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"The Parliamentary Budget Officer has already raised concerns. Roughly $94 billion in spending labeled as “capital” does not meet standard definitions. That is about 30 percent of what the government is counting as investment. If those items were classified properly, the operating budget would still be in deficit. That matters. Investors, credit agencies and taxpayers rely on clear financial reporting. When definitions are stretched, confidence erodes. The Fraser Institute has called this approach misleading. Economist Trevor Tombe has warned it risks repeating mistakes seen elsewhere. Alberta tried a similar approach years ago. It blurred accountability and masked the true fiscal position until the system was abandoned."

@ryangerritsen "Anti vax opinions and Covid conspiracy theories..." 🙄 We're still doing this in 2026?

I’ve never been a fan of Andrew Nichols & his opening to the clip confirms why. U.S. Flags in the background of Pierre has him clutching his pearls? Is this a look that Canadians want? Get over it buddy.

What's the case for new pipelines? New report finds $31B economic lift — & 112,000 jobs – for Canada from new oil pipelines “I can’t think of anything else that would give such a large jolt to the CDN economy over a 10-yr period,” says ATB's Mark Parsons. calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

@HarmanBhanguBC It's shifting power away from a democratic system where, in theory at least, you can vote out the people making laws and setting taxes when you're not happy with them. A system that dates back to the Magna Carta. The very foundation of our social contract.

A “Land Back” task force? Take them at their word. They say it won’t touch private property today, but they are building the framework for control tomorrow. Shared jurisdiction, land repatriation, co-management, this is not symbolic, this is power shifting away from people like you. The home you worked overtime for, the backyard your kids play in, the future you are trying to build, all of it gets pulled into uncertainty. This is your life, your community, your stake in this province. The NDP are allowing them to run away with it! Stand up, speak out, protect what’s yours!

@lamphieryeg @globepolitics @CBCToronto That wouldn't help his net zero bros. Non starter.

#cdnpoli #cdnmedia @globepolitics @CBCToronto More word salad from Carney. He still can't say the word "pipeline," can he? Imagine being so thick that you can't see the enormous economic advantages a new oil pipeline would give your country in the middle of an energy crisis.

@alanfryermedia Is it a command and communications problem or a someone is lying problem?

This seems like a serious problem. “Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it.” thestar.com/news/canada/de…

I asked Grok a simple question: Compare the Trudeau era to the Carney era. Using metrics like unemployment, GDP, debt, deficit, etc. When were Canadians better off? (I never mentioned Harper, but see below)👇 The last 11 years (Trudeau & Carney) delivered stagnation for the average family, while the national credit card maxed out. Trudeau (Oct 2015 – March 2025) vs. Carney (March 2025 – present, ~1 year in office). Here’s a clear, metric-by-metric breakdown using official StatsCan, Finance Canada, Fraser Institute, and IMF data as of March 2026: Carney’s window is short, so his “record” largely reflects Trudeau-era momentum plus early Liberal continuity. Unemployment Trudeau start (Oct 2015): ~6.9–7.0% Trudeau end (early 2025): ~6.7% Carney now (Feb 2026): 6.7% (up from 6.5% in Jan; worst monthly job loss in years outside COVID — 84,000 jobs shed) Verdict: Basically flat for a decade, then slight worsening under Carney. No real improvement under either. GDP GrowthTrudeau era average (2016–2024): Headline real GDP ~1.9% annually (second-best in G7 on raw numbers, thanks to massive population growth). Real GDP per capita: Only 0.3% per year — worst among recent long-serving PMs and the weakest decade since the Great Depression. Carney (2025–2026): 2025 ~1.6–1.7%; 2026 forecasts ~1.0–1.2% (some quarters contracting). Still lagging per-capita growth. Verdict: Trudeau delivered population-driven “growth” that left the average Canadian poorer in real terms. Carney hasn’t reversed it. Federal Debt Trudeau: Net debt roughly doubled (~$619–700B → ~$1.2–1.4T). Debt-to-GDP: ~31–35% → ~42–45%. Carney (first full year): Debt continuing upward trajectory; per-person federal debt near record levels (~$56k). Debt-to-GDP projected to rise further. Verdict: Trudeau exploded the debt. Carney is accelerating the climb. Deficits Trudeau: Nine straight deficits (pre- and post-COVID). Structural deficits persisted even in “good” years (~$40B+ range late in term). Carney’s first budget (2025–26): $78.3B deficit projected — one of the largest non-pandemic shortfalls ever — before gradually declining but still elevated. Verdict: Trudeau normalized endless red ink. Carney doubled down in Year 1. Bonus Context (Affordability / Living Standards)Housing, real wages, and cost-of-living pressures worsened dramatically under Trudeau (home prices vs incomes hit OECD extremes). Inflation spiked then cooled, but the damage to purchasing power and per-capita output stuck. Carney’s early moves (some targeted tax relief, carbon tax tweaks) haven’t delivered measurable relief yet. When Were Canadians Better Off? Pre-2015 (under Harper) — by a mile on the metrics that actually matter for everyday life. Real GDP per capita grew faster (~0.5% annually under Harper vs. 0.3% under Trudeau). Debt-to-GDP and deficits were lower and trending toward balance. Housing was far more affordable relative to incomes. Living standards rose for the average person instead of just the population total. Between Trudeau and Carney? Carney hasn’t changed the trajectory. Same party, same big-spending playbook, same weak per-capita results, and deficits/debt getting worse, not better. Swapping one Liberal suit for another didn’t fix the decade of decline — it extended it. 🚨🚨🚨Bottom line: Canadians were demonstrably better off before Trudeau took office.

@jarvis_best @christopherrufo I agree. The most accessible, readable and hopeful of his books. But still containing magical sentences you just want to read over and over.

@christopherrufo All the Pretty Horses succeeds in humanity and relatability and character development where those books fail (or at least take a long time to get there)

I read the first hundred pages of The Road last year, and read the first hundred pages of Blood Meridian this year, and in both instances, gave up, because the books never clicked. Lyrical writing, but the characters are reduced to way down Maslow's hierarchy, and the tone is so relentlessly bleak, with almost no humanity breaking through, it was difficult to feel anything besides the flint clicking against the cold steel in the overwhelming darkness. I know many of you love it, but to me, it's overwrought, overstylized, and overhyped.

@NadineWellwood This has been going on at least since 2011. It has been an explicit strategy of B.C. First Nations since 2017 (see BC First Nations - China Strategy: Innovative Partnerships paper published by BC FN Energy and Mining Council). nationalpost.com/news/canada/cs…

Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/yZdYXIZ3ETI China is actively targeting First Nations jurisdictions in the North for intelligence operations, aiming to corrupt leaders for access to critical minerals.

@CTVVancouver We can't even replace a 66 year old tunnel on the main north-south route between Vancouver and the US.

All aboard the train to Whistler or Campbell River? B.C. Green leader proposes province-wide rail network ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

NEW - 1/4 Moody's Ratings downgrades the Province of British Columbia's rating to Aa2. Release below #bcpoli #cdnpoli ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/4…

@pocket_aces7777 It's been the same from day one. It's a wealth transfer from the middle class to the wealthy. When govts push industries and taxpayers finance them, there's no risk to those who invest in them. Especially with insiders in government. Carney is the ultimate insider.

How can anyone still defend this nonsense? Is he the ultimate grifter?🤔

"Net-zero fatigued Canadians should be asking their prime minister, “Why are you weakening our already struggling economy with carbon taxes and wasting taxpayer money subsidizing wind farms when it will make no perceptible difference to the global climate?” He owes them an answer"

@HoCStaffer How do you square this with polls showing a huge lead by the party whose government is responsible? Something doesn't fit here.

This is both incredibly shocking and really not so much at all. I wouldn't say that many in Canada who have been here their whole life and witnessed the past decade can honestly say that life is better since 2015. Everyone knows it has gotten worse overall. Those who say it hasn't are lying. Sure, individually some people are more comfortable. They've done well. New immigrants certainly don't mind it & may not even see the decline. But data like this from multiple external sources with no partisan bias really puts it out in the open.

The 2026 World Happiness Report now puts Canada 25th overall. It's the 11th biggest decline of 147 countries surveyed. In 2015 we were 6th. Trudeau's Decade of Darkness really did a number on 🇨🇦.

Steven Guilbeault May 15, 2025: claims less than half of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s capacity is being used, we don’t need new infrastructure Transmountain hit 96% capacity in November, volume of crude to be exported will exceed pipeline space for about a month by this summer and will consistently exceed space on export lines by summer next year financialpost.com/commodities/en…

@jonkay Does the CBC have an entire division devoted to ferreting out the truth of indigenous ancestry claims?

Anyway, I can tell she’s really indigenous because she has the word “indigenous” in her bio five times

the indigenous qualifications of Michelle Coupal, the “Canada Research Chair in Truth, Reconciliation & Indigenous Literatures” at @UofRegina, consists of having a great-grandfather who was “believed” to have had an indigenous ancestor two centuries ago cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

@gmforbes35 My evergreen take. x.com/i/status/20346…

Is it just me or does Liberal dipshit Sharan Kaur (top left) look really worried about Poilievre going on Joe Rogan's podcast? 😂 Even the guy in the bottom left corner, who used to work for Liberal minister Champagne, called it a great get for Poilievre. youtube.com/watch?v=QeUBqK…

@Martyupnorth It's funny because it's close to the truth. And sad for the same reason.

It's supposed to be parody, but it's almost 100% accurate, so it really isin't This is Canada's healthcare system.

"Canada’s story gets even more depressing when only young people under 25 are counted. The country then falls to 71st, another new low. Young people were once, on average, the happiest Canadian cohort; now they’re the most miserable. And when compared to 136 countries, that 10-year drop in life satisfaction is one of the largest in the world, placing Canada just four slots from the bottom."

@DrJStrategy Mind you, these "global rankings" are all b.s. Finland is the happiest country as long as you ignore the high rates of alcoholism, depression, suicide, and the low birth rate. Sounds super happy to me.

The disconnect couldn’t be clearer. Canadians tumble down the global happiness rankings and watch their living standards erode, but not to worry, the Bank of Canada has it covered with a royal wave and a cheerful “let them eat cake.” Meanwhile, Mark Carney basks in political adoration, the media swoons on cue, and we’re told it’s not propaganda. Just another day in paradise.