The Lions
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A group of friends with mostly centrist or conservative viewpoints who share resources and ideas about the governance of Alberta and Canada and about world events and trends.
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October 21, 2025

Auditor General Karen Hogan delivered a scathing assessment of Canada Revenue Agency call centres Tuesday, revealing that agents provided inaccurate information 87 percent of the time for general tax inquiries despite hundreds of millions in government investments since a devastating 2017 audit.���The report found that Canadians waited an average of 31 minutes to reach a CRA representative by phone, more than double the agency's service standard, with only 18 percent of calls answered within the promised 15-minute window during 2024-25. The situation deteriorated further by June, when just five percent of calls met the agency's service standard.���
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November 03, 2026

Sounds like Covid & Control all over again! This guy makes sense……

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Governments Are Pushing 72-Hour Self-Sufficiency - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!

Governments across the West and beyond are suddenly pushing the same message: prepare to survive at least 72 hours without power, water, or outside help.

Canada, the UK (“Be Ready”), France, Japan, and Europe’s Preparedness Union Strategy are all amplifying household self-sufficiency campaigns at the same time, often framed around cyberattacks, geopolitical tension, and cascading disasters.

This isn’t old advice recycled.

It’s a coordinated, high-volume push.

While practical preparedness (food, water, go-bags, skills, and local mutual aid) has always made sense, the synchronized timing raises questions.

These campaigns can later serve as a ready-made excuse if systems fail longer than expected, shift blame onto individuals, normalize disrupted normalcy, and condition people to wait for the next official instructions.

The same...

November 03, 2026

Love this guy so common sense & has the background to prove it is true…..

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Es7gNU7p8/?

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11 hours ago

Catchy tune hope Carney hears it so true. Won’t let me just keep it if no FB try diction this site anyway may open,

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