David Nicholson
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David Nicholson
@DavidNicholso
I am an accountant that enjoys the outdoors.
Pictou, Nova Scotia Katılım Temmuz 2019
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Third, Bush went to war with dozens of countries in the coalition. Officially, 49 countries were part of the "coalition of the willing.' Trump went to war tonight with only Israel in the coalition. 4/
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This moment -- our declaration of war with Iran tonight to achieve regime change -- reminds me of the beginning of our invasion of Iraq in 2003, but with 4 big differences. THREAD 1/
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let's settle this culture war the old-fashioned way: via poll
You are a high-ranking government official who has decided to implement a dress code for travel. You mandate that all air passengers wear:
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@NoLore Looks like a JP Morgan bank statement with $2.2M. It doesn't show the balance in the RBC account.
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Am I reading this right? Epstein held $2.2 at a Toronto branch of the Royal Bank?
justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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@coreyhoganyyc Genuinely answer the questions. Ask questions that matter.
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iPolitics asked me to expand on my thoughts on question period reform - which I was happy to do.
1. Have longer exchanges
2. Set a roster for who's up
3. Stop the repetition
4. Experiment
This week, we talk about it as MPs. What changes would you make? ipolitics.ca/2026/02/02/can…
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@SeanFraserMP @CdnChildProtect Why does the government want read our mail?
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The Strong Borders Act will give law enforcement the right tools to keep Canadians safe — online and offline.
This legislation will make it easier for law enforcement to protect those most vulnerable. Thanks @cdnchildprotect for your support.
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@jec79 @brianleecrowley Why don't the appropriations align with the budget?
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@brianleecrowley Disappointed to see you - like so many - confusing a budget speech with the Estimates process. That’s the means by which Parliament approves both the appropriations and spending of the Crown for a given period.
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I spent five years in the Finance Minister’s office — let me be clear, this is nonsense. You’ll get a Fall Economic Statement in five months, which effectively acts as a mini-budget. So let’s dial down the outrage.
Ian Brodie@irbrodie
The Finance Department is always able to pull together a budget in 14 days.
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@stephenfgordon There should be higher deposits required to get your name on a ballot.
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It's been a while since I updated this chart: wages have outpaced inflation for almost two years.
With all that`s happening, I don't expect the trend to continue, and you can see an inflection in March.
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@stephenfgordon I can't believe people take advice from billionaires about who to vote for.
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Found it. Here's my column explaining why success in business doesn't confer special expertise in economics.
Ful disclosure: The National Post (!) paid me the princely sum of $100 to write this.
nationalpost.com/opinion/stephe…
Jean Philippe Fournier@JeanPFournier
To those that think Carney’s CV means anything and think he’ll be good for the economy: look at who just endorsed Poilievre If you know anything about business in Canada you will recognize most if not all names on here. Trust their judgement. Carney is not who you think he is.
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How do you get this to not be a massive gift to Ontario's worst offending municipalities?
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@TheStalwart @acoyne Leverage only works if you have a direction you want to go.
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It's not obvious to me that Trump has leverage against Canada right now. The incumbent government is paying no price is for playing maximum hardball. In fact it's benefitted them greatly. How often in politics do you get to risk harm to your economy without electoral cost?
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BY TEASING TARIFFS and delaying them, then teasing them again, Trump perpetuates a climate of uncertainty and chaos that does damage to Canada's economy – without triggering damaging countervailing tariffs.
It's time for Canada to hit back. Let Trump's voters feel some pain.
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David Mitchell's rant on the politics and the reality of waste in government is both timeless and timely
Waste in Politics | David Mitchell's SoapBox youtu.be/Zoz5EuIF_y8
YouTube
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@tylermeredith @MaritStiles Will Crombie layoff 70,000 public servants to achieve $7B/year efficiency savings?
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I don’t know if anyone told @MaritStiles but govt mandates are 4 years not 3.
And if you assume a constant continuation of spending at that level - their plan is $97.6 billion.
With a whopping $27.5 billion in new taxes.
Bonnie will cut your taxes and save you up to $1,150.
#onpoli #cdnpoli
Richard Southern@RichardCityNews
NEW - The NDP’s costed platform includes $70 billion in new spending over 3 years, but $37B in new revenue and savings which would include new tax brackets for those earning between $300,000-$500,000 a year, a luxury residence tax, and increasing the capital gains inclusion rate.
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@jurgen_nauditt Agreements with the US are not worth the paper. Will they bind the US for more than a blink of the eye?
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Second blackmail attempt by Trump failed?
Zelensky is not yet ready to sign a mineral agreement with the USA, — Sky News.
It only contains unilateral commitments on the part of Ukraine.
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I've got an op-ed in The Coast today, talking about the Capped Assessment Program, and how its hurting municipal government and young home buyers.
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Mark Carney's plan of "Let's build" is simplistic. It is less detailed than Trudeau's plan of building 4M homes. markcarney.ca has no policy details.
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@thebobert @trevortombe I was paying $1,300/year to heat my home with oil. So, I paid $1,800 to install a heat pump and save $1,100/year on heating costs.
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@trevortombe I would love to hear personal stories about how the Carbon Tax changed people's behaviour and how they took steps to limit their carbon footprint because of it.
After all, wasn't that the intention of the tax?
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Interesting development! 👇
The heating oil decision back in 2023 was an important contributor to making this inevitable, imho: thehub.ca/2023/10/31/tre…
Althia Raj@althiaraj
New from me: Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland would scrap consumer carbon tax if elected Liberal leader, sources say thestar.com/news/canada/ma… via @torontostar
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