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policyenthusiast
Active Member
What a farce, surprised he rolled over on this. Bizarrely, by saying it's "homophobic" for Trudeau to "engage with international leaders in the bathtub", the critics are implying that all international leaders are men.
TAS
Senior Member
There was also a second comment made after Pierre Poilievre asked Trudeau if he visited Consul General Tom Clark at the new residence on his recent trip to the U.S.
"Did Tom get the top bunk?"
With all the laughing it wasn't clear who's voice made that comment which I could see as being interpreted as more homophobic (as in was Trudeau the bottom).
All pretty junior high behaviour anyway - which is not surprising for House of Commons.
Gronk!
Senior Member
David A
Senior Member
This whole thing is just so juvenile and is beneath a party wanting to be taking seriously as a future government - shape up! Then they get offended when they are called out for it.
Lest we forget, I believe this new residence is replacing an old existing one and it was funded by the sale of the old one, so no extra cost to the taxpayers.
There are a lot of government decisions that can be criticized, but really this is not one of them. This is just a cheap attempt to pander to a certain crowd through misinformation and innuendo.
HappyJazzz
New Member
You have some valid points there, and I don't think I have enough time or coffee to form as complete of a response as I'd like to.
But the fact that inbound numbers continued to increase after it was abundantly apparent that the housing market was stressed was just reckless on the part of the government, and borders on social sabotage.
Whether newcomers are arriving in the traditional path to citizen route, or as TFWs or international students, there should have been a more holistic policy approach.
Requiring schools that host international students to provide dorm housing for them seems like an obvious easy countermeasure.
If there are skilled trade shortages, then accelerate immigration for those willing to commit to the lacking trades.
Streamlining or eliminating bureaucratic overhead is another area that needs immediate attention. While this article focuses mostly on infrastructure, it highlights some of the problems the housing market experiences as well.
https://thehub.ca/2024/10/03/eric-l...afford-to-ignore-its-soft-corruption-problem/
Greenspace
Senior Member
Cummings lost the nomination vote on Sunday for CPC candidate in Edmonton Centre.
BASE
Active Member
That is a bit surprising to me but I suppose he has lost 2 of the last 3 elections in the riding, albeit both losses were razor thin margins.
TAS
Senior Member
Also keep in mind the CPC has had weak leaders at the helm.
I don't know anything about Edmonton's current conservative MPs at all and I follow politics, haha. I was kind of thinking Cummings might have had a shot at a minister position if elected. I don't know who would be that person from here.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Liberal Edmonton MPs in a Liberal government are cabinet ministers.
Conservative Edmonton MPs in a Conservative government are relegated to the back bench.
Conservative Edmonton MPs in a Conservative government are relegated to the back bench.
TAS
Senior Member
I had to do a search.
Tim Uppal
Tim Uppal is the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods and the Deputy Leader for the Conservative Party of Canada. He previously served as the Minister of State for Democratic Reform and the Minister of State for Multiculturalism during Stephen Harper’s Conservative government.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
From Reuters:
In one example, authorities said, TD Bank facilitated over $400 million in transactions to launder funds on behalf of people selling fentanyl and other deadly drugs.
TD failed to monitor over $18 trillion in customer activity for about a decade, enabling three money laundering networks to transfer illicit funds through accounts at the bank, U.S. authorities said.
The bank will pay a $1.4 billion fine to the DOJ, a record $1.3 billion to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, $450 million to the OCC and another $123.5 million to the Federal Reserve.
The probe has led to "significant underperformance" of TD's stock and prompted the retirement of its current CEO Bharat Masrani, Persaud said.
TD Bank to pay $3 billion, face asset cap to resolve US money-laundering probe
The plea deal, which includes a rare imposition of an asset cap and other business limitations, arises from multiple government investigations into what authorities described as pervasive issues.In one example, authorities said, TD Bank facilitated over $400 million in transactions to launder funds on behalf of people selling fentanyl and other deadly drugs.
TD failed to monitor over $18 trillion in customer activity for about a decade, enabling three money laundering networks to transfer illicit funds through accounts at the bank, U.S. authorities said.
The bank will pay a $1.4 billion fine to the DOJ, a record $1.3 billion to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, $450 million to the OCC and another $123.5 million to the Federal Reserve.
The probe has led to "significant underperformance" of TD's stock and prompted the retirement of its current CEO Bharat Masrani, Persaud said.
David A
Senior Member
Tasha Kheiriddin: The sharks are circling Trudeau. There's blood in the water
Everyone notices except the prime minister
edmontonjournal.com
Just in case it wasn't already obvious the indefatigable Christy Clark who had previously expressed interest in being Liberal leader pops up again, then Mark Carney and of course FPC comments too.
Its a whose who of possible Liberal leadership contenders all trying to get their name in the news right now. If we start a pool on this, I would say less than 30 days remaining for the PM.
TAS
Senior Member
Pierre Poilievre proposes no gst on new home purchases of up to $1million.
On a $500k home, that's a savings of $25k for purchaser.
To pay for it, though, he plans to cut the federal housing accelerator fund (Edmonton was granted $175 million) as well as the $5billion housing infrastructure fund.
The housing accelerator fund was based on incentivizing cities to relax zoning bylaws like Edmonton has already done. The accelerator fund was based on a multi-party housing panel chaired by Don Iveson and former federal conservative MP Lisa Raitt.
www.ctvnews.ca
On a $500k home, that's a savings of $25k for purchaser.
To pay for it, though, he plans to cut the federal housing accelerator fund (Edmonton was granted $175 million) as well as the $5billion housing infrastructure fund.
The housing accelerator fund was based on incentivizing cities to relax zoning bylaws like Edmonton has already done. The accelerator fund was based on a multi-party housing panel chaired by Don Iveson and former federal conservative MP Lisa Raitt.
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
Gives sellers an easy excuse to charge 25k more.Pierre Poilievre proposes no gst on new home purchases of up to $1million.
On a $500k home, that's a savings of $25k for purchaser.
To pay for it, though, he plans to cut the federal housing accelerator fund (Edmonton was granted $175 million) as well as the $5billion housing infrastructure fund.
The housing accelerator fund was based on incentivizing cities to relax zoning bylaws like Edmonton has already done. The accelerator fund was based on a multi-party housing panel chaired by Don Iveson and former federal conservative MP Lisa Raitt.
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same.