@v12farmcat@seasunsoulful I’m full Ukrainian and many of my relatives were born in Ukraine. I have never heard of that! We did have kutia (honey with buckwheat) to begin our meal.
@seasunsoulful I cherish the amazing memories I have of all those family celebrations! As I am sure you do as well!
It’s nice to chat with you Esther! Hope you have a wonderful day!
@reporterchris Matthews is the one who needs to go ! He is not a Canadian nor a Toronto guy. He doesn’t get it . He doesn’t have the passion of Marner. He’s not worth the $$$. Go back to Arizona.
I just got back from House of Commons orientation last night:
The scale of @MarkJCarney's betrayal of democratic norms is now sinking in.
Left or right, Canadians voted for a serious change in direction after the last 10 years of Trudeaupian misrule.
A budget is how you change direction as a new government. To have Trudeau's old industry minister / Carney's new finance minister @FPChampagne, tell us we won't be getting one means they aren't changing course at all.
Most of the new MPs at my orientation were red team. I sat next to @PhilipEarle and @vgasparro both days. In addition to being accomplished businessmen, they're genuinely nice guys. @CarlosJLeitao was at the next table over. His resume speaks for itself.
They all seem energetic and interested in rescuing Canada from its economic tailspin. So I have to ask; why would @MarkJCarney cut them out of the opportunity to try? Why would you bring them here just to tell them they won't be working on a budget this year? How dare you sign fake, Trump-inspired, Executive Orders while Trudeau's cabinet ministers flip off the Parliament with the power to actually make those decisions?
Surely, in their previous work in business and finance, none of these men, including the Prime Minister, would ever dream of running a $500M organization sans budget, much less a $500B organization like the Government of Canada.
I ran into a senior @liberal_party staffer who I happen to know on Wellington street. I asked him if he really thought it was chill to have no budget this year. Short answer was: it's too much work to get done before summer break.
This isn't right. Canada just sent 343 MPs to Ottawa (at ungodly expense btw) to do the people's work. We absolutely do *not* need a summer break one month later, particularly those who just enjoyed a 2.5 month prorogation/vacation.
Our leader, @PierrePoilievre has already said that Conservatives are willing to work all summer to rescue Canada from economic ruin. Please, @MarkJCarney, @FP_Champagne, take us up on it; let's hunker down and come up with a budget.
Your present recklessness damages our economy and our democratic institutions.