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[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Scott Moe’s national numbers are right. But 2,600 jobs and 6.0% are the exact figures from Saskatchewan’s July release — the 2,600 was year-to-date, 0.4% — and StatCan flagged no significant Saskatchewan move in August. Unemployment is up over a point from a year ago.

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[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Scott Moe says Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August while Saskatchewan “created 2,600 new jobs” at 6.0% unemployment. The national figures are right.

What the graphic doesn’t say: the same 2,600 and 6.0% were the province’s July release — 2,600 was the year-to-date gain through July — Statistics Canada didn’t flag any significant Saskatchewan change in August, and Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate is more than a point higher than a year ago.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

THE RECORD

✅ Canada -42,000, rate 6.4% — accurate

🚩 2,600 and 6.0% match the July release’s year-to-date and July figures, relabelled July–August

⚠️ StatCan didn’t flag Saskatchewan’s August change as significant

⚠️ Employment down 0.7% year-over-year in June; unemployment up 1.2 points from a year earlier

⚠️ Third-lowest rate, not lowest

⚠️ Sector gains real; total flat

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, August 2026 (September 4) and May 2026 | Government of Saskatchewan release, August 7, 2026 | Saskatchewan Dashboard, employment and unemployment rate pages, June 2026 | 650 CKOM, August 9, 2026 | Scott Moe post, September 4, 2026

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Scott Moe says Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August while Saskatchewan “created 2,600 new jobs” at 6.0% unemployment. The national figures are right.

What the graphic doesn’t say: the same 2,600 and 6.0% were the province’s July release — 2,600 was the year-to-date gain through July — Statistics Canada didn’t flag any significant Saskatchewan change in August, and Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate is more than a point higher than a year ago.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Scott Moe @PremierScottMoe]

While Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, Saskatchewan's strong, steady economy created 2,600 new jobs.

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

⚠️ WHAT’S GENUINELY UP

Private-sector employment up 10,300 (2.7%) year-over-year in July, construction up 4,600 (9.1%), accommodation and food up 4,200. Real gains in those sectors, offset elsewhere, which is why the total is roughly flat on the year.

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Doug Ford’s $191M for seven helicopters checks out, and the first landed in Peel August 12. One of seven is flying, the program started as a $36M lease, and Ontario auto theft fell 25.9% last year and 8.4% this year — before any helicopter was in the air.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Doug Ford says $191 million is buying seven police helicopters to “crack down on auto theft,” and that he saw the first one at Peel’s hangar last month.

What the post doesn’t say: one of seven is flying, the program started as a $36 million lease before becoming a $191 million purchase, and Ontario auto theft has been falling for two years before a single helicopter was in the air.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

THE RECORD

✅ $191M, seven helicopters, first to Peel August 12 — matches the releases

⚠️ One of seven delivered; remaining dates unpublished

⚠️ Began as a $36M lease; became a $191M purchase

⚠️ Ontario auto theft down 25.9% (H1 2025) and 8.4% (H1 2026) before any helicopter flew

⚠️ Claims costs still 330% above 2017; Toronto up slightly in 2026

💰 Operating costs and who pays not disclosed

Source: Government of Ontario release, August 12, 2026 | Global News, July 29, 2024 | Équité Association, First Half 2026 and First Half 2025 Auto Theft Trend Reports | CBC News, August 12, 2026 | NOW Toronto, August 2026 | Insurance Bureau of Canada via SurNet | Doug Ford post, September 4, 2026

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Doug Ford says $191 million is buying seven police helicopters to “crack down on auto theft,” and that he saw the first one at Peel’s hangar last month.

What the post doesn’t say: one of seven is flying, the program started as a $36 million lease before becoming a $191 million purchase, and Ontario auto theft has been falling for two years before a single helicopter was in the air.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

We’re investing in our police and frontline personnel so they have the resources they need to fight crime and protect Ontario communities.

That includes an investment of $191 million to purchase seven new helicopters that will help local police crack down on auto theft and keep one step ahead of criminals. Last month, I had the chance to see the first of these helicopters at the Peel Regional Police hangar.

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

💰 COST TO TAXPAYERS

Capital: $191 million provincial. Operating — pilots, maintenance, fuel, hangar — not stated in the August release; the 2024 lease plan estimated $10 million a year to run four. Who bears operating costs, the province or the police services, isn’t specified.

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

@CanadianPM But it’s still temporary — sources say to January 31, then phased back — Ottawa’s own April wording was “expected to reduce,” and the PBO found savings run from $59 to $211 per household by income.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

Mark Carney says the April gasoline tax suspension “allowed us to reduce the price of gasoline by 10 cents per litre,” and that it’s being extended.

What the post leaves out: it’s a suspension with an end date — sources say January 31, 2027, then phased back — the government’s own April wording was “expected to reduce,” and pump prices are up 25.7% year over year.

Read our thread to learn the facts 🧵

[Project Accountability @ProjectAccounCA]

The thread’s first line credits the groundbreaking — it’s the one real construction start we’ve seen. Who builds, who pays, and when the doubling arrives is important for Canadians to know. Same check we ran on Ford, Smith and all other politicians. I suggest you read the whole thread before replying next time.

Just cause it’s who you vote for doesn’t mean they aren’t able to be criticized and that’s what we do: we highlight the facts behind the policies and announcements.

Canadians deserve to know the good and the bad and if you have a problem with that it says more about you than us.

Thanks for the reply we will keep bringing the facts your favourite politicians won’t tell the public :)