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M. Grégoire

"[F]or older voters — especially Boomers and older Gen Xers — [Canada is broken] is like nails on a chalkboard. They hate it. Not because it’s wrong, but because it threatens a version of Canada they still believe in. A Canada that worked. A Canada that rewarded hard work, played fair, and gave them everything they have now."

#AnthonyKoch

Canada works fine — if you're a boomer
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nationalpostAnthony Koch: Canada works fine — if you're a boomerThis isn’t a left-versus-right issue. It’s generational. The system still works if you own a home, have a pension, and aren’t saddled with debt
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M. Grégoire

Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers
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This is one of those policies on which I disagree with #PierrePoilievre : I support "gradually increas[ing] the age of eligibility for OAS and GIS payments to 67 from 65." As Canadians live longer and work for most is less physically wearying than it was fifty years ago, we should expect retirement to start later.

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nationalpostPoilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomersConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that he'll keep the retirement age at 65 if he becomes prime minister
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M. Grégoire

"Asked about dental care and pharmacare, two programs the Liberals established over their last term in government, Poilievre pledged to “protect these programs.”"

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I hope all the people who've been claiming Mr. Poilievre would cancel these programmes will now mention his pledge to keep them.

Be sceptical if you want, but it's only fair to note what a politician promises.

#pharmacare #DentalCare
#CanPol #cdnpoli #elxn45
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nationalpostPoilievre promises to 'protect' dental care, after Liberals accuse him of wanting to 'eliminate' itPoilievre promises to "protect" dental care, after Liberals accuse him of wanting to "eliminate."
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M. Grégoire

"The 45th Canadian federal election is the Liberals’ to lose. That’s not a line anyone would have written two months ago. But today, just three days into the campaign, opinion polls show the party ahead by up to seven points. All the gains the Conservatives made in the past two years have melted like the proverbial snow in springtime."

#TashaKheiriddin

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nationalpostTasha Kheiriddin: Election is now the Liberals' to loseIt hasn't been a great first few days for the Conservative campaign, but there are still thirty-three more to go
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M. Grégoire

“I want to challenge Mark Carney to show up for the debate at TVA in Quebec. He’s running away and hiding because he believes he’s too weak to defend the lost Liberal decade or explain why he thinks Liberals deserve a fourth term,” said Poilievre, speaking at a press conference in Vaughan.

“I’ll even pay Mr. Carney’s fee so he can show up. We’ll take that excuse away from him. Conservatives will even pay the fee to bring him out.”

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#CanPol #cdnpoli #elxn45
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nationalpostPoilievre says he'll pay broadcaster's $75,000 fee for Carney if he'll join French debateAfter Carney said he would not attend the French-language debate, Quebec broadcaster TVA cancelled the event.
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M. Grégoire

Carney says he knows new riding well, flubs neighbourhood name-drop
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"One issue with the prime minister’s answer is that Bells Corners falls entirely outside of Nepean’s boundaries, after being transferred to neighbouring Kanata in the 2022 federal redistribution."

I think it's unreasonable to blame someone for confusing old and new riding boundaries. It's a shame though that #MarkCarney isn't running in #Edmonton, where he's from.

#CanPol #cdnpoli #elxn45
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nationalpostCarney says he knows his new riding well, but flubs reference to local neighbourhoodsPrime Minister Mark Carney says he knows his suburban Ottawa riding well but could evidently use some brushing up on its geography.
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M. Grégoire

Carney, premiers agree to develop national energy, trade corridor: PM
nationalpost.com/news/politics

It's wonderful that Canadian governments are finally working together to increase internal trade. We ought to have done this fifty years ago.

I do hope it moves beyond commitments, to actions.

#CanPol #cdnpoli
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nationalpostCarney and premiers have agreed to develop national energy, trade corridor, PM saysafter some discussions about the response to the tariffs directly, the premiers turned their sights on "nation building."
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M. Grégoire

"The most damning indictment of the Trudeau-Carney era is the complete stagnation of Canada’s economy. According to the International Monetary Fund, Canada experienced nearly zero real per capita GDP growth between 2014 and 2024. That’s an entire decade where the average Canadian didn’t see any meaningful improvement in their standard of living."

Liberals gave us Canada's lost decade. They can't be trusted to fix it
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nationalpostAnthony Koch: The Liberals gave us Canada's lost decade. They can't be trusted to fix itIf Carney wins, the next four years won’t be a reset — they’ll be more of the same
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M. Grégoire

"It’s possible, as President Donald Trump flings executive orders hither and yon, that he may sign one to regulate the flow of waters in the Gulf of America, or the tides in what may become the American Ocean. After all, did not King Canute do the same?"

#RaymondJDeSouza

Trump learns he can't hold back the tide
nationalpost.com/opinion/trump

#TrumpTariffs #uspol
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nationalpostRaymond J. de Souza: Trump learns he can't hold back the tideU.S. customs chaos involving packages from China reminiscent of an old story about another supposedly vainglorious leader, King Canute
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M. Grégoire

"The largest increase [in "deep emotional attachment" to Canada] was among Quebecers, with 45 per cent now affirming their attachment, a huge jump from the 30 per cent who said so in December. The percentage of Quebecers who said they were proud to be Canadian also shot up, from 45 to 58 per cent."

National pride is on the rise and separatists don’t like it
nationalpost.com/news/quebec-s

#Québec has avoided the fate of Louisiana because of Canada. Obvious, no?

#polqc #CanPol #cdnpoli
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nationalpostQuebec separatists have a problem with surging Canadian prideCanadian pride and national unity are gaining ground across Canada and Quebec separatists don’t seem thrilled.
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M. Grégoire

Now-aborted tariff threat prompts run on U.S. liquor
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So the policies of Canadian governments to respond to the #TrumpTariffs seem to have caused a short-term increase in the purchases of US alcohol...

(I thought about doing this myself, but I already had adequate stocks.)

#TrumpTariffs
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nationalpostNow-aborted tariff threat prompts Canadians to stock up on U.S. alcoholIn response to U.S. tariffs, Ontario, B.C., Nova Scotia and other provinces said they would stop selling American liquor as of Feb. 4
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M. Grégoire

Twenty-four hours ago, I thought that Canadians would have to suffer through a trade war and the question was how to handle it most effectively; but then we got a deal that amounted to little more than what we had already promised. Clearly those searching for a deal on border security were right and I was wrong.

#DonBraid: From traitor to saviour — Danielle Smith's strategy was crucial in staving off tariffs
nationalpost.com/opinion/colum

#TrumpTariffs #IWasWrong
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nationalpostDon Braid: From traitor to saviour — Danielle Smith's strategy was crucial in staving off tariffsPremier Danielle Smith was blasted for sucking up to Republicans and Donald Trump, but her strategy saved Canada from tariffs.
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M. Grégoire

XB-1 the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier
nationalpost.com/news/xb-1-bec

By "independent", they mean that this jet was developed as part of a government programme. (Though I wouldn't be surprised if some grants were part of their funding.)

Hard to believe they chose to call the company "Boom Supersonic".

#aircraft #supersonic
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nationalpostXB-1 becomes first independently developed jet to break the sound barrierPlane's maker Boom Supersonic wants to build a plane that will carry as many as 80 passengers at twice the speed of today's airliners.
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