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09/26/2025

09/25/2025

Carney Delays Budget Until After Halloween - Trick or Treat?

RECAP - During the Elections, Mark Carney discussed his budget, post election he said that there was no time for a budget until Spring 2026. After a Public Outcry - mostly from the Left - Carney backpaddled, and said that there will be a budget when Parliament opens in the Fall.

It's the Fall and it's been one week since Parliament has reopened. Mark Carney's Government had all summer long to come up with a budget, yet we still have no budget. Now the promise is to present a budget on November 4th, 2025 - the reality is that we have no deal with the US, no new jobs, losing jobs on a monthly basis, and not one hole has been excavated to build the 1st of his 4000 homes he has promised to build.

We have a Job Crisis, a Housing Crisis, a Food Crisis, and we are in a Tariff War - there's no reason to further delay a budget. Canadians voted for Mark Carney because Carney said that he had a plan - Canadians deserve a budget without any further delays.

We predict that this will be the smallest Federal Budget in Canadian History - meant to satisfy the mass. It will be confusing to most, and with no details or plan of action. It will be filled with promises that will not be fulfilled. There won't be a "real budget" until Spring 2026, says an Economic Watchdog.

09/25/2025

A Rick Rose Foundation Announcement

4680Q News:
www.4680q.com was able to Donate $2,500 to The Rick Rose Foundation! Thanks to the great civic turnout for the renaming of RICK ROSE WAY!🎸

Paul K. Lemire Staff of 4680q.ca Rosa, Jake Maiuri Mel, NF City Council, Niagara Institute of Music and Arts 🇨🇦

09/24/2025

Buying Canadian Will Eventually Mean Paying More

Carney did not provide any data on the total value of government spending that would have to be redirected toward Canadian producers. But the impact of this aggressively nationalist plan is expected to be widespread. A commentary on the policy by lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright ended with an alert to corporations to begin preparing now for the still-unknown details. “While time is limited, suppliers that are significantly adversely impacted should also consider communication strategies to help shape the details of the policy.”

The main impact of the policy, however, is reduced competition. Irma Shaboian at Stikeman Elliott rightly observed that the Buy Canadian policy “marks a significant change in procurement priorities, shifting from a focus solely on price and efficiency to a commitment that prioritizes Canadian suppliers and industries.”

Not surprisingly, some Canadian industries welcome the trade protectionism, in part as a counter to Trump’s protectionism. Catherine Cobden, head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, has said the industry “has been looking for the "buy Canadian policy" for decades." The main reason why Canadians stopped buying Canadian Product was because of the cost. Retailers like Walmart and Dollarama exist because Canadians want cheap over quality.

Details are to be released with the Nov. 4 budget as part of what Carney describes as a “mission to build Canada strong through major infrastructure projects, a major defence industry and millions more homes.” But the plan extends far beyond pipelines and jet fighters. The objective, he said, is to “make sure that Canadian suppliers, and their products, are prioritized in all federal spending.”

According to OECD data, total Canadian government procurement spending accounts for 13 per cent of GDP, or about $290 billion. How much of that is on foreign goods and services is hard to tell. Presumably Canada’s army of bank and think-tank economists are hard at work evaluating Carney’s plan before the budget.

Over time, the Buy Canadian strategy will be expanded to cover “infrastructure spending, grants, contributions, loans and other federal funding streams.” There will also be a requirement that foreign companies “develop and build their products and services in Canada.”

09/24/2025

NHBA CEO, Chuck McShane had the honour of meeting with Premier Doug Ford and Town of Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton to discuss pressing industry issues, including building attainable housing faster 🏠⏰

We thank Premier Ford and Mayor Easton for this continued open dialogue

09/23/2025

Canadian Liberals Can't Do The Math

So why does this not add up?
It actually does add up add up. Each home will end up costing $1,200,000 each, with each builder getting $1 Million as an incentive to build a million dollar home, and the remaining $1 Million will disappear into someone's Ukrainian bank account overseas

This is how bankers do math. Understand now?

09/23/2025

Kimmel Back On The Air - Trump Failed - A Win For Free Speech

Freedom Of Speech is something that we will always defend even when we don't agree with the messenger. To be clear we don't like Jimmy Kimmel, he's just another Left Wing Nut, but people with a Left Wing View have a right to say what they want to say, especially if they are a celebrity with a Left Wing Audience.

THE CATCH - Sometime exercising the right to free speech, has its consequences - like losing your job - but in this case Donald Trump through his hitman at the FCC tried hard to mute one of his critics. ABC had their license threatened by the FCC. That's not something anyone should be supporting.

If you are a defender of Free Speech and you supported the way Jimmy Fallon was muted - you were on the wrong side of the fence. Any form of US Government Censorship - directly or indirectly - is wrong. Says so right in the US Constitution, it's mentioned in the very First Amendment, that contains 27 Amendments in total.

Constitutional Rights apply to every American - Right - Left - Center, makes no difference. The Constitutional Rights are an important piece of paper, we even have one in Canada, but some tried to say that they didn't apply to Truck Drivers.

Donald Trump, who's true to himself, is suing ABC for many things including letting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air.

09/22/2025

The Banker - We Needed Change - Nothing Changed

A week into the Fall Parliament Session, and we still have No Budget - No Deal with the US - No New Jobs - No Strategy on how to keep Jobs from Leaving Canada - No New Homes tabled to be built this year - and plan on how to tackle the rising prices at the grocery stores. Even the gas has jumped to pre-election prices.

We have a Housing Crisis, a Job Crisis, and a Food Crisis, and Mark Carney is driving in 1st Gear like everything is ok. Carney has no idea on how to shift into 2nd Gear, let alone 5th Gear. Mark Carney can't drive anything - as The Former Bank Of Canada Governor, he was a gear amongst many gears that helped move the economy based on Government Policies - Carney was never the driving force of the economy.

We need to stop the car, and put it in reverse - trim the fat - trim the services - trim government jobs and keep those that can work efficiently. This is the real definition of tightening the belt. Governments that operate without a budget isn't to benefit the public for which it serves. This is the making of another Scandal, you just have to look.

We Predict a Carney Scandal before the Spring Session - Spring 2026.

09/22/2025

ENGAGING TALK RADIO

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09/21/2025

Breaking News

09/21/2025

You either believe is Free Speech or you don't, Mr. Trump.

Trump's trying to mute his enemies, but it will backfire. You can't mute people from saying what's on their mind, it says so in the US Constitution.

First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Trump spent the last 22 years doing the exact same thing. Trump should go to bed, ignore these comedians, and focus on making America Great Again. Trump's biggest fault is that he gets distracted.

Even those that are a Trump Supporters should not be agreeing with this form of Government Censorship. Donald Trump hired FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, to pull ABC's License if they didn't pull the plug on Jimmy Kimmel, this is Government Overreach, this is censorship no matter how anyone tried to spin it. This is also against the US - First Amendment.

In this case this - getting fired, isn't a consequence of free speech, this is Government Censorship. Donald Trump hired FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and this firing was initiated by the FCC - not the ABC - this is no coincident.

Those that don't do as they are told by Donald Trump get fired and replaced by those that follow orders. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, had his ordered, and he followed them. The FCC will threaten all of the networks if their Late Night Talk Show Hosts don't stop poking at Donald Trump.

09/20/2025

Make The Leafs Great Again, Lord

We may need to start banning all of you Leaf Haters that follow us, and having Right Wing Views ain't going to save you from making the boot list. You're either with us or against us.

Join Leaf Nation - Believe that Our Lord Stanley, who's looking down on us every season, will eventually reward the greatest sports team on earth with a Championship #14 in 2026.

GO LEAFS GO