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March 06, 2025

AND yet the 20% carbon tax hike on April 1 comes into effect, just like last year!
Our 338 HOC members get their annual pay raise while on hiatus since January on the same day 3.9%.
MP pay increasing between $7,900 and $15,800 in 2025
Author: Franco Terrazzano 2025/02/12

The federal carbon tax increased by 23% on April 1, 2024. This increase is part of a long-term strategy to address climate change.

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February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026

IMAGINE they are shipping 25,000 km while Canada can’t get this across the Country! So much for “buying Canada” & supporting OUR Country…..this govt is still a big talker with few plans for our economy, no wonder he wants a majority & foolish is going to vote for him & his party again…..truly unbelievable!

Canadian-produced natural gas doesn’t reach all the way to the East Coast, due to a lack of infrastructure, but Australian gas soon will.

A tanker carrying Australian liquified natural gas (LNG), the Maran Gas Hector, has made a journey of around 25,750 kilometres and will soon reach the Port of Saint John, N.B., Bloomberg News has reported.
This will be the first time Australian LNG makes it to Canada, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Kpler, a global trade analytics firm.

Saint John LNG operates a terminal in New Brunswick which receives LNG and converts it to natural gas for distribution via the Brunswick Pipeline linking to Canadian and U.S. markets. The terminal is fully owned by...

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February 26, 2026

“China not a substitute for the U.S.”:

Poilievre pitches plan to boost economic leverage
Poilievre says Canada must stop “mistaking engagement for dependence” on Beijing and instead unlock its own energy and mineral wealth to gain “unbreakable leverage abroad."

https://www.junonews.com/p/china-not-a-substitute-for-the-us

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