Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Who is the Largest Employer in Canada? And Where Are They Working From - Home?

 "...The federal public service sector employed over 319,000 in 2021, according to data from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat..."

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/federal-employees-return-office

Monday, October 31, 2022

A Near Term View from David Rosenberg, Memories of 1989 to 1996 and How to Quickly Calculate GDP Impacts

 https://financialpost.com/news/economy/home-price-plunge-recession-david-rosenberg

"...The last time all these factors were at play was the early 1990s, when Canada entered a Bank of Canada-induced recession and residential property prices fell by almost 30 per cent from their peak between 1989-1996.

While consumption is set to slow because of the multitude of factors mentioned above, the wealth effect will also contribute negatively. If home prices end up falling 30 per cent from the peak — which we view as consistent with deteriorating affordability and the uber-aggressive tightening of monetary policy by the Bank of Canada — consumption would fall about five per cent (using the central bank’s estimate of nearly six cents per dollar of marginal propensity to consume due to changes in housing wealth), and this translates to a hit of roughly 2.5 percentage points to annual GDP growth..."

So Far none of RCMP, OPP, OPS Requested Emergency Measures Act

 "...The former chief told the commission he was never “explicitly” consulted on the emergency measures, but said his top priority was not to get additional legislative powers – it was resources..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/emotional-ex-chief-says-ottawa-police-did-best-under-circumstances

What is Canada's Supreme Court Thinking? Softer and Softer on Sentenci g, Parole and Now Sex Offender Registry

 "...Mandatory listing on Canada’s sex offender registry is, for some offenders, an unjustified infringement on their liberty that is not rationally connected to the goal of investigating or preventing sexual crimes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Automatic lifetime listing in the case of multiple sexual offences is similarly “overbroad,” the court decided in striking down both laws to permit discretion by sentencing judges.

The decision means Eugene Ndhlovu, an Edmonton man who molested a sleeping woman and groped another at a party, will not be subject to a mandatory lifetime listing on the sex offender registry. Having served a two year sentence and probation, he will be free of its many reporting requirements, surveillance schemes, and non-compliance penalties that include jail time..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/supreme-court-mandatory-sex-offender-registry-unconstitutional

When it Comes to Canada's Acceptance of Refugee Claims and Religious Persecutions, Will Christians Also Be Accepted Among the Muslims, Jews Yurgis etc? An Unlikely proponent May be Found in the New King

 "...In 2017, Charles met with persecuted Christians taking refuge in London. “It is heart-breaking beyond words to see just how much pain and suffering is being endured by Christians, in this day and age, simply because of their faith,” he told a Melkite Catholic congregation.."

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-king-charles-must-moderate-his-words-but-not-his-memory-nor-his-prayers

Friday, October 28, 2022

Two weeks into the mandatory inquiry and still no answers or evidence from or for the NDPLiberals' decision for Emergencies Act

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https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-higgins-expect-trudeau-to-carry-on-as-if-nothing-happened-after-emergencies-act-inquiry

"...Senator Donald Plett, the leader of the Opposition in the Senate, said the government was asking people to “trust us.”


“No credible explanation has been provided as to why the government needed these unprecedented and potentially dangerous tools,” he told the Senate during the debate.


However, Justice Paul Rouleau, the judge heading the commission looking into the invocation of the Emergencies Act, may finally get some answers. He requested that the Liberals waive cabinet confidentiality over documents related to the invocation, and they agreed.


Just what is in those documents and how it affected the decision of the government has yet to be revealed..."