It really is sad that in the last 20 years under libs and conservatives the best things about Canada are slowly being whittled away. The compassionate egalitarian society is being torn to shreds.
Meanwhile, billions of narco money from golden triangle and their warlords and former warlords are living in Singapore as Singaporeans. This is just show.
Given the location of this voting district which straddles some very nice neighbourhoods (and some middle-class ones), I'm not surprised this turned conservative.
Hello? The average income of this district is twice that of the province, and of the city. Half the residents live in the wealthy neighbourhoods in the district. This is our 1%. Inflation doesn't impact them. Higher capital gains tax does. The other half are in apartment buildings along yonge in mid-town. Fashionable and desirable area. The north boundary of district is called "young and eligible". Rising cost of homes impact their home ownership aspirations. Some of these apartment dwellers have swung to cons. Libs have fucked up big time.
What this poorly written article doesn't say clearly is that these are Burmese REFUGEES who have ran from the war-mongering military junta to India. India does not recognize refugees and have jailed them.
I found this part interesting: ""We were unprepared for that kind of response," Philippine navy spokesperson Roy Trinidad said in a phone interview on Thursday. "We stuck with the rules of engagement. They were not allowed to use guns except for self defence.""
So China created the conditions for this kind of confrontation by including non-use of guns in confrontations, similar to its border with India. And then proceeds to create this aggression with swords and spears. Philippines was too naive. China is escalating tensions there, taking things to the edge of sparking a hot war without having one.
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
n Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday.
TLDR: PBO issued a report (due to an "error") that suggested carbon pricing has a negative economic impact than doing nothing. This error was discovered by third party experts and public critics only upon its release. The premise of "doing nothing" having lower economic costs is false because increased carbon emissions have economic costs, and Canada in breach of global carbon reduction agreements it signed up to has trade and economic costs. None of which PBO accounted for in its erroneous analysis. PBO further states that the government has its own analysis of carbon pricing but he doesn't have the authority to release it.
This sounds to me like PBO is sabotaging the government on this policy issue, 1st by attempting to show that carbon pricing had negative economic impact, and 2nd by suggesting government is withholding its own analysis.
CBC has a MUCH BETTER article on this. This is just the conservative and PBO slant attempting to deflect a VERY SERIOUS error in their own report on economic impact of carbon pricing and carbon emissions.
This started way back in the 2000s and has snow-balled the last 10 years. And it's not just farmland. There are investment funds of the rich who are buying up forests and vast tracks of land around the globe as investment properties for long term holding.
One reason an analyst explained to me is that modern farming has become capital intensive. It takes larger and larger farms to make things more profitable.
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Pulp and paper has been a dying industry. Any foreign investment is good. They don't own the forests nor the land. There are low barriers to entry. If there is demand and higher margins someone can start up or invest more. This is one sector I wouldn't worry about.
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander ( www.cbc.ca )
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander ( www.cbc.ca )
This woman pays 100% of her income on rent ( www.cbc.ca )
Singapore seized $4.4bn in dirty money ( www.bangkokpost.com )
Hundreds of buildings with Ontario Science Centre roof panels remain open ( www.cbc.ca )
Hundreds of buildings with Ontario Science Centre roof panels remain open ( www.cbc.ca )
UN Condemns Looting and Burning of World Food Program Warehouse by Myanmar Junta in Rakhine ( www.irrawaddy.com )
Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result ( www.cbc.ca )
Ancient Mayan vase purchased by US woman for $4 returned to Mexico ( www.theguardian.com )
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists ( www.reuters.com )
Ontario Science Centre to close immediately: province ( www.cbc.ca )
Ontario Science Centre to close immediately: province ( www.cbc.ca )
Crackdown on hunger-striking Myanmar prisoners in Indian jail – ( eng.mizzima.com )
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China coast guard personnel a "band of barbarians", says Philippine navy official ( www.reuters.com )
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views ( www.reuters.com )
Myanmar Junta Arrests Women for Wearing or Holding Flowers ( www.irrawaddy.com )
Toronto police investigate ad truck with anti-Muslim messaging ( www.cbc.ca )
Bad math and missing millions: Why the Toronto airport gold heist is far from solved ( www.cbc.ca )
South China Sea: Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese 'with bare hands' ( www.bbc.com )
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day ( www.bbc.com )
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage ( www.reuters.com )
Philippine officials say Chinese forces seized 2 navy boats in disputed shoal, injuring sailors ( apnews.com )
Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US ( apnews.com )
n Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday.
US, Canada, Japan and Philippines conduct exercises in South China Sea ( www.reuters.com )
Myanmar's embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs ( apnews.com )
Heavy snows and drought of deadly 'dzud' kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia ( apnews.com )
Ontario underspending on social services by $3.7B: watchdog ( www.cbc.ca )
The carbon pricing debate is somehow getting worse ( www.cbc.ca )
Ottawa declines to release secret internal analysis of economic effects of carbon pricing ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
Open and transparent, ladies and gentlemen.
Investors reshaped Canadian home real estate. Something similar is happening in agriculture ( www.cbc.ca )
When asked if young, aspiring farmers ever inquired about buying his farm, Marcus Collinson just laughs....
Serial killer Robert Pickton has died in hospital after prison attack: Correctional Service Canada ( www.cp24.com )
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed ( www.theguardian.com )
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine ( www.politico.eu )
A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis....
‘We Have Shot Dead All the People’: Survivors Recount Horror of Myanmar Monastery Massacre ( www.irrawaddy.com )
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries ( www.reuters.com )
Ottawa is spending $1.7M for 10 new jobs at a pasta plant. Are these corporate subsidies worth it? ( www.cbc.ca )
China is after Canada’s pulp and paper industry – it’s a national-security issue -- (Opinion) ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
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