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My heart goes out to the community of Jasper on this devastating evening as wildfire reached the Jasper townsite. Firefighters remain in town doing everything they can to combat multiple structural fires and protect critical infrastructure. We are grateful for the work of wildfire personnel, local authorities, and emergency officials as we continue to fight wildfires and keep Albertans safe. We are in this together. #JasperStrong #AlbertaStrong
Newfoundland & Labrador - Fogo Island - Cape Freels Byelection:
Jim McKenna, Progressive Conservative candidate, has won the byelection.
PC FLIP From Liberal
Another great article by @DanKnightMMA “We deserve a government that embraces transparency, not one that shies away from tough questions.” Have you had enough yet Canada? https://t.co/J7AZ1LrUoO
You have to love the arrogance of the liberals and how Ken McDonald @McDonald4Avalon MP for Newfoundland and Labrador feels about Canadians when he voted against the conservative motion to axe the carbon tax. To see the whole thing go to @BradRedekopp’s post. WOW
As we wade through the current economic climate, it's becoming increasingly clear that a storm is brewing on the Canadian horizon, one that could sweep away the financial stability of countless households. The heart of this looming tempest? The mortgage market—specifically, the shock awaiting about 60% of mortgage holders in the next three years as their terms come up for renewal.
RBC has crunched the numbers and the forecast is grim. More than $186 billion in mortgages is set to renew in 2024 alone, and if today's interest rates hold, homeowners could see their payments leap by a staggering 32%. And that's just the beginning. The following year, $315 billion worth of mortgages are on the renewal chopping block, many of which are variable-rate mortgages, potentially pushing the payment shock to 33%.
What's the root cause? It's the interest rates—sitting at a 5% benchmark, the highest we've seen since the turn of the millennium. If there's no significant decrease, we're looking at a tidal wave of credit losses come 2025. And let's not forget the elephant in the room: those with variable-rate mortgages could face a payment shock as high as 84% by 2026 if the rates stay put.
Here's the scoop, folks. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem laid out a cold hard truth: fiscal and monetary policy are at loggerheads. While the central bank is straining every sinew to wrestle down inflation with rate hikes, the federal and provincial governments are lighting the fuse with their spending, fueling the very inflation the Bank of Canada is trying to stamp out.
In the red corner, we've got the Bank of Canada, gloves on, ready to slug inflation down to its target by 2025. In the blue corner, Trudeau's government, doling out dollars like there's no tomorrow. What does this mean for John and Jane Doe on Main Street? As their mortgage renewals roll in, they're staring down the barrel of a 32% to a mind-boggling 84% payment shock.
Folks, let's cut to the chase. This economic quagmire we're sinking into? It's got Trudeau's fingerprints all over it. The fabric of Canadian society is getting shredded not by accident, but by a government playing fast and loose with fiscal policy. The Bank of Canada is scrambling to counteract with rate hikes, but Trudeau's Liberals seem hell-bent on doling out dollars like candy on Halloween, inflaming inflation and leaving families to foot the bill.
As for Trudeau, he's steering the ship with a blindfold on, and the polls? They're reading like an obituary for the Liberals' prospects. Come the next federal election, if these mortgage hikes hit as hard as predicted, Trudeau's so-called economic strategy could be the very thing that buries his political future. We're not just talking about a swing in the voting booths; we're talking about a full-scale revolt from a populace that's had enough of being ignored in the face of an economic abyss.
As Canadians navigate the turbulent waters of an economy where the dream of homeownership slips through their fingers and the basic necessity of putting food on the table becomes a herculean task, the political pageantry of promised dental plans rings hollow. When the ballots are drawn, the echo of dissatisfaction will thunder across the voting booths. Yes, my dear readers, as the national mood simmers with the desire for change, there's a palpable sense that a political reckoning looms on the horizon — a red wedding in the electoral sense, where the old guard may be unseated in a dramatic upheaval.
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Mark Carney - International Conflicts of Interest if running to be Liberal Leader
If Carney is serious about seeking the Liberal Leadership - watch for him to deal with each and every one of these Conflicts:
1. Carney is a Citizen of the United Kingdom - this is not some accident of birth - Carney actively sought U.K. Citizenship and became a U.K. Citizen swearing an Oath in 2018. To be considered as a Leader of a major Party in Canada he should have completely Renounced his UK Citizenship.
- https://t.co/f2u1WLpegi
2. Carney is a Citizen of the Republic of Ireland - again this was not an accident of birth - Carney actively applied to become an Irish Citizen as an adult in the late 1980s. Carney needs to completely Renounce his Irish Citizenship.
https://t.co/iDCFomskyh
3. Carney is a Director of Brookfield Asset Management - BAM has over $850 Billion in investments in Canada and globally, many of which are directly impacted by Government of Canada policy
https://t.co/1w9jJV1Q8Y
4. Carney is the Chair of U.S. Media Conglomerate Bloomberg - a major U.S. financial media firm owned by U.S. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg https://t.co/Con9OMbXGP
5. Carney is a Member of PIMCO's Global Advisory Board - PIMCO is a US firm that is one of the world's major investors in Sovereign Debt (including Canada's) - https://t.co/tutn4MhRR6
6. Carney is the United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance - in this role he is seeking to stop all future investment in oil & gas. Note that the UN Code of Conduct prohibits UN officials from being involved in domestic politics, so he would need to resign from the UN role - https://t.co/8rkCim9OtC
https://t.co/ZKqiayXI5a
7. Carney is a Director of U.S. Payment Tech Firm Stripe - https://t.co/olp3iuqzRO
8. Carney is Co-Chair of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) - which is the UK body seeking to stop all Lending and Investing into Oil & Gas by Banks, Insurers and Pension Funds -
https://t.co/VZIGg1syg6
https://t.co/rMNo1AkDr4
9. Carney is the Chair of the Advisory Board of Canada 2020 - which is tied to Center for American Progress through the Global Progress initiative. Center for American Progress is part funded by Chinese Communist Party United Front organisations.
https://t.co/S7Uq3TJivF
https://t.co/I9r4dZGnxr
https://t.co/WdsbIXkYjl
10. Carney has often been a participant in the Bilderberg Group summits - https://t.co/bvb1zOFck6
https://t.co/Uv6X8N1JTL
11. Carney was a Goldman Sachs MD for many years. Goldman alumni often have their assets managed by Goldman's private wealth arm. What links or dealings does Carney have with Goldman Sachs today? Would his assets be put into a truly Blind Trust if he were to become Liberal Leader?
https://t.co/r7BwtRja0L
12. Carney is a Director of David Johnston's Rideau Hall Foundation - a body funded by the Government of Canada and led by former "Special Rapporteur" David Johnston - https://t.co/DkRSLodELb
13. Carney was for many years until (at least June 2022) a Member of the Board of the World Economic Forum (WEF), but appears to have left the Board without any public notice - https://t.co/XL8bZJmcQO
If you consider how Mulroney was treated by the press over his prior role as CEO of Iron Ore Corp. or how Andrew Scheer was treated over his dual U.S. Citizenship (obtained by Birth - not sought by him as an adult) - they were NOTHING compared to Carney's current International Conflicts.
Canadian Press please take note - Liberals need to deal with this before he could be considered for Leadership. Any Conservative leadership hopeful would be roasted for any one of these conflicts.
@MarkJCarney@PierrePoilievre@CPC_HQ@AndrewScheer@acoyne@sunlorrie@brianlilley@IvisonJ@LMartinOtt@SusanDelacourt@althiaraj@parkinsonglobe@terryglavin@scoopercooper@ledevoir@jdemontreal@globeandmail@nationalpost@davidstaplesyeg
Ladies and Gentlemen, the audacity of the political theatrics we are witnessing in Canada should leave us all flabbergasted and downright furious. Last Wednesday, October 25th, during Meeting No. 87 of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Conservative MP Michael Barrett took the floor to call out the glaring elephant in the room—no, not the prime minister's scandalous SNC-Lavalin affair, but the disturbing trend of obstructionism within our democratic institutions.
Here's the kicker: Instead of addressing the serious issues Barrett raised, Liberal MP Mona Fortier decided to play procedural gymnastics. She whipped out her copy of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice manual, citing page numbers as if they were magical incantations to ward off the spirit of accountability. As if thumbing through a rule book could whitewash the fact that the prime minister was found guilty of breaking Canada's ethics laws!
You heard me right, Mona Fortier decided that procedural jargon was more important than an open discussion about a prime minister who has been implicated in an ethics scandal that could shake the very foundation of Canadian democracy. And let's not forget, the RCMP commissioner was sitting there, ready to testify on this pivotal issue. Instead, what did we get? A lecture on "long-standing procedures and practice."
Do you smell that? It smells like a cover-up, ladies and gentlemen, and it's coming from Trudeau's swamp.
Let's talk about SNC-Lavalin for a second. We're talking about a case where the ends most certainly do not justify the means. It's a tale as old as time: when those in power compromise their principles for political expediency, the nation pays the price. And it's not just about SNC-Lavalin; the Liberals have a laundry list of scandals—the WE Charity debacle, multiple ethics violations, and the list goes on.
What's even more alarming is how the Liberals are willing to go to any length to stop anyone who dares to question them. They would rather shut down a meeting entirely than allow Canadians to get a glimpse of the inconvenient truth.
So, I tip my hat to Michael Barrett for standing up and challenging the decaying Liberal machinery. He’s doing what we all should be doing—demanding transparency, demanding accountability, and reminding everyone that no one is above the law, not even the prime minister.
Canadians deserve better. If our democratic institutions are to maintain any shred of integrity, then it's high time we cut through the red tape and deal with these issues head-on. And let's get one thing straight: citing "procedures and practice" can no longer be an acceptable excuse for evading the truth.
So, to Mona Fortier and those like her, who think they can dance around the issues with legalese and jargon, know this: The Canadian people are watching, and we're not as easily fooled as you might think. The time for accountability is now. And as for Michael Barrett, keep digging; the nation is behind you.
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