"Not one reporter asked the Prime Minister where the $3.2 billion for these new food investments will come from. That's becoming a pattern. Announcements are easy. Explaining how they'll be funded should be part of the conversation too."
So let me get this straight...
Canada is in a recession—the only G7 country currently in one. Unemployment is up. Inflation is rising. Food insecurity is at a record high.
Yet the highest proportion of Canadians since 2017 now say the country is on the right track.
That's either a remarkable display of optimism—or a sign that many Canadians aren't getting the full economic story from the news they consume.
@cbcwatcher Even with paying that 249% tariff which includes exchange rate, importers still save about $2.50 kg buying US over domestic poultry. What's that about security and sovereignty?
BREAKING
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has revealed that nearly 74,000 REJECTED asylum claimants are entitled to deluxe health benefits through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).
Deluxe supplemental health benefits like vision care, home care, and physiotherapy now account for more than half of all IFHP costs.
These are benefits that Canadians who have paid into the system their entire lives can’t access.
Counselling costs have grown from less than 1% of supplementary spending in 2016 to 11% in 2025.
Last year alone, taxpayers paid $38.79 million for counselling and $12.41 million for home visits for asylum seekers under the program.
This damning information comes at a time when six million Canadians can’t access the basic service of a family doctor.
The PBO also revealed the average length of IFHP coverage for asylum claimants is now a staggering four years.
It is undeniable that as the backlog grows, rejected asylum claimants continue adding pressure to a health care system where Canadians are already facing long wait times for care.
The Liberals must explain to Canadians why asylum seekers whose refugee claims were rejected, face enforceable removal orders, and in some cases fail to appear for removal, continue to receive deluxe, taxpayer-funded health benefits while they avoid leaving Canada.
@FoodProfessor 90% of our beef consumption is lean ground beef when find it on sale. Otherwise mostly pork and occasionally chicken in one pot meals. We purchase a small sirloin tip roast or a couple small top sirloin steaks about 3 times a year.
@timhodgsonmt And the article closes: "Canada scored worst on the 'lack of visibility' of its pipeline of infrastructure projects, suggesting that investors are still looking for proof that Canada will deliver on its lofty promises."
@junonewscom That laugh tells us what we need to know. If the guy who created this framework won't even pretend that he'd invest in it, why would anyone else.
@CarymaRules Even if recording has no immediate personal value to your videographer, it has immense value in that it protects everyone by holding protesters and law enforcement accountable while granting us on the ground awareness free from institutional spin. I very much value your work!
@FrankfortDarryl A dining experience at Two Sisters Vineyards is hardly representative of dining in Niagara-on-the-Lake or Ontario restaurants in general. You want premium wine and dining you pay for it at one of the highest awarded wineries in Canada.
@dckurek No it's a pivot toward a strategic subservience with democrat administration in 2028. Depending on the midterms, we may see him pivot back toward Canadian sovereignty.