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As Postmedia Calgary columnist Rick Bell reports, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is giving Prime Minister Mark Carney the benefit of the doubt. I supported Ford from before he entered provincial politics and since, but I do not share his confidence in Carney. Our already-floundering PM is, after all, not just a Liberal ideologue, but a tax-and-spend-and-waste Liberal. He WILL disappoint. Just as Pierre Trudeau when he ridiculed Robert Stanfield in 1974 over price and wage controls and then crippled us with them. Liberals lie, cheat, steal and flip-flop. It’s what they do; it’s who they are. Carney hints at building pipelines to free Canada from Justin’s decade of debilitating economic stagnation. Don’t bet on it. Carney will submit to the real 800-pound gorilla — Quebec, not Ford — and condemn us to even worse decline.
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NEIL STAFF
(We see him through the smoke and mirrors)
Partnership
Who would have thought the Calgary Stampede would become the greatest show of unity, cooperation, friendship, and support between Canada’s conservative leaders? Premiers Ford and Moe were there to sign trade agreements with Premier Smith, and Smith and opposition leader Poilievre were together in solid support for independent media. Bravo, Premier Smith, for hosting and beginning to bring allies together for a strong, united team to represent the Canadian people!
IAIN FOULDS
(Feels like a strong team to stand up for our interests.)
Fiscal follies
While the cancellation of the DST was a long-awaited event, it does raise a question about the still-missing budget. I imagine the revenue this tax was expected to raise was factored into the calculations of the M.I.A. budget. So, we now have a multibillion-dollar hole blown into our federal finances. Nice work, Carney.
TERRY WOODS
(Nobody said he was gonna be cheap.)
Dearly missed
Saddened to hear about the passing of Michael Madsen. He wasn’t always in the best movies, but he always gave a strong performance no matter what. His performance in Kill Bill is probably his best. A mix of sympathy and psychopathy. I will miss his work. Michael Madsen, RIP.
PAUL BACON
(Gone too soon)
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