@GadSaad I'm here to!! Miss my family and friends, but it's lovely! People are so nice!! And most things are very affordable!! But I worry for Canada ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ
@johnwtomkinson I'm a Albertan living in Texas, there are many businesses here that would gladly move to Alberta and make it prosperous again. If they decide to leave Canada. They don't want them to become the 51st state by the way.๐
This is the $300 MILLION PrescribeIT scandal the Liberals don't want you asking about.
PrescribeIT was supposed to replace fax machines. It failed.
Now it's being shut down and Mark Carney's Health Minister is hoping you don't notice your money is gone.
Where did the money go?
The Notwithstanding Clause is integral to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and an unassailable provincial constitutional right.
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed insisted it be included to protect the autonomy of provinces to uphold the values and priorities of the people they represent from decisions of activist courts.
In Alberta, we have used it carefully and lawfully to stand up for the parental right to be involved in their childrenโs lives, to protect children so they can make important health decisions as adults, to ensure fairness in sport, and to keep students learning in the classroom.
We are extremely disappointed that Minister Sean Fraser would risk national unity and a foundational principle of our constitution by attempting to attack the use of the notwithstanding clause by sovereign provincial governments.
I've known @MPMichaelMa for many years. He should be ashamed of himself.
But if @MarkJCarney knows there is forced labour in China, why did he enter into a MOU to share intelligence with the China and why won't he produce a copy of the MOU?
Michael Kovrig before the Standing Committee on International Trade "In concluding, I would advise this Parliament and all Canadians to scrutinize the implementation and repercussions of these and any other new agreements with China."
"And I would advise the government to move cautiously and transparently."
"Otherwise Canada risks falling further into a trap of asymmetric dependence in which the CCP offers inducements, builds Canadian constituencies, expects political deference in return, and readily resorts to coercion to ensure compliance."
"That's not a deal that Canada should take. Ephemeral stability purchased through accommodation today invites more coercion tomorrow." @MichaelKovrig
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Prime Minister Carney,
Your video outlines three core claims about addressing Canada's cost-of-living crisis: pandemic-driven global inflation and low productivity as the main causes; immediate relief through consumer carbon tax cancellation (April 1, 2025), a 1-percentage-point cut to the lowest personal income tax bracket (saving dual-income families up to $825โ840 annually), and the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (rebranded GST credit with a one-time 50% top-up this spring plus 25% increase for five years starting July 2026, delivering up to $1,890 this year for a family of four); and longer-term productivity gains via trade deals, investments, and housing construction.
Here are the facts.
Carbon tax cancellation removed the 17ยข/L federal levy on gasoline and equivalent charges on home heating and other fuels. That is a net positive for households. However, it was your government's policy, continued from the prior administration you advised, that imposed those costs for years while adding regulatory layers that raised baseline energy and transport expenses. Fraser Institute analyses show the cumulative effect compounded the very affordability pressures now cited.
Middle-class tax cut trims the lowest federal bracket from 15% to 14%. For many, this delivers modest relief. Yet Fraser Institute's 2025 Canadian Consumer Tax Index (data through 2024, consistent into 2025โ26) documents the average family still surrenders 42.3% of income to all taxes combined, federal, provincial, payroll, sales, property, excise, and carbon remnants in supply chains, totaling $48,000โ$50,000 on median earnings. This burden exceeds spending on housing, food, and clothing. Debt service costs now rival or exceed new health transfers in some projections, with federal debt at 107โ111% of GDP.
Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit increases the former GST credit by 25% for five years and adds a one-time 50% top-up. A family of four qualifying for the maximum receives up to $1,890 this year and roughly $1,400 annually thereafter; singles up to $950 then $700. This targets low- and modest-income households and is projected to reach over 12 million Canadians. It is direct cash support funded by general revenue. Statistics Canada January 2026 data shows headline inflation at 2.3% (down from 2.4%), but food inflation at 7.3%, driven by shelter, supply constraints, and prior policy effects, remains elevated. The benefit offsets some grocery pressure for recipients but does not alter underlying drivers.
On productivity and root causes: OECD and Fraser Institute metrics place Canadian productivity 20โ25% below peer averages, with per-capita GDP stagnant or declining for several years despite population growth. Seven of ten provinces rank below every U.S. state in economic freedom (Fraser 2025 North America report). Regulatory barriers have stalled resource projects estimated in the hundreds of billions since 2015. Immigration settings added population without commensurate infrastructure scaling, contributing to the family-doctor shortage (Angus Reid February 2026: ~6 million Canadians without access or facing major barriers, up 25% since 2015) and housing pressures. Median specialist wait times reached 28.6 weeks in 2025 (Fraser Institute), second-longest on record. These trends predate your premiership but occurred under continuous Liberal federal policy frameworks you advised on from 2020 onward, including the 2024 Task Force on Economic Growth.
@Martyupnorth I leave on Saturday! But Cozumel is quite a bit safer. My BIL mother is in sheltering in place near Guadalajara word in the groups on Facebook is that it is quiet there and unlike to see any activity. But they are sheltering in place. She is 87. Hope to get her home soon.
"To bring down the cost of food quickly, Ottawa could eliminate the GST on all food items, scrap the industrial carbon tax, and work with the provinces to remove interprovincial trade barriers to boost competition. Those measures alone would make a meaningful difference."
@RobinHoodlum A behavioral health specialist who works with hundreds of kids in 3 high schools...,If a man is given female hormones carelessly, they often have a mental breakdownโฆ.
@Martyupnorth_2 I have lost faith completely in the Conservative Party!! I mean, how did they lose? Theyโre still asking for money! Yeah, NO! Iโm done with you fighting for me๐. Definitely B