Dan Schwade

Just how much worse have things become since Justin Trudeau’s Liberals took power in 2015? Take a look as Jesse Kline examines Canada’s lost decade through 13 economic indicators nationalpost.com/feature/lostde…

Reluctant to ‘rough it,’ retirees are trimming travel costs in other ways theglobeandmail.com/investing/pers…

This is the same Beijing that Finance Minister @FP_Champagne went to build stronger economic ties with, literally over the last days, to boldly forge ahead with Prime Minister @MarkJCarney’s “Strategic Partnership.”

François-Philippe Champagne’s @FP_Champagne Brother Ran a Hells Angels Meth Lab While He Climbed to Finance Minister, and the Media Buried It All to Protect Liberal Elite Scum thedaily.ca/francois-phili… The brother of the finance minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, owned a property that police raided in two thousand eight during project carapace, as part of the larger operation sharqc targeting hells angels organized crime networks in quebec. Officers discovered thirty four thousand methamphetamine tablets, along with chemicals capable of producing twenty thousand more doses, a pill press, thousands of grams of hashish and cannabis, a prohibited nine millimeter pistol, and approximately fifty thousand dollars in cash hidden at the site. Surveillance footage and observations confirmed that Guillaume Champagne visited the location at least six times over four months, while vehicles connected to the family business appeared there as well. The property served as a methamphetamine laboratory with direct links to known hells angels associates, including one member from trois rivieres and another close collaborator who frequented the house. Guillaume Champagne faced eleven serious charges, including production and possession of drugs for the benefit of a criminal organization, yet he maintained no prior record at the time. The case dragged on for years until two thousand thirteen, when crown prosecutors suddenly announced they had no further evidence to present, resulting in a complete acquittal without any preliminary inquiry or full trial ever taking place. The judge overseeing related proceedings noted contradictory elements in the police file, while the director of criminal and penal prosecutions refused to provide any detailed public explanation for dropping the matter. Court testimony from Guillaume Champagne lawyer revealed a deliberate strategy of delay and negotiation that positioned the accused as the last man standing after many co accused benefited from stays of proceedings amid widespread failures in the sharqc operation. This convenient resolution occurred precisely as Francois-Philippe Champagne prepared to launch his federal political career in the saint maurice champlain riding, raising serious questions about potential influence or special treatment for a prominent shawinigan family. The family business bionest technologies, with international ties and local prominence, appeared intertwined with the events through vehicle sightings and Guillaume Champagne role as vice president, adding to perceptions of protected insiders evading accountability. Mainstream english language media across canada has maintained near total silence on these facts for nearly a decade, allowing Francois-Philippe Champagne to ascend through multiple cabinet positions, including foreign affairs, innovation science industry, and now finance, without facing meaningful scrutiny over his brother Guillaume Champagne documented connections to a hells angels linked drug operation. Operation sharqc itself collapsed in spectacular fashion, with the majority of one hundred fifty six accused walking free or receiving reduced sentences due to prosecutorial delays, evidence withholding, and procedural disasters that wasted tens of millions in taxpayer dollars while empowering the very biker gang it aimed to dismantle. Francois-Philippe Champagne has never publicly addressed the scandal in any substantive way, leaving canadians to wonder why such a damaging family association receives protection from journalistic oversight that would never apply to opponents. This pattern of quiet resolution and media avoidance exposes deep rot in liberal circles, where connections appear to shield the powerful from consequences that ordinary citizens would suffer. The entire episode reeks of favoritism and elite impunity at the highest levels of government.

‼️ History Lesson In 2008, police raided a property owned by Guillaume Champagne and found a Hells Angels meth lab. 34,000 pills. A pill press. $50K in cash. He was charged with conspiracy alongside a Hells Angels member. Then it all disappeared. “Negotiated acquittal.” No trial. Reasons sealed. His brother? François-Philippe Champagne. The current Finance Minister. He was getting ready to enter politics at the time. The media never asks about this. Ever. journaldemontreal.com/2017/03/13/le-…