OTTAWA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU
Patrick Meagher
Editor
Farmers Forum
What more needs to happen before people realize that their government is broken and doesn’t work for them anymore? What more evidence must there be before people notice that the federal government, in the words of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is run by globalist interests that don’t care about you?
From corruption to conflicts of interests, our federal government is ripping us off.
There are so many examples it’s hard to know where to begin. So, let’s make it simple. Let’s limit this writing to a list of 300 scandals. Okay, no room for that. Let’s look at the Liberal government’s 2025 budget and I’ll offer the first 5 red flags that jump out at me, kind of like counting fish jumping in a stocked pond at meal time.
1. Page 1 (the first sentence in the budget — so it’s more like shooting fish in a barrel): “The world is changing, profoundly and in real time; we are no longer living in an era of calm, but of significant change.”
Yes, the world is changing because the government is forcing so many regulations down our throats that we lost calm about two minutes after the first COVID lockdowns. We would have calm if the government stopped interfering in what was once a great country. We’re in a world of significant change because our government wants more transgenderism, more immigrants in taxpayer-funded hotels, more climate change hocus pocus, and the stamping out of Christianity. No Christ, no calm.
2. Page 2: “Canada has what the world needs and increasingly wants — and importantly what this moment demands.”
The world wants a country that smells like marijuana? I don’t think so. The world wants a country that encourages tricking people into thinking they can change their gender? Not that either. The world wants increasing crime, increasing suicide rates, increasing unemployment and a housing crisis? I doubt it. How about a 15-hour wait to see a doctor at the Ottawa General Hospital? I don’t think the world wants any of that. The world might want our oil-rich reserves but the Canadian government doesn’t even want us to use our clean oil.
3. Page 20: “Net Zero energy projects turn our natural wealth into lasting prosperity while protecting the planet. “On page 360 the government reiterates that it is still Canada’s “goal of achieving net-zero by 2050.”
Back in reality land, net zero will never create lasting prosperity, will not protect the planet and the goal of getting there by 2050 will never happen. So, are they magicians, deceivers or just mentally challenged? Global warming, which the government calls climate change, is not as bad as they say and even has benefits. You can’t get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions without destroying everything. Unless, of course, that’s the plan.
4. Page 96: “Budget 2025 announces that the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan will stabilise permanent resident admission targets at 380,000 per year for three years, down from 395,000 in 2025.”
Did you get that? Instead of another massive avalanche of 1,185,000 more immigrants over three years, they are going to drop that back to a mere 1,140,000 new immigrants. If that is not bad enough, the reality is they low-balled. There were actually one-million new immigrants to Canada this year alone. So, imagine the increased pressure on housing, health and low-wage jobs. The government is also going to allow these new immigrants to bring in their unemployable family members. Consider that with a fraction of the money Canada could help these people in their own land with their own people. Consider that every credible study on diversity shows that it weakens national identity and patriotism. Consider also that with immigration at this pace comes massive social issues and has now created a national security crisis.
5. Page 162: “Making the National School Food Program Permanent”
Not only are we bringing in foreigners faster than we can accommodate them, we are going to pay for their lunches and it will cost taxpayers an astronomical $1 billion over 5 years. The program will go beyond meals already served by existing school food programs. The budget announces proudly that “The program is saving participating families with two children an average of $800 per year on groceries.” That’s right, freeloaders (and needy families) will save $800 a year because you pay for it.
The biggest issue is what you don’t see. The budget will cost $78.billion more than the government takes in taxes. So, we get a lot more debt. The interim federal budget officer Jason Jacques called the spending spree “unsustainable,” adding that this means “If you don’t change, this is done.” He is now looking for a new job.
The budget is offensive. The phony, spectacular language masks a spending spree with your money on stuff we can’t afford. The budget encourages 12 genders, non-Canadians, foreigners, government dependency, income redistribution and hyped-up climate-sensitive projects. It discriminates against all the right people, in particular, white men, and everyone else born here and who works for a living.
Patrick Meagher is editor of Farmers Forum and can be reached at editor@farmersforum.com
OPINION: Ottawa doesn’t care about you (and the budget proves it)
OTTAWA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU
Patrick Meagher
Editor
Farmers Forum
What more needs to happen before people realize that their government is broken and doesn’t work for them anymore? What more evidence must there be before people notice that the federal government, in the words of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is run by globalist interests that don’t care about you?
From corruption to conflicts of interests, our federal government is ripping us off.
There are so many examples it’s hard to know where to begin. So, let’s make it simple. Let’s limit this writing to a list of 300 scandals. Okay, no room for that. Let’s look at the Liberal government’s 2025 budget and I’ll offer the first 5 red flags that jump out at me, kind of like counting fish jumping in a stocked pond at meal time.
1. Page 1 (the first sentence in the budget — so it’s more like shooting fish in a barrel): “The world is changing, profoundly and in real time; we are no longer living in an era of calm, but of significant change.”
Yes, the world is changing because the government is forcing so many regulations down our throats that we lost calm about two minutes after the first COVID lockdowns. We would have calm if the government stopped interfering in what was once a great country. We’re in a world of significant change because our government wants more transgenderism, more immigrants in taxpayer-funded hotels, more climate change hocus pocus, and the stamping out of Christianity. No Christ, no calm.
2. Page 2: “Canada has what the world needs and increasingly wants — and importantly what this moment demands.”
The world wants a country that smells like marijuana? I don’t think so. The world wants a country that encourages tricking people into thinking they can change their gender? Not that either. The world wants increasing crime, increasing suicide rates, increasing unemployment and a housing crisis? I doubt it. How about a 15-hour wait to see a doctor at the Ottawa General Hospital? I don’t think the world wants any of that. The world might want our oil-rich reserves but the Canadian government doesn’t even want us to use our clean oil.
3. Page 20: “Net Zero energy projects turn our natural wealth into lasting prosperity while protecting the planet. “On page 360 the government reiterates that it is still Canada’s “goal of achieving net-zero by 2050.”
Back in reality land, net zero will never create lasting prosperity, will not protect the planet and the goal of getting there by 2050 will never happen. So, are they magicians, deceivers or just mentally challenged? Global warming, which the government calls climate change, is not as bad as they say and even has benefits. You can’t get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions without destroying everything. Unless, of course, that’s the plan.
4. Page 96: “Budget 2025 announces that the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan will stabilise permanent resident admission targets at 380,000 per year for three years, down from 395,000 in 2025.”
Did you get that? Instead of another massive avalanche of 1,185,000 more immigrants over three years, they are going to drop that back to a mere 1,140,000 new immigrants. If that is not bad enough, the reality is they low-balled. There were actually one-million new immigrants to Canada this year alone. So, imagine the increased pressure on housing, health and low-wage jobs. The government is also going to allow these new immigrants to bring in their unemployable family members. Consider that with a fraction of the money Canada could help these people in their own land with their own people. Consider that every credible study on diversity shows that it weakens national identity and patriotism. Consider also that with immigration at this pace comes massive social issues and has now created a national security crisis.
5. Page 162: “Making the National School Food Program Permanent”
Not only are we bringing in foreigners faster than we can accommodate them, we are going to pay for their lunches and it will cost taxpayers an astronomical $1 billion over 5 years. The program will go beyond meals already served by existing school food programs. The budget announces proudly that “The program is saving participating families with two children an average of $800 per year on groceries.” That’s right, freeloaders (and needy families) will save $800 a year because you pay for it.
The biggest issue is what you don’t see. The budget will cost $78.billion more than the government takes in taxes. So, we get a lot more debt. The interim federal budget officer Jason Jacques called the spending spree “unsustainable,” adding that this means “If you don’t change, this is done.” He is now looking for a new job.
The budget is offensive. The phony, spectacular language masks a spending spree with your money on stuff we can’t afford. The budget encourages 12 genders, non-Canadians, foreigners, government dependency, income redistribution and hyped-up climate-sensitive projects. It discriminates against all the right people, in particular, white men, and everyone else born here and who works for a living.
Patrick Meagher is editor of Farmers Forum and can be reached at editor@farmersforum.com