I've been screaming about this and people keep saying give him time. He is showing us who he is. People need to stop treating him like a blank slate that they can cast their policies onto.
This “give him time” mentality drives me nuts. How long after an election are we allowed to hold politicians accountable? Is there a grace-period where they get forgiven for any bad actions like The Purge? I feel like too many people think Carney is their buddy, when he’s actually only buddies with corporations and capital. I basically feel like the PM should get no benefit of the doubt at all, or we’re just leaning further and further into authoritarianism.
Not sure what you mean by the original reporting, but at the CBC on July 7, it was reported that Champagne was seeking reductions in program spending "by 7.5 per cent in the fiscal year that begins in April, followed by 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29." Those numbers (unlike yours) do add up to 32.5%. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-spending-cuts-1.7579022 The CBC added: "The Globe and Mail was first to report on the proposed spending reduction figures." The added info about the G&M checks out, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-cabinet-ministers-letters-spending/
I've been screaming about this and people keep saying give him time. He is showing us who he is. People need to stop treating him like a blank slate that they can cast their policies onto.
This “give him time” mentality drives me nuts. How long after an election are we allowed to hold politicians accountable? Is there a grace-period where they get forgiven for any bad actions like The Purge? I feel like too many people think Carney is their buddy, when he’s actually only buddies with corporations and capital. I basically feel like the PM should get no benefit of the doubt at all, or we’re just leaning further and further into authoritarianism.
Not sure what you mean by the original reporting, but at the CBC on July 7, it was reported that Champagne was seeking reductions in program spending "by 7.5 per cent in the fiscal year that begins in April, followed by 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29." Those numbers (unlike yours) do add up to 32.5%. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-spending-cuts-1.7579022 The CBC added: "The Globe and Mail was first to report on the proposed spending reduction figures." The added info about the G&M checks out, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-cabinet-ministers-letters-spending/
Yes, but apparently the Ottawa Citizen got in touch with the finance minister's team and they clarified that it was 15% by 2029.
Regardless, this is has been VERY confusing, so I will keep my ear on this lol!