Whenever the Carney Liberals are criticized on the economy, they always respond with the talking point that Canada, according to the International Monetary Fund, is in "the best fiscal position in the G7."
The Liberals aren't exactly "lying" when they say this, but they are heavily relying on people being ignorant and assuming that "fiscal position" broadly means that the economy is good.
The IMF is an organization that deals with countries facing sovereign debt crises. To simplify it, that's when a country doesn't have enough money to pay off its bills anymore.
Canada is not currently at risk of this. While we have a lot of debt, and this debt is a big problem, it's not because we have no ability to pay it off. There's still a lot of money in Canada, all things considered. But that's all that this "fact" from the IMF tells us: that Canada is not at risk of defaulting on our debt any time soon.
This particular statistic from the IMF, however, does not tell us whether our debt is INFLATIONARY, which is what Pierre Poilievre's actual criticism is. Pierre has never said that we're at imminent risk of fiscal default.
Their statement about our "fiscal position" also has nothing to do with economic growth, job growth, cost of living, or any other statistic that actually impacts your life.
So is this a Liberal lie? Not exactly. It's Liberal misdirection. Don't fall for it.

The CBC really doesn't want you to know how many Canadians use its streaming service, CBC Gem.

Government records that show the CBC spent $59,000 on lawyers and legal bills going to court to prevent you from getting those numbers. And that's just how much CBC spent on legal bills so far. The total bill could climb even higher.

The state broadcaster is trying to hide information from you even though it's your tax dollars that keep its lights on. Remember: The CBC takes more than $1.4 billion from taxpayers like you every year.

The CBC refused to disclose the number of Gem subscribers when asked through an access-to-information request by Open By Default's Matt Malone. 
 
The Information Commissioner ruled the CBC must hand over the numbers, but the CBC refused and instead went to court to try to keep the numbers hidden.

The CBC asked the court to disregard the Information Commissioner's order to release the numbers. The state broadcaster argued that keeping subscriber numbers secret is necessary to compete in a crowded streaming market.

That's a bit unusual. Most companies are eager to tell you how many customers they have – unless the number isn't impressive.

Even publicly traded companies disclose subscription metrics. Streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube report total paid memberships or subscription revenue in financial filings and annual reports.

Quote from: Herman on May 08, 2026, 07:05:18 PMA 12-year-old Florida girl is accused of threatening to "shoot up" an elementary school and threatening a teacher, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.

Officials said Monday that detectives over the weekend responded to a Gaggle alert about an explicit written threat sent to a teacher at Louise S. McInnis Elementary School in DeLeon Springs, which is just under an hour north of Orlando.

Gaggle is a K-12 online safety management software that gives schools the ability to monitor student activity on school-provided devices for "concerning content."

The sheriff's office said that in addition to threatening the teacher, the sender said "they were going to shoot up the school on the last day."

They start out so young these days.

Quote from: Garraty_47 on May 08, 2026, 12:12:24 PMFive years ago flaming hadn't actually been a thing for more than a decade. 

At one time flaming *was* entertaining but that was long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

The deadbeat dad did not get the memo.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on May 08, 2026, 08:40:35 PMTrump says "Have fun!"

 
 

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