All Things Trudeau, Chapter 2

[hobbyguy]

On January 22, the same rule comes into effect in the US, requiring truckers entering that country to be vaccinated.

The whole discussion is moot given that the Americans are imposing the same rule in a week or so. Just another hair-on-fire attempt at scoring political points by the opposition. Tying the price of food to the need for truckers to be vaccinated, when the vast majority of them already are, is stupid. The price of virtually everything is going up, imported and domestic...it has little to do with the ability of a small minority of truckdrivers being unable to cross the border.

It is also being over hyped as an issue by those without a practical bone in their body.

Hypothetical mid size trucking company: 100 drivers. 60 are hauling goods from the port of Vancouver to Edmonton/Calgary/Saskatoon etc. 40 are hauling foodstuffs up from California. 10%+/- of the 40 are not vaccinated = shortage of 4 drivers. Of the 60 hauling strictly within Canada, 10% are not vaccinated, and another 10% don't have passports = a pool of 48 drivers from which to find 4 who will switch out to the California run (probably not to tough this time of year lol). The 4 unvaccinated drivers who were on the California run, now switch to the Edmonton run. Net impact of vaccination requirement at the border = zero, everybody still working, all the runs that were being done are still being done.

This is mostly an "issue" for the usual suspects who like to fuss about everything. The net impact on cross border truck traffic is likely to be extremely small.

[Richadio]

^^^

Don't really have to watch it; I already know conservatives are crude, rude uncouth and crazy.

Trudeau has the courage to go into these unfiltered crowds and take questions.

The other guy, the cowardly fool, hides in his TV studio with Ballingall his green screen.

Not hard to separate the Lieberals on this forum.

[mikest2]

Best get another job...........

The Bank of Canada said Monday its pair of quarterly surveys of businesses and consumers show respondents expect the annual rate of inflation to remain above the Bank of Canada's two per cent target for the rest of the year.

Two-thirds of the firms that took part in the bank's business outlook survey anticipate inflation to stay above three per cent over the next two years.

Respondents in the survey of consumer expectations expected inflation to remain above four per cent for the next two years, and 3.5 per cent five years out.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/ ... ger#357226

[Gone_Fishin]

A million dollar "donation" to the Trudeau Foundation by prominent Chinese Communist Party officials has certainly paid a lot of benefits.

Dear Mr Rice;


When Canadian companies with operations in key natural resource materials are taken over by a foreign entity, especially one with links to the government in Beijing, there needs to be a national security review.

Our Conservative team has called on the Trudeau Liberals to conduct a national security review following the announced takeover of Canadian lithium mining company Neo Lithium.

Yet, once again, the Trudeau government has failed to take Canada’s national security seriously.

Materials like lithium are a critical mineral in Canada – essential to the future prosperity of Canada’s economy and our strategic interest.

These minerals are used in the production of items such as electric vehicles, and could play a key role in meeting our climate targets.

Foreign takeovers like this should be subjected to a security review to ensure that the deal is in Canada’s best interests.
So when the Globe and Mail reported that the federal government did NOT conduct a formal security review of this proposed deal, we acted.

We demanded the Liberals immediately conduct a national security review of the takeover under the Investment Canada Act and to explain why a national security review was not completed in the first place.

[foenix]

A million dollar "donation" to the Trudeau Foundation by prominent Chinese Communist Party officials has certainly paid a lot of benefits.

Dear Mr Rice;


When Canadian companies with operations in key natural resource materials are taken over by a foreign entity, especially one with links to the government in Beijing, there needs to be a national security review.

Our Conservative team has called on the Trudeau Liberals to conduct a national security review following the announced takeover of Canadian lithium mining company Neo Lithium.

Yet, once again, the Trudeau government has failed to take Canada’s national security seriously.

Materials like lithium are a critical mineral in Canada – essential to the future prosperity of Canada’s economy and our strategic interest.

These minerals are used in the production of items such as electric vehicles, and could play a key role in meeting our climate targets.

Foreign takeovers like this should be subjected to a security review to ensure that the deal is in Canada’s best interests.
So when the Globe and Mail reported that the federal government did NOT conduct a formal security review of this proposed deal, we acted.

We demanded the Liberals immediately conduct a national security review of the takeover under the Investment Canada Act and to explain why a national security review was not completed in the first place.

You know you've recycled this trash several times now.....and remember it was JT's opposition party that was responsible for the disastrous agreement with China that's paid off big for them.

[foenix]

Best get another job...........

The Bank of Canada said Monday its pair of quarterly surveys of businesses and consumers show respondents expect the annual rate of inflation to remain above the Bank of Canada's two per cent target for the rest of the year.

Two-thirds of the firms that took part in the bank's business outlook survey anticipate inflation to stay above three per cent over the next two years.

Respondents in the survey of consumer expectations expected inflation to remain above four per cent for the next two years, and 3.5 per cent five years out.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/ ... ger#357226

So pretty much on par with the rest of the world then.....

https://www.statista.com/statistics/256 ... ious-year/

[hobbyguy]

Best get another job...........

The Bank of Canada said Monday its pair of quarterly surveys of businesses and consumers show respondents expect the annual rate of inflation to remain above the Bank of Canada's two per cent target for the rest of the year.

Two-thirds of the firms that took part in the bank's business outlook survey anticipate inflation to stay above three per cent over the next two years.

Respondents in the survey of consumer expectations expected inflation to remain above four per cent for the next two years, and 3.5 per cent five years out.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/ ... ger#357226

Inflation can be quite sticky when expectations of inflation take root. The BOC will likely take such a survey as one more reason to raise interest rates. Depending on how far they go, and how fast, the window for relatively high inflation may be shorter.

That said, the surge in retirements over the next decade will fuel wage inflation - which will make it difficult for the BOC to keep inflation within its 2% target range. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/retirem ... -1.5506197

" Retirement levels have been high for about 10 years as the large baby boom generation reaches the age of 65 and that trend will continue for several years, he said.

There may be a near-term labour shortage for some types of jobs, he said, because of a combination of the higher retirement levels, Canada's low birthrate and fewer new immigrants during the pandemic."
"I think all these kind of come together and are going to start adding a lot of pressure to labour markets as we head into the fall," Agopsowicz said."



Trudeau and crew are going to be stuck with that inevitable situation. It does explain part of the reason the Liberals have been and continue to push for more immigration. Canada is getting quite old. Canada median age has gone up to 42, for compoarison Mexico is 29, Pakistan is 22, and Japan is 48.6 - the oldest real country.

Many of Canada's core policies/programs (like health care) were designed in 1950s and 1960s when the median age in Canada was under 30 and seniors were a very small group at less than 8% of the population. Seniors will fast blow through being 20% of the population in Canada. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP ... cations=CA

So I really think wage inflation will be around for a while. Especially as the housing situation works against immigration - there is a shortage of housing that simply can't accept a lot more immigration.

[Pappywinkle]

I guess for the other anti-abortion party, medical choice starts and stops at vaccination.

Both the anti-abortion/anti-vax CPC and anti-abortion/anti-vax PPC are national embarrassments, especially when Trudeau has done such a fantastic job procuring vaccines for Canadians and navigating the country through the pandemic.

[WESTman]

Both the anti-abortion/anti-vax CPC and anti-abortion/anti-vax PPC are national embarrassments, especially when Trudeau has done such a fantastic job procuring vaccines for Canadians and navigating the country through the pandemic.

Is this guy a fed?

[The Green Barbarian]

A million dollar "donation" to the Trudeau Foundation by prominent Chinese Communist Party officials has certainly paid a lot of benefits.

Dear Mr Rice;


When Canadian companies with operations in key natural resource materials are taken over by a foreign entity, especially one with links to the government in Beijing, there needs to be a national security review.

Our Conservative team has called on the Trudeau Liberals to conduct a national security review following the announced takeover of Canadian lithium mining company Neo Lithium.

Yet, once again, the Trudeau government has failed to take Canada’s national security seriously.

Materials like lithium are a critical mineral in Canada – essential to the future prosperity of Canada’s economy and our strategic interest.

These minerals are used in the production of items such as electric vehicles, and could play a key role in meeting our climate targets.

Foreign takeovers like this should be subjected to a security review to ensure that the deal is in Canada’s best interests.
So when the Globe and Mail reported that the federal government did NOT conduct a formal security review of this proposed deal, we acted.

We demanded the Liberals immediately conduct a national security review of the takeover under the Investment Canada Act and to explain why a national security review was not completed in the first place.

Thanks for posting that Mr. Rice!

[Pappywinkle]

Another great display of compassion from Prime Minster Trudeau!

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, about the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia.

The Prime Minister reaffirmed Canada’s strong and ongoing commitment to supporting a peaceful resolution to the conflict, and encouraged an inclusive approach to national dialogue and reconciliation among all parties.

Prime Minister Trudeau underscored the importance of ensuring unhindered access to and delivery of humanitarian assistance for those affected by the conflict. He also expressed concern over the impact of recent air strikes, and emphasized the need to protect civilians, save lives, and ensure human rights are respected.

The two leaders agreed to continue to stay in close touch regarding the situation.

https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2022/ ... abiy-ahmed

[gertlush]

Who gives a rats *bleep* about Ethiopia?

[Gone_Fishin]

Welcome to the Union of Canadian Socialist Republics, comrade.

Dzhastin Trudeau, this is on you.

[The Green Barbarian]

Who gives a rats *bleep* about Ethiopia?

Odd question - what does this relate to?

[Pappywinkle]

Great words by Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.

Justin Trudeau: “Antisemitism is not acceptable. Not in Texas, here at home or anywhere”

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has released a statement on antisemitism following a hostage situation at a synagogue in Dallas, Texas on Saturday.

A man who reportedly interrupted a morning service and took four hostages died later that day following a police standoff.

Trudeau reminded Canadians of the importance of remaining vigilant in order to fight against all forms of hate.

“Antisemitism is not acceptable. Not in Texas, here at home, or anywhere. While I’m relieved the hostages are now safe, the situation at Congregation Beth Israel is a reminder that each and every one of us must remain vigilant and work together to combat hatred in all its forms.”
—Justin Trudeau

https://cultmtl.com/2022/01/justin-trud ... th-israel/