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It's 33% of income earners who pay no income tax. They mostly pay no GST either, as they get refund cheques. Why be ashamed? There will always be low-income earners in every society. There have been rich and poor in every society throughout history. There always will be. As for income taxes, Denmark does it better. All Danes pay income tax if they earn income. They believe you need to pay your share. You need to have some skin in the game. Otherwise, everyone who pays no income tax will vote for the parties that promise them the most free stuff. That leads to a downhill race that bankrupts the nation.
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Somewhere between 30 and 60 Canadian troops injured, mostly with frostbite (some of it allegedly bad enough for amputations of fingers/toes) during winter exercises. Canadian military allegedly doing its best to cover it up and minimize things. https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/defence-watch/canadian-army-soldiers-frostbite-arctic
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Canada's citizenship test, which consists of 20 true/false/multiple choice questions, will now be a self-administered online test where you get multiple tries to pass. Before 2020, citizenship tests were written in person by default. Applicants were generally given 30 minutes to complete the test. If they failed, they had one opportunity to rewrite it before being referred to a knowledge or language hearing. https://www.junonews.com/p/canadian-citizenship-test-now-entirely
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Canada's (In)Justice System AKA "Thanks, Bill C-75!"
I am Groot replied to Goddess's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Anyone want to bet he gets bailed again? https://www.insauga.com/armed-robbery-charges-for-man-wanted-for-19-probation-violations-in-ontario/ A man stabbed a woman to death in BC in 2012 and got off easy on manslaughter. Today he was arrested in Montreal for first degree murder for another stabbing. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/man-charged-with-1st-degree-murder-after-montreal-store-owner-killed/ -
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Come now. Expecting the savage black man to abide by the normal rules of humanity and the laws of man is surely unfair. You can't hold them to the same standards as white people. They simply aren't capable. Yes, yes, quite racist, I'm aware. Yet this is why we have racial sentencing. The liberal bigotry of low expectations. The belief that black man are a lesser version of human and less responsible for their actions, something like children.
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We signed a free trade deal with the UK several years ago, in case you haven't heard.
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Haitisation of Canada's Indigenous People
I am Groot replied to August1991's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
My guess is he means you don't help a broken culture and society by throwing money at it. Hait is a hole because Haitians live there. Take them out and replace them with Swedes and the place will be paradise in twenty-five years. The culture of many native groups is mostly broken, too. They're not used to working at all, much less hard work. Punctuality is unknown to them. They drink, do drugs, have sex, often with their sisters and children, steal stuff, smash up their government housing and infrastructure, then hold out their hands for money to buy more. -
You gave no facts. You cited old data that doesn't apply to Canada. You cannot stand the idea of anyone challenging immigration, or suggesting that bringing in millions of immigrants, unscreened, from some of the most corrupt cultures on Earth might lead to more crime. I know you hate Trump, but if you look in the mirror, you'll see the face of those who helped bring Trump to power.
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There's nothing the Quebec establishment can do about it if the federal government decides to build a pipeline. Interprovincial trade is under federal authority. And a poll in Quebec in December showed 67% of Quebecers approved of a national gas pipeline. The last poll I saw of an oil pipeline was a year earlier but at that time, 59% of Quebecers supported the Energy East pipeline. I'm sure it's higher now.
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The Liberals have basically dismantled even the economic (skilled) stream of our immigration system to score political points in Quebec and among Francophone Canadians. Instead of skilled IT professionals, we're bringing in people with extremely low point scores who can also speak French. Last year 42% of those invited to become permanent residents in the 'skilled' category were only invited because they spoke French and were wlling to settle in Francophone communities outside Quebec. Note, this is not something to blame Trudeau for. This is Carny's 'improvements'. Because language isn’t assessed in family or humanitarian streams, this target falls disproportionately on economic immigration (more specifically, Express Entry). The result has been consistent, sustained, frequent Francophone draws throughout 2025. At the same time, the CEC draws were fewer and smaller than the Francophone draws, despite targeting Canadian-educated graduates with local work experience. Some 48,000 invitations were issued under this Francophone category in 2025—42 percent of the Express Entry pool—bigger than most other categories combined. This mapping of the draw data (courtesy of Build Canada) shows a persistent and dramatic gap between CEC and Francophone cutoff scores throughout 2025. We saw a more than 100-point CRS score difference between the two categories on average throughout the entire year. In a system where even five points can make a big difference, this kind of gap highlights a huge structural flaw. In other words, people who studied, worked, and built lives here find themselves at a disadvantage. Not because of skill or contribution, but because they don’t speak French. https://thehub.ca/2026/03/13/how-canadas-once-great-immigration-system-is-being-further-weakened/
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If Carney really had any interest in making us an 'energy superpower', he would take advantage of the world oil and gas shortage brought about by the war in Iran and pass legislation using the Notwithstanding clause to establish an energy corridor for oil and gas pipelines to the east coast. Under the present conditions, this would have overwhelming support in Canada. Even a majority of Quebecers would approve. So why isn't he doing it? Canada has enough natural gas to supply the world for two hundred years. We could end Russia's hold over Europe, help India and China get off coal, and make a fortune. So how come we're not doing that?
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CBC is bias, can't be this must be false news...
I am Groot replied to Army Guy's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Which could be useful if the Conservatives were the government. It would require taking a chainsaw to management and firing half their on-air presenters, of course. But you could turn it back to its original purpose, which was to inform and unite Canadians.
