBC "broke" this story (claimed to break) "thanks to the CBC's Terry Milewski" who has been the only one over there to approach and question such topics as a certain airline bombing.  

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-india-atwal-controversy-1.4546502

No Fewer than Five Negative Articles About Justin's Indian Travels, The Liberals...Out of Six in the National Post This Morning

It must be easy to be a journalist these days covering the likes of The Justin and The Donald.  Here at home in the Great White North, anyone who reads one of the national daily papers will have seen the Trudeau family posing in India. As one of these comments on the kids playing cricket, a visit to a Jama mosque, and other meaningless events on this taxpayer funder borderline vacation.  The other, reports of eye rolling on the extra fashion choices in India, the embarrassing invite of a convicted terrorist Jaspal Atwal, and the upcoming utopic budget of gender equality, inclusiveness, and everything else that is feel-good that will be paid for by the never ending dollars from a unicorn's ass.  Scrolling further down there is another regarding, "This country has racked up one of the developed world’s saddest records in attracting business investment".

With one day's worth of headlines like this, how does someone like this stay in power?

Even the Canadian Leftist Rags (Some May Say Newspapers) Are All Over Trudeau and His Trade Mission/Family Vacation

You know it is bad when, i)  you are snubbed at the airport for a proper welcome, ii) no official meetings are booked, iii) the only "positive news" are two deals that could have been signed regardless of any governmental intervention or even travel, and vi) even the left leaning media is publishing stories such as....

http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-trudeaus-election-ready-collection-of-excellent-vacation-photos

It Must Be Easier Requesting a "Trade Mission to India" From the Ethics Commissioner Rather Than "A Family Vacation to India'