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- Today at 09:25:52 AMMillions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent under Bill C-3.
Hopefully they're all conservatives.
Hopefully they're all conservatives.
Posted by DKG
- March 15, 2026, 09:33:48 AMThis is a complete lie by Mark Carney.
Responding to the disastrous February job loss of 84k, Carney claims Canada gained NET 80,000 jobs:
"If you look at the performance of the labour market over the course of the last 6 months, we have created over 80,000 jobs net."
Here are the facts, over the last 6 months:
(September - February)
Total employed went from 21.039M to 20.783K = 255.8K job loss.
Private Sector went from 13.748M to 13.479M = 269.2k job loss.
Public Sector went from 4.598M to 4.623M = 25.7k job gain.
Either Mark Carney is lying or completely clueless to what is going on in Canada. Both are equally alarming.
https://x.com/KirkLubimov/status/2032513786331140259
Responding to the disastrous February job loss of 84k, Carney claims Canada gained NET 80,000 jobs:
"If you look at the performance of the labour market over the course of the last 6 months, we have created over 80,000 jobs net."
Here are the facts, over the last 6 months:
(September - February)
Total employed went from 21.039M to 20.783K = 255.8K job loss.
Private Sector went from 13.748M to 13.479M = 269.2k job loss.
Public Sector went from 4.598M to 4.623M = 25.7k job gain.
Either Mark Carney is lying or completely clueless to what is going on in Canada. Both are equally alarming.
https://x.com/KirkLubimov/status/2032513786331140259
Posted by Herman
- March 14, 2026, 08:49:15 PMThis Liberal Party's obsession with our emissions is a big part of why Canada is losing it's developed country status.
Posted by Herman
- March 14, 2026, 08:34:45 PMEvery Goddamn Liberal and NDP MP.
Posted by Herman
- March 10, 2026, 08:41:17 PM
Posted by Herman
- March 10, 2026, 08:40:41 PM
Posted by Herman
- March 09, 2026, 07:56:46 PMby Joseph Fournier
Commentary
Canada is facing a productivity crisis that can no longer be waved away as a statistical quirk or an academic concern. The Bank of Canada has warned repeatedly that our economic output per worker is falling behind our peers, and the consequences are already visible: stagnant wages, declining investment, and a shrinking capacity to compete in global markets.
Yet at the very moment when the country needs to unleash its most productive industries, the federal government continues to tax them more heavily than any other advanced economy.
The industrial carbon tax, part of the federal carbon pricing system for large industrial facilities, is a direct tax on productivity itself.
Imagine a worker who generates five days' worth of revenue for their employer while only working four. That is what high productivity looks like: more value created per hour, more prosperity per unit of effort.
Now imagine forcing that same worker to perform the same job while carrying a backpack full of rocks. They may still get the work done, but they will do it more slowly, at greater cost, and with less competitive edge.
This is precisely what the industrial carbon tax is doing to Canada's most productive sectors.
The tax will ultimately add roughly $8 to $9 per gigajoule to natural gas, while the fuel itself costs only about $1.70 per gigajoule in Alberta. It will drive up the cost of that energy to four to five times its original price.
No industrial economy can thrive under a regime where the tax on energy dwarfs the cost of the energy itself. And no government that claims to care about productivity can justify a policy that forces factories, mills, refineries, and food processors to pay dramatically more for industrial heat than their competitors across the border.
This is not an abstract concern. It is already showing up in grocery bills. Canadians are bracing for what many economists warn will be a second wave of food inflation. The first wave was triggered by the global supply chain rupture during the 2020–22 COVID-19 lockdowns.
The second wave is being manufactured domestically under federal policy.
A large industrial bakery or food processor in Alberta or Saskatchewan will have to pay far more to fire its ovens and dryers than a similar plant in the United States, where recent regulatory changes have removed federal climate policy constraints on industrial energy use.
When a Canadian plant pays significantly more for heat than a competitor in North Dakota, the outcome is inevitable: higher prices and a growing incentive to shift production south. That pressure extends beyond a single plant. This is the quiet part of the productivity crisis that few in Ottawa seem willing to acknowledge.
Canada's highest productivity industries are also its most energy reliant.
Mining, refining, petrochemicals, steelmaking, fertilizer production, and advanced manufacturing all rely on large volumes of affordable, reliable energy. These sectors routinely generate labour productivity far above the national average and pay wages that support families, communities, and regional economies.
They are the backbone of the country's export capacity and the anchor of its industrial base.
When the cost of energy rises by a factor of five, companies do not simply absorb the difference. They cut investment, delay expansion, automate more slowly, reduce hiring, offer smaller wage increases, or close facilities entirely.
A tax that was sold as a tool to reduce emissions has become a tool that reduces productivity, competitiveness, and national resilience.
The timing could not be worse.
Since 2020, Canadians have been leaving Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal in record numbers and moving toward rural and mid-sized communities where industrial jobs still offer stability. That shift represents a quiet but powerful rebalancing of the national economy.
But the industrial carbon tax is choking off the very industries that make this rural revival possible. Blue-collar jobs in mining, energy, construction, and manufacturing are the front line of Canada's productivity recovery. They are also the sectors most exposed to global competition.
When Ottawa forces these industries to pay dramatically more for energy than their American counterparts, it is effectively asking Canadian workers to run a marathon while breathing through a straw.
Taxing the energy required to transport Canadian goods to global markets guarantees that the United States will remain our dominant trading partner, not because of geography, but because Ottawa has made every other market prohibitively expensive to reach.
Canada cannot tax its way to higher productivity, and it cannot punish its most productive industries without harming national prosperity.
The industrial carbon tax must end.
Canadians should demand a credible plan from Ottawa to attract investment into the sectors that actually generate wealth: mining, refining, petrochemicals, manufacturing, and energy.
These industries built the country once and they can do it again if government gets out of the way.
Joseph Fournier is a senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Commentary
Canada is facing a productivity crisis that can no longer be waved away as a statistical quirk or an academic concern. The Bank of Canada has warned repeatedly that our economic output per worker is falling behind our peers, and the consequences are already visible: stagnant wages, declining investment, and a shrinking capacity to compete in global markets.
Yet at the very moment when the country needs to unleash its most productive industries, the federal government continues to tax them more heavily than any other advanced economy.
The industrial carbon tax, part of the federal carbon pricing system for large industrial facilities, is a direct tax on productivity itself.
Imagine a worker who generates five days' worth of revenue for their employer while only working four. That is what high productivity looks like: more value created per hour, more prosperity per unit of effort.
Now imagine forcing that same worker to perform the same job while carrying a backpack full of rocks. They may still get the work done, but they will do it more slowly, at greater cost, and with less competitive edge.
This is precisely what the industrial carbon tax is doing to Canada's most productive sectors.
The tax will ultimately add roughly $8 to $9 per gigajoule to natural gas, while the fuel itself costs only about $1.70 per gigajoule in Alberta. It will drive up the cost of that energy to four to five times its original price.
No industrial economy can thrive under a regime where the tax on energy dwarfs the cost of the energy itself. And no government that claims to care about productivity can justify a policy that forces factories, mills, refineries, and food processors to pay dramatically more for industrial heat than their competitors across the border.
This is not an abstract concern. It is already showing up in grocery bills. Canadians are bracing for what many economists warn will be a second wave of food inflation. The first wave was triggered by the global supply chain rupture during the 2020–22 COVID-19 lockdowns.
The second wave is being manufactured domestically under federal policy.
A large industrial bakery or food processor in Alberta or Saskatchewan will have to pay far more to fire its ovens and dryers than a similar plant in the United States, where recent regulatory changes have removed federal climate policy constraints on industrial energy use.
When a Canadian plant pays significantly more for heat than a competitor in North Dakota, the outcome is inevitable: higher prices and a growing incentive to shift production south. That pressure extends beyond a single plant. This is the quiet part of the productivity crisis that few in Ottawa seem willing to acknowledge.
Canada's highest productivity industries are also its most energy reliant.
Mining, refining, petrochemicals, steelmaking, fertilizer production, and advanced manufacturing all rely on large volumes of affordable, reliable energy. These sectors routinely generate labour productivity far above the national average and pay wages that support families, communities, and regional economies.
They are the backbone of the country's export capacity and the anchor of its industrial base.
When the cost of energy rises by a factor of five, companies do not simply absorb the difference. They cut investment, delay expansion, automate more slowly, reduce hiring, offer smaller wage increases, or close facilities entirely.
A tax that was sold as a tool to reduce emissions has become a tool that reduces productivity, competitiveness, and national resilience.
The timing could not be worse.
Since 2020, Canadians have been leaving Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal in record numbers and moving toward rural and mid-sized communities where industrial jobs still offer stability. That shift represents a quiet but powerful rebalancing of the national economy.
But the industrial carbon tax is choking off the very industries that make this rural revival possible. Blue-collar jobs in mining, energy, construction, and manufacturing are the front line of Canada's productivity recovery. They are also the sectors most exposed to global competition.
When Ottawa forces these industries to pay dramatically more for energy than their American counterparts, it is effectively asking Canadian workers to run a marathon while breathing through a straw.
Taxing the energy required to transport Canadian goods to global markets guarantees that the United States will remain our dominant trading partner, not because of geography, but because Ottawa has made every other market prohibitively expensive to reach.
Canada cannot tax its way to higher productivity, and it cannot punish its most productive industries without harming national prosperity.
The industrial carbon tax must end.
Canadians should demand a credible plan from Ottawa to attract investment into the sectors that actually generate wealth: mining, refining, petrochemicals, manufacturing, and energy.
These industries built the country once and they can do it again if government gets out of the way.
Joseph Fournier is a senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Posted by Herman
- March 09, 2026, 07:45:19 PMWe just recently imported LNG from Australia.
If it were the other way around, Canadians would be richer AND Australia wouldn't be facing critical shortages.
If it were the other way around, Canadians would be richer AND Australia wouldn't be facing critical shortages.
Posted by Herman
- March 09, 2026, 07:08:29 PMInstead of prioritizing unemployed young Canadians for jobs, training, and workforce opportunities, the Liberals want to expand Express Entry immigration.
That will only push young Canadians further away from jobs that get them the income and experience they need.
Current immigration levels are already straining housing, healthcare, and job opportunities for Canadians.
While there STILL isn't any clear plan on how the THREE MILLION non-citizen temporary residents whose permits expire by the end of 2026 will leave Canada once their visas expire.
That will only push young Canadians further away from jobs that get them the income and experience they need.
Current immigration levels are already straining housing, healthcare, and job opportunities for Canadians.
While there STILL isn't any clear plan on how the THREE MILLION non-citizen temporary residents whose permits expire by the end of 2026 will leave Canada once their visas expire.
Posted by Herman
- March 08, 2026, 08:38:35 PMJustine and the Conman are accomplishing their goal.
Posted by Herman
- March 06, 2026, 10:25:48 PMCarney urged Canada to get on a "wartime footing," but has subsequently proceeded as though there was no crisis. The January 2026 announcement of the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit — a repackaged and enhanced Goods and Services Tax Credit — put a small bandage over the hemorrhaging finances of low-income Canadians while costing the cash-strapped federal coffers more than $12 billion. At the same time, massive expenditures on national defence, infrastructure, social programs, emergency relief for Canada Post, and an overly large civil service undercut any federal claims for frugality.
Truth be told, Canada is in significant economic difficulty. Each new social program or benefit is now a financial charge on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Canada needs frankness and truth-telling rather than platitudes, slogans, and fancy speeches. The economy will not be strengthened by the current approach of the Liberal government, which is based on protecting Canadians from fiscal realities, refusing to require real sacrifices, and pretending that all will be fine with a few more government agencies, programs, and subsidies. Canada is capable of much more, but the Government of Canada currently shows neither the courage nor the vision to forge a new economic future.
Ken Coates is a Professor Emeritus at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan.
Truth be told, Canada is in significant economic difficulty. Each new social program or benefit is now a financial charge on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Canada needs frankness and truth-telling rather than platitudes, slogans, and fancy speeches. The economy will not be strengthened by the current approach of the Liberal government, which is based on protecting Canadians from fiscal realities, refusing to require real sacrifices, and pretending that all will be fine with a few more government agencies, programs, and subsidies. Canada is capable of much more, but the Government of Canada currently shows neither the courage nor the vision to forge a new economic future.
Ken Coates is a Professor Emeritus at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan.
Posted by Brent
- March 06, 2026, 12:38:48 PMQuote from: Shen Li on March 05, 2026, 10:06:26 PMAnother major Canadian energy project paused.Slow permits, endless regulations, and blocked resource projects are preventing Canada from reaching its full potential. That is not including our suicidal immigration numbers.
An $8.25B oilsands expansion in Alberta is now on hold because of all of the Liberal red tape.
After years of Liberal policies like Bill C-69, the tanker ban, and costly so-called clean fuel standards, companies are hesitant to invest in Canada.
Carney doesn't need to travel the world looking for markets for our energy.
Those markets already exist. We just need a government willing to remove the barriers stopping Canadian projects from getting built.
I used to work for CNRL. They had huge expansion plans that meant investment, jobs and tax revenuel. It's being cancelled thanks to Carney and the Liberals.
Posted by Shen Li
- March 05, 2026, 10:06:26 PMAnother major Canadian energy project paused.
An $8.25B oilsands expansion in Alberta is now on hold because of all of the Liberal red tape.
After years of Liberal policies like Bill C-69, the tanker ban, and costly so-called clean fuel standards, companies are hesitant to invest in Canada.
Carney doesn't need to travel the world looking for markets for our energy.
Those markets already exist. We just need a government willing to remove the barriers stopping Canadian projects from getting built.
I used to work for CNRL. They had huge expansion plans that meant investment, jobs and tax revenuel. It's being cancelled thanks to Carney and the Liberals.
An $8.25B oilsands expansion in Alberta is now on hold because of all of the Liberal red tape.
After years of Liberal policies like Bill C-69, the tanker ban, and costly so-called clean fuel standards, companies are hesitant to invest in Canada.
Carney doesn't need to travel the world looking for markets for our energy.
Those markets already exist. We just need a government willing to remove the barriers stopping Canadian projects from getting built.
I used to work for CNRL. They had huge expansion plans that meant investment, jobs and tax revenuel. It's being cancelled thanks to Carney and the Liberals.