Tariffs with no plan

August 3^rd, 2025

It is Sunday, and Canada now has debilitating tariffs with no escape plan.  It was the worst week for Canada since the October 19, 2015 election.  The Canadian negotiating team has retuned home from Washington DC empty handed.  The evidence is stark.  Carney and company were the wrong political choice to advance Canada’s general prosperity, public safety, and social cohesion. 

Mark Carney and company have failed in the Canada-US trade negotiations, resulting in steep tariffs, internal economic damage, and completely stalled talks with the USA. Liberal philosophy and trade policies, including the ‘elbows-up’ retaliation, made Canada’s plight worse.  Trade talks with Donald Trump have collapsed, and the Liberals have no answer for the tariffs, or the domestic situation.  Canada’s negotiators blew the trade deal, and Mark Carney's leadership is making it worse.

Trump refused to take Carney’s calls, in view of the 35% tariffs on non-USMCA goods.  The last pipeline company is moving to the U.S.  Canada has dug itself deep into the economic hole.  Liberal policies of the retaliatory tariffs, the digital services tax, and the ‘Palestinian debacle’ made the situation worse.

Trade negotiations have completely stalled and Canadian industry leaders are perplexed.  Premier Doug Ford wants to further retaliate, while Premier Scott Moe is calling for cooperative maneuvering.  However, Carney seems immobilized as the Liberals have nothing to offer.

Canada now has a 35% tariff on electric vehicles and other goods, hurting our economy.  That is the whole point of tariffs −economic advantage.  The Carney team had a chance to renegotiate, but instead they doubled down on ‘elbows up’ and ‘Palestine’.

The cancelling of the digital services tax gained nothing in return.  The US call, is to drop the $30 billion in counter-tariffs.  Canada’s bargaining leverage has evaporated and there is no alternative planned.

The pipeline industry is leaving as the ‘all talk no action’ on pipelines caused Enbridge to move south.  While Trudeau and Carney have scolded about climate goals and ‘green technology’, Canada hemorrhages economic activity and international credibility.  The Liberals talk about progress, but instead the evidence is steep decline.

The situation is more than trade policy; it’s about whether Canada is taken seriously in the global market.  The US made the hurdles clear −retaliate against the US and Canada pays.

Mark Carney has been shut out diplomatically.  Additionally, we have internal issues of housing, inflation, and the collapse of confidence in our Justice System.  The Liberal ideology has failed at home and abroad.

There’s still time to change course.  But it won’t happen unless Canadians speak up and demand that Opposition Parties band together just one time for a single accountability vote to pull Canada back from the brink.  That is, to vote ‘non-confidence’ at the first opportunity to trigger an election.

Carney has played into Trump’s passive aggressive recalcitrance, instead of moving forward with collaborative objective building.  Carney and his cohorts have an ethereal leftie ideology that is useless to respond to the ‘no-holds-barred’ aggressive Trumpism.  Average Canadians are now paying the penalty from their wrong choice of the last election.

Charter Right Violated

Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law: Fundamental freedoms

2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association.

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Sheila Gunn Reid   |   July 28, 2025   |   News Analysis   |  Rebel News

The war on Christian worship is being led by Canada's Liberal elites

This week, we got a crystal-clear look at who’s really driving the assault on public worship in this country—and surprise, surprise: it’s not fringe activists. It’s Trudeau-appointed senators and elected Liberal MPs.

The war on Christian worship is being led by Canada's Liberal elites

This week, we got a crystal-clear look at who’s really driving the assault on public worship in this country—and surprise, surprise: it’s not fringe activists. It’s Trudeau-appointed senators and elected Liberal MPs.

It’s official. In Canada, drag shows for kids are “inclusivity,” pornographic material in schools is “education,” and overt anti-Christian bigotry? Well, that earns you a Senate appointment.

This week, we got a crystal-clear look at who’s really driving the assault on freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and public worship in this country — and surprise, surprise: it’s not fringe activists. It’s Trudeau-appointed senators and elected Liberal MPs.

Let me introduce you to Dr. Kristopher Wells, Justin Trudeau’s newest pick to represent Alberta in the Senate. A so-called diversity and inclusion expert who’s made a career out of smearing Christians as dangerous bigots.

This is the same man who posted a cartoon comparing Christians to Nazis — literally showing religious figures forcing a rainbow-clad individual to his knees at gunpoint, with the Christian cross taking the place of a swastika.

An act that would get you disqualified from any sane political party gets you rewarded with a lifetime seat in Trudeau’s Liberal Circus of the Absurd.

But it gets worse.

Last week, Dr. Wells tweeted this:

This ‘concert’ should not be allowed to be held at any publicly owned facility, let alone the Alberta Legislature. Pull the permit like other cities have done. There should be no space for hate on any public property.

Who was he talking about? Sean Feucht. An American Christian worship leader on tour in Canada.

Not a political operative, not a hate preacher. A man whose crime is singing worship music in public — like he’s done peacefully in cities across North America, including in Canada in past years without incident. He's had 6 venues cancel on him, and Antifa mobs throw smoke bombs into worship services.

Now, with Mark Carney warming the prime minister’s chair, worship music is “hate.” Got that?

Let’s contrast this with what Dr. Wells does promote:

Drag shows like The Pansy Cabaret, where adult men in sequins and women’s underwear perform in public venues.

LGBTQ+ erotica in schools and libraries, including material that parents across the country have flagged as sexually explicit.

He tweeted: “Learning about 2SLGBTQ+ issues in libraries or classrooms is not pornographic. That’s an old homophobic trope... These are Canadian values.”

So let’s sum that up:

✅ Drag queens in schools = Canadian values.

✅ Graphic sexual content for kids = Canadian values.

🛑 Christian worship in a public park = “Hate” that must be banned.

This isn’t about tolerance. It’s about state-sanctioned discrimination against Christians — and it’s not just coming from Trudeau’s unelected Senate picks.

Here’s what Carney's elected Liberal MPs are saying:

Liberal MP Shannon Miedema:

I have the utmost respect for the value of free speech; but I do not believe this event aligns with Parks Canada’s core values of respect for people, equity, diversity and inclusion, or integrity.

MP Sean Casey from PEI chimed in with this Orwellian gem:

While I fully respect the right to freedom of expression, I do not believe this event reflects the values of inclusivity and respect that define the City of Charlottetown or the Government of Canada.

Let me translate that for you: “We totally respect free speech — as long as you say what we like.” That’s not liberal democracy. That’s soft totalitarianism.

These same MPs had no issue with venues for pro-Hamas Irish rappers, Kneecap, or sexually explicit drag shows, or public nudity at Pride parades. But Sean Feucht singing “Amazing Grace” with a guitar? That’s suddenly too radical for taxpayer-owned land.

We are living in a Canada where the government doesn’t just tolerate anti-Christian bias — it promotes it, funds it, and now, soft legislates it.

If you care about freedom of religion, if you care about your Charter rights, and if you think public parks should remain public spaces for everyone, it’s time to stand up.

The government doesn't get to decide who gets to worship in public. Not in a free country. Not in Canada.

Christian worship leader Sean Feucht is being shut down in Canada — six peaceful worship events cancelled simply for praising God in public. While pro-Hamas mobs are welcomed, public Christian faith is under attack. Stand with Sean to defend freedom of worship, expression, and assembly for all Canadians.

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In our democratic country, we address differences in life outlook through discourse, argument, avoidance, ignoring, protest, and education.  We don't deal with it through silencing people, censoring them through obstruction, threats, and intimidation.

Because of radical activism masquerading as journalism, bureaucrats used their powers to revoke outdoor concert permits.  Feucht’s cross-country tour has been met with manufactured resistance, including cancelled outdoor events in Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Gatineau, Quebec City, and Vaughan.

However in Montreal, Canada’s discriminatory attitudes were fully revealed.  The local police warned of the city’s “anti-Christian bigotry.”  Right on cue, a CBC reporter – parroting government talking points – tells Feucht that he’s being shut down because “he doesn’t have a permit.”  In response, Feucht said, “I don’t think you need a permit to worship in a church.”

While biased local officials tried to shut down the service over a “lack of a permit”, radical Antifa activists became threatening.  In the middle of the church service, an agitator threw two smoke-bombs into the church.  This is a clear violation of the Criminal Code and of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  And what has become too common in Canada, the police stood down and there were no arrests and no charges laid.  Society will get more of what we tolerate in criminal activity.

If this was happening to any other faith group in Canada, this would be a most important story.  However, woke politicians continue to fear-monger and tell Canadians that Christians are dangerous and their views are not welcome in Canada.  Alberta NDP politicians are now urging the United Conservative (UCP) Government to shut down the upcoming concert in Edmonton.

Those who are against religious freedom for Christians reveal their evil heart.

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber

 

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber

Given what I know, I have an opinion.   The prosecutor said on Wednesday that she is seeking stiff sentences for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber due to the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.  Oh really?

Lich and Barber were both convicted of mischief in April for their role in the convoy protest, which occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks beginning in late January 2022.  The protest arose in reaction to the vaccine mandates.  The mandates were later deemed very unwise and counterproductive.  Other related government scandals emerged.

The Crown prosecutor is seeking a prison sentence of seven years for Lich and eight years for Barber, who was also convicted of counselling others to disobey a court order.  The Crown’s statement is disproportional and outrageous.

The Ottawa convoy protest ended after the government invoked the Emergencies Act, and the convoy left Ottawa's downtown core.  A later examination of the facts clarified that the use of the Emergencies Act was an abuse of process and unnecessary to achieve reasonable objectives.

In this case, the Crown is asking for a longer sentence for Barber because he was also convicted of counselling others to disobey a court order related to an injunction against protesters honking truck horns.

Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey said in her April decision that she found Lich and Barber guilty of mischief because they routinely encouraged people to join or remain at the protest, despite knowing the adverse effects it was having on downtown residents and businesses.  However, that is the purpose of the Charter Right to protest.  She did not comment on the extreme government provocations that created the community reaction, or the ongoing government behaviour that exacerbated tensions in the street.

Crown prosecutor Siobhan Wetscher said she is seeking these sentences because of what Lich and Barber did, not because of their political beliefs.  That is false.  The two are the specific objects of political government focus.  There should never have been charges in the first place.  The public knows.  The whole show-trial farce is evident to anyone who gives this drama some attention.

Wetscher said that while Lich and Barber may have come to Ottawa with noble intentions, they continued to encourage people to take part in the protests even when it became impossible for them to ignore the effect it was having on downtown residents and businesses.  However, that is the point of a Union Strike or other type of protest.  The dynamic is to create inconvenience to magnify the point of the argument.  Protests are constitutionally protected if they do not break the law.  No comment was made about government behaviour, which deliberately lengthened the protest, and how the government's strategy was calculated to provoke and enflame, to give an excuse for the imposition of force.

Both Lich and Barber were found not guilty on charges of intimidation, counselling to commit intimidation, obstructing police, and counselling others to obstruct police.

In January and February 2022, thousands of Canadians travelled from all corners of the country to the nation's capital to protest mandatory vaccination policies, which turned millions of Canadians into second-class citizens if they did not get injected with the COVID-19 vaccine.  Consequently, families became divided and conflicted.

In British Columbia, dissenting healthcare workers and firefighters were fired.  In Nova Scotia, judges were pressured into getting injected and threatened with consequences for choosing not to do so.  In Quebec, government officials threatened a tax on the unvaccinated.  Across Canada, conscientious objectors were fired from their jobs, suspended from their university programs, and prevented from travelling.  Cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates particularly affected Canadian truckers. 

Canadian truckers were particularly provoked by the government.  The pressures being applied by governments across Canada to get citizens to bend to their will, resulted in what became nationally known as the Freedom Convoy protest.  Truckers across the country drove to Ottawa to try to meet with federal politicians and air their grievance.  

In the bazar turning of this particular case, Lich spent many weeks in jail.  The financial cost of the legal defense of the two accused is in the many thousands, which in effect is a monstrous fine.

The bottom line is clear to the public.  The government is embarrassed at many levels, for the unwise COVID mandates, the provocations to Canadians across the country, their manipulation of news, and the blunder of the Emergencies Act.  Instead of accepting responsibility and negotiating reconciliation, the government wants a scapegoat, just like dictatorships from history.

The practical effect has brought the whole Justice System into disrepute.  Throughout the Court proceedings, which should never have happened, the Crown has behaved unprofessionally and with malice.

Public confidence in our Justice System is at the bottom.  It is obvious that system operations have completely gone political, and have nothing to do with community peace, order, and good government.

To minimize the possibility of another even deeper reactive protest, the Judge needs to “read the room” (Canada itself). An absolute discharge sentence has to be the course to save Canada.

 

Carney in crisis

 

The ugly reality is revealed.  Prime Minister Carney must abstain from dealings with hundreds of companies in a tangled government-managed conflict of interest screen.

The unseemly situation means that Carney cannot be involved in any government matter that could further his personal interests.  It is an impossible standard to hold, given the extent of his holdings, and the tasks of government in the next two years.

He will have to recuse himself from any discussions involving Brookfield Asset Management, payment processing giant Stripe, and dozens of companies owned or controlled by them as part of an extensive conflict-of-interest screen.

The overdue disclosure posted on the Ethics Commissioner's website said Carney had agreed to set up a conflict-of-interest screen between himself and Brookfield and hundreds of other companies owned or controlled by them.

Carney was formerly chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, which has $1 trillion in assets under management, and also helped lead efforts to raise capital for two major Brookfield clean energy funds. He was also on Stripe’s board of directors.

Carney claims the artificial screen will prevent him from giving preferential treatment to any of the Companies while he exercises his leadership of government. My reasonable conclusion is that it is not a trustworthy statement.

It is a huge ethical dilemma.  The public knew it from the beginning, but the actual details and extent were hidden during the election.  The ethical screen will be administered by Carney’s chief of staff, Marc-André Blanchard, and Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Sabia, who also have ethical conflicts.

It is said that If Carney is made aware that a matter being discussed involves his ethics screen, he must remove himself from the room and make a public declaration of recusal.  Interestingly that would involve nearly everything the government may decide upon.  To make it work while remaining credible, and properly determining the threshold of disproportionate interest, which is all done in secret, will be a confidence problem that the public will never fully accept.

The ethics screen risk poses a huge challenge, because of the vast scope of the Prime Minister’s role, set against the innumerable list of companies. The Prime Minister’s hand touches nearly all facets of government.  It will be impossible to stay ethical.

It means there would have to be extensive self-policing from Carney himself regarding the ethical conflicts.  In view of how many times he has lied since assuming office, the public will not accept the daily favourable spin the government will provide about significant national files.

There are secrecy laws governing Cabinet business.  A known liar is not likely to be ethical in secret.  Carney’s ethical problems were raised soon after he was first elected Liberal leader.  In the beginning, he was dismissive of the serious problem, but eventually had to admit after being educated, that he required an ethics screen to remain credible.  He did not grasp the standards required for a Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown, compared to private sector executive management where labyrinths of undeclared alliances and holdings are just a normal part of competitive business.

His ethics disclosure contains an extensive list of companies running sixteen pages, of shares and share options that Carney owns.  In his blind trust, Carney put shares of North of 60 Advisors, Stripe, Partners Value Investments L.P., Cultivo Land PBC, Watershed Technology, and options and deferred share units of the Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management.

The assets held by an investment account managed by a third party include shares from AirBnb, Amazon, American Express, Apple, Blackrock, Coca-Cola, Costco, DoorDash, Lockheed Martin, Lululemon, Moderna, Netflix, Palantir Technologies, Pfizer, and Uber.

Just how serious are the problems, one has to carefully digest the implications of the YouTube Videos on the topic published by 'Moose on the Loose'.  View them.  They are astounding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r2tansdGAE

Poilievre says Carney lied about conflicts, given the disclosures that were finally revealed.  We recall when Carney claimed on national TV, he had only cash and real estate holdings, and it turns out he held hundreds of stocks, stock options, and deferred profits from Brookfield.

Along the way, Mark Carney has made numerous falsehoods about his financial portfolio. Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa, opposition leader Pierre Poilievre also accused Carney of using his political pull to personally profit by advancing programs or offering endorsements that would benefit companies in his portfolio.

Before entering politics, Carney was chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, where he led efforts to raise capital for two major clean energy funds.  He was also on Stripe’s board of directors.  So, when any government minister talks about so-called "green" issues, there is a conflict for Carney.

Poilievre said the Liberal leader deceived voters during the federal election campaign when he boasted about his effort to avoid financial ethical conflicts.  “Mr. Carney was not upfront or honest with Canadians,” said Poilievre.

Carney also said then he no longer had any financial connection to Brookfield Asset Management and that he didn’t know what was in his blind trust, both of which Poilievre said aren’t true.

Poilievre said Carney hasn’t gone far enough because Canadians have never before had a Prime Minister with such an extent of conflicts.  Carney has said that he's gone beyond what is necessary or conventional to separate his new job from his personal finances.

However, Poilievre said if Carney doesn’t instead sell all of his corporate assets, the Prime Minister may need to recuse himself multiple times per cabinet meeting to avoid conflicts.  His blind trust isn’t blind in reality, because he knows what stocks he put in it.

In summary, we have a known liar who is a ‘spending Liberal’ and in charge of the nation’s assets, whom we must trust, that what he does in secret will always remain ethical and in the best interests of the country rather than in the interests of a few.

Poilievre says PM lied about conflicts after disclosure of portfolio | National Post

 

The Electric Vehicle Scam

The government says, “recognizing the need to address the significant emissions of the transportation sector”, the federal government mandates that 100 percent of light-duty vehicle sales in Canada will be zero-emission vehicles by the year 2035.  However, serious questions remain about whether this mandated timeframe is feasible or effective.

We must ask the serious question: why?  Is “recognizing the need” a valid assumption of truth?  Is the underlying proposition about “need”, credible?  Can human behaviour change enough in the normal movement of goods and labour to have any measurable change to climate trends? Is this environmental religion of belief, or the tangible world?

Consumers make choices. However, the Canadian government wants to distort the normal market and purchasing behaviour with regulatory mandates.

While electric vehicles can theoretically lower Green-House-Gas emissions, it is doubtful if government rules and prohibitions about vehicle purchases, are wise or even suitable for the Canadian climate and social organization.

Concerns also exist about the threats the harsh rules pose to Canada’s auto sector, EV supply chains, and critical mineral resource development.  Building an electrical charging infrastructure across the country that can support electric cars, will require a massive investment and substantial upgrades to the country’s electrical grid.  Such could mean a massive misdirection of precious resources away from social support programs.

I’ve got nothing against EVs–if you want one, buy one–and make sure it’s one made in Canada. But I shouldn’t be forced by the government to buy one. Further, all Canadians should not be forced to partly pay for someone else’s expensive vehicle. The subsidies and incentives promoting EVs, are a coercive upwards wealth transfer from the “have-nots to the have-lots”.

There is enough evidence to rescind the current mandated zero-emission vehicle sales minimums;

We must replace specific EV sales targets with reasonable GHG emission standards for automakers;

We must ensure that emission standards and implementation timelines are realistic and align with industry efforts to source critical minerals and develop cheaper, yet profitable electric vehicles with superior operating characteristics.

Market forces must prevail, not government bureaucracy. Consumers must decide, not the government.

The government coercion is unrealistic, risky, and likely ineffective for achieving the dubious and artificial GHG emission targets.

(My prediction of 2024 proved correct)

FORSETH: A costly dose of EV reality  -  Published 23 Jul 2024 Western Standard

A government update report says Canada's EV transition could cost more than $300 billion by 2040.

Canadian financial commentators also recognize the reality of the risky future investment in EVs. I have written several times about the Trudeau government's fantasy plans, the unattainable electrical grid capacity need, the consumer cost of EV vehicles, and their unfriendly environmental life cycle.

To be trendy for the environmental vote, the government jumped into huge giveaways of our money for the manufacturing of EVs, but likely, not all of the boastful political announcements will be realized. It is the old story of the market. Governments may try to manipulate the market for a while, but eventually, reasonable economics determines for good and ill.

I expect Trump to win the election in the USA. He pledges to cancel the Biden policy of EV mandates and massive subsidies. There will still be an EV market in the USA, but the vast government market manipulation will end.

Then, expected sales for such vehicles will collapse as the US government moves away from the substantial subsidy schemes for vehicle manufacturing, consumer purchase subsidies, and the expensive fixes needed for electrical grids.

We must remind ourselves that Canada is a small economic player. Our economy is in the 10th spot, but it is also less than the State of California.  Canada’s Liberal government myths about EVs will probably evaporate as the market reality hits.

Moreover, Canada's climate is not conducive to significant EV use. Upgrading the grid and retrofitting apartments and homes will also take years.

Additionally, independent environmentally conscious people will fund an analysis to thoroughly document how environmentally unfriendly EVs are in their complete life cycle as primary vehicles. Like traditional vehicles, EV cars wear out and break down, are comparatively unreliable, and are very expensive to repair or restore. Vehicle insurance will become a problem.

Fire departments nationwide must upgrade with expensive technology to respond to EV road fires and accidents.

Markets are complex, consisting of competing vectors that are not predictable. Donald Trump's election will soon bring about the cost-reality adjustment for EVs.  With Pierre Poilievre's election, the Conservatives will face hard economic choices.

In response to what will happen in the US, Canada will have to reduce or end its EV mandates and let more normal economic markets unfold with decreased subsidies. Canada needs a balanced budget much more than EV cars.

According to a report released by Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s electric vehicle transition could cost more than $300 billion by 2040 as charging infrastructure is expanded.

The report, an update to a 2021 study that Natural Resources Canada also commissioned, forecasts that Canada needs to significantly accelerate the pace of installing charging infrastructure to add 40,000 public charging ports per year on average between now and 2040. That is a significant increase, given that there are currently around 32,000 public ports across the country.

The report cites that upgrading the electrical grid between 2025 and 2040 is the highest cost to support the mandated number of electric vehicles. Meeting the report's target of 100,520 charging ports by 2025 will be a near-impossible challenge. 

The federal government has mandated that all new vehicles sold in Canada be zero-emission by 2035, with interim targets of reaching 20% by 2026 and 60% by 2030. My prediction is that the market's adjustment reality will require that the collective Liberal scheme for EVs will be cancelled.

EVs currently represent less than 3% of vehicles on the road. That’s not enough to encourage for-profit companies to significantly invest in charging stations. Liberal policy hyperbole and myth-making don’t match the coming reality.

 

Canada Day July 1, 2025

Our national leaders did their duty for Canada Day. However, the political socialists don't fully celebrate, as their political religion says that the business sector rules to keep people poor. They falsely imagine that if they only had true socialism like in Russia or perhaps North Korea or China, everyone would feel better about Canada Day, our 158^th birthday.

The politically left-leaning Liberals have a different style. They value control and special interest just as much as the radical New Democratic Party, but they are more subtle about it and are better liars than the NDP.  There has been an economic scandal with nearly every Liberal government term since the 1800s.

Historically, the NDP Membership is kept in the loyal fold with a steady diet of envy and resentment about oppressors, especially those who have accomplished economic success. They smear the reputations of anyone who does not subscribe to their socialist political religion.

In contrast, the Liberals are just slick successful professional frauds.

Consequently, Canada is in a very sad economic situation, where food banks are oversubscribed, and tent cities are persistent in most communities across the nation.

The death culture of hard drug use is everywhere, and its negative social consequences for the unfortunate are a stain on our society.

Many young people have given up on the hope of ever owning even a modest house, or having a satisfying career.

Given this political backdrop, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre made Canada Day greetings.

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The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister, and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada said:

158 years ago, a few provinces bet on a big idea— That they'd be stronger together than they ever could be apart. They were right.

They became a new federation that's now grown into our strong, bilingual, multicultural, ambitious country. A country built on the values of freedom, democracy, justice, generosity, and humility. Because we know that we can always be better.

Our story didn't begin at Confederation. For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have called this land home, and our country's next chapter will be written together in true partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Our shared history has been marked by inflection points, moments where Canada has had to step up: On the battlefields of Vimy Ridge in World War One, on the beaches of Normandy in World War Two, and in the homes of Gander after the 9/11 terror attacks.

Now we face another such moment. The world is changing. Old friendships are fraying. Our economy is being buffeted by a trade war we didn't start.

Our values are being tested by attacks on democracy and freedoms that we must resist. As the world becomes more divided and dangerous — Canadians are uniting. Together, we will build one Canadian economy, connected by major projects, powered by Canadian energy, transformed by Canadian technology, and crafted by Canadian workers.

Together, we're breaking down barriers across this country so you can ‘Buy Canadian’ everywhere—and work anywhere. Together, we’ll rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in our Armed Forces.

Because Canadian leadership is defined — not only by the strength of our values but also by the value of our strength. This is the greatest nation on Earth. Together, we'll keep making it even better. Happy Canada Day.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on Canada Day:

This Canada Day is special. After years of seeing our history denigrated and our nationhood demeaned, Canadians have rallied to remind the world that we are a proud and sovereign people. We are citizens and stewards of a vast and storied country that will be ruled by no one but ourselves.

As we face new threats to our freedom and prosperity, we take renewed pride in our unique heritage. Our constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy can trace their origins back over eight centuries to the Magna Carta which brought the traditions of British liberty to these shores.

We are a proud member of both the English and French-speaking worlds and home to countless Indigenous communities whose histories date back millennia.

Our Canadian Armed Forces have shown courage and professionalism in conflicts across the globe, while heroes like Sir John A. MacDonald, Laura Secord, and Terry Fox have inspired generations of our people.

While our past is proud, the future feels uncertain. Unjustified and illegal tariffs and the high cost of living make life harder for many families, while our country seems more divided than ever by age, region, and class.

But history shows us that we have overcome such challenges before. So, this Canada Day, let the lessons of our past inspire hope for our tomorrow. Together, let's build a Canada that is safe, self-reliant, and united. Happy Canada Day!

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Despite the Liberal government's bravado, the comparative numbers reveal their administrative failure. A land full of resources, bountiful space, and a highly educated and resourceful people, should be at the top where we used to be, and not near the bottom. May the stark numbers motivate to support the Conservative Party of Canada.

We are the 10th largest country in economic output, but 145th in economic growth, and over the past 5 years we have averaged at 133rd place, but 152nd in per population GDP growth. We are 138th in purchasing power parity. These numbers are dismal.

The Liberal philosophy and the Carney administration cannot respond to Canada's dilemma. They folded faster than a lawn chair on Canada Day, to Trump's trade positions. Until Canada can rid itself of the political left, we are destined for troubled economic times. 

G 7 Summit 2025

In the majestic mountains of Kananaskis, Alberta Canada, the leaders of the G7 countries held their annual meeting from June 15 to 17, 2025.

Observers agreed that it was a marginal success because there were no visible blowups or angry words of discord. At the end of the 50th summit, Prime Minister Carney could only make the case for continued dialogue. These leaders agreed to continue discussing their issues through their officials, with no major announcements or group commitments. The final summary communique was perfunctory mush to feed the media machine.

The host this year, Prime Minister Carney, bumbled through with the help of a fawning media and his discriminatory exclusions against Rebel News and others who would question from a more skeptical angle.

Carney opened by wishing President Trump a happy birthday (June 14, 1946–79yrs) and referred to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army (the reason for Trump's military parade in Washington). Carney also mentioned that it was the 50th anniversary of the G7 meetings of these world-leading democracies. Carney was painfully obsequious and patronizing to Trump by saying, “the G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership, your personal leadership, the leadership of the U.S." Carney’s recent election strategy of “elbows up” to fight Trump was revealed to be a sham.

The bureaucrats posted paragraphs from the G7 Leaders on recent developments between Israel and Iran, transnational repression, AI for prosperity, minerals action plans, countering migrant smuggling, and the future of quantum technologies.

The G7 statement asserts working with domestic and international partners, including local governments, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, industry, and international organizations, to advance shared priorities. The G7 will continue its work under Canada's presidency throughout 2025 and looks forward to France's leadership and hosting the next meeting in 2026. France will host the 2026 Summit from June 14-16 in Evian-les-Bains, an Alpine spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva.

During the welcome introductions, President Trump calmly insulted past actions of the group by saying Russia should not have been excluded, and he falsely claimed there would have been no war if they had not dropped Russia. Trump did not understand that the G8 became the G7 after Russia was expelled in 2014 after the Russian subversive annexation of Crimea.

The G7 is a group of like-minded countries that share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. Russia was never a fit. These countries that make about half the world's gross domestic product, from the commitments they make, could help solve global issues, spur economies, and drive world prosperity if there was resolve. The G7 was founded to promote free trade, multilateralism, and co-operation. The USA, the economically dominant member, does not support those essentials anymore.

This year's summit had the backdrop of a renewed war between Israel and Iran, which caused President Trump to leave a day early. Leaders published a statement affirming that Israel "has a right to defend itself" and that Iran "can never have a nuclear weapon." It was a self-comforting virtue-signal statement, that left the actual work and sacrifice for Israel to make on their behalf.

Of note for Canadian consumers, Carney got nothing from Trump, but an unreliable promise of negotiations for a new relationship by mid-July.

Also, Canada has had very strained relations with India, consequently the guest invitation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was controversial. Canada and India agreed to name new high commissioners and restore regular diplomatic services to citizens in both countries. Canada had expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials last fall when agents of the Indian government had targeted some activist Canadian Sikhs. The Indian government denies following and threatening some Canadian MPs. Modi did not need to be invited for their Embassies to become fully functional at the bureaucratic level to serve citizens. 

At the G7 summit, Carney also promised $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine's defense, including $2 billion for weapons like drones, ammunition, armored vehicles, and a $ 2.3 billion loan to help Ukraine rebuild its infrastructure.

"What was it like in the room?" In answering his own question, Carney offered a defense of the G7 based on the value of dialogue for building relationships and trust. The political world keeps changing. However, Carney has a big task to build trust and support at home in view of the failed policies of past Liberal governance, and the sad state of Canadian domestic welfare.

Carney’s behaviour at the G7 confirmed the Canadian election scam. Some voters were seduced by the idea that Papa Carney would take care of them. They wrongly ascribed to him without evidence, a sense of trust, calm, and integrity. Strategists had Carney stoke Trump fear every time he spoke during the campaign, then falsely claim he was the best choice to stand up to President Donald Trump. Although the Liberal vote did not grow significantly, the resentful NDP members who had been fed an internal Party diet of anti-Conservative hate since the previous election, voted strategically for the Liberals.

Alternatively, if the NDP had previously voted in Parliament in line with their rhetoric, they would have defeated the Justin Trudeau government and caused an election, which would have produced a Conservative government with the NDP as the Official Opposition. The NDP would then have its largest MP representation in history with Jagmeet Singh as their hero leader in national prominence presenting himself as a government in waiting. The Liberals would be relegated to third or fourth in Parliament.

However, the small-minded politics of NDP envy and resentment produced its fruit of keeping the Conservatives at bay and Pierre Poilievre from Prime Minister. Many life-long federal NDP voters had placed a strategic vote for the Liberals. Consequently, the NDP lost everything, becoming financially broke with no official status in Parliament. Leader Jagmeet Singh had to resign and will be soon forgotten.

The nation again has the corrupt and mercenary Liberals in power. Sin has its consequences. Proverbs 14:30 (NIV) A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

 

Throne Speech and Spending

The Speech from the Throne opens every new session of Parliament. The Speech is a statement of the government’s general intentions during the coming months.

On May 27, 2025, His Majesty King Charles III attended the State Opening of Canada’s Parliament and delivered the ‘Speech from the Throne’ to formally open the first session of the 45th Parliament.

The King said… Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons. It is with a sense of deep pride and pleasure that my wife and I join you here today, as we witness Canadians coming together in a renewed sense of national pride, unity, and hope.

I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. This land acknowledgement is a recognition of shared history as a nation. While continuing to deepen my own understanding, it is my great hope that in each of your communities, and collectively as a country, a path is found toward truth and reconciliation, in both word and deed.

This is my 20th visit to Canada, spread over the course of more than half a century, and my first as Sovereign. As I have said before, “Every time I come to Canada… a little more of Canada seeps into my bloodstream – and from there straight to my heart.” I have always had the greatest admiration for Canada’s unique identity, which is recognized across the world for bravery and sacrifice in defence of national values, and for the diversity and kindness of Canadians.

To the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples – you have welcomed my family and myself to your traditional lands with great warmth and hospitality, for which I am humbly grateful.

This year, we mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day and V-J Day. On Juno Beach, at Dieppe, on the Somme, at Beaumont-Hamel, at Ypres, and on Vimy Ridge… At those places, and many others, forever etched into our memories, Canadians fought and died alongside our closest allies.

Today, I see representatives from every part of Canada – from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to Victoria, British Columbia, and Arviat, Nunavut. I see the guardians of the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Canadian Charter and, as King, I thank you for your service to your fellow Canadians, across the length and breadth of this vast and great nation.

You speak for your communities, representing an incredible richness of cultures, languages, and perspectives. We owe it to this generation, and those who succeed us, to think and act for the greater good of all. While the world faces unprecedented challenges, generating uncertainties across the continents with regards to peace and stability, economics, and climate change, your communities have the skills and determination to bring a wealth of solutions.

By fostering collaboration and engaging in respectful, constructive debates, you will ensure this Government is capable of bold and fair action to support Canadians.

It has been nearly 70 years since the Sovereign first opened Parliament. In the time since, Canada has dramatically changed: repatriating its Constitution, achieving full independence, and witnessing immense growth. Canada has embraced its British, French, and Indigenous roots, and become a bold, ambitious, innovative country that is bilingual, truly multicultural, and committed to reconciliation.

The Crown has for so long been a symbol of unity for Canada. It also represents stability and continuity from the past to the present. As it should, it stands proudly as a symbol of Canada today, in all her richness and dynamism.

When my dear late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, opened a new Canadian Parliament in 1957, the Second World War remained a fresh, painful memory. The Cold War was intensifying. Freedom and democracy were under threat. Canada was emerging as a growing economic power and a force for peace in the world. In the decades since, history has been punctuated by epoch-making events: the Vietnam War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the start of the War on Terror. Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the Government is determined to protect.

The system of open global trade that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for Canadians for decades, is changing. Canada’s relationships with partners are also changing.

We must be clear-eyed: the world is a more dangerous and uncertain place than at any point since the Second World War. Canada is facing challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes.

Many Canadians are feeling anxious and worried about the drastically changing world around them. Fundamental change is always unsettling. Yet this moment is also an incredible opportunity. An opportunity for renewal. An opportunity to think big and to act bigger. An opportunity for Canada to embark on the largest transformation of its economy since the Second World War. A confident Canada, which has welcomed new Canadians, including from some of the most tragic global conflict zones, can seize this opportunity by recognising that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away. And that by staying true to Canadian values, Canada can build new alliances and a new economy that serves all Canadians.  

The Prime Minister and the President of the United States, for example, have begun defining a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S., rooted in mutual respect and founded on common interests, to deliver transformational benefits for both sovereign nations.

In parallel, the Government is working to strengthen its relationships with reliable trading partners and allies around the world, recognizing that Canada has what the world needs and the values the world respects.

Canada is ready to build a coalition of like-minded countries that share its values, that believe in international co-operation and the free and open exchange of goods, services, and ideas. In this new, fast-evolving world, Canada is ready to lead. This will be demonstrated in June, when Canada convenes the G7 Summit.

The Government is guided by its conviction that the economy is only truly strong when it serves everyone. Many Canadians are struggling to get ahead. The Government is responding, reducing middle-class taxes and saving two-income families up to $840 a year. It will cut the GST on homes at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers, delivering savings of up to $50,000. And it will lower the GST on homes between $1 million and $1.5 million.

The Government will protect the programs that are already saving families thousands of dollars every year. These include child care and pharmacare. In addition to these, the Government has recently expanded the Canadian Dental Care Plan to cover about eight million Canadians, saving the average person more than $800 per year.

The Government’s overarching goal – its core mission – is to build the strongest economy in the G7. That starts with creating one Canadian economy out of thirteen. Internal barriers to trade and labour mobility cost Canada as much as $200 billion each year. The Government will introduce legislation to remove all remaining federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility by Canada Day.

Numerous premiers have already taken vital steps to break down provincial and territorial barriers to trade. Together, we will build on that progress to deliver free trade across the nation by Canada Day. This is critical to unlocking Canada’s full economic potential, but it’s not enough.

To build Canada strong, the Government is working closely with provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples to identify and catalyse projects of national significance. Projects that will connect Canada, that will deepen Canada’s ties with the world, and that will create high-paying jobs for generations.

Given the pace of change and the scale of opportunities, speed is of the essence. Through the creation of a new Major Federal Project Office, the time needed to approve a project will be reduced from five years to two; all while upholding Canada’s world-leading environmental standards and its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples.

The Government will also strike co-operation agreements with every interested province and territory within six months to realize its goal of “one project, one review.” When Canadians come together, Canada builds things that last.

By removing these barriers that have held back our economy, we will unleash a new era of growth that will ensure we don’t just survive ongoing trade wars, but emerge from them stronger than ever. It will enable Canada to become the world’s leading energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy. To build an industrial strategy that will make Canada more globally competitive, while fighting climate change. To build hundreds of thousands of good careers in the skilled trades. And to build Canada into the world’s leading hub for science and innovation.

Critically, the Government will undertake a series of measures to help double the rate of home building while creating an entirely new housing industry – using Canadian technology, Canadian skilled workers, and Canadian lumber. The Government will introduce measures to deliver affordable homes by creating Build Canada Homes. This mission-driven organization will act to accelerate the development of new affordable housing. It will invest in the growth of the prefabricated and modular housing industry. And it will provide significant financing to affordable home builders. The Government will make the housing market work better, including by cutting municipal development charges in half for all multi-unit housing. The Government will drive supply up to bring housing costs down.

To be truly strong, Canada must be secure. To that end, the Government will introduce legislation to enhance security at Canada’s borders. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies will have new tools to stop the flow of fentanyl and its precursors. The Canada Border Services Agency will be given new powers to examine goods destined for export, to prevent the transport of illegal and stolen products, including cars.

The Government will protect Canada’s sovereignty by rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces. It will boost Canada’s defence industry by joining ReArm Europe, to invest in transatlantic security with Canada’s European partners. And it will invest to strengthen its presence in the North, which is an integral part of Canada, as this region faces new threats.

The Government will discharge its duty to protect Canadians and their sovereign rights, from wherever challenges may come at home or abroad. To keep communities safe, the Government will hire 1,000 more RCMP personnel. It will change firearms licensing and strengthen enforcement of yellow and red flag laws. Weapons licences for those convicted of intimate partner violence and those subject to protection orders will be revoked. Through the deployment of scanners, drones and helicopters, additional personnel, and K-9 teams, the Government will stem the tide of illegal guns and drugs across the border.

It will take these steps while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners and Indigenous Peoples’ longstanding hunting traditions.

The Government will bring a renewed focus on car theft and home invasions by toughening the Criminal Code to make bail harder to get for repeat offenders charged with committing these crimes, along with human trafficking and drug smuggling.

During this time of great change, Canadians are uniting behind what makes Canada unique. The French language and the Quebec culture are at the heart of the Canadian identity. They define the country that Canadians and I love so much. Canada is a country that respects and celebrates its official languages and Indigenous languages. The Government is determined to protect the institutions that bring these cultures and this identity to the world, like CBC/Radio-Canada. It will protect the people who give us access to fresh, healthy, and quality food: agricultural producers. And it will protect supply management.

Nature is core to Canada’s identity. In 2022, Canada convened COP15 in Montréal, which concluded with 196 countries striking a historic agreement to protect 30 percent of their lands and 30 percent of waters by 2030. To this end, the Government will protect more of Canada’s nature than ever before through the creation of new national parks, national urban parks, marine protected areas, and other conservation initiatives.

The Government will always protect the rights and freedoms that the Charter guarantees for every Canadian. The Government will be a reliable partner to Indigenous Peoples, upholding its fundamental commitment to advancing reconciliation. Central to this commitment is the creation of long-term wealth and prosperity with Indigenous Peoples. For that reason, the Government will double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program from $5 billion to $10 billion – enabling more Indigenous communities to become owners of major projects. As Canada moves forward with nation-building projects, the Government will always be firmly guided by the principle of free, prior, and informed consent.

Canada’s immigration system has long been a source of pride for Canadians and of dynamism for the economy. The Government is dedicated to rebuilding the trust of Canadians in immigration by restoring balance to the system.

The Government will cap the total number of temporary foreign workers and international students to less than five percent of Canada’s population by 2027. By doing this, the Government will attract the best talent in the world to build our economy, while sending a clear message to Canadians working abroad that there is no better time to come home.

In all of its actions, the Government will be guided by a new fiscal discipline: spend less so Canadians can invest more. Day-to-day government spending – the government’s operating budget – has been growing by nine percent every year. The Government will introduce measures to bring it below two percent.

Transfers to provinces, territories, or individuals will be maintained. The Government will balance its operating budget over the next three years by cutting waste, capping the public service, ending duplication, and deploying technology to improve public sector productivity.

In parallel, the Government will take a series of measures to catalyse new investment to create better jobs and higher incomes for Canadians. The scale of the Government’s initiative will match the challenges of our times and the ambitions of Canadians.

Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons, when my dear late mother addressed your predecessors seven decades ago, she said that in that age, and against the backdrop of international affairs, no nation could live unto itself. It is a source of great pride that, in the following decades, Canada has continued to set an example to the world in her conduct and values, as a force for good.

I wish to express to you and to the people of Canada my heartfelt gratitude, and that of my wife, for the warmth of the welcome which we have received. As the anthem reminds us: The True North is indeed strong and free!

Members of the House of Commons, you will be asked to appropriate the funds to carry out the services and expenditures authorized by Parliament. May you honour the profound trust bestowed upon you by Canadians, and may God bless and guide you in all your duties.

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With the Throne Speech delivered and the Main Estimates numbers now on the table, the situation is dire. The proposed $486.9 billion spending for the 2025-26 financial year, to be voted on by Parliament, raises immediate concerns.

The total ask, a staggering 8.4 percent increase over last year, includes $73.4 billion in warrants issued during the prorogation of Parliament. This is a significant escalation that should raise alarm bells.

The 2025–26 Main Estimates present planned budgetary spending for 130 organizations. This includes transfer payments to other levels of government, as well as to different organizations and individuals. The likelihood of ever getting to a balanced budget in the foreseeable future is a myth.

The Carney government is legislating a $5 billion middle-class tax cut while planning to increase spending on the military and housing, and at the same time, promising to balance the operating budget within three years. It won't happen.

The Main Estimates, the first statement since the election, show no signs of the necessary restraint. This lack of fiscal responsibility is disappointing and does not bode well for the future.

The Prime Minister, for political posturing, criticized Trudeau as a spendthrift, saying that the government had spent too much and invested too little. Carney claimed his government would limit operating expense increases to two percent a year, down from nine percent a year, while preserving transfers to provinces and individuals.

Nevertheless, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 2025–26 budget will be supported by an astounding $1,425,237,411 federal subsidy. CBC is watched by only 3% of Canadians, yet it is funded by 100% of the population.

Egregious spending continues on consultants. It was a debated sore point in the election. Regardless of the public criticism, professional and special services will hit $26 billion.

The character of the Liberal government is revealed in the Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), which is the dedicated federal economic development agency for British Columbians.

It allocates money to entrepreneurial activities in BC, but it costs 21.86% of its budget just to give away its annual allotment. It cost taxpayers 140,291,293, of which 30,674,070 was used to administer the giveaways. Yet, unlike a registered charity, it has no cost to fundraise.

However, the Main Estimates are not the whole picture. There will be 'supplementary estimates' during the year that will increase spending further. These additional estimates, which are used to cover unforeseen expenses or new initiatives, could significantly inflate the total budget.

Approximately 60 departments will experience budget increases exceeding the inflation rate. Only about a dozen have a budget reduction. Carney has stated that he will implement a system of budgets that separates investments in capital projects from operational expenditures. However, the books have always made those distinctions if one did an inspection.

Moreover, what is relentless is the interest cost from past and present borrowing. The government does not generate nearly enough revenue to cover its spending, so it must borrow more each year. Rising interest payments are scheduled to hit almost $50 billion, more than the $35.6 billion for national defense. Interest payments become a significant pre-spent cost that crowds out other priorities.

The only way to implement tax cuts that stimulate growth, support new spending plans, and soon balance the budget, is by making austere cuts everywhere else.

The Carney plan is Liberal largesse, steady as she goes, with lots of smiles and false promises, as always, from another disingenuous Liberal who promised a different approach. Since there has been no change in attitude from the previous administration, Canadians cannot have hope that the fortunes of our nation will improve.