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LAWRENCE JONES: Liberals suddenly ‘sounding the alarm’ on illegal …
Fox News host Lawrence Jones weighed in on Democrats "sounding the alarm" over the United States' border crisis on "Cross Country with Lawrence Jones."
LAWRENCE JONES: Democrats are now sounding the alarm about our country's growing border crisis. But we're asking ourselves the question: What changed with the situation that finally made the left speak up? Well, nothing, actually, except now the border crisis isn't some faraway problem they can play off for cheap political points.
RON DESANTIS SENDS TWO PLANES OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD
MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER 2017: Well, I can't say it any more clearly of what it means to for Washington, D.C., to be a sanctuary city.
MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO 2019: We have your back in New York City. We will protect you. We will not ask your documentation status.
MAYOR LONDON BREED 2019: San Francisco stands behind our sanctuary city policy.
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI 2016: Los Angeles and other big cities have always been a place that are welcomed to refugees, to asylum seekers and to immigrants.
MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT 2019: This is a city that for 150 years has been a city of welcome for immigrants from people all over the world.
Illegal immigrants arrive at Martha's Vineyard Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Video obtained by Fox News)
So passionate. So as you can see, liberals spent years bragging about their cities being open for illegals, and now they're begging the federal government for aid and reinforcement. That's the same kind of help that the border towns, hell the entire state of Texas have been asking for, for years. But when Republicans ask for help at the border, they were labeled as racist, xenophobic they didn't send a cavalry for the Republicans. Now, this is just the latest example of Democrats ignoring the issue until it finally lands in their own backyard. Heck, just last week, Kamala Harris insisted that the border was secure. But what's the Biden administration have to say now that they can't ignore this crisis?
PRESIDENT BIDEN: We're committed to fixing the immigration system instead of working with us on solutions. Republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props. What they're doing is simply wrong. It's un-American, it's reckless.
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So the Democrats are playing politics with human lives. I mean, this is really cruel what they're doing, ignoring the daily crisis at the southern border and pretending that innocent Americans haven't been suffering from this for years, writing off their concerns just because they don't vote for Democrats.
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Liberals to announce plan to double GST tax credit, launch youth dental …
HALIFAX The Liberals are expected to move on doubling the GST tax credit, launching a temporary dental care program for kids and topping up housing benefits to ease the pressures of skyrocketing inflation, NDP sources have told the Star.
The New Democrats say they have inked an agreement with the Liberals that would double the GST tax credit for a period of six months. About 12 million Canadians could be eligible, the party says, and could receive between $400 to $600 through the change.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was expected to reveal more details on the trio of measures on Thursday at the conclusion of his governments cabinet retreat, but halted the announcement in the wake of Queen Elizabeth IIs death.
Thats something weve been calling for since earlier in the summer, since June, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters as he entered day two of his partys caucus meetings in Halifax.
Doubling the credit is absent from the governing agreement the NDP and Liberals struck back in March, which included several priorities both parties sought to achieve by the end of 2022. Under the agreement, the Liberals pledged to commit to key NDP policies in exchange for the New Democrats supporting Trudeaus minority government until 2025.
Both parties also reached consensus on a plan that could see low-income youth under 12 receive a cheque for dental services by the end of the year. The plan is intended to be a temporary solution until a permanent dental care plan can be implemented by the end of 2023 and extended to those under 18, seniors and people living with a disability.
Under the stopgap measure, families would be able to receive a $650 cheque for each child requiring dental services. Those eligible will have to attest that they have a child under the age of 12, that they earn less than $90,000 a year, and that they dont receive any dental benefits through their work. Families would be able to receive the cheques in 2022 and 2023, at which point they would be issued a dental card that could be presented at a dentists office with services directly billed to the federal government.
The third pillar of the plan is a payment of $500 for people who currently receive the Canada Housing Benefit and spend at least 30 per cent of their monthly income on rent. About two million people stand to benefit from the top-up, the source said.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has previously said a failure by the Liberals to uphold both the dental care and housing promises by years end would lead to the deals collapse, potentially triggering an election call.
But having all three measures up and running by the end of 2022 is not assured. The Liberals plan to introduce the measures in a new bill when the House of Commons resumes Sept. 19. It will be up to parliamentarians, the NDP said, to pass the bill either by years end or early 2023.
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The party is now ‘a brand of yogurt’ and Anglade must go, disgruntled Liberals say – Montreal Gazette
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Despite a public show of solidarity, some Quebec Liberals express bitterness, frustration and the urgent need for new leadership.
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Jocelyne Richer
The political future of Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade seems increasingly uncertain, according to a survey of party members still reeling from their historic defeat in the Oct. 3 election.
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If the Liberals are publicly exhibiting a common front of support for Anglade, as was seen during last weeks caucus meeting in Yamachiche, things change dramatically once the cameras are pointed elsewhere. Some party members have expressed bitterness, frustration and an urgent need for new leadership.
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Over the past few days, Presse Canadienne interviewed a dozen Liberals, some of them longtime party members, who have worked with Anglade. The group included ex-MNAs, defeated candidates and one party official. All of them agreed to express their candid opinion on the condition their identities not be revealed.
Not one of those interviewed predicted that Anglade will be at the helm by the time the 2026 election is held. None said they would support her during a confidence vote at the next party convention, scheduled to be held within the next year. Some made it clear the only reason they are remaining party members is to oust her during the confidence vote.
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Should Anglades leadership survive that vote, it would be a tragedy for the party, said one ex-MNA who a few months earlier was working alongside the leader.
Many of those interviewed said concerns about Anglade were such that the scramble to find a new leader had begun even before the election campaign. She almost killed the Liberal party since becoming leader, said one former cabinet minister, who holds Anglade personally responsible for the partys misfortunes.
The Quebec Liberals recorded their worst electoral performance in history on Oct. 3, electing 21 MNAs 10 less than in 2018 and garnering just 14 per cent of the ballots cast, placing them in fourth place in the popular vote behind the Parti Qubcois and Qubec solidaire.
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That 10 per cent drop in votes compared with 2018 is part of a trend that has seen support for the Quebec Liberals plummet by 1.1 million votes since 2014 and francophone electors essentially disavow the party.
Faced with such catastrophic numbers, there are concerns in the party over whether it can survive any more battering.
The (Liberal party) is not immune to disappearing, said one candidate defeated in what was once a Liberal stronghold, while another asked: How much further can we sink?
Anglade, who has said she will remain leader, needs to be clear headed and do whats right for the party, one defeated candidate said.
She just isnt working out with voters or party members, said one former caucus member. The person said they knew of longtime Liberal supporters who decided to stay home on election day because Anglade was in charge.
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The former MNA said people didnt want to see her when she showed up in a riding during the campaign.
While acknowledging her abilities, many Liberals complained Anglade never succeeded in connecting with voters or the party base, with one saying she should leave for the good of the party.
Anglades leadership style left the Liberals interviewed for this story less than impressed. Their complaints included an inability to listen, a disconnect with Liberal values, an inability to attract new members or financing, the decision to appoint an inexperienced entourage and, most importantly, the neglect of the network of Liberal party volunteers, an organizational asset once described by former leader Jean Charest as the backbone of the party.
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Anglade had 2 1/2 years to prove herself and it didnt work, said one former MNA who initially supported her leadership but now calls for her departure, adding that a tense and toxic climate reigned in the party before the election was called. That assessment was shared by many other sources.
The decision by Anglade to campaign on her personality was a risky bet and one she lost, they said, adding that loss makes her departure inevitable.
Anglades decision over the past two years to point the Liberals toward a more nationalist and environmentalist bent left some party members no longer able to recognize their own party. At first, she betrayed the ideals of the party, said one former MNA, then she tried to regroup and change direction, but it was too late the damage had been done and trust in the party shaken. The dizzying chain of events ultimately left the identity of the Liberal party nothing more than a brand of yogurt, they said.
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At least one defeated candidate, having experienced a crap election campaign beset by organizational chaos, says the leadership review should be held sooner rather than later, ideally by next summer so the party can move on.
One thing is certain, said another ex-MNA: Anglade must establish her authority over her caucus. If not, shes done.
All the people interviewed denounced what they called the completely deficient organization of the election campaign.
While the Liberal machine was once able to mobilize its supporters across the province, it now has to scramble to find volunteers. About 20 riding associations have no president, and in certain ridings the president is over 80 years old.
The troops are unmotivated and demoralized, said one association president, noting an exodus of party workers.
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Another warning sign was that about 10 candidates were absent at the start of the campaign, something unheard of for the Liberals.
Those interviewed said they expected heads to roll because of the bungled campaign, particularly those of party director general Julie Martel, chief organizer Jean-Franois Helms and communications director Jrmy Ghio, all of them chosen by Anglade.
Meanwhile, the more cynical say Anglades job may be safe at the moment if only because theres no rush on anyones part to take it, although one former minister said phone calls are being made and the hunt for a saviour has begun.
But at the moment, few saviours seem to be around. MNA Andr Fortin had been approached to run in the last leadership race but declined for family reasons, and MNA Marwah Rizqy, who is expecting a child, also weighed the idea of seeking the leadership but ultimately decided against it.
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John Ivison: Our enemies are on war footing, Trudeau Liberals should be too – National Post
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Canada has enjoyed a lengthy peace dividend but that time is over. The Liberal government should wake up, listen and act
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OTTAWA Gen. Wayne Eyre must feel like Cassandra, the King of Troys daughter, who was granted the gift of prophecy but struck by the curse that no one would believe her predictions.
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The chief of the defence staff appeared at the public safety and national security committee on Parliament Hill last Thursday and warned in the starkest terms possible that dark forces are gathering in a chaotic and dangerous world and that Canadas geographic isolation is no longer a viable defence against them. Russia and China already consider themselves to be at war with the West, he said. They are interested, not just in regime survival, but in regime expansion.
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Many of our allies and partners are clear-eyed about the threat to our future. We must be too. The stakes are high, he warned.
But for all the Liberal governments rhetoric about defending the rules-based order, there are few signs that the prime minister, his cabinet or his senior advisers are seized by the sense that the lights may go out in democracies around the world.
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Eyre was frank that Canada is not ready for this struggle, despite its efforts at reconstitution, and is currently short about 10,000 Forces personnel.
He was asked if it is important to increase military spending to two per cent of GDP, from the current 1.4 per cent. Its not my position to talk about defence spending, but the military we have today is not the military we need for the threats occurring in the future, he said.
Previously, Eyre has said that Canadas defence industry needs to be on a wartime footing to increase the weapons and ammunition available.
But in the seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been no appreciable uptick in military activity. We have not, for example, seen domestic manufacturers of ammunition awarded big, multi-year contracts to ensure a steady supply of munitions.
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According to retired Lt.-Gen Andrew Leslie, a former Liberal MP, the Department of National Defence handed back $3 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year that it was unable to spend on new capital equipment. That would take the total handed back in lapsed, reprofiled and unallocated funds to $15 billion since this government came to power, Leslie said.
The blame can be laid squarely at the governments Byzantine spending rules 150 approval steps for most gear and the caution of bureaucrats warned for years not to overspend.
That is little short of negligent when inflation is running so high.
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The 2022 budget suggests that defence spending will reach $41 billion in 2026/27, from $18.6 billion a decade earlier. Yet, the budget also indicates GDP will grow to $3.1 trillion within five years, meaning defence spending as a proportion of the economy will remain static (and thats if you classify the Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian Coast Guard and Veterans Affairs as military spending, which the government does).
The risible state of Canadas ability to defend itself was highlighted this weekend by a request from Ukraine for its allies to supply air defence systems to protect against Russias indiscriminate missile attacks. One source said the call was made to Canada by Ukrainian officials who did not know that this country has no air defence systems of any kind.
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Leslie tweeted recently that the political and public service leadership at National Defence has failed Canada by not providing the Forces the resources it needs to deter or protect its citizens from hostile powers.
If Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of Finance Freeland wanted to solve this, they would pay a lot more personal attention and get it done, he said in an interview.
He said his experience as a general involved in the Afghanistan conflict under three prime ministers - Jean Chrtien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper suggested that when there is support at the highest levels, the military can be upgraded fairly quickly.
Far from being clear-eyed, the governments response appears to have been clouded by wishful thinking that the current crisis in Ukraine is an aberration.
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Leslie said the Liberals feel pretty guilty that they didnt make the cultural changes needed to address sexual misconduct for six years.
The Armed Forces are expected to be ready to defend the nation and this is the most urgent hour, except perhaps the years just before the Second World War. And yet DND has been found to be less than ready. he said. The price of not being ready, ironically, is that the Forces are more likely to be involved in war.
Canada has enjoyed a lengthy peace dividend but that time is over. This countrys most senior soldier has told its political leaders in a public forum that Russia and China want to remake the world order to suit their own ends, and are prepared to use all elements of national power, including armed conflict. The Liberal government should wake up, listen and act.
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