R.I.P to the great Charlie Kirk! ~ R.I.P to our friend Caskur!


Quote from: J E B Stuart on February 18, 2026, 09:48:36 PMI have no idea why, but this Wings number popped into my head this evening. I hadn't listened to it in years. This particular video features lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch who died from morphine poisoning at 26 years of age:Was this a popular song for Wings J E B Stuart? I don't recall hearing it before.
Amen.
Quote from: Blazor on February 19, 2026, 12:34:55 PMWe've actually had a lot of nice days this week, around 60 degrees, 67 tomorrow. But its roller coaster time, for the next 2 months at least before things stabilize. It'll be as low as 40 on Tuesday, but back to 63 again the following Saturday.I have to convert that.....about fifteen to seventeen degrees celcius.....it's -22 today.
I literally hibernated like a bear all winter lol.
Quote from: Blazor on February 19, 2026, 12:34:55 PMWe've actually had a lot of nice days this week, around 60 degrees, 67 tomorrow. But its roller coaster time, for the next 2 months at least before things stabilize. It'll be as low as 40 on Tuesday, but back to 63 again the following Saturday.
I literally hibernated like a bear all winter lol.
Quote from: DKG on February 19, 2026, 07:55:47 AMPaying the health-care premiums of refugee claimants will cost Canadians a record $1 billion this year, with some of the beneficiaries continuing to receive free health care despite their claims having already been rejected.Jo Jo and I are appalled by this.
That's according to a new analysis by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and it's just one of several ballooning costs wrought by the unprecedented number of foreign nationals currently living in Canada by virtue of a claim of refugee status.
The Interim Federal Health Program, which offers premium health benefits to asylum claimants, is soon set to hit $1 billion in annual costs for the first time, according to an analysis last Thursday by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
This is a five-fold increase from just six years ago, when the program was costing $211 million per year. The analysis also projects that costs are expected to surge for the foreseeable future, with the annual budget likely to hit $1.5 billion as early as 2029.
All told, between now and 2030, Canadians are on track to spend $6.2 billion on health care for refugees or refugee claimants.
"The rising volume of asylum claims, along with the longer duration of eligibility caused by extended determination times, has been an important growth driver in recent years," reads the PBO report.
The report was commissioned following a Conservative-led request made at the House of Commons standing committee on health. In a Thursday statement, the Conservative party noted that the Interim Federal Health Program can be accessed even by asylum claimants who have had their case rejected.
It also offers a higher level of care than that enjoyed by the average Canadian citizen. In addition to hospital care and surgical care, the IFHP also covers dental care, vision care, pharmacare and other services not typically covered by public health plans.
"Rejected asylum claimants are now receiving better health care than many Canadians who have paid into a system their entire life," read a joint statement by Dan Mazier and Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow ministers of health and immigration, respectively.
It added, "at a time when six million Canadians cannot find a family doctor and are waiting for care, it's unacceptable that bogus asylum seekers are receiving better health benefits than Canadians."
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canadians-now-spending-1-billion-per-year-to-cover-health-care-costs-of-refugee-claimants
This comes as people as people who pay for health care are dying waiting for essential health services.
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