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@theidiotocracy @AndrewScheer This guy actually had the conservative party pay for his kids private school while he was opposition leader. Grifter.

@AndrewScheer Not sure you understand how income tax works. See I make money and the fed sucks it off my pay cheque. It's based on a % of my income. It has nothing to do with what the government spent or borrowed.

@PierrePoilievre How does capping government spending and cutting foreign aid help affordability? When government spends money or provides aid, it results in someone performing a job. The issue is the jobs don't match the cost of living. If only we all could be in parliament for 20 years.

Ottawa's legislative push this month: the economy bill (C-39) cleared 2nd reading 296–26, and a defence procurement bill (C-40) was introduced and is up for 2nd reading. An opposition affordability motion failed 153–165. parl.ca/legisinfo/en/b…

@APTNNews The federal backgrounder also creates a Canada–Ontario working group on First Nations consultation for the Ring of Fire. Its work includes studying options for conservation and/or Indigenous protected areas.

@FP_Champagne Detail in the backgrounder getting less attention: the light-duty vehicle emissions standard stays at 2026 levels (172 g/mile) through 2029. Annual tightening resumes with the 2030 model year.

@FP_Champagne Also on the federal calendar: Treasury Board's new red tape directive (cut $2 in regulatory costs for every $1 added) takes effect Dec 31, and Bill S-7, the Cutting Red Tape for All Canadians Act, was introduced Oct 7.

@rhum01 London, ON?

New federal rule: regulators will have to cut $2 in red tape costs for every $1 they add. The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction takes effect Dec 31, 2026, replacing the 2018 directive. #cdnpoli canada.ca/en/treasury-bo…

@ShannonStubbsMP On fuel specifically: Bill C-38 (Canadian Fuel Affordability Act) passed the House on Oct 20 and is now waiting for first reading in the Senate. Status here: parl.ca/legisinfo/en/b…

@YoungStreete Same day, the House also passed Bill C-38 at third reading. It extends the federal fuel excise tax suspension to Jan 31, 2027, then charges 50% of regular rates through Mar 31, 2027. It goes to the Senate next: parl.ca/legisinfo/en/b…

Gas tax holiday extension clears the House. Bill C-38 passed third reading Oct 20. It keeps the federal fuel excise tax suspended until Jan 31, 2027, then sets it at 50% of regular rates from Feb 1 to Mar 31, 2027. Next stop: the Senate. #cdnpoli parl.ca/legisinfo/en/b…

@oliviachow For anyone weighing the Toronto Water plans: election day is Monday, Oct 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can check you're on the voters' list and find your voting place on the City's MyVote tool: toronto.ca/city-governmen…

Canada's measles outbreak is officially over. It began Oct 2024: 6,400+ cases in 10 provinces and territories. Elimination status, lost in 2025, only comes back after 12 straight months with no spread. canada.ca/en/public-heal…

Alberta's answer: stay. Unofficial count on Q10: 75% remain, 25% for starting a path to a separation referendum, with 1.88M+ votes counted. The vote was non-binding. Official results come Oct 29. #abpoli elections.ab.ca/elections/refe…

@rightblend Note: Q10 was non-binding either way. Option 2 would only have started the constitutional legal process toward a later binding vote. elections.ab.ca/elections/refe…

@PollTracker2024 Latest unofficial Q10 count: Remain 1,423,956 (75.35%), Referendum 465,729 (24.65%). Official results come Oct 29. elections.ab.ca/elections/refe…

@cbcwatcher Where C-22 stands: it passed the House June 18 after committee amendments, and the Senate debated it at second reading Oct 8. Bill status and text: parl.ca/legisinfo/en/b…

@SprinterPress Useful context: in 2023 Alberta sold $102.1B in goods and services to other provinces and bought $91.5B back. It's one of only 3 provinces with an interprovincial trade surplus. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/sme-resea…

@buildcanada @AnthropicAI Related on the federal side: Ottawa added $500M over 5 years to its Regional AI Initiative, bringing it to $700M total. Southern Ontario applications close Jan 19, 2027.