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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (149119)	6/14/2019 3:17:17 PM
From: louel	Respond to of 218886

Take another look and compare debt graph with the years the respective Prime Ministers were in office. The highest deficits were under John Chretien And both He and Martin were riding the benefits of NAFTA installed under Conservative Brain Mulroney. Harper had to spend to rejuvenate the economy after the 2008 crash and brought Canadians through it better than 90% of the countries of the world. As he did so Harper also reduced taxes for all Canadians annually every year he was in office. While Conservatives governed in the 80's there was also a recession The crash of 1981 Taking over from Pierre Trudeau. Who Under his time. For the complete decade foolish financial mismanagement caused inflation in Canada. Inflation raised prices for Canadians. Inflation averaged 10% per year for the whole ten years of the 1970's and has continued it's ascent ever since. Now look at the graph under Justin. Justin Trudeau 2015- Paul Martin 2003-2006 Jean Chrétien 1993-2003 Kim Campbell 1993-1993 Brian Mulroney 1984-1993 Pierre Trudeau 1968-1979

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (149119)	1/19/2022 10:34:12 PM
From: Maple MAGA	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218886

Supermarkets Report Food Shortages After Canada Imposes Trucker Vax Mandate BY TYLER DURDEN WEDNESDAY, JAN 19, 2022 - 09:05 PM Overwhelmed supply chains and truck driver shortages worsened when Canada imposed new border mandates prohibiting unvaccinated American truckers. With low vaccination rates among US drivers, Canadian supermarkets are already reporting rising food inflation and shortages of certain products, according to Bloomberg. Canada's vaccine mandate for truckers came into effect on Saturday. The new rule requires US truckers to be vaccinated to cross the border. We warned earlier this week such a mandate would have " consequences." The vaccine mandate has exacerbated the shortage of truck drivers and made wait times at border crossings even longer. Eighty percent of trade between the US and Canada is transited by truck. America exports about 90% of Canada's fruits and vegetables during the winter season. As shipments decline because only about half of US truck drivers are vaccinated, grocery stores report shortages. "We're seeing shortages," said Gary Sands, senior vice president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. "We're hearing from members they're going into some stores where there's no oranges or bananas.'" The main concern is the mandate could create a domino effect and ripple through the already stressed supply chain. Logistical disruptions have been a significant source of soaring inflation. According to North American Produce Buyers, the cost of sending a truckload of fresh produce from Southern California to Canada is now $9,500, up from $7,000. That means companies are paying more for freight and will pass on costs to consumers. Given the drop in eligible truckers, products bound for Canada will build in US warehouses with no place to go until new drivers are seen. The situation will only worsen on Jan. 22 when the US begins imposing its vaccine mandate on Canadian truckers. The Canadian Trucking Association warned the mandate would sideline up to 16,000 truckers. Canadian truck drivers are furious with the US decision and have blocked the highway near the US-Manitoba international border to protest the new mandates. Videos posted on social media show the chaos playing out on the other side of the border. Cross-border vaccine mandates will only make the supply chain more stressed to the point where it might break.

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (149119)	4/22/2025 9:11:12 AM
From: Maple MAGA	Respond to of 218886

Federal Debt Trends by Prime Minister (2000–2025) Jean Chretien Liberal 1993-2003 Reduced federal debt per person by 13.3% through fiscal consolidation. Paul Martin Liberal 2003-2006 Continued debt reduction efforts, decreasing debt per person by 7.6%. Stephen Harper Conservative 2006-2015 Managed debt during the 2008–09 financial crisis; debt per person increased by 11.4% Justin Trudeau Liberal 2015-2025 Significant debt increase, with per-person debt rising by 35.3% between 2015 and 2022.

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (149119)	4/22/2025 9:51:07 AM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By isopatch Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218886

China Interference in Canadian Election Security officials report 'repression' operation targeting Conservative candidate Joe Tay Suburban Toronto candidate known for his opposition to Chinese government Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 21, 2025 1:27 PM CST \| Last Updated: 1 hour ago Conservative candidate Joe Tay poses with a sign ahead of the April 28 election. Hong Kong placed a bounty on Tay last year. (Joe Tay/X) Canadian security officials say they have spotted a foreign repression operation targeting a federal Conservative candidate opposed to Chinese government policies. The operation features a mock "wanted" poster and disparaging headlines and comments about Joe Tay, the Conservative candidate for the suburban Toronto riding of Don Valley North. Tay is known for his opposition to Chinese government policies. Last year, Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for six activists based overseas — including Tay — with bounties set at about $185,000 for information leading to their arrests. Federal officials told a media briefing Monday the operation is taking place on social media platforms where Chinese-speaking users in Canada are active, including Facebook, WeChat, TikTok, RedNote and Douyin, a sister app of TikTok for the Chinese market. Listen As foreign actors work to influence Canada's election, how safe is your vote? Security officials report a Beijing-linked online operation focused on Carney Liberal candidate Paul Chiang withdraws from race after suggesting people claim China's bounty on Conservative The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force says it saw two significant trends concerning Tay during the electoral writ period, according to Laurie-Anne Kempton, assistant secretary to the cabinet for communications. The first trend involves what Kempton called "inauthentic and co-ordinated" amplification of content related to the Hong Kong bounty and an arrest warrant against Tay, as well as material about his competence to hold political office. "We've seen that multiple accounts or platforms published or interacted with content at similar times and dates, sometimes within minutes or even seconds of each other," Kempton said. This sort of activity increases the volume of online material, making it more likely that users of the platforms are exposed to the amplified content, she said. Repression meant to silence criticism: official Confirming the source of an online operation can often take significant time and analysis because malign actors go to great lengths to hide their tracks, Kempton said. Intelligence reporting indicates that one of the Facebook accounts involved in the activity concerning Tay is historically connected to Chinese government authorities and pro-Beijing entities in Hong Kong, she told the briefing. "This includes links to the central government liaison office in Hong Kong," she added. The second trend was deliberate suppression of search terms, or keyword filtering, censoring Tay's name in simplified and traditional Chinese on certain China-based social media platforms used by Canadians. "The transnational repression and its effect on the democratic process is not about a single act, but rather about the accumulated impact of many acts designed to discredit a candidate, silence criticism and dissent and manipulate the information that informs voters," Kempton said. Officials said a panel of senior bureaucrats that monitors elections has concluded that this online activity is not affecting Canada's ability to hold a free and fair vote, including in Don Valley North. They said, however, that it's important for voters to be aware of this type of activity. Kempton said officials briefed a security-cleared representative of the Conservative Party about the repression operation on April 6 and April 16. Officials also have spoken to social media platforms "to inform them of our findings and flag where this operation may violate their terms of service," she added.