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Tired old newspaper hack
It’s amazing how many Liberals discovered they no longer needed to spend more time with their families once it looked like they might win again.
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Sean Fraser to run for federal Liberals, after saying he wasn’t reoffering | Globalnews.ca
Former housing minister Sean Fraser confirmed Tuesday that he will be running for re-election in his Nova Scotia riding after all.
globalnews.ca
March 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One bizarre bit of the utter weirdness that has seized Trumpist America is that a few words from Joe Rogan will probably do far more to educate MAGAites on the stupidity of Trump’s anti-Canada crusade than all the editorials and other efforts combined. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
'Why are we upset at Canada? This is stupid,' says American podcaster Joe Rogan
Rogan has made it clear that America needs to back off on the increasing international tension with Canada.
nationalpost.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Loblaw is Canada’s biggest grocery chain, with $61 billion in revenue from thousands of outlets across Canada. It’s adding tariff symbols to U.S. products so Canadians can avoid buying anything American. Good move, Galen.

www.insidehalton.com/news/loblaw-...
Loblaw stores adding tariff symbol so shoppers can identify higher priced groceries due to U.S./Canada trade war
It’s a capital T with a triangle, and the symbol is to show the product will be impacted by new tariffs imposed by the United States government.
www.insidehalton.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You can’t complain about the rich running the country when you elect a president whose only interest is in making himself richer. www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
The highest-earning 10% of Americans account for almost 50% of all consumer spending.
www.wsj.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If Trudeau ran his rail plan through Doug Ford’s tunnel under the 401 they could increase efficiency and combine two bonehead ideas into a single money-burning waste of time

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Justin Trudeau says Toronto to Quebec high-speed rail project is ‘real now.’ Where do his successors stand on it?
Named Alto, Canada’s new $3.9B high-speed rail line will run from Toronto to Québec City, with speeds forecast at up to 300 km/h, the federal government has announced.
www.thestar.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I seriously doubt the city of Toronto could build a back yard shed without it going years over schedule and millions over budget.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
City sues engineering firm over Gardiner Expressway repair
The city is seeking $36 million in damages over what it alleges were deficiencies in the design of the project to replace the eastern end of the aging elevated expressway.
www.thestar.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Air Canada is such a disaster. Their approach is to deny, delay and obfuscate, hoping the passenger will give up and go away. They only do the right thing if forced by a judge. www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
Safety concerns raised after Air Canada had no record these passengers were on its flights | CBC News
Go Public heard from six people on four different flights who had their return tickets cancelled after Air Canada incorrectly deemed them “no-shows” on earlier flights, requiring them to buy new ticke...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Ontario NDP finally quit kidding around and went straight for free food in return for votes.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
Ontario NDP pledges grocery rebate as PC leader Ford touts border security measures
Opposition parties have slammed Ford's claim that he needs an even larger electoral mandate to deal with four years of Trump, and have said the election campaign must focus on provincial health-care a...
www.torontotoday.ca
February 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Liberals’ boycott of Meta doesn’t apply to Liberals promoting themselves.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/fed...
Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
February 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In laying out a rescue plan for CBC, Ed Greenspon reveals just how out of synch it is.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
How to save the CBC
Amidst calls for defunding the CBC from the Conservative party, the majority of Canadians want it to stick around. Saving the institution may require a radical rethink of its purpose
www.thestar.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Why not just bench whichever of the two causes the most trouble and leave him there until he gets the message
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hocke...
No good solution in rift between Canucks teammates Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller, Rutherford says
The Vancouver Canucks are in a bind that could impact the franchise for years as the team has two star players who apparently can’t stand one another
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Isn’t it wonderful what you can do when you have $1.7 trillion socked away from selling oil to others. It’s like free cancer care financed by tobacco sales. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
While Doug Ford is showing up on TV screens across the U.S. to promote the good sense of trade with Canada, maybe he could think of letting B.C. trade with Ontario too.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
With wine flowing between B.C. and Alberta, makers look to free trade across Canada
The dissolution of provincial barriers is especially important as the incoming U.S. administration threatens steep tariffs on Canadian products
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Why would Chrystia Freeland or anyone else need to be “forgiven” for not letting Justin Trudeau having his way, and doing the proper thing, i.e. resigning?
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/213...
Démission de Trudeau : Miller évoque une « zizanie interne »
Le ministre de l'Immigration, un ami de longue date du premier ministre démissionnaire, estime que le caucus du Parti libéral a « abusé de [sa] bienveillance ».
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So 14-year-old non-citizens living outside Canada can vote on the next leader. That’s how seriously Liberals take the country.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trudeau’s resignation leaves Liberal Party little time to elect new leader
Party yet to say how it will deal with three-month nomination period that would be incompatible with a short race and leave little time for candidates to recruit supporters
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just an ordinary everyday disgusting pig President of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/n...
Trump Loses Appeal of Carroll’s $5 Million Award in Sex-Abuse Case
The president-elect had asked a court to overturn the defamation judgment against him in the case, which centered on E. Jean Carroll’s account of a sexual attack in a dressing room.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:29 AM
“Trudeau should visit Rideau Hall today and call for Parliament’s dissolution, with an election to follow at the end of January. That’s already perilously late. It also probably won’t happen, because Justin Trudeau is not yet done making things worse.”
paulwells.substack.com/p/vacuum
Vacuum
Canada's government is terribly weakened at a moment of crisis
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December 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I wish Pundit World would quit blathering about this. Just because words escape the lips of the great brainless orange one doesn’t mean they’re worth talking about.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: It’s time to call out Donald Trump’s strange 51st-state ‘jokes’
It seems our leaders are so afraid of getting Trump angry that they are staying silent, to Canada’s detriment
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
You have to wonder how much public humiliation Freeland is willing to take, and how much Carney is willing to be part of it. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trudeau makes fresh bid to recruit Mark Carney amid tensions with Freeland
Relations between Finance Minister and PMO have chilled over increased spending that make it difficult to meet a promised deficit target in Monday’s fiscal update
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM