Kemi Badenoch expressed unexpected enthusiasm for the Canadian election results, reveling in the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's significant defeat and personal failures at such a pivotal moment.
One would expect that the introduction of a $10 billion tax increase over a month ago would cause a storm of opposition. However, when Paul Martin mentioned that contributions to the Canada Pension Plan would leap from 5.85 per cent to 9.9 per cent, the finance minister felt little more than a gentle breeze.
The outcry over CBC bonuses echoes frustrations about public funding, particularly as Conservative MP Rachael Thomas criticized the $18.4 million in bonuses awarded during economic hardships.