AlvinofDiaspar
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This province is not experiencing any kind of economic miracle at the moment.
But hey, someone needed to fit the news into the narrative.
AoD
This province is not experiencing any kind of economic miracle at the moment.
TBH, I think the Liberal's minority situation will hopefully prevent them from legislatively stonewalling investigations (which was shameful).
I wonder if the opposition will be willing to reopen the SNC issue once Parliament gets back into session.
Unemployment rate among young men in Alberta nears 20%, a level not seen since the early 1980s
After trending downward for 2 years, youth male unemployment has been surging since April
Alberta's unemployment rate among young men has nearly doubled over the past seven months, in an unprecedented spike that has pushed their joblessness rate to a level not since the early 1980s.
In April, roughly one in 10 young men in Alberta was unemployed.
By November, it had surged to one in five.
This is according to Statistics Canada's labour force survey, which can be subject to significant, short-term fluctuations. The federal agency generally cautions against reading too much into month-to-month swings but the trend among young men has continued, unabated, for most of 2019.
Canadian legislators on Tuesday delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his first parliamentary defeat since his re-election by approving the creation of a special committee to examine relations with China, which is locked in a dispute with Ottawa.
The Conservatives say Trudeau should scrap a C$250 million ($188 million) investment in the Chinese-owned Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. They also oppose the use of Huawei technology for construction of an ultra-fast 5G wireless network.
Legislators voted by 171 to 148 to create the committee. Trudeau’s office was not immediately available for comment.
But Mr. O’Toole said a special committee gives MPs the opportunity and time to explore complex consular cases, such as the arrests of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, as well as efforts by Chinese telecom giant Huawei to sell its next generation 5G mobile technology in Canada.
Since Canada detained senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou last December on a U.S. extradition warrant, Beijing has responded with the arbitrary arrest of the two Canadians and blocked imports of Canadian canola and soy beans.
“We have a very aggressive Chinese policy in many parts of the world and we have not taken this issue seriously. We have Canadians on trial. We have affected canola,” NDP MP Charlie Angus told the House. “We can come together and establish a special committee … so that we can apprise and look at this issue and find solutions and look at the threats that are being posed.”
Veteran Liberal MP John McKay offered support for greater scrutiny of China, including the cybersecurity risk from Huawei’s 5G technology and the country’s human-rights abuses.
He said that China is acting like a 21st-century colonial power by affirming that the Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong situations are all internal matters and that it is “saying to the world, and particularly to Canadians, not to involve themselves” in these affairs.
*impressed face*Some good news:
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Canada parliament votes for committee to probe China relations in defeat for Trudeau
Canadian legislators on Tuesday delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his first parliamentary defeat since his re-election by approving the creation of a special committee to examine relations with China, which is locked in a dispute with Ottawa.www.reuters.com
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Opposition parties vote to create China committee, handing Liberals first defeat of minority Parliament
The Liberals opposed a special committee on China but were out-voted 171 to 148 on a motion to review all aspects of Ottawa’s strained bilateral relations with Beijingwww.theglobeandmail.com
So the Cons and NDP created a committee to use to attack Liberal foreign policy.
One that's sorely needed to keep in check the PMO's quisling demenour in regards to China, yeah.
So the Cons and NDP created a committee to use to attack Liberal foreign policy.
The issue is that China typically isolates and chooses the nicest member of an opposing group to bully into submission as a sign of force against a larger group. They count on the victim/tributary not fighting back, or even standing their ground and showing some degree of self-respect.While I do understand that there is political motive at play; and equally understand that one ought not to oversimplify diplomatic relations...........
We (Canada) do appear to be taking it on the chin recently; and for no particularly valid reason every which way.
+10 to Sunrise, for using Quisling correctly in a sentence. LOL No it shouldn't be an accomplishment, but I see it done correctly so rarely, it just makes me happy!
No thanks, the government doesn’t need to always be in our business. When I have work done on my car or house I always pay cash. If the provider doesn’t pay his taxes, no my problem.Every employer MUST pay by direct deposit, no cash allowed;