❌Government won't commit to releasing names of MPs who allegedly conspired with foreign actors

Senior cabinet ministers wouldn't say Tuesday if the government is prepared to release the names of parliamentarians who are alleged to have conspired with foreign governments and to have consciously shared sensitive information with their agents — conduct that one expert says could amount to treason.

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📉🇨🇦🇺🇸Canadian economy underperforms US, largest gap on record

Canadian per-capita real GDP falling significantly short of the U.S. since 2019, with a gap growing 10% by Q1. The gap is now the widest on record, going back to at least 1965, the earliest data readily available.

Economic performance has generally been in sync between the two countries in the past because of their close relationship, along with inflation trends. But more recently, the Canadian economy has started to severely and persistently underperform.

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🌱❌Ottawa declines to release secret internal analysis of economic effects of carbon pricing

The Liberal government is declining to release its internal analysis of the economic impacts of carbon pricing and refusing to say why it is keeping the data secret, even as it criticizes the federal budget watchdog for an error in its analysis of the policy.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux disclosed to a House of Commons committee on Monday that the government has internal analysis of the economic impacts of its consumer and industrial carbon pricing programs that it is keeping under wraps.

He said the federal government’s findings are largely in line with those of his office: that there is overall a net negative impact from the pricing regimes.

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🏦 Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.75%

The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent, marking the bank's first rate cut since March 2020.

Economists were largely expecting the move. The inflation rate has moved closer to the bank's two per cent goal in recent months, coming in at 2.7 per cent in April, with the bank's preferred core measures of inflation also easing throughout the spring.

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🚙 Insurance claims for Toronto auto thefts up 561 per cent since 2018 as claims in Ontario surpass $1 billion

Insurance claims due to auto theft have skyrocketed in the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario over the past few years, new data shows.

Auto theft claims in Toronto jumped from a little over $56 million in 2018 to nearly $372 million in 2023, an increase of 561 per cent.

That closely matches the increase across the province, with auto theft claims topping $1 billion in Ontario last year for the first time, a 524 per cent increase compared to five years ago.

#Ontario
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🚫Liberals blocking access to 1,000-plus documents, says intel-oversight panel reviewing foreign interference

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) said that it is still fighting the Liberal government to obtain all the documents it requires to fulfill its mandate as an intelligence agency watchdog.

The committee noted that despite being granted access to four documents covered by cabinet confidence last year as part of its review of foreign interference in Canada, it was blocked from accessing hundreds of others.

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🇨🇦Chrystia Freeland dismisses a new report showing Canadians are paying more because of the Liberals' carbon tax, saying it's "been a great week for Canada" because the Edmonton Oilers are in the Stanley Cup finals
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🏠 70 per cent of new housing demand in Ontario last year came from newcomers

Some 70 per cent of the demand for housing in Ontario over the last year came from newcomers to Canada, an analysis of data from expert Mike Moffatt shows, raising questions about how governments are preparing to accommodate surging population growth as the country grapples with an affordability crisis largely driven by rising home prices.

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🇨🇦🇮🇱🇵🇸Israel denies link to Islamophobic campaign in Canada that Meta says originated there

The Israeli government is being accused in published reports of involvement in an operation aimed at reducing support for Palestinians in Canada that was flagged by artificial intelligence researchers.

#Israel #Palestine
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Canadian Cancer Society apologizes for not calling cervix “front hole” in non-binary disclaimer

On a web page dedicated to cervical cancer, the Canadian Cancer Society is apologizing for referring to the cervix by its technical name rather than euphemisms such as “front hole.”

Trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people face significant barriers to accessing healthcare and are less likely than cisgender people to be screened for cancer.

What kind of a hole is Trudeau? Do we need a disclamer for that?

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MPs overwhelmingly vote down proposed excess profits tax on grocery chains

An NDP motion calling for a windfall tax on large grocery retailers was soundly defeated in the House on Wednesday.

The motion was originally passed by the finance committee after Liberal and Bloc MPs backed former New Democrat Daniel Blaikie’s proposal calling for an excess profits tax that would “put money back in the people’s pocket with a GST rebate.”

The Liberals and Bloc Québécois teamed up with Conservative MPs to defeat the NDP motion, which fell by a margin of 285 to 26.

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📈Canada clocks fastest population growth in 66 years in 2023

Canada's population touched a record high of 40.77 million in 2023, largely driven by temporary immigration, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. The country added 1.27 million people in 2023, up 3.2% from the previous year - marking the highest growth since 1957.

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🇫🇷Three handsome men in their prime.

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⁉️Did you know that there are so many things Trudeau loves more than Canada?

One is participating in Pride parades.

By the way, Trudeau is recently divorced. How do you think he's using his newfound freedom?

#Trudeau
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🇨🇦🇮🇳🇨🇳 India second biggest foreign threat to Canada after China, says government panel

India ranks as the second-largest foreign threat to Canada, following China, according to a recent report released by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians which was presented in parliament this week with certain sections redacted.

The report states that India has “emerged as the second-most significant foreign interference threat to Canada’s democratic institutions and processes,” surpassing Russia.

With so many enemies, the government doesn't seem to be looking for allies. Where will this lead to?

#India #China #Russia
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 RCMP arrest four, issue warrants for others in alleged migrant smuggling ring

RCMP have arrested four people involved in a large-scale human smuggling ring that illegally funneled migrants into the US.

The investigation began in 2022 in Cornwall, Ontario. Between July 2022 and June 2023, the group allegedly smuggled hundreds of migrants through communities along the St. Lawrence River, charging them thousands of dollars each. Some migrants died during dangerous nighttime crossings.

In addition to the four arrests, warrants have been issued for four other suspects.

#immigration #US
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🪖Canadian veteran honored

A Canadian veteran was awarded France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honour, as part of the 80th-anniversary commemorations of D-Day.

Joseph Vogelgesang says he still vividly remembers D-Day when he was among 14,000 Canadians who landed on Normandy’s beaches.

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⁉️Did you know that there are so many things Trudeau loves more than Canada?

One is sending money to sponsor foreign wars.

While Canadian soldiers rely on food banks and buy their own equipment, Trudeau sends money and expensive equipment to other countries so they can keep the wars going.

#Trudeau
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Nearly a third of Canadians think world war is likely and many more believe Canada is not ready, survey finds

🔹The survey by Abacus Data found 37 per cent of respondents think a world war will “maybe” break out within the next five to 10 years. Another 21 per cent said such a war is “probably” going to occur, while nine per cent said it “definitely” would.

🔹A majority — 55 per cent — of respondents to the survey said they are “not at all confident” Canada is ready to fight a war within the next 10 years.

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🌱Canadian MPs want ‘ecocide’ perpetrators prosecuted by International Criminal Court

Several Canadian MPs are advocating for the International Criminal Court to recognize 'ecocide' as a crime subject to international prosecution.

At a press conference in Ottawa, the panel expressed their support for including mass environmental destruction, known as ecocide, in the list of crimes prosecutable by the ICC.

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Ontario underspending on social services by $3.7B: watchdog

The Ontario government has allocated $3.7 billion less than what's needed to fund existing programs and its announced commitments in children, community and social services, the province's financial watchdog said in a report.

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