Another beautiful week begins. Luckily we got a break from being invaded this week, and instead we can talk about what really matters: Who’s to blame for all of this nonsense? All of us are a little sick of the chaos, and the sharp turn to the write globally.
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Here are all the top headlines from last week:
Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 100% tariffs if we “make a trade deal with China.” Canada responded by saying we have no “free trade deal” that we’re making with them.
Trump then went on to say that it would be too bad if China took us over, seeing as we’re economically reliant on them. Trump failed to see the irony.
Food bank Canada CEO presses Ottawa for action amid record high levels of food bank use. More than two million people across Canada are using the food bank per month.
The Canadian Federal government responded by announcing an adjustment to the GST returns for the next five years, a program that will provide 12 million people with 100 dollars more per year, and a family of four with 300 more per year. Most people’s grocery budgets are in excess of 200-300 per person, per month.
ICE ads in the United States are openly using far right, neo nazi slogans in their recruitment ads, reports the CBC.
Venezuela’s new president Delcy Rodriguez said that she has had enough of Donald Trump’s orders, bringing the total time of US control of Venezuala to be a little under a month.
The US has stationed a large, war ready army next to Iran. Things may escalate quickly, as threats from both Trump and Iran become more dangerous by the day. Trump was elected on a platform of being the “peace president” but instead he has bombed ten countries, the most of any other US leader. He now wants to increase US military budgets to 1.5 trillion.
Over three million Epstein files were released. It seems that Epstein was allowed to enter Canada after his first pedophelia conviction.
After a statement by the Alberta Premier that she wanted to have more power to instruct judges how to perform their duties, a judge clapped back saying that the independence of the judiciary ensures democracy.
More than a thousand people were fired by GM cuts at their Oshawa plant.
Montreal city workers disrupted the budget meeting in the hotel de ville. They have a 24 hour strike planned for wednesday, which is likely to escalate.
A shooting occurred in Mistissini, a northern Quebec cree community. There were 2 victims shot dead in their vehicle.
Garda world, who signed a contract for 138 million dollars with ICE to help them maintain and create detention centres, has more than 3 billion dollars in contracts with the federal government. As of right now, only one MP has spoken about this, Heather McPherson, who has called for contracts to be ended, and ICE to be expelled from Canada.
The most recent numbers we found, the article is on On the Trail, is that 1300 ice agents operate freely in Canada. It is likely to have gone up. Ice agents are not allowed to arrest people in Canada, but work closely with law enforcement.
Jim Pattison, one of Canada’s richest billionaires looked like he was going to sell a warehouse to ICE for several million dollars. Massive pressure from the public and the media made him decide not to.
Pierre Poilievre got 87% approval at the conservative conference this weekend.
Paul St Pierre Plamondon quote: «n’y a rien de pire pour un peuple, non pas d’être esclave, mais d’être esclave en ayant un peu l’impression d’être libre»/”There’s nothing worse for a people, not to be a slave, but to be a slave and think you’re free.”
