The CEBA loan program would not have been necessary if all businesses would have told the Gov’t to go fekk yourself and refused to close BUT they didn’t and instead “borrowed” money they KNEW had to be repaid, well 50% anyways. That was a $20,000 gift out of the taxpayers purse for businesses thank you very much. NOW all the boohooing commences because business owners aren’t paying back their debts and leaving it to the taxpayer to shoulder their default resulting rampant inflation and impending poverty. I can’t tell you how annoyed I am at the moment
https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadas-pandemic-loan-program-faces-31-billion-in-defaults/55091
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Someone was asking earlier how many recall petitions were still out there. Here’s that info from this week’s Alberta Institute report.
“Half of the recall petitions launched against United Conservative Party MLAs have now failed, with four more efforts recently falling short, according to Elections Alberta. One of the unsuccessful campaigns targeted Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson, gathering only about 9% of the nearly 16,000 signatures required to trigger a vote in his riding. Petitions against other caucus members, including Muhammad Yaseen and Speaker Ric McIver, also failed to meet the threshold, while one effort was withdrawn before the deadline. There are still 12 active petitions against UCP members, including one aimed at the premier, as well as two targeting Alberta NDP MLAs. Many petition organizers cited concerns over the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause and dissatisfaction with local representation. To force a recall vote, organizers must collect ...
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/musqueam-indian-band-agreement-government-of-canada-aboriginal-rights
“Their traditional territory includes the region’s mountainous, forested watershed that feed into Metro Vancouver’s drinking water reservoirs, as well as West Vancouver, North Vancouver City, North Vancouver District, Vancouver, the University of British Columbia, the University Endowment Lands, Burnaby, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver International Airport, the northern areas of Delta and Surrey, and the waterways.”