I'll believe it when I see it.
Sounds about right.Paul Wells has thoughts.
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Sounds about right.
I think at this point, Trudeau is beginning to appreciate a few folks near to him pointing out that he’s heading towards a peRfect storm….R…..ecession. It’s coming….late in 2024, say Q3 and will be moderate in scale (notably less than 2008), or it will be pushed off into early-2025 and be significantly worse. I suspect that compared to other nations that will try to meaningfully address the developing recession, Trudeau (and Canada along with him in tow) will follow the lead of Nero, and pull out a spiffy red fiddle and play some jaunty tunes as Canadians see themselves approaching a much bleaker future.
We've had this thread for over a year now and I haven't seen any concrete evidence that Trudeau is boosting military spending. Every time I click on this thread I'm dissapointed.
Perhaps we should use truth in advertising principles and rename the thread "Justin Trudeau still has done nothing about boosting Canada's military spending."
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Doesn't seem to like the Americans much, does he?Aside from the obvious bias, the fact that he doesn't think cybersecurity is a part of defence is facepalm-worthy.
Could start with the….ummm…$15B that Trudeau said wasn’t worth CRA recovering.Ms Anand is now ordering fed depts to find $15B cuts by Oct
In an earlier article it mentioned that DND and Health Canada would not face cuts - this possibly could mean no increases either.
For the PS, this could mean job cuts reminiscent of Paul Martin when he was the Min of Fin.
More service fees or increases in existing fees.
Watch and shoot.
Some more evidence that Anand's best interests may not have been in the hearts of the Shuffle DemonsMaybe she's being hidden there to escape the fallout of a government that seems to be in decline. Out of Sight and out of mind until Trudeau and his more visible team are gone, so she can step in a lead the part to better fortunes after they are ousted.
Another place to start would be culling a couple thousand EXs…Could start with the….ummm…$15B that Trudeau said wasn’t worth CRA recovering.
The ~30% increase in PS since Trudeau came to power has proven to be an incredibly poor return on investment for government productivity. Perhaps good for securing several 100,000 votes for the LPC in the next election, but very little in the way of government productivity.
Not odd at all…if the Finance Minister is ”the chosen one “…Anyone else find it odd that it’s not the Finance Minister giving the news to other cabinet ministers?![]()
Indeed. More I&W that T&T are trying to smoke Anand’s rep.Not odd at all…if the Finance Minister is ”the chosen one “…
It goes to show what a threat they perceive her to be. If Freeland is the chosen one, it has to be that the Liberal Party Brain trust thinks she can be controlled enough to do their bidding…Indeed. More I&W that T&T are trying to smoke Anand’s rep.
* Trudeau & Telford
The reductions were announced in Budget 2023; the $15B is a multi year total.Ms Anand is now ordering fed depts to find $15B cuts by Oct
In an earlier article it mentioned that DND and Health Canada would not face cuts - this possibly could mean no increases either.
For the PS, this could mean job cuts reminiscent of Paul Martin when he was the Min of Fin.
More service fees or increases in existing fees.
Watch and shoot.
No disputing that, but one would also be reasonably excused for wondering why Finance didn’t come up with a more detailed distribution of where the $15B would come from. This portrayal that it’s up to TB Pres. to get the various departments and agencies to identify from where the savings totaling the $15B would come, is the indicator of the Good Cop / Bad Cop game and who remains the Preferati…hint: NOT Anand.The reductions were announced in Budget 2023; the $15B is a multi year total.
This is the operationalization of the previously announced plan. If it's a surprise to anyone that just means they weren't paying attention.
Some more evidence that Anand's best interests may not have been in the hearts of the Shuffle Demons
How to make friends among cabinet colleagues? Not? We'll see ...![]()
Ministers told to find $15B in government spending cuts by October deadline
A spokesperson for Anand says the government wants to refocus underutilized funds on critical services such as health care.torontosun.com
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Ah yes…That the media have not said "Department X must find $Y" does not mean such direction has not been issued.
DND could look at funding from the budget that won't be realistically spent in this fiscal year and give that up. This would allow them to meet the new target and preserve operational and procurement spending that will succeed. They may not be allowed to , as it seems that the unspendable money that gets returned to General Revenue every year likley makes up a good percent of Liberal "magic money" to spend on politically valuable things that suddenly pop up.The reductions were announced in Budget 2023; the $15B is a multi year total.
This is the operationalization of the previously announced plan. If it's a surprise to anyone that just means they weren't paying attention.