In Quebec, we all remember the heinous murder of young Brigitte Serre, which occurred in a gas station in Saint-Léonard in January 2006. At the age of 17, Brigitte was brutally murdered with 72 stab wounds by Sébastien Simon, with the complicity of Tommy Gagné. They both received life sentences, with no possibility of release for 25 years for Sébastien Simon and 10 years for Tommy Gagné.

Procurement Minister Anita Anand has threatened opposition parties if they approve of a parliamentary probe of the liberal government’s handling of pandemic-related contracts. Minister Anand said that suppliers for the vaccine and protective gear could “walk away” if a probe was approved.

In response to the proposed motion, the Liberals have threatened to set forth a snap election if Parliament passes the motion to create an anti-corruption committee saying a motion of this sort “sends a message saying that they don’t have confidence in the government,”.

A report released today by the investigative journalists of Journal de Montréal shows that the Trudeau Liberal government gave a $237 million contract to a firm that had been created just seven days before obtaining the contract and that the federal government overpaid by nearly $100 million.

The pandemic wage subsidies are expected to surpass $100 billion this winter. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet have yet to introduce a 2020 budget.

After last week, when the vote to remove the blacked-out (redacted) portions of the WE scandal documents was suspended in the Finance Committee by the Liberal chair, subsequent planned meetings have been blocked and canceled by the Liberal chair Wayne Easter. Since Parliament has come back into session, the Conservatives have been working to revive the push for documents related to the WE scandal.

Martin Champoux, the Bloc Québécois MP for Drummond, Que, introduced a motion on Wednesday for the Commons Heritage Committee to evaluate the possibility of a long-term, recurring media bailout fund financed by Canadian taxpayers.

Last week, the Liberal government announced a single-use plastics ban that is expected to take effect in 2021. This ban is expected to encompass items like grocery bags, straws, and take-out containers.

The Parliamentary Budget Office said yesterday in a report that the liberal government would need to increase its ineffective carbon tax fivefold to meet its emissions targets or $289 per tonne. This would amount to a $0.69 tax on every litre of gasoline sold in Canada.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced governments around the world to push monetary stimulus through interest rate cuts and open market operations. It appears that Canada has taken this to a whole new level.