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SATURDAY JANUARY 28, 2023

January 28, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

January 28, 2023

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday January
28, 2023


DEVELOPERS WHO BOUGHT ONTARIO GREENBELT LAND LINKED TO FORD GOVERNMENT

YDF Merch

Since Ontario Premier Doug Ford was first elected four years ago, developers
have paid tens of millions of dollars for a number of properties that include
protected lands the province is now proposing to carve out of the Greenbelt.

Among those properties is a substantial piece of land lying largely in the
Greenbelt that sold for $80-million in September, just weeks before the
government revealed its new plan.

During the 2018 election campaign, Mr. Ford promised not to touch the Greenbelt
– a vast arc of farmland, forests and wetlands across Southern Ontario. The
pledge followed public uproar over a video that showed him saying he would allow
housing development on a “big chunk” of the protected area. Again, in late 2020,
he made a similar promise.

May 3, 2018

The Ford government reversed itself in November, announcing plans to remove
7,400 acres from the Greenbelt for the construction of at least 50,000 new
homes. At the same time, land elsewhere would be added to the Greenbelt that,
the government says, would result in a net increase of 2,000 acres.

The proposal to open up the Greenbelt to development has sparked protest from
environmentalists, agriculture advocates and land-use experts, who argue that
swapping one piece for another may be ineffective, because land has different
environmental values, and that this also paves the way for other developers to
push for their properties to be removed from the Greenbelt.

The proposed carve-outs of 15 areas of land include at least nine properties
that were bought by developers for $10-million or more – transactions that
topped $300-million in total – since the Progressive Conservatives took office
in 2018, property records show.

November 23, 2022

At least four developers who bought the properties the government is now
proposing to remove from the Greenbelt have either donated to the PC Party,
hired conservative lobbyists, or both.

The government defended the decision to open up parcels of Greenbelt land to
development but did not address questions related to the developers.

Among the sales in the Greenbelt parcels up for potential development, the most
recent occurred in mid-September, about six weeks before the government’s
announcement.

On Sept. 15, a company controlled by developer Michael Rice bought the
280-hectare property in the Township of King for $80-million. The real estate
agent who sold the property promoted it as a “prime land-banking opportunity,”
referring to the practice of holding undeveloped land for future opportunities.

The property had previously traded hands in 2000 – before the Greenbelt
protections were put in place – for about $9.3-million.

October 27, 2011

Mr. Rice’s development company, Rice Group, hired Frank Klees, a former Ontario
PC cabinet minister, between 2019-20 to lobby the government “on the economic
development opportunities represented by a number of the client’s emerging
projects,” the lobbyist registry says. The contract predated Mr. Rice’s purchase
of the land in King Township. Mr. Klees did not return an e-mail seeking
comment.

In addition, provincial records also show that a person with the name Michael
Rice has donated more than $10,500 to the PC Party since 2018. This individual
also donated money to the Liberals in 2018. As well, three donors with the same
names as Rice Group executives have given the PC Party thousands of dollars
since 2018.

Mr. Rice did not respond to e-mails requesting comment. (The Globe and Mail) 

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Posted in: Ontario Tagged: crony, developer, Doug Ford, environment, greenbelt,
Ontario, real estate, YDF, Young Doug Ford


FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2023

January 27, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday January 27,
2023


COVID-19 MISINFORMATION COST AT LEAST 2,800 LIVES AND $300M, NEW REPORT SAYS

August 7, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 misinformation in Canada cost at least 2,800 lives and
$300 million in hospital expenses over nine months of the pandemic, according to
estimates in a new report out Thursday.

The report — released by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), an independent
research organization that receives federal funding — examined how
misinformation affected COVID infections, hospitalizations and deaths between
March and November of 2021.

The authors suggest that misinformation contributed to vaccine hesitancy for 2.3
million Canadians. Had more people been willing to roll up their sleeves when a
vaccine was first available to them, Canada could have seen roughly 200,000
fewer COVID cases and 13,000 fewer hospitalizations, the report says.

July 15, 2022

Alex Himelfarb, chair of the expert panel that wrote the report, said that its
estimates are very conservative because it only examined a nine-month period of
the pandemic.

“It’s pretty clear that tens of thousands of hospitalizations did occur because
of misinformation,” Himelfarb told reporters. “We are confident that those are
conservative estimates.”

Himelfarb also said the $300 million estimate covers only hospital costs — the
study didn’t include indirect costs associated with factors such as delayed
elective surgeries and lost wages.

A number of studies have found that getting vaccinated can reduce the risk of
COVID infection and hospitalization. But only 80 per cent of Canadians have been
fully vaccinated, according to the latest data from Health Canada.

June 26, 2019

The CCA report defines two groups of vaccine-hesitant individuals: those who
were reluctant to get a shot and those who refused. It says that reluctant
individuals expressed concerns about vaccines in general and questioned the
speed with which COVID vaccines were developed.

Vaccine refusers, on the other hand, were more likely to believe that the
pandemic is a hoax or greatly exaggerated, the report says.

Beyond the health impacts, misinformation is depriving people of their right to
be informed, said Stephan Lewandowsky, a professor at the University of
Bristol’s School of Psychological Science in the U.K. and one of the report’s
authors.

September 24, 2021

“In a democracy, the public should be able to understand the risks we’re facing
… and act on that basis,” he said. “But if you’re drenched in misinformation …
then you’re distorting the public’s ability — and you’re denying people the
right — to be informed about the risks they’re facing.”

The report says misinformation relies on simple messages meant to
evoke emotional reactions. It says misinformation is often presented as coming
from a credible source, such as a scientific publication. (CBC) 

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Posted in: Canada Tagged: antivax, covid-19, death, disinformation, grave,
hesitancy, lies, misinformation, pandemic, protester, truth, Vaccine


THURSDAY JANUARY 26, 2023

January 26, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday January
26, 2023


TANK RE-ENFORCEMENTS ON THEIR WAY TO DEFEND UKRAINE

April 12, 2022

President Biden has announced he is sending American tanks to Ukraine after
weeks of disagreement between Nato allies over helping Kyiv to repel the Russian
invaders.

As the war in Ukraine enters its 12th month, Biden said the US would send 31 M1
Abrams tanks, equivalent to a Ukrainian tank battalion.

The announcement coincided with a U-turn by Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor,
who promised about 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks for an international tank battalion “as
soon as possible”, with another battalion likely to follow.

The Americans had been reluctant to send Abrams, arguing that they were too
complex and difficult to maintain. It will be months before they arrive.

“Germany has really stepped up,” Biden said. “The expectation on the part of
Russia is we’re going to break up [as a coalition]. But we are fully, totally
and thoroughly united.”

The announcement came after a conference call between world leaders, including
Rishi Sunak. Britain has already agreed to send 14 Challenger 2 tanks, a move
that heralded the broader change of heart across the biggest players in Nato.

October 12, 2022

President Zelensky had called for 300 tanks to push the Russians back from
territory they have taken. With contributions from other countries, it is
believed Ukraine will receive at least 125. Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine’s
defence minister, said last night that Kyiv would now press for modern fighter
jets, including American F-16s.

After weeks of tension between the US and Germany, and occasionally harsh
recriminations from other allies, both Scholz and Biden were at pains to stress
western unity. Biden said the US and its European partners were in “lockstep”
and heaped praise on his German counterpart.

The Ukrainian government reacted jubilantly to the German-American package,
which Zelensky’s chief of staff hailed as a “real punching fist of democracy
against autocracy from the bog”, in a reference to President Putin’s Russia.
Zelensky said he was “sincerely grateful” for “these important and timely
decisions”.

February 25, 2022

Moscow has alternated between condemnation and displays of indifference. Dmitry
Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, recently said western tanks would “not
fundamentally change anything” in the conflict and today said they would “burn
like all the rest” in Ukraine.

Peskov then warned that the delivery of the tanks would “bring nothing good to
the future relationship” between Berlin and Moscow.

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the US, added that a further donation
of American Abrams tanks would be “another blatant provocation.” (The Times of
London) 

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Posted in: International Tagged: blood, Defence, map, NATO, Russia, tanks,
tyrant, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, world


WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2023

January 25, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday January
25, 2023


BAD GOVERNMENT – WORSE ALTERNATIVE

Trudeau is already into his eighth year in power and he has enough collective
wisdom advising him to have understood that his political “biological clock” is
ticking.

January 11, 2023

He has outstanding ministers like Anita Anand, Marc Miller and François-Philippe
Champagne who would like their chance. The exceptional Chrystia Freeland is
tired of just drumming her fingers on the table and may bolt if Trudeau sticks
around.

If he does, there are items on his balance sheet that stand out for hard-pressed
Canadians. Although plagiarized from the NDP, Trudeau has negotiated and put in
place a plan to provide quality affordable daycare. Quite a feat.

At the same time, the chronic underperformers in key files such as Justice,
Immigration, Transport and Public safety have been allowed to muddle along,
accumulating errors until they become a crisis. Since when has it become a
Herculean task to deliver a passport?

An impression of overall incompetence is beginning to stick to Trudeau. He needs
a new broom to sweep clean in the PCO (Privy Council Office).

Trudeau’s worst mark on the progressive report card is in the environment.

October 28, 2021

When Guilbault wanders into a meeting of environmentalists today, those who once
admired him now start analyzing their shoelaces.

Trudeau bought a pipeline to boost oil sands production but, ever eager to
please, Guilbeault surpassed his master by going along with the mindless
offshore oil extraction project at Bay du Nord.

Guilbeault has the temerity to try to sell it as”net zero,” by referring only to
the extraction process. It’s embarrassing that he thinks he can con people into
forgetting that the petroleum is going to get burned somewhere on the planet,
contributing of course to global warming and climate change.

At the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Guilbeault has just promised to
restore 19 million hectares of land. That lofty undertaking, without the
slightest hint of a plan (or a deal with the provinces) only served to remind
Canadians of another vapid promise Trudeau made during a previous election:
plant a billion trees. The actual number of trees planted was adjacent to zero.
Make the announcement and disappear, sums up the Liberal strategy on sustainable
development.

August 5, 2022

Brace yourselves because the new year, 2023, will likely be an election year.
Should he choose to stick around, Trudeau will be in his fourth contest since
first winning in 2015, a prospect as tiring for his troops as it is for
Canadians.

The eternal Liberal rallying cry of “don’t split the vote” will also have more
resonance than ever. Sure the Liberals successfully portrayed Andrew Scheer as a
scary anti-choice relic and Erin O’Toole as (implausibly) an anti-vaxer! They
won’t have anything of the kind to throw at the ultra-woke Singh. They will just
have to point to Poilievre and, like a scary tale around the campfire, tell
folks that Pierre the evil troll is coming for them unless they re-elect Justin
the good. (CTV News) 

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Posted in: Canada Tagged: cabinet, Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Danielle Smith,
Doug Ford, fear, Francois-Philippe Champagne, Justin Trudeau, monster, Omar
Alghabra, Pierre Poilievre, retreat


TUESDAY JANUARY 24, 2023

January 24, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday January 24,
2023


LIBERAL CABINET RETREAT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his first stop in Hamilton Monday a chance to
grab lunch to go with MP Filomena Tassi at The Burnt Tongue on Locke Street.

October 28, 2022

The prime minister and his cabinet are staying in town this week from Jan. 23 to
25 for their post-holiday retreat.

After ordering a cheeseburger and broccoli cheddar soup, Trudeau took a moment
to shake hands with the lunch crowd and pose for some photos.

Leaving the restaurant, he posed for a photo with Ashley Acacio and her
three-week-old son Mac in his stroller, even correcting the position of a
staffer taking a photo for the pair.

On the way to his vehicle, Trudeau hopped on an HSR bus that stopped to greet
riders.

Meanwhile, about 200 demonstrators gathered downtown Monday to protest the
retreat, calling for migrant rights. They were joined by anti-war demonstrators
and about 25 anti-Trudeau and anti-vaccine mandate protesters.

The protesters marched along Main Street, across Summers Lane and blocked King
Street in front of the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel for around 20 minutes.

Trudeau’s itinerary said he is expected to attend the retreat, which will focus
on affordability and the economy, at 5:30 p.m. Monday. (Toronto Star) 

December 9, 2022

Meanwhile, it’s at the grocery store. It’s at the gas pumps. It’s at your
favourite restaurant.

Nearly everywhere Canadians have gone in the past year, every bill might as well
have had an extra charge tacked on to the bottom reading simply: inflation.

A shorthand for what’s essentially the rising cost of living, inflation swept
across the globe in 2022 and Canada was not immune from its sting.

Canadians eager to travel in June after years of COVID-19 restrictions were met
by a 49.7 per cent year-over-year hike in the cost of accommodations. The rest
of that summer saw the average price for regular gasoline soar past $2 per litre
in many parts of the country. And in October, Canadians were paying 44.8 per
cent more for pasta from the grocery store than the same month a year earlier.

April 25, 2014

Poll after poll showed how stretched Canadian dollars had become amid 40-year
highs in inflation, with many forced to make impossible decisions about how to
feed their families, pay for medications and keep a roof over their heads.

More than a third (36 per cent) of Canadians say their financial situations are
very bad or somewhat bad heading into 2023, according to Ipsos Public Affairs
polling conducted exclusively for Global News between Dec. 14 and 16. (Global
News) 

In the swearing-in of cabinet following the 2021 federal election, the dropping
of the awkwardly named Minister of Middle-Class Prosperity, held by Mona
Fortier, signalled the short termed portfolio (2019-2021) was an ill conceived
addition to the executive team under Prime Minister Trudeau.

Posted in: Canada Tagged: Bill Morneau, cabinet, Canada, castle, Chrystia
Freeland, Editorial Cartoon, inflation, Interest rates, Jagmeet Singh, Justin
Trudeau, Liberal, middle class, mortgage, recession, retreat
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