Conservative MPs spreading lie of a '380% increase' in people dying since decriminalization in BC

TRUTH: there has been no such increase, with most recent data showing a 11% DECREASE in people dying

Source: BC Coroners Service

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'If we are open minded and intellectually honest, we must acknowledge that the higher inclusion rate will have a negligible impact on the financial well-being of the average investor — and none at all on the economy'
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'We knew we were a longshot to win. I knew the odds were against us.' — @kathleen_wynne tells Steve Paikin about an election many thought she was destined to lose. #onpoli tvo.org/article/lookin…

Check out a few highlights from this week in the House of Commons:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the whole team is here! Say what you want but after he left the stage he was mobbed with people wanting to meet him. Security finally had to get people to sit down to eat dinner! #cdnpoli

'And there you have the Leader of the Official Opposition, piling one fib on top of another, mixed with crudeness, and to hell with the consequences to public discourse and the larger public mood already on edge in these challenging times'
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Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have anything nice to say. The Conservative leader is toxic and it’s infecting public discourse, Ian Pattison writes. chroniclejournal.com/opinion/pierre… #cdnpoli

Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com

I wrote some while back on the bogus consecutive-vs-concurrent life sentence issue, which Poilievre is dredging up again to justify invoking the notwithstanding clause:
We can no more force a prisoner to serve 150 years than we can execute him six times
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One of my favourite Canadian econ indicators.

Note: Active “businesses” are establishments (ie locations) with at least 1 employee

Warren Buffett hinted that Berkshire Hathaway was evaluating a possible investment opportunity north of the border.

“We do not feel uncomfortable in any way shape or form putting our money into Canada. In fact, we’re actually looking at one thing now,” Buffett said.

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Frankie is growing up! She's now a tall 22 weeks old

Another vote of confidence in Canada from someone who knows one or two things about investments…

Again, a good time to be in Omaha!

This week, Pierre Poilievre said he would roll back Charter Rights to implement the policies they want.
Just like in the US, Conservatives want to take away women's access to reproductive healthcare. We can't let what happened to Roe v. Wade happen in Canada. #cdnpoli

'There’s a lot of countries we don’t understand at all,” Buffett said. “So, Canada, it’s terrific when you’ve got a major economy, not the size of the U.S., but a major economy that you feel confident about operating there.”
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It's been just under 48 hours since Moody's reaffirmed Canada's Aaa credit rating, with STABLE outlook, following #Budget2024

Funny how nobody covers this.

Not 1 article I can find.

Not even in biz press BNN Bloomberg

But we get a daily diet of polls and punditry.
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We can do big things in this country when we do them together, when we do them right.

Just look at TMX.

Grogu had his snack today, the force is strong with this one. We’re committed to ensuring that our National School Food Program helps kids, whether in Ottawa or in a galaxy far far away, so they can focus on learning not being hungry. May the Fork be with you.
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Or his leadership race pitch that he was “running for prime minister.”

This is the flipside of populism: the cult of the leader. “You need ME to protect you from THEM. And I need maximum power to do that. I can’t be hemmed in by laws and Charters and whatnot.”

But remember folks, pundits and commentators want you to think Justin Trudeau isn’t “pro growth” and “Canada is broken”