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The Liberals recently put a 100% tariff on electric vehicles made in China. China responded by putting high tariffs on some agricultural products and seafood products from Canada. This causes great harm to the agricultural and fishing sector in the maritimes and the prairies. So this helps the protect the auto industry in south eastern Ontario at the expense of the agricultural industry and some of the fishing industry. We know there is a large voter base in southeastern Ontario. Could protecting this voter base at the expense of a smaller voter base on the prairies and a smaller fishing industry on the coasts be the reason why the Liberals put a 100% tariff on Chinese made EVs? This seems like a very high tariff and would effectively kill that market in Canada. I thought the pain of tariffs was supposed to be spread around equally. Today, March 26th, Trump announced 25% tariffs begin on the auto industry. Not sure if 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs will help the auto industry much.

Different question. Will he put Canada first or will he put his globalist beliefs first?

"The carbon tax was a market mechanism that Carney has long supported. On the other hand, Carney has no time for markets — unless the government is involved. “We know that markets don’t have values; people do. And we know, we know, as Liberals, that it’s our job, our job, to make the economy work.” What Canada needs, claims Carney, is a national government that makes sure “markets are governed well.” Carney does not place any limits on how Ottawa would govern markets. Maybe The Hinge provides more detail." Read this full article: Terence Corcoran: The (missing) book on Mark Carney’s plan for Canada I see this interventionist ideology as a type of Marxism. This describes the liberal/NDP ideology quite well. That is why Canada is in the mess it is in. Government intervention in every aspect of the economy has really hamstrung growth and discouraged foreign investment. Without foreign investment, our resources will remain in the ground and the cost of everything will rise while the average income stagnates. Fewer jobs means reduced prosperity. More bureaucracy to implement intervention means more taxes and less money available for essential services.

Mr. Carney says he is putting Canada first. But this raises a lot of questions which have not been answered. First what is PM Carney's relationship with China? He reportedly has (or had?) investments in China. Why doesn't he tell exactly what this is all about, what investments, how much and what is the present situation and his connections? What about the fact he worked for major globalist organizations? What is his association now? He was a strong advocate for the war against climate change and fought for net zero on the world stage. He even held the highest positions in the war on climate change. "Carney is the United Nations special envoy on climate finance, co-chair for the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), " - The Catholic or the Davos Man? | The Catholic Register He is devout Catholic and apparently fairly close to the papacy in the Vatican. As a globalist how does the Pope's political-religious views and agenda affect Carney's beliefs and politics? Since the Pope as a religious leader for 1.376 billion Catholics in the world, the Pope has a tremendous political influence on many countries. How does this affect Mr. Carney's political views? These questions are something that Canadians should be able to have the facts on since they are deciding whether he will be the top leader of Canada in the world.

Canada needs Canadians to support a common sense party to stop the destruction of Canada by the liberal-left machine which has destroyed the economy, pushed the cost of living out of sight for millions of people, increased divisions between people, and pushed Canada into massive debt. The liberal left doesn't believe in free enterprise and has been advancing government bureaucracy, control, and regulations which kills private investment and innovation.

Yes, Carney is a faithful follower of the Pope and that system. I disagree with the religion because it is unbiblical although I have had cordial RC friends over the years. I have nothing against the RC people. It is a system that most are born into. If you want to read an interesting book online called Roman Catholicism by Loraine Boettner at the archive website do this: Put on a search line ... Roman Catholicism by Loraine Boettner archive and you will find it. Here is one example of why Protestants oppose that system. Page 174 describes confessing sins to a priest. Here is a little part of it. "Through the use of the confessional the priest has been able to pry into the conscience of each individual, so that no heretic might escape, and in the case of the faithful to gain entrance into the privacy of the domestic family circle. There is literally and in truth no area of life that is exempt from the scrutiny and supervision of the priest. “Knowledge is power,” and that power can be wielded in many ways, to direct people along lines that will promote the church program, or for the personal benefit of the priest himself. It is perfectly evident that the priest to whom a person has confessed his thoughts, desires, and every sinful action just as it occurred, has placed that person largely under his control. For some that means little less than slavery. This is particularly true of women and girls who have even destroyed their self-respect in so surrendering themselves to the priest. The result is a sense of shame, worry, and of being at the mercy of the priest. Through the confessional Rome has been able to exercise an effective control not only over the family, but over political officials of every grade, teachers, doctors, lawyers, employers and employees, and indeed over all who submit to that discipline. 3 The Priests Cannot Forgive Sins The Scriptures teach that only God can forgive sins: “Who can forgive sins but one, even God?” (Mark 2:7); “...The Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins” (Matthew 9:6). It is because God is our Creator and Owner and Judge, and because it is His law that we have broken, that He can forgive sins. The Lord Jesus Christ has this power because He is God. But the Church of Rome teaches that her priests also can forgive sins, and that “They pardon sins, not only as ambassadors of Jesus Christ, but as judges, and by way of jurisdiction” (Council of Trent, Sess. 14,9; Bellarmine, De Poenit, 3,2). The Council of Trent declares further: “Whosoever shall affirm that the priest’s sacramental absolution is not a judicial act, but only a ministry to pronounce and declare that the sins of the party confessing are forgiven, let him be anathema.” And the priest, after hearing the confession says to the penitent: “I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” The priests hold a lot of power over their followers.

The fact is the government has run up nearly 1.5 trillion dollars in the national debt with its war against climate change a major cause. Reduced standard of living of Canadians and housing crisis because of higher costs of everything. Thousands of people living in tents. Add to that the billions more being spent on social programs like school food programs, a national dental care plan, and now pharmacare. Billions more being spent than ever before and billions must be spent to service the interest payments on the national debt. That means less money available for social programs. How is Canada going to manage to pay for all the social programs, pay the interest on the 1.5 trillion dollar debt and still increase the budget for the Canadian Forces and health care, etc.? Where is the money going to come from? Trudeau left his job with around 8 million in pensions and is laughing all the way to the bank after leaving Canadians saddled with a massive debt that at the moment is around $40,000 to $70,000 per person in Canada. "The debt burden for families across Canada has been growing substantially for more than a decade. As was the case in the 1970s to mid-1990s, deficit spending and debt accumulation have become the norm for the federal and many provincial governments. Since 2007/08, total net debt (inflation adjusted) has nearly doubled in absolute dollar terms. Rising government debt has severe consequences for Canadians as more and more resources are directed toward interest payments and away from programs that help families or improve Canada’s economic competitiveness. Since we are now past the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal and provincial governments must develop long-term plans to meaningfully address the problem of government debt in Canada." The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians, 2024 edition

Destroy the standard of living and economy of Canadians on the alter of the false god of the globalist net zero goal? Trudeau has already done a number on Canadians. The fact is the government has run up nearly 1.5 trillion dollars in the national debt. The fanatical war on climate change done by Trudeau, Guilbeault and other liberal/NDP/Green radicals has done a lot of harm of our fair country. Nobody in their right mind actually voted for this assault on our standard of living and economy. This proves to be the big problem with our democratic system. An election has all kinds of campaign issues but the real consequences for the war on climate change are not really calculated or told to the voters. Charismatic leaders make great sound bites but little detail and a significant number of voters are taken in by the bait. We have been ending up with a reduced standard of living of Canadians because of higher costs of everything. Add to that the billions more being spent on social programs like school food programs, a national dental care plan, and now pharmacare. Billions more being spent than ever before and billions must be spent to service the interest payments on the national debt. That means less money available for social programs. How is Canada going to manage to pay for all the social programs, pay the interest on the 1.5 trillion dollar debt and still increase the budget for the Canadian Forces and health care, etc. Where is the money going to come from? Trudeau left his job with around 8 million in pensions and is laughing all the way to the bank after leaving Canadians saddled with a massive debt that at the moment is around $40,000 to $70,000 per person in Canada.

While searching for information about PM Mark Carney I came across this article on the Catholic Register website: " Carney is the United Nations special envoy on climate finance, co-chair for the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), advisory board chair for the progressive think-tank Canada 2020 and sits on the foundation board of the World Economic Forum. The list goes on: chair of the Group of Thirty, a member of the boards of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard University Overseers and The Rideau Hall Foundation. All of this is well-rehearsed, but there is one transnational non-profit organization with which Carney is involved that entirely escapes mention by the secular press, and even his Wiki page. It is an involvement that is potentially instructive to both the nature of his Catholicism and his understanding of the power of the market as a force of change. Carney sits on the Steering Committee of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism at the Vatican. The council emerged in 2020 as a co-venture of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism and the Vatican. Both the coalition and the council are spearheaded by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, billionaire philanthropist, businesswoman and two-time fundraiser for the presidential bids of Hillary Clinton. The Vatican’s “capitalism with a human face” council seeks to move “the private sector to create a more inclusive, sustainable and trusted economic system.” Carney has been involved with the council from the outset. An early group photo once featured on the website shows Carney standing two to the right of Pope Francis, sandwiched between de Rothschild and Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America. " The Catholic or the Davos Man? | The Catholic Register This raises many questions. PM Carney has obviously been heavily involved in powerful global organizations. The Steering Committee of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism at the Vatican of which Carney sits on at the time this was written demonstrates the committee and Carney have (or had) close ties to the present Pope and their globalist agenda. What does all this mean for Canada if PM Carney becomes the next Prime Minister of Canada? If he as a committed globalist and warrior on climate change, will he carry his ideas and ideology into policies, laws, and regulations in the governing of Canada? I believe he has said nothing about removing the caps, carbon taxes on industry, and regulations that are and will continue to hamper the energy industry and prevent it from achieving its full potential. Will he put the growth of Canada's oil and gas industry, and the economy of Canada first or will the globalist agenda of the WEF, the Vatican, and the U.N. Social Development Goals be put first?

Why do they waste what little money they have on a pack of cigarettes? That could buy a couple meals or more. They make their choice. It's called freedom.

I have to ask if he is speaking with a forked tongue. He talks a good talk about building infrastructure, pipelines, etc. but says nothing about removing all the caps that are forcing the energy industry to be non-competitive with the rest of the world and prevent it from really increasing production as they otherwise could. His speech here mentions nothing about removing the carbon tax from the energy industry or the caps. Carney says he's committed to making oil industry more competitive | Watch All the regulations are still in place against Canada's energy industry. Carney says nothing about it. He wants to sound like he is really going to build up the industry but left out the crucial problem. Oil and gas sector greenhouse gas pollution cap - Canada.ca His inaction on removing the regulations, carbon taxes on industry, and caps on the energy industry should come as no surprise. His history is he worked for the U.N. in a prominent position as a warrior against climate change and as an globalist climate change fighter. Can we expect him to suddenly change? I don't think so.

No, Canadians are sick of hearing Liberals apologizing for everything, on behalf of Canadians, that happened in the past that had nothing to do people alive today. "Throughout the history of Canada, the Canadian government (its colonial predecessors and settlers) have been accused of many atrocities variously described as ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and genocide, against the Indigenous peoples in Canada. [a][2][3][4] The 1990s saw the term cultural genocide utilized when researchers began to declare the actions of churches and the government regarding residential schools as culturicide." The Liberals have been the ones running government most of the time since confederation. How about they point the finger at themselves for a change instead of blame shifting to Canadians? It was the governments that allowed and set up the residential schools and let them be run the way they were.

Technically you may be correct on the lease subject. However, that is not the common belief or way private property is viewed by most Canadians. Most people believe they own their property and money or investments. But we know a Marxist or Socialist type of government could take what ever they wanted through legislation. Canadians found out that their individual rights exist only at the whims of government. They learned this during Covid and when the government declared the Emergencies Act invoked after the trucker's protest began. What you say about not owning real estate also proves that when Pierre Trudeau brought in the Charter of Rights, he deliberately left out certain things like the ownership of property.

Wow! Does this sound like bribery or not? The federal health minister just announced this morning that the Canadian Dental Care Plan will be expanded to cover all Canadians starting in May. This is a significant promise for the tens of millions of Canadians who do not have a dental plan. The question is how will they be able to pay for this? From what I just found on the internet, this could cost 13 billion dollars. The government is already I believe over 60 billion dollars in debt and promises to significantly increase military spending to try to reach 2% minimum GDP commitment to NATO. Did the government also commit to dropping the carbon taxes on consumers on April 1st? Did they commit to reducing taxes on the middle class? If so, where is the money going to come from for such expensive programs? We also may be facing a vast number of job losses as a result of Trump's tariffs and the government has committed to providing financial support to these people. We may be heading into a recession according to some experts. If this is the case, how can the government promise to increase spending by billions of dollars more at a time when the government may be facing huge increases in essential spending? This just doesn't add up. The question is, if Carney wins, is this expansion of the dental care plan just an empty promise which they will not fulfill? Is it a form of bribery which cannot be possibly fulfilled? I have a feeling that many Canadians will just base their vote on this promise without really understanding or thinking about the whole financial situation of the government and whether such a promise is credible.

Generally any property such as income, saved money, investments, inheritance, real estate, or anything that a dictatorial or Marxist type government wishes to take.

God gave man freedom of choice. But also gave man direction on how to live and what to believe. Man will be held accountable in God's plan. " Topical Encyclopedia Blasphemy, defined as the act of showing contempt or lack of reverence for God, is a grave sin in the biblical context. The Bible addresses the consequences of blasphemy in both the Old and New Testaments, underscoring its seriousness and the divine judgment it incurs. Old Testament Context In the Old Testament, blasphemy is explicitly condemned and is considered a capital offense. Leviticus 24:16 states, "Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must stone him. Whether an alien or a native, when he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death." This severe penalty reflects the holiness of God's name and the seriousness with which the Israelites were to regard it. The narrative of Naboth's vineyard in 1 Kings 21 illustrates the misuse of blasphemy accusations. Jezebel orchestrates false charges of blasphemy against Naboth to seize his property, leading to his unjust execution. This account highlights the potential for abuse of blasphemy laws and the moral corruption that can ensue when God's commandments are manipulated for personal gain. New Testament Context In the New Testament, the focus shifts from legal penalties to spiritual consequences. Jesus addresses blasphemy in Matthew 12:31-32 , saying, "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come." This passage introduces the concept of the unforgivable sin, emphasizing the gravity of attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to evil. The Apostle Paul, in his letters, also warns against blasphemy. In 1 Timothy 1:20 , he mentions Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom he "handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme." This disciplinary action underscores the need for correction and repentance in the face of blasphemous behavior. Theological Implications Blasphemy is not merely a verbal offense but a reflection of the heart's posture towards God. It signifies a willful rejection of God's authority and holiness. The consequences of blasphemy, therefore, extend beyond earthly punishment to spiritual alienation from God. The Bible consistently calls for reverence and respect for God's name, urging believers to uphold His holiness in thought, word, and deed. Practical Considerations For believers, the biblical teaching on blasphemy serves as a caution against irreverence and a reminder of the sanctity of God's name. It encourages a lifestyle of worship and respect, recognizing the power and majesty of the Creator. The community of faith is called to address blasphemy with both truth and grace, seeking restoration and repentance for those who have fallen into this sin." Topical Bible: Consequences of Blasphemy

I don't think your god is the true God of the Bible.

I never said someone needed to go to jail. That is your idea with your extreme comments. I don't think people in public places like coffee shops should be able to shout profanities and offend other people in the premises. Maybe a small fine would be appropriate. "Causing a Disturbance: If you are in a public place such as a shopping mall or nightclub and you engage in disorderly conduct such as fighting, screaming, insulting people or using obscene language, you could be charged with causing a disturbance under s.175 (1) of the Criminal Code. The Supreme Court has ruled your behaviour has to be more than annoying and it must have disrupted the peace enjoyed by others. Though this is a minor offence, you could be fined up to $5,000 or jailed for two years less a day." According to this law, it is unlikely profanity would be enough to be charged for, but it would depend on the circumstances and nature of it. There may be an exception if it is causing a disturbance.

"Chris Selley: B.C.’s draconian Trump-emergency bill repeats lessons we failed to learn from COVID British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his cabinet need sweeping new powers with which to be “nimble” in the face of economic threats from Washington. His NDP government’s Bill 7 would allow it to make regulations “addressing challenges” from abroad, or indeed for any purpose “supporting the economy of British Columbia and Canada.” These are things like tolling American trucks travelling through B.C. to Alaska — which Alaska is not happy about — and altering procurement rules to exclude American companies. On the bright side, the bill promises to eliminate all trade barriers between B.C. and the rest of Canada. On the dark side: Under Bill 7, all of this can happen with no debate in the B.C. legislature. As a result, quite rightly, reviews have been worse than mixed. “This bill appears to be an attempt to use the threat of economic crisis to justify a cynical power grab,” Josh Dehaas, counsel for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, said in a statement . Writing at The Line , veteran B.C. correspondent Rob Shaw called it “the most extraordinary piece of legislation tabled in this province since the Second World War” — and no, not in a good way. No other Canadian governments have proposed anything like this, but it would be foolhardy to assume they won’t sit up, take notice and perhaps raise a jealous eyebrow. And one needn’t resort to hyperbole or conspiracy to imagine where it might end. One of the ultimate inconveniences in a time of crisis is going to the polls at all, and war is a pretty common reason for delaying elections in democracies — from Ontario during the Second World War to modern-day Ukraine . Parliament at the most consequential time for our province since Eby himself called this “the most consequential time for our province since the Second World War.” I’m not suggesting the premier, the former head of the B.C. Civil Liberties Union, is planning some sort of coup (though my goodness, has he ever come a long way from that post !). But it’s worrisome enough he thought he could get away with Bill 7. And it speaks, I suspect, to how we handle full-blown crises in this country — which is rarely, not very well, and with a minimum of lesson-learning going on the aftermath. The threat of Donald Trump is not much like the early-days threat of COVID-19, which landed on our heads like a sandbag five years ago this week, except inasmuch as it is brand new to everyone who’s alive right now; we have no idea what will help; and it’s stretching our basic capacities as a nation, as a federation, to the breaking point. This is the main reason I keep banging the drum for further and much more intense inquiry into Canada’s pandemic response, and will continue banging that drum, until I suppose my editor takes it away from me forever: It’s not just that we need to massively improve our infection-response at every single level — from doctors’ offices to long-term care homes to border crossings — but our crisis-response in general. We are reliably struck dumb by history. One of the very unfortunate effects of the pandemic was how many people seemed to emerge from it supremely confident that their preferred approach had been the correct one. On the one extreme: “Canada’s death toll is much lower than the United States’, and the U.S. had far fewer and less stringent lockdowns, so lockdowns work.” On the other, “Lockdowns have been completely discredited and no Canadian politician would ever implement them again in a similar situation.” I suspect some very basic data would surprise people at this point. Throughout most of the pandemic, our debates over which measures to implement and which not to were often poisoned by our success relative to the United States, especially, but also various European nations. Looking back on the full scope of COVID-19, the numbers paint a somewhat more complicated portrait. At 1,538 deaths per million people, Canada is in the same basic league as Switzerland (1,647), Denmark (1,511) and Israel (1,363). Even Norway, which was keeping the death toll in check better than just about anywhere in Europe, finished at 1,204 deaths per million. Now consider: According to UNESCO data, Norway’s schools were fully closed for just four weeks, and Denmark’s for just eight. By June 2021, the Ontario Science Table reported at the time, schools had been closed province-wide — never mind regionally — for 19 weeks in Ontario, the most of any province. British Columbia closed schools province-wide for just nine weeks, and for most of the pandemic had the lowest death tolls and the least stringent lockdowns … but in the end, wound up with more deaths per capita than Ontario . These things need investigating, not least as the evidence continues to mount of the harm school closures inevitably did to children — how could it not? But the urge to accept good times when they return is great. We need to be so much more curious and forward-looking than we have recently been as a nation. This is a country whose government disbanded its special Canada-U.S. relations committee, struck during Trump’s first term, because 77-year-old Joe Biden had been elected and all our troubles were presumably over. " Chris Selley: B.C.’s draconian Trump-emergency bill repeats lessons we failed to learn from COVID

News article: quote Chris Selley: B.C.’s draconian Trump-emergency bill repeats lessons we failed to learn from COVID British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his cabinet need sweeping new powers with which to be “nimble” in the face of economic threats from Washington. His NDP government’s Bill 7 would allow it to make regulations “addressing challenges” from abroad, or indeed for any purpose “supporting the economy of British Columbia and Canada.” These are things like tolling American trucks travelling through B.C. to Alaska — which Alaska is not happy about — and altering procurement rules to exclude American companies. On the bright side, the bill promises to eliminate all trade barriers between B.C. and the rest of Canada. On the dark side: Under Bill 7, all of this can happen with no debate in the B.C. legislature. As a result, quite rightly, reviews have been worse than mixed. “This bill appears to be an attempt to use the threat of economic crisis to justify a cynical power grab,” Josh Dehaas, counsel for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, said in a statement . Writing at The Line , veteran B.C. correspondent Rob Shaw called it “the most extraordinary piece of legislation tabled in this province since the Second World War” — and no, not in a good way. No other Canadian governments have proposed anything like this, but it would be foolhardy to assume they won’t sit up, take notice and perhaps raise a jealous eyebrow. And one needn’t resort to hyperbole or conspiracy to imagine where it might end. One of the ultimate inconveniences in a time of crisis is going to the polls at all, and war is a pretty common reason for delaying elections in democracies — from Ontario during the Second World War to modern-day Ukraine ." Chris Selley: B.C.’s draconian Trump-emergency bill repeats lessons we failed to learn from COVID

You want the right to insult and mock Christians and God. The moment you take your last breath you'll REGRET your decision to reject God.

We have seen samples of the moves toward removing freedom from the people. The liberal left political parties and movements are basically pagan in nature and therefore do not hold strong beliefs about the human rights and dignity of the individual. Their ideology is man-made. In the case of the NDP they believe it is evil for anyone to become more prosperous or wealthy than someone they deem as average or middle class. They prove this by their repeated statements against corporate leaders or investors who own corporations and their willingness to confiscate their wealth. Obviously they don't think the right to own private property exists. In their mind, they are the arbiters of who owns what and they can confiscate property at any time if they ever get enough political power. We see the ideology of disrespect for democracy and the will of the people in the B.C. NDP government with their recent Bill 7. This bill gives absolute power to the cabinet or executive of the government to change laws and do things arbitrarily without the approval of the elected MLAs, that is, without the democratic right to debate and vote in the legislative assembly, which is the people's elected representatives.

Yes, maybe you're right. God wishes that all would be saved, that is, believe and be born again. But I think you indicated you were not interested. I respect everyone's choice. Ultimately, salvation depends on the divine grace of God and His divine purpose. I like to study the Bible on different subjects. God's divine purposes is a mind-boggling subject.

I would suggest you seek counseling from a Christian counsellor if there is such a thing these days.

Of course. I never advocated anyone go around insulting anybody. It may already be illegal under human rights laws. I do. People like you are trying to take it away. Nonsense. You are lying again. You don't lose freedom by being respectful of other people. No need to be profane and blasphemous.