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Morneau denies speaking to his father ahead of stock selloff

Morneau at centre of fiery debate in Commons that leads to Tory MP�s ejection
        Judicial council won�t pursue inquiry into conflict of interest allegation against Vic Toews
U.S. governors to Canada: Use NAFTA to relax duties on online purchases
        Who is Trump considering to replace Rex Tillerson?

National security bill will help combat homegrown extremism: Goodale
        Trudeau nominates two commissioners: one for languages and one for lobbyism
Baloney Meter: Are Liberals welcoming ISIL returnees to Canada with open arms?
        Bill Morneau�s political fate in Mary Dawson�s hands
Is there a path to redemption for any of the high-profile men accused of sexual misconduct?
        Liberals stand by beleaguered Morneau in face of Conservative calls for his head
Surely Morneau�s days as minister are numbered
        We already know Trudeau�s ethical standards
Senate delays are just another urban myth
        When the freedom to express becomes the freedom to oppress

Better debates would bring better elections � so can the Liberals, for once, get reform right?
        Did events at Wilfrid Laurier University cause you to roll your eyes? Three tips for creating meaningful debate and dialogue.

Quebec lawmakers pass motion calling on store clerks to use �bonjour� greeting
        Liberal government withdraws judicial review on First Nations health care
Morneau�s counterpunches miss their mark, as Conservatives go for the kill
        Massacre survivors, family members press Liberals for stronger gun laws
Canada, U.S. held joint exercises simulating nuclear attack on both sides of border

        

When it comes to harassment in politics, powerful people are writing rules for themselves
The toxic politics of income tax

        

Honorary degrees for Brian Mulroney�s billionaire friends who funded his St. F.X. legacy project
New Mulroney Institute is bankrolled by billionaires steeped in scandal
        Doubts cast on Canadian citizenship of Mulroney�s billionaire friend
Billionaire got Canadian citizenship after renting a Montreal basement
        Despite majority support to legalize pot, nearly half of Canadians want to delay July 1 implementation date
Canada�s spy agencies casting wider net on citizens� electronic data, parliamentary report says
        To cover day care costs, Patrick Brown�s PCs offer up to $6,750 per child
Alberta bans ticket bots under sweeping consumer protection bill
        Police uniforms barred from 2018 Vancouver Pride parade
Former envoy David Mulroney says official warning needed for Canadians doing business in China

        

Ottawa wants conflict resolution panel for Trans Mountain pipeline project
Singh changes position on court language requirement after caucus blowback
        Murray Sinclair urges Canada to fix �racist� proclamation in its constitution
Canada-U.S. meeting on North Korea crisis to present united front: Leslie
        �Justin Trudeau, My Canadian Boyfriend� calendar divides opinion
Trudeau names Alberta judge Sheilah Martin to Supreme Court of Canada

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Canadians want to be freed from provincial alcohol monopolies, poll says - Giuseppe Valiante - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        B.C. system for detaining people with mental-health issues violates charter rights, report says - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Freeland calls North Korea meeting an essential step towards a possible non-military solution - Mike Blanchfield, The Globe and Mail
        �Town that fun forgot� lives on with Rink of Rules - Mark Bonokoski, Calgary Sun
PMO says it had no involvement in Trudeau �My Canadian Boyfriend� calendar - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
        Ontario Hydro unveils simplified electricity bills - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
How to fix Apple�s MacOS High Sierra security bug- Eli Blumenthal - USA Today, Toronto Star
        Narrower Globe and Mail print edition saves $1 million in annual newsprint costs- CTV News
Ontario NDP leader calls for talks on preserving province�s community newspapers- Justin Giovannetti, The Globe and Mail
        Canadians rush to get mortgages ahead of tougher tests in new year- Matt Scuffham - Reuters, Financial Post

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Senate GOP votes to begin debate on tax bill - Jordain Carney and Naomi Jagoda, The Hill
        Obamacare�s Individual Mandate Is Repealing Itself - Doug Badger, National Review
Republican senator suggests Trump is strong-arming judicial nominees through Congress - Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post
        How Republicans Are Winning Over Hispanic Voters - Edith Jorge, Washington Examiner
Top Democrat ratchets up government shutdown fight over �dreamers� - Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post
        Democrats Are Now the Puritans and It Could Cost Them - Ross Baker, USA Today
Trump administration considers moving U.S. embassy in Israel - Vivian Salama, NBC News
        Scottish politicians to ask European court of justice if UK can stop Brexit- Severin Carrell, The Guardian
Trump hits out at UK PM May over tweets- BBC News
        Donald Trump calls China�s Xi to convince North Korea to end its provocations- PTI, The Times Of India

Ex-Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq �blocked from leaving UAE�- Al Jazeera
        N. Korea missile launch �brings us closer to war�, US Ambassador Haley tells UN- France 24

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Israel strikes militant targets in Gaza after mortar barrage
        Over 400 U.S. Marines being withdrawn from Syria
White House to replace Tillerson with CIA chief - NYT
        OPEC agrees in principle on oil production cuts
Bitcoin value plummets soon after peak
        Russia negotiates deal to use Egypt bases
Erdogan: Turkey did not violate U.S. sanctions against Iran
        Russia rejects US call to cut North Korea ties
NATO mulls 'offensive defense' with cyber warfare rules
        Trump hits out at UK's May over Islam

U.S. third-quarter economic growth fastest in three years
        As U.S. steps back from global stage, China pursues star role
Cooperate with Russia? Not so wise
        NKorea may declare �victory,� turn to economy

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CANADIAN Daily Digest November 29, 2017

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Tory leader Scheer calls for Morneau to resign finance post

Canada reopens 2 underground bunkers at military bases as North Korea threat grows
        PM Trudeau strayed too far from historic wrongs in LGBTQ apology: Tory MPs
�Justin Trudeau, My Canadian Boyfriend� calendar divides opinion
        Alberta�s oilpatch is heating up again

Canada-U.S. meeting on North Korea crisis to present united front: Leslie
        Trudeau names Alberta judge Sheilah Martin to Supreme Court of Canada
Singh supports language exception for Indigenous appointees to top court
        Better debates would bring better elections � so can the Liberals, for once, get reform right?
Did events at Wilfrid Laurier University cause you to roll your eyes? Three tips for creating meaningful debate and dialogue.
        Medical cannabis patients getting short end of the stick in new Canadian cannabis framework
When it comes to harassment in politics, powerful people are writing rules for themselves
        The toxic politics of income tax
The big shifts about to hit the Supreme Court of Canada
        Learning from the past is as important as governments saying sorry

On our 150th, a quiet celebration and a quiet strength
        The royal wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle will fix racism

3.5% pay rollback off the table, PST revenue down, $300M contingency gone: Sask. fiscal update
        Grits name ex-Liberal B.C. president, $30,000-donor to port authority board
Plan to deal with returning ISIS fighters sparks fiery exchange between Scheer, PM
        $175 million in federal money for working poor goes unclaimed
CSIS secretly capturing phone-identifying data of terrorism suspects: ruling

        

If Meghan Markle�s race doesn�t matter, why are people being asked to comment on it?
Trudeau urged to delay trade talks until China frees two Canadians
        Alberta�s credit rating cut after confirming $10.3B deficit, $42B debt
Despite Gates funding, Canadian startup nearly bankrupted after NRC ignored rent-leniency pleas
        B.C. attorney general orders ICBC to investigate claims linked to casino money-laundering probe

Canada vows to assist Montreal woman and her children who escaped Islamic State
        Older Canadians forgoing retirement, working through golden years: census
Give Competition Bureau Teeth to Protect the Public Interest, Says Hedy Fry
        Finance minister�s nasty fight with Opposition over ethics spills out of the House of Commons
Finance minister Morneau rejects Tory insinuation, threatens legal action
        Joe Ceci says �recession behind us,� wants unions to agree to wage freeze
As economy improves, Alberta�s NDP government says it�s time to cut spending
        B.C. Testing App That Blocks Phone Use While Driving
PQ MNA apologizes to high school students for using N-word
        Human and animal health are partners in curbing antimicrobial resistance in medicines

Heritage minister accused of doing �nothing� for newspapers after Torstar-Postmedia deal
        Lack of contracts for Davie shipyard an �injustice,� says Quebec premier

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The Liberals are in trouble when even the Toronto Star applauds Brown - Kelly McParland, National Post
        Workers to get right to refuse unsafe tasks as Alberta overhauls labour rules - Dean Bennett - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
CSIS�s ask for telecom subscriber info of possible future targets denied - Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, CBC News
        Feds pledge to fund Grassy Narrows mercury treatment facility - Kristy Kirkup and Allison Jones - The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail
Sorry has been the hardest word for governments - Evan Dyer, CBC News
        Wynne says Brown needs to be �transparent� on police probe of Tories - Robert Benzie & Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star
Plan to deal with returning ISIS fighters sparks fiery exchange between Scheer, PM - Graham Slaughter, CTV News
        B.C. government�s surplus projection shrinks - Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun
Ottawa not to blame for newspaper closings: Joly - Susan Krashinsky Robertson and Daniel Leblanc, The Globe and Mail
        Feds� LGBTQ adviser says ending gay blood ban will take time - Rachel Aiello, CTV News

Long-term plan for Ontario�s infrastructure maps out projects, buildings, assets - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
        No hidden agenda, Brown�s a Red Tory - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
Time for Canada-China trade talks as Trudeau trip nears, says Poloz - The Canadian Press, CTV News
        ExxonMobil�s Hebron project off Newfoundland coast produces first oil- Nia Williams, The Globe and Mail
Airbus, Siemens, Rolls-Royce team up to develop hybrid passenger plane- David McHugh - The Associated Press, Toronto Star
        Scotiabank annual profit tops $8B for first time ever- The Canadian Press, CBC News
Rising interest rates amid high household debt biggest risk to Canadian economy: BoC- Jesse Snyder, Financial Post
        Many communities decry the closure of their newspapers- CTV News

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        The Biggest Tax Scam in History - Paul Krugman, New York Times
5 Big Problems the Senate Republican Tax Bill Creates - Ezra Klein, Vox
        Tillerson defends leadership of State Department - Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill
Republican Victory May Rest Once Again With McCain, This Time on Taxes - Alan Rappeport, New York Times
        Conyers Case Shows What Dems Really Think About Harassment - Rich Lowry, New York Post
Do Senate Republicans have the votes to pass their tax bill? - Amber Phillips, Washington Post
        Zimbabwe announces amnesty for return of state funds taken abroad- Jason Burke, The Guardian
Frances Fitzgerald resigns to avoid �unwelcome poll�- Al Jazeera
        North Korea fires new ballistic missile, South Korea says- BBC News

Kenya president sworn in after months-long election turmoil- The Associated Press, The Times Of India
        Egypt security forces kill 11 suspected militants in Sinai shootout- France 24

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Britain's May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq
        Venezuela's Maduro to seek 2nd term in 2018: vice president
Russia accuses U.S.-led coalition of trying to partition Syria
        US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now
Syrian opposition wants Russian pressure for peace within six months
        Nothing agreed yet, says UK government responding to 'Brexit bill' reports
Israel to appoint new envoy to Jordan in bid to heal ties: Source
        Irish PM says progress being made in Brexit border talks
Merkel: End smuggling and slavery for Africans
        Israel bars Swiss diplomats from Gaza after Hamas talks

China warns of retaliation after fresh US trade probe
        Kremlin says new North Korea missile test a provocative act
EU considers new plan to ease disputes over migrants
        Hezbollah fighters to return after war on Daesh: Aoun
Artificial muscles give �superpower� to robots
        Tens of thousands dying from fake drugs trade
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From: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
To: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
Subject: Ruling over translation contract could cost CRA millions

Here we go again. Now the Canada Revenue Agency is in the stew for a few million dollars thanks to a bungled tendering process.

This is a penalty imposed by the courts. The CRA refused to accept a Canadian International Trade Tribunal decision, appealed to the federal court and lost. Neither the tribunal hearing or the appeal is done without considerable expense. Penalties will be on top of the higher price already being paid for translation services. It is not a matter of �could cost�. It is a matter of how many millions it will cost.

It appears that distrust of the CRA is well-founded. A bilingual management is no protection against ineptitude. A return to hiring based on qualifications and experience is in order.

John Feldsted
innipeg, Manitoba

Ruling over translation contract could cost CRA millions
Trade tribunal, appeal court find 'deep flaws' in tax agency's tendering process
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-revenue-agency-translation-contract-procurement-mess-1.4421198?cmp=news-digests-cbc-news-politics

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Subject: Canada, U.S. to co-host summit to discuss diplomatic response to North Korea threat

This is an interesting development. US President Trump critics have been nearly hysterical about the President�s actions respecting North Korea and the dangers of the President having the power to initiate a nuclear strike on North Korea.

Now it turns out that the US has been working with Canada and other allies for many weeks to create a summit of foreign ministers to seek a diplomatic solution. The call for an emergency session of the UN Security Council is the usual knee-jerk reaction to any change in global security, but the US is not averse to seeing if something (anything?) will change. The usual response has been to employ trade and fiscal sanctions which have not proven to be effective.

Despite the threats President Trump has made in Tweets and publicly, the US is not currently proposing unilateral action against North Korea. That may change if North Korea engages more threatening actions such as nuclear tests. There will come a point where the threat level requires an admission that diplomacy has failed, and active action is required.    

Despite Freeland�s official statement that a diplomatic solution is �essential and possible� Canada is a neutral co-host and spectator at the proposed summit. All we can offer is verbal support. It is reassuring that the US, led by Trump is not going rogue.

The US media was all over Trump today seeking a reaction to the latest missile launch. Trump responded with �we will handle it� without offering details as to how. The US media is painting the response as onerous. That is consistent with North American media politics. 

Canadian Press seems to be the only wire service to report on the upcoming foreign ministers summit and Global News Canada the only news outlet to cover the story.

We live in interesting times.

John Feldsted

Canada, U.S. to co-host summit to discuss diplomatic response to North Korea threat
https://globalnews.ca/news/3886168/summit-canada-north-korea-threat/?utm_source=NewsletterNational&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2017

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CANADIAN Daily Digest November 28, 2017

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Finance minister Morneau rejects Tory insinuation, threatens legal action

Finance minister�s nasty fight with Opposition over ethics spills out of the House of Commons
        Trudeau apologizes for decades of LGBTQ discrimination by federal agencies
Canada, EU in trade row over fees on aircraft exports
        Wynne says PC Leader Patrick Brown�s hope of finding painless cuts is �nonsense�

Conservatives accused of free speech double standard after Catholic university blocks abortion film
        Ottawa Catholic university ban on abortion film not under province�s authority
�I don�t think anybody owns it�: NDP will not concede election, Notley says
        With their vapid new platform, it�s �Back to Mush� for Ontario PCs
Andrew Scheer should take a leap of faith on free trade with China
        Patrick Brown plays it safe

The academic sky is not falling and free speech is far from dead
        Trudeau quietly strikes the right notes on North Korea
Alberta betting on booming marijuana market
        If Meghan Markle�s race doesn�t matter, why are people being asked to comment on it?
Harry�s gonna marry! Why that matters for all of Canada

Canadian hate crimes growing and more violent for third straight year
        Liberals table bill to expunge gay sex convictions, part of LGBTQ apology
British design first to be submitted in Canadian navy�s warship contest
        With no alternative to Phoenix, gov�t won�t scrap pay system, says Lemay
Finance Minister Bill Morneau silent on stock sell-off before tax changes
        Single mom says she�s battled the CRA for 6 months over child benefit � with no result
Go public and perish? Supporting the engaged scholar
        Where�s the love for poor, beleaguered Alberta?
You can argue it�s �Liberal lite,� but Ontario PC platform offers a pathway to victory
        Green party celebrates �absolutely astounding� win in Prince Edward Island

Liberals 39, Conservatives 31, NDP 17, Green 7: Nanos
        NAFTA�s potential end would hurt, but BMO says it�s a �manageable risk�
Top PMO staff cannot help pick ethics czar due to role in Bahamas trip probe
        Tories attack Morneau with allegations over 2015 sale of Morneau Shepell shares
Wilfrid Laurier professors seek protection amid freedom-of-speech debate
        Michelle Obama and Joe Biden in Toronto for separate speaking engagements
Privatizing Ontario electricity companies would help lower rates: report
        Liberals won�t appeal court decision that struck $1,000 deposit requirement for federal election candidates
$100 million for gay purge victims as PM apologizes for LGBTQ discrimination
        Feds hope to fill Irving�s scheduling gap between patrol ships, warships

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Trudeau says his father was an �academic� when it came to apologies - Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star
        Feds table bill to expunge �unjust� convictions of LGBTQ Canadians - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
With no alternative to Phoenix, Ottawa won�t scrap pay system, says Lemay - The Canadian Press, CTV News
        Secret ballot vote on NDP MP�s bill gets underway - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
Green party�s Hannah Bell wins provincial by-election in P.E.I. - The Globe and Mail
        Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown�s rivals pan his plan - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
RCMP will redact more than 5,000 records collected using questionnaire targeting Muslim asylum seekers - Michelle Shephard, Toronto Star
        Bob Rae says he was unaware of mercury contamination while he was Ontario premier - The Globe and Mail
Feds face new pressure to help hobbled newspaper industry amid more shutdowns - The Canadian Press, CBC News
        Apology to Labrador residential school survivors must be followed by resources, say Inuit - David Cochrane & Lisa Laventure, CBC News

House passes marijuana legislation, bill moves to Senate - The Canadian Press, CTV News
        Speaker should reprimand BC NDP over constituency office staffing change - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
Electoral reform resurfaces in British Columbia - Karl B�langer, Loonie Politics
        Brown�s plan to beat Wynne? Be Wynne - Jerry Agar, Toronto Sun
Left-wing firebrand who hopes to lead Mexico embraces NAFTA- CTV News
        Retailers are the first to feel the pinch as Canada�s red-hot economy cools down- Gordon Isfeld, Financial Post
Thinking of buying an extended warranty? Think again- Tara Deschamps, Toronto Star
        Merger madness: Canada�s marijuana industry enters consolidation phase- Peter Armstrong, CBC News

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        What Really Happened With Republican Platform & Russia - Byron York, Washington Examiner
Trump�s Russian Schizophrenia - Susan Glasser, Politico
        Africans Are Being Sold in Libya. Thank Clinton/Obama. - Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
Inside Melania Trump�s Secretive East Wing - Sarah Ellison, Vanity Fair
        Michael Flynn�s role in Middle Eastern nuclear project could compound legal issues - Michael Kranish, Washington Post
Report: Sanders taking steps to correct political weaknesses - Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill
        Romanians protest against weakening of anti-corruption powers- Daniel Boffey, The Guardian
Zimbabwe officially declares Mugabe national holiday- BBC News
        Syria: 80 people killed in just over 24 hours- Al Jazeera

Saudis host first Muslim anti-terror summit � but without Qatar, Iran- France 24
        Indonesia says 40,000 evacuated from Bali volcano, more need to move- Reuters, The Times Of India

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'We will take care of it,' Trump says after N.Korea test
        Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region, Iranian president says
Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef
        UK targets gangs who use child drug mules with tough anti-slavery laws
Britain, EU agree on Brexit divorce bill: report
        North Korea fires ballistic missile
Over 1,000 US troops to patrol with Aghans in 2018
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German neo-Nazi's Holocaust denial convictions upheld
        Uncowed Qatar to meet milk needs in 2018 amid crisis

Trump 'considering' US embassy Jerusalem move: VP
        WHO fears deadly diphtheria outbreak among Rohingya refugees
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From: Zeb Landon
Subject: Does Quebec's Bill 62 perhaps contain a wise principle?
ttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-bill-62-explainer/article36700916/

Dear Joe,

We really ought to value individual rights--but may call it licentiousness or arrogance when freedoms are pushed to extremes. We recognize that rights ought to be extensive, yet admit there must be a limit determined by the possibility of harm, or significant risk of harm, to others. The perennial question is always: 'Freedom how far?'

Is it not a sort of 'natural law', or at least human nature, that when two or more individuals enter into close contact or common business they fully expect to see each others faces? Close business or interaction is a 'trust and sharing zone'. It's not normal conduct to cover the face when transacting any kind of business, for the basic reason of not misreading intentions, and for avoiding deceptions, fraud, or malicious intents.

If a bureaucrat or public servant would not require to see the face of a clientele who is seeking a public service, where will it end? Perhaps the bureaucrat will someday wear a mask too?

Would we find it acceptable to be issued a traffic ticket by a masked officer? I think not.

Nor do we approve of the anonymity of the face-masked Black Bloc protestors.

Convenience store and gas station operators and staff don't want to serve customers who conceal the individual features of their faces by hood, glasses, etc. and are hard to distinguish. Staff find ways to discourage this. They have much experience with petty thefts, bad cheques, and periodic hold ups. It would be silly to protect in law the covering of faces during what are normally face-to-face interactions.

Teachers in secondary schools encounter many instances where it is essential that every individual student be recognizable and accountable. Though it may not prevent unauthorized persons from entering schools for drug dealing or intimidation, being identifiable by facial appearance is an important deterrent. It would be cause for concern if a student were noticed whom one could not identify because of a concealed face.

I think everyone (including bus drivers, theater staff, sports facility staff, mall staff, universities, etc.) who are responsible for operating a "venue" of any sort, have the right to the degree of transparency that uncovering the face enables. They should exercise this right for the safety of all others present. It's the wiser course to keep social interaction in our society individually human, not dehumanized and opaque.  Legally protected face-concealment could permit us--and in the end even encourage us--to behave as 'trolls'.

  Z. Landon, Simcoe

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Canada's local newspapers got a lot of bad news today.
 A deal between Postmedia and Torstar
will see a number of them close soon.

May lead to new local papers rather than centrally controlled.
Hope so - Joe

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From: Larry Kazdan
To: Letters Editor Cc: lgunter@postmedia.ca
Subject: Re: Trudeau's housing strategy has pros, but how will we pay for it?, Lorne Gunter, November 26, 2017

http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-trudeaus-housing-strategy-has-pros-but-how-will-we-pay-for-it

Shortly after the 2008 financial crisis erupted, when big corporations and institutional lenders were in deep trouble, the federal government offered up to $200 billion in support through the "Extraordinary Financing Framework".  This was possible because Canada wholly owns its central bank which is the monopoly issuer of a fiat Canadian dollar.

Our Bank could operationally also create billions for building or buying the housing that ends homelessness. Since the Bank is a creature of federal legislation, the government can be just as generous to the down-and-out as it has been to distressed financial elites. As long as we have enough spare resources not currently used by the private sector - land, materials, and skilled labour - then we can build or renew the appropriate housing without triggering inflation and without raising taxes.  

Graham Towers, the first Governor of the Bank of Canada, was asked in Committee: "Would you admit that anything physically possible and desirable, can be made financially possible?"  His answer:  "Certainly."

1. Improving Access to Financing and Strengthening Canada's ...

      www.fin.gc.ca/pub/report-rapport/2011-7/ceap-paec-2f-eng.asp 

To soften the impact of the crisis, the first phase of Canada�s Economic Action Plan included measures to provide up to $200 billion to support lending to Canadian households and businesses through the Extraordinary Financing Framework.

2. Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence Respecting the Bank of Canada, 1939.

http://www.michaeljournal.org/appenE.htm

Some of the most frank evidence on banking practices was given by Graham F. Towers, Governor of the Central Bank of Canada (from 1934 to 1955), before the Canadian Government's Committee on Banking and Commerce, in 1939.

Question:   So far as war is concerned, to defend the integrity of the nation, there will be no difficulty in raising the means of financing, whatever those requirements may be?

Mr. Towers:   The limit of the possibilities depends on men and materials.

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Question:   Would you admit that anything physically possible and desirable, can be made financially possible?

Mr. Towers: Certainly. (p. 771)

3.  Alan Greenspan, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, 1997

  http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/1997/19970114.htm

        "[A] government cannot become insolvent with respect to obligations in its own currency. A fiat money system, like the ones we have today, can produce such claims without limit."

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