The federal government should cut back on spending drastically instead of increasing taxes.

[blackbird]

"Canada should follow the lead of countries like the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand and Portugal , which have fully or partially privatized their postal services. Canada Post lost $548 million in 2022 and $748 million last year and forecasts “larger, unsustainable losses in future years,” according to its annual report .

Among the almost countless other examples of government waste: the National Capital Commission spent $8 million building a barn at Rideau Hall; Parks Canada is spending $12 million hunting deer on one B.C. island. Three “affordability” cabinet retreats in the space of about a year cost more than $1 million . Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his entourage racked up a $220,000 in-flight catering tab during a week-long tour of the Indo-Pacific last September — after the government had promised to cut down on these costs. Federal departments and Crown corporations are spending millions branding trinkets and other merchandise."

Opinion: Canadians are tired of Ottawa’s over-taxing and high spending (msn.com)

[CdnFox]

Yeah, you don't even have to "cut back" spending, you just have to stop spending stupid.  Don't hunt deer that hunters will hunt for you for free.  Don't buy arrivecan apps that don't work for a few hundred million. Don't spend a quarter million on your personal airline food. It's not complex. 

[herbie]

OMG look at some of those figures you quoted as wasteful and the calendar. It's damn near $20 for one person to go to McDonalds these days.
$220,000
I feel like the son telling Dr Evil that a million dollars isn't much money these days - and that was what 15 years ago?

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

OMG look at some of those figures you quoted as wasteful and the calendar. It's damn near $20 for one person to go to McDonalds these days.
$220,000

SO you think he took 11,000 people to mcdonalds on his airplain?  

Hey stupid - there were a few dozen people and that's well over 500 bucks a meal. For airline food, not entertaining anyone or the like.

You sure are Pro-exploitation of the workers and their money when it's for a leftie. 

[blackbird]

Under Trudeau, the civil service has grown twice as fast as Canada’s population | Watch (msn.com)

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never learned what money means to Canadians.

[CITIZEN_2015]

I think the next Federal Conservative government would do just that. Cut both spending and taxes.

[PIK]

Just wait till we find out how much it cost to feed the Trudeau family, compared to the Harper family. It's going to be insane.

On 7/17/2024 at 3:46 PM, herbie said:

OMG look at some of those figures you quoted as wasteful and the calendar. It's damn near $20 for one person to go to McDonalds these days.
$220,000
I feel like the son telling Dr Evil that a million dollars isn't much money these days - and that was what 15 years ago?

McDonalds sell braised leg of lamb and pan fried tenderloin with mashed potatoes and truffle oil?

[CdnFox]

50 minutes ago, PIK said:

Just wait till we find out how much it cost to feed the Trudeau family, compared to the Harper family. It's going to be insane.

 

Well what we know so far is that trudeau spent a quarter million just on food for him and a few guests in 6 days. 

Harper would expense about 80 grand a year - and that included the costs of travel (but not security or the like. )

52 minutes ago, PIK said:

McDonalds sell braised leg of lamb and pan fried tenderloin with mashed potatoes and truffle oil?

Sure. It's on their McGraft menu. 

[PIK]

10 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Well what we know so far is that trudeau spent a quarter million just on food for him and a few guests in 6 days. 

Harper would expense about 80 grand a year - and that included the costs of travel (but not security or the like. )

Sure. It's on their McGraft menu. 

Trudeaus food I understand is organic and flown in from all over, harpers wife bought from the market. And Harper paid for the family food.

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, PIK said:

Trudeaus food I understand is organic and flown in from all over, harpers wife bought from the market. And Harper paid for the family food.

Yup. 

The sad thing is Michael thinks that's funny.  LIberals are often amused by the idea that Prime Ministers who grew up as average canadians still behave like average canadians instead of blindly ripping the people off at every chance out of a sense of being entitled to their entitlements. 

[herbie]

OMG the stupid an whiney fell for the headline bait with the ultimate of 1diotic responses.

First by buying the line that it's either spending cut OR raising taxes, second by their brain locked inability to understand if McD's costs $20 then real food costs even more and third by a probable admiration for a cheap white trash billionaire President that served Burger King to White House guests.

And last fawning about cutting a f^cking food budget that wouldn't buy so much as an ambulance or a week of toilet paper for Service Canada offices....

cheap cheap cheap. squeaky squeaky cheap cheap

[Five of swords]

On 7/17/2024 at 12:28 PM, blackbird said:

"Canada should follow the lead of countries like the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand and Portugal , which have fully or partially privatized their postal services. Canada Post lost $548 million in 2022 and $748 million last year and forecasts “larger, unsustainable losses in future years,” according to its annual report .

Among the almost countless other examples of government waste: the National Capital Commission spent $8 million building a barn at Rideau Hall; Parks Canada is spending $12 million hunting deer on one B.C. island. Three “affordability” cabinet retreats in the space of about a year cost more than $1 million . Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his entourage racked up a $220,000 in-flight catering tab during a week-long tour of the Indo-Pacific last September — after the government had promised to cut down on these costs. Federal departments and Crown corporations are spending millions branding trinkets and other merchandise."

Opinion: Canadians are tired of Ottawa’s over-taxing and high spending (msn.com)

I can't believe political discussions have reverted to taxes. For a few years there it was actually interesting.

[PIK]

6 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Yup. 

The sad thing is Michael thinks that's funny.  LIberals are often amused by the idea that Prime Ministers who grew up as average canadians still behave like average canadians instead of blindly ripping the people off at every chance out of a sense of being entitled to their entitlements. 

Harper paid for his own food,unless it was Gov business. But yet some think that's funny, they should be ashamed. Sad thing is, when trudeau's kids grow up and realize what a douche thier father was. 

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, PIK said:

 Sad thing is, when trudeau's kids grow up and realize what a douche thier father was. 

Oh - i don't know that they'll wait THAT long   I suspect they've already got a pretty good inkling