Rich Stagg

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[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@TheTorontoSun Maybe they wanted to grab it before it was sprayed with chemicals.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@Morbidful Stop.... or I'll say stop again...

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@leslibless Oh no!!! It the garbage can gang. What a bunch of useless twats.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@neveragainlive1 The tell him to get his ass on plane and do something about it...

[Brian Lilley @brianlilley]

How do you take your coffee? How many donuts would you like?
Toronto Police embarrass themselves by becoming little messengers for the pro-Hamas protests targeting a road in a Jewish neighbourhood.
Chief Demkiw needs to smarten up or step down.
Read & RT

https://t.co/YPPyrVEKeN

[PETRIFIED COVID PARENT @covid_parent]

Canadian news outlets are unbiased, uncoordinated, and completely independent.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@SeamusORegan @ukrcancongress @Yvan_Baker @mary_ng @markhollandlib @FilomenaTassi @karinagould @JonathanWNV @KodyBloisNS @BillBlair @cafreeland Maybe if the Liberal Party didn't blow the crown jewels on everything else, there would be some moneys left over. We need a party to look after Canada first.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@SawyerMerritt Is like to see how the cybertruck does at the 400 mile mark.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@PascaleStOnge_ @PierrePoilievre Where has the liberal party been for the past 8 years?

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@CityNewsTO Thats because the younger generation doesn't know what a good steak tastes like...

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@ofah

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@Telegraph Thats to bad.....

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

Well, folks, grab your popcorn because this is truly a spectacle, a masterclass in governmental absurdity. Yesterday, Anita Anand and Ryan Turnbull stood before a photo shoot, grinning ear to ear, patting themselves on the back, telling us how they're such heroes for spending $219 million of taxpayer money to bring "high-speed Internet" to 66,472 households in Ontario. Let me put it in perspective for you. That's $3,294 per household—funded by you, the Canadian taxpayer.

What did they call this? An achievement? They stood there, lauding their own brilliance as if they'd just solved world hunger or cured cancer. But what they're not telling you is that this grand "achievement" is nothing more than a thinly veiled handout to corporate Canada.

You see, they're not just handing out Internet; they're handing out contracts, huge contracts, to companies like Telus who, by the way, posted a profit of $1.7 billion last year. So, you have to wonder, why? Why is the government insistent on rolling out the red carpet for these telecom giants while making you pay through the nose?

Enter Starlink, SpaceX's brainchild. They can do the same job, but at a mere cost of $800 per household for their hardware. That's not a typo, folks—eight hundred dollars.

Let's do the math because the numbers are absolutely staggering. If the government simply decided to use Starlink's service for those 66,472 households, the cost would be around $53.18 million. I can hear the calculators clicking already! What would that save? How about a jaw-dropping $165.82 million in taxpayer money?

That's right. By just using Starlink's system—proven, efficient, private-sector ingenuity—the government could save nearly $166 million. You'd think that would be a no-brainer. But here we are, looking at a classic example of how the government doesn't always think about the most efficient way to use your hard-earned money.

If you thought that wasting 166 million was outrageous, prepare yourself, because it gets even better—or should I say worse? Now we know that Canadians are already shelling out an average of $102 a month for their Internet. Over half of the folks, 59% to be exact, say it's overpriced. Let's not forget, Canada ranks as the 7th most expensive country in the world for Internet service, at $62.87 for a meager 50 Mbps. So it's clear, nobody's getting a deal here.

Yet, what is the federal government's master plan? Subsidize the telecom companies to the tune of $219 million, or $3,294 per household, for the honor of then charging these households one of the highest rates on the planet. Does that make sense to you? If it does, you might want to reconsider your definition of common sense.

But hold on a second, because here's the kicker. While you're digging deeper into your pockets, the telecom companies are doing just fine. Take Rogers, for instance. The telecom’s fourth-quarter revenue for 2022 grew 6 per cent to $4.17-billion. Yes, that's billion with a 'B'. So the question really becomes: Why is the federal government, which is to say YOU—the taxpayers—essentially gifting these extraordinarily profitable corporations even more of your money?

Why would a government, supposedly by the people, for the people, go to such lengths to ignore what is clearly a better, more cost-effective option? Well, the answer may be uncomfortably simple: it's not a government of the people, it's a government for their corporate lobbyists. Lacking both imagination and business sense, they'd rather hand a $219 million gift to the telecom giants like it's some sort of business-as-usual transaction.

Take Minister Anita Anand, for instance. She's keen to tell us all about the marvelous 'investment' they're making in fast Internet. Well, isn't it funny how that investment seems to directly benefit companies like Telus, to the tune of billions? And speaking of funny business, don't get me started on the fact that her husband's company somehow started receiving millions in federal contracts right after she was elected. A sheer coincidence, I'm sure.

If that doesn't smell like a swamp, then I don't know what does. They're not just swamp creatures; they're masters of the swamp, navigating through murky waters of backdoor deals and shady contracts, all while preaching about the great 'public service' they're doing. It's beyond absurd. It's borderline insulting to every Canadian taxpayer.

So, the next time Anita Anand or any of these Liberal ministers try to sell you on this so-called 'investment' for 'fast internet,' remember what they're actually doing. They're not serving you; they're serving themselves and their corporate overlords. They're asking you to subsidize corporations that are already making a killing, all while stifling competition and depriving you of cheaper and better alternatives.

Yes, there are alternatives. Starlink is right there, cheaper, more efficient, and not requiring a dime of taxpayer money to boost some corporate bottom line. But do they care? No. Because maybe, just maybe, they're not interested in real competition. Maybe they're more interested in keeping the status quo, where they and their buddies can keep raking it in, while you, the average Canadian, get to foot the bill for their incompetence and their greed.

So here's a date to mark on your calendar: 2025. That's when we get a chance to vote these self-serving cronies out of office. Let's not miss that opportunity, Canada. Because it's high time we put an end to this financial fiasco and started looking out for what actually matters: the hardworking people of this country. And that's the cold, hard truth

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[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@PtboExaminer Petes playing for the Mann Cup??

[Jayde @Jayde8700]

Who did this?😝

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@PascaleStOnge_ A helping hand with moneys already taken from them in the first place...

[Steve Milloy @JunkScience]

Just in:

Global cooling from January 2015 thru May 2023.

Minute by minute average global temp indicates a -0.296°C trend... despite a 17% increase in industrial era CO2. https://t.co/jIQrI5w2la

Emissions-driven warming is a hoax.

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@CHEXNewswatch Nobody says anything about all the houses being built along the 407 on some of the best farmland in the province though.....

[Rich Stagg @TheWrench74]

@UberFacts Or its just what freshly cut grass smells like...

[Fake Mark Carney @MarkCarney_Ego]

President @JoeBiden and I drove from Rideau Cottage to Parliament to discuss climate change and reducing emissions.

That's why we used 75 vehicles including several ambulances and military style armoured personnel carriers for a five minute trip.

We are in a climate emergency.