Meanwhile in Canada

[shtferbrains]

I thought he resigned and parliament was shut down?

How does that happen?

[LWeber]

It takes years to attract investment

OH LOOK! – TRUMP

New RCMP Records Reveal Trudeau Aide Tied SNC-Lavalin Pressure to Election Strategy
OTTAWA, February 18, 2025—Transparency watchdog Democracy Watch has released a second trove of RCMP investigative records, alleging that they raise profound concerns about political interference in the national police force’s probe of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. The records pertain to allegations that Trudeau and senior Cabinet officials pressured then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, with one Trudeau aide explicitly stating that intervention was necessary “to help the Liberals get re-elected.” Newly surfaced evidence, including Wilson-Raybould’s own RCMP interview, indicates that the pressure campaign may have met the threshold for criminal obstruction charges. The thousands of pages of records further suggest that Trudeau’s top aides sought to resolve the SNC-Lavalin affair in a way that would protect the government’s electoral fortunes. In one portion of her RCMP interview, Wilson-Raybould told investigators, “You can look at the Criminal Code around obstruction charges…” but the remainder of her comment is redacted. Elsewhere, she said, “There are more people that you guys need to talk to than me… there is a lot more um, information out there um, that I wasn’t privy to… knowing other things that I know, uh, you guys need to get an extension of this waiver.” “Given pressure by the Prime Minister and Cabinet officials to obstruct a prosecution is a situation that has not been revealed publicly before, and given no past court ruling makes it clear that the RCMP could not win a prosecution, a fully independent special prosecutor should have been appointed and tried to get a search warrant for secret Cabinet communications,” said Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, which obtained the records. (THE BUREAU)
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[chuckChuck]

Yeah the US is using record levels of debt and deficits to keep their economy growing.

They have a very high deficit and Trump got a the debt ceiling increased!

As Errol has suggested they are in big trouble!

[LWeber]

As Errol has suggested they are in big trouble!

Yes he has - since 2008.

[chuckChuck]

They are deeply in debt and overspending and Trump wants to cut taxes for the billionaires. Why ask for the debt ceiling to be raised if it is working?

[RD414]

So what is it called when the moron takes us from 600 billion in debt to 1.3 trillion.

[blackpowder]

Most voters would strongly disagree with you BP!

I agree with that.
But I'm not getting misled by our self interested national parties or the media fixation.

[blackpowder]

Over a decade since I've heard any discussion about our long term economic health.
The virus of trade wars would be easier to withstand with a fundamentally strong body.
Someday if we care to look, this will be judged as a Chicken Little scenario buying into a set of large cons.
Of course you and I don't care.
We won't outlive our equity.

[LWeber]

Unchartered territory raising the debt ceiling...

[rumrocks]

Will Ontario and Quebec voters start to understand the frustration that western Canada has with the liberals now that Trump is threatening their auto industry, dairy and poultry industries, with little power to stop him. At least for them, the Trump pain will be relatively short.
But for the west it seems like the liberals stop by with their beating stick on a regular schedule.
It may be easier for them to understand now, why the west wants a divorce.

[blackpowder]

Not until the transfer payments stop.

[LWeber]

Will Ontario and Quebec voters start to understand the frustration that western Canada has with the liberals now that Trump is threatening their auto industry, dairy and poultry industries, with little power to stop him. At least for them, the Trump pain will be relatively short. But for the west it seems like the liberals stop by with their beating stick on a regular schedule. It may be easier for them to understand now, why the west wants a divorce.

And the left is worried about Trump...

https://x.com/HoCStaffer/status/1892238788119720106

https://x.com/HoCStaffer/status/1892238788119720106