Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Invokes The Emergencies Act

[Jerry Freeman]

Trudeau sees lowest approval rating, new poll finds

About 34 per cent of Canadians approve of the Trudeau government's performance, with a 51 per cent disapproval rate, a national poll from Abacus Data found.

This is the highest number recorded since Trudeau was elected in 2015, and since the SNC-Lavalin controversy in 2019.

In addition, Justin Trudeau's approval rating is the lowest number ever recorded, with a 31 per cent positive impression of the prime minister.

Compared to his Conservative counterparts, Trudeau (-21 net score) has a low approval score: Pierre Poilievre (-7) and Jean Charest (-5).

Unsurprisingly, 65 per cent of Conservative Canadians have a very negative view of the prime minister, which is nearly double the national average of 34 per cent.

The poll findings also show that among former Liberal voters in 2021, only 39 per cent of Canadians held negative views of Pierre Poilievre.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/trudeau-see-lowest-approval-rating-new-poll-finds-5644658

Justin Trudeau is sure addressing Canada's most pressing problems huh?

The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100-million plan to support 2SLGBT communities across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed "Canada's first Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan," at a news conference on Sunday ahead of the Pride parade in Ottawa — the first in-person march after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

Trudeau touted the plan as the first such federal initiative of its kind, and said it demonstrates the government's commitment to fighting discrimination and supporting diversity.

"This will guide our ongoing work to fight discrimination, break down barriers, to advance rights and to build a future where everyone in Canada is truly free to be who they are and love whom they love," Trudeau said on Sunday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-action-plan-lgbtq-1.6564977

Qanon might be on to something with this guy.
All a dude has to do is put on a skirt and voilŕ ...go anywhere and do everything that girls do.
What is a 2slgbtqi+ anyway? Sounds complicated.

[Rick Plant]

America’s Inflation Reduction Act just gave Canada’s economy a shot in the arm
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/08/22/opinion/america-inflation-reduction-act-just-gave-canadas-economy-shot-arm

[Rick Plant]

Concerns as convoy-connected group establishes in Ottawa neighbourhood

The stark red banners hanging from St. Brigid’s church on Saint Patrick Street are nearly impossible to miss; the white insignia of a tree adorned with maple leaves offering neighbours little indication as to who is behind the new developments at the deconsecrated church.

The group is known as The United People of Canada, a self-described federally incorporated “not-for-profit social enterprise organization.”

Corporate documents show three members on the group’s board of directors: Kimberley Ward, William Komer, and Diane Nolan.

Social media posts show all three have close ties to the 'Freedom Convoy' occupation.

Ward has previously told CTV News she is an advisor to Tamara Lich, and gave interviews to multiple media outlets in March when Lich was originally released on bail, saying at the time “she’s happy., everybody’s happy, we did it.”

Ward and Komer can be seen in multiple photos on social media with Lich’s husband, Dwayne Lich, who has also posted significantly about the new organization, as early as this spring.

For her part, Nolan took part in the occupation, live-streaming from the downtown core several times throughout.

In one Jan. 30 livestream, Nolan appears on Parliament Hill and can be heard saying, “Wow, it’s for real. Enough is enough, we’re standing for freedom, we’re standing for what God intended for this country right from the beginning.”

Lowertown residents say they’re concerned with the group’s appearance at the church, and plans to create what TUPC calls “The Embassy;” a downtown location described by the organization’s social media as a “Forum of the People, where all voices have the opportunity to be heard, regardless of how niche the thought, opinion, expression, or belief.”

“I did hear about it being an HQ, an embassy, an office, that kind of thing. That’s the part makes me a little uncertain,” Mohamed Elmekki said.

City officials and community organizations in the area say they’ve been inundated by residents concerned about the usage of the space.

“We’ve looked online at who the group is, tried to find out what their objectives are, so we’re concerned, not terrified, but we’re in a fact finding mission right now, just trying to get a little more information,” Sylvie Bingras, President of the Lowertown Community Association said.

The building, a designated heritage site, is private property and currently listed at a sale price of $5.95 million.

In an email, Komer told CTV News the group plans to “restore and adaptively reuse surplus and under utilized institutional properties into vibrant community spaces.”

CTV News reached out to the owner of the property to inquire about the potential sale, but did not get a response by deadline.

Sources tell CTV News there has been interest from TUPC in the property.

Neighbours say they’re worried the groups connections to the Freedom movement could bring back the tensions of the convoy occupation.

“It’s not a good feeling, not good memories. It was really terrible for a lot of people,” Lise Letellier, who walks past the church almost everyday, said.

“We are still very fragile in terms of having gone through a very difficult time last February, many of our residents went through really difficult - I have sons who live in Lowertown who were harassed, intimidated,” Bingras said.

“I find myself in a very challenging position saying this is a privately owned property yet we’re here from a city point of view we have to maintain public safety and we have to be accountable and responsible to residents concern,” Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury said.

CTV News reached out to each of the directors of The United People of Canada for an interview but did not get a response by deadline.

In an email, Komer wrote “it is unfortunate that our social enterprise organization…has been subject to such hateful, untrue, and defamatory statements as have been circulating on social media recently."

“I find myself in a very challenging position saying this is a privately owned property yet we’re here from a city point of view we have to maintain public safety and we have to be accountable and responsible to residents concern,” Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury said.

CTV News reached out to each of the directors of The United People of Canada for an interview but did not get a response by deadline.

In an email, Komer wrote “it is unfortunate that our social enterprise organization…has been subject to such hateful, untrue, and defamatory statements as have been circulating on social media recently.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/concerns-as-convoy-connected-group-establishes-in-ottawa-neighbourhood-1.5994659

[Rick Plant]

PM Trudeau to visit Kitchener Tuesday
He will first participate in a roundtable discussion on housing affordability, then make a housing announcement
https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/pm-trudeau-to-visit-kitchener-tuesday-5754719

[Rick Plant]

JustinTrudeau @JustinTrudeau

Sat down with Premier @FordNation today. Whether it’s making housing more affordable, strengthening health care, investing in infrastructure, or meeting the growing demand for electric vehicles, we’ll keep making progress on our shared priorities and delivering for Ontarians.



https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1564746566409375744

[Rick Plant]

Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau

Next week, Cabinet will be meeting in Vancouver for two days. From making housing more affordable, to tackling climate change and creating jobs, to building safer communities, we’re going to be focused on building a better future for you.

More here: https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1565053460583776261

[Rick Plant]

Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau

We’re making child care more affordable. In Manitoba, we’re cutting fees down to $10 a day by next year – saving families up to an average of $2,691 per child per year. For the parents I met at the Stanley Knowles Children’s Centre today and others like them, that’s great news.





https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1565499643861078017