Political Anger Management

Two weeks ago Justin Trudeau threw 18,000 Sears employees under the bus when he made the statement that he would not be reconsidering the bankruptcy laws.  This relates to the fact that those at the front of the line, the bank get their payout, the executives get their multi-million dollar bonuses (and why would a bankrupt company give the executives bonuses for going bankrupt?) and then the employees will NOT get their pensions because the fund was “underfunded” – when the truth is the American owners have syphoned the funds into the States over the last few years.  Shameful, absolutely shameful.

This is by no means the first pension fund that has been so-called “underfunded”.  This has been going on for decades.  Why has nothing been done to correct this problem.  Neither the Conservatives nor the Liberals have made any effort to protect the ordinary Canadian.  We already have a crisis with respect to pensions in Canada; people who believe they have pensions are suddenly left with nothing but the CPP and Old Age – the cumulative total (at maximum) is approximately $1,500 with some folks qualifying for a Supplement that can bump up their monthly stipend to $1,800.  And we know how far that will go in a month.

Linking my outrage at Trudeau I am also extremely vexed concerning our Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s shenanigans.  It seems completely false to believe that he was “misdirected” by the Conflict of Interest Commissioner.  First of all he’s not exactly stupid, he’s been in politics for some time and must know the rules.  If he didn’t he has no business being a Minister of Finance.  Meanwhile the company that was not in the blind trust is also a pension management fund and then he goes and tries to push through a tax reform bill that alters the way pensions are managed?  Umm, who can believe that he was ignorant of all of this – something that benefits him?  Again, shameful that he isn’t suspended at the very least – but no he goes on his merry way.

Lastly the Paradise Papers have me so angry I can hardly type!  Three former Prime Minister have tax havens.  How shameful that these rogues will avoid paying taxes while the tax payers are paying their pensions!  How greedy are these people?  And many more in Trudeau’s circle are doing the same thing.  Beyond disgusting that this is allowed, this is actually legal.  Why?  Because we continue to vote in 1%’ers with some sort of deluded idea that they are going to protect ordinary Canadians? 

 

IT IS TIME FOR PEOPLE TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE B.S. WE ARE FED BY MEDIA.  WE NEED TO BE OUR OWN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND LOOK AT THE HARD FACTS, THE PAST RECORD THAT ALLOWS CORPORATIONS AND RICH INDIVIDUALS TO AVOID TAXES.  CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS ARE COMING IN FROM ORDINARY CANADIANS.  YES, ORDINARY CANADIAN LIKE YOU AND ME, OUR LITTLE LEGS ARE CARRYING THE COUNTRY AND WE KNOW WE DO NOT HAVE 90% OF THE WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY (AND NOW WE KNOW FOR SURE OUT OF IT AS WEL).  ARE BACKS ARE BREAKING UNDER THIS BURDEN.

IT’S TIME FOR A NEW PARTY THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE.  IT’S TIME WE ALL TAKE A MORE SERIOUS LOOK AT THE NDP AGENDA, THEIR IDEAS, AND THEIR WILL TO HELP ORDINARY CANADIANS. 

I URGE EVERYONE TO DO A SERIOUS RE-THINK OF WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR FUTURE AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.