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Trudeau appoints a member of the Trudeau Foundation to investigate donations to the Trudeau Foundation – PPC leader Maxime Bernier
While opposition parties form positions on the Prime Minister’s appointment of former Governor General David Johnston as his Special Rapporteur, PPC Leader Maxime Bernier is expressing extreme outrage.
In this newsletter Bernier is using to both spread the news, and to raise money, Bernier points out just how closely tied the Trudeau family is to the former Governor General.
Another day, another example of Liberal corruption in Trudeau’s government.
To address increasing concerns around Chinese interference in our elections, Justin Trudeau said earlier this week that he would appoint a “special rapporteur”—whatever that means—to conduct an investigation.
Yesterday he announced he would be appointing former Governor General, David Johnston, to this position.
Trudeau is describing Johnston as a “Harper appointee” to try and make it seem like an impartial appointment when in reality it is anything but.
Johnston is a standing member of the Trudeau Foundation, the charity that accepted a $200,000 donation from the Chinese Communist Party laundered through a Chinese Canadian businessman.
Is this for real? Trudeau appoints a member of the Trudeau Foundation to investigate interference which involved donations to the Trudeau Foundation?!
It’s a clear conflict of interest!
To make things even more suspect, on multiple occasions, Trudeau has lovingly described Johnston as a “family friend,” having grown up alongside Johnston’s children.
Don’t believe me? Listen to Trudeau describe their relationship!
More recently, Johnston has been the Commissioner of the Leaders’ Debates Commission since it was established in 2018.
An organization whose mandate is to interfere with our elections!
As Commissioner, Johnston was responsible for trying to exclude dissident media organizations, like Rebel Media and True North, from covering the debates and holding the party leaders to account.
He was responsible for the absurd debate formats designed to protect the establishment narrative.
He was also responsible for wrongly excluding me from the debate stage during the 2021 election!
This was at the height of the covid craziness, when having me on national television would have completely destroyed the mainstream narrative.
This is the man who’s supposed to investigate interference in our election?
It’s absurd, but I can’t say I’m surprised. Canada under Trudeau has quickly become a corrupt banana republic.
We saw the exact same playbook with the Freedom Convoy Inquiry.
- Trudeau appoints a compromised individual to oversee things.
- They delay and push things back to allow public pressure to fall.
- Trudeau’s bought and paid for media runs cover for the establishment narrative.
- The commissioner/special rapporteur finds nothing is wrong and the conflict is swept under the rug.
This is absolutely unacceptable behaviour on Trudeau’s part! He continues to make a mockery of our democratic institutions.
The level of corruption and incompetence we’ve seen from this government is unprecedented.
Duane, we need to clean the house. We need to vote out every one of these corrupt, career politicians and fill the House of Commons with honest PPC MPs who will put the interests of Canadians first.
Help me accomplish this mission with a $10 donation today!
Thank you so much for your support,
-Max
P.S.: If you have trouble finding where you can donate, you can just click this link! https://www.
“If Ottawa had it’s way Albertans would be left to freeze in the dark”
The ineffective federal net-zero electricity regulations will not reduce emissions or benefit Albertans but will increase costs and lead to supply shortages.
The risk of power outages during a hot summer or the depths of harsh winter cold snaps, are not unrealistic outcomes if these regulations are implemented. According to the Alberta Electric System Operator’s analysis, the regulations in question would make Alberta’s electricity system more than 100 times less reliable than the province’s supply adequacy standard. Albertans expect their electricity to remain affordable and reliable, but implementation of these regulations could increase costs by a staggering 35 per cent.
Canada’s constitution is clear. Provinces have exclusive jurisdiction over the development, conservation and management of sites and facilities in the province for the generation and production of electrical energy. That is why Alberta’s government is referring the constitutionality of the federal government’s recent net-zero electricity regulations to the Court of Appeal of Alberta.
“The federal government refused to work collaboratively or listen to Canadians while developing these regulations. The results are ineffective, unachievable and irresponsible, and place Albertans’ livelihoods – and more importantly, lives – at significant risk. Our government will not accept unconstitutional net-zero regulations that leave Albertans vulnerable to blackouts in the middle of summer and winter when they need electricity the most.”
“The introduction of the Clean Electricity Regulations in Alberta by the federal government is another example of dangerous federal overreach. These regulations will create unpredictable power outages in the months when Albertans need reliable energy the most. They will also cause power prices to soar in Alberta, which will hit our vulnerable the hardest.”
Finalized in December 2024, the federal electricity regulations impose strict carbon limits on fossil fuel power, in an attempt to force a net-zero grid, an unachievable target given current technology and infrastructure. The reliance on unproven technologies makes it almost impossible to operate natural gas plants without costly upgrades, threatening investment, grid reliability, and Alberta’s energy security.
“Ottawa’s electricity regulations will leave Albertans in the dark. They aren’t about reducing emissions – they are unconstitutional, ideological activist policies based on standards that can’t be met and technology that doesn’t exist. It will drive away investment and punish businesses, provinces and families for using natural gas for reliable, dispatchable power. We will not put families at risk from safety and affordability impacts – rationing power during the coldest days of the year – and we will continue to stand up for Albertans.”
“Albertans depend on electricity to provide for their families, power their businesses and pursue their dreams. The federal government’s Clean Electricity Regulations threaten both the affordability and reliability of our power grid, and we will not stand by as these regulations put the well-being of Albertans at risk.”
Related information
- Conference Board of Canada socio-economic Impacts of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan – (April 2025)
- Alberta Electric System Operator’s position on Canadian Energy Regulations
Oh, Canada
We find it endlessly fascinating that most Canadians believe they live in a representative democracy, where aspiring candidates engage in authentic politicking to earn their place in office. So accustomed are Canada’s power brokers to getting their way, they rarely bother to cover their tracks. A careful reading of the notoriously pliant Canadian press makes anticipating future events in the country surprisingly straightforward.
Back in December, when Pierre Poilievre was given better than 90% odds of replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—and Mark Carney was still just an uncharismatic banker few had heard of—we engaged in some not-so-speculative dot-connecting and correctly predicted Carney’s rise to the top spot. Our interest was driven by the notoriously rocky relationship between Ottawa and the Province of Alberta, home to one of the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves, and how Carney’s rise might be a catalyst for resetting Canada’s energy trajectory. In a follow-up article titled “The Fix Is In,” we laid out a few more predictions:
“Here’s how the play is likely to unfold in the weeks and months ahead: Carney will be elected Prime Minister on April 28 by a comfortable margin; [Alberta Premier Danielle] Smith will trigger a constitutional crisis, providing cover for Carney to strike a grand bargain that finally resolves longstanding tensions between the provinces and Ottawa; and large infrastructure permitting reform will fall into place. Protests against these developments will be surprisingly muted, and those who do take to the streets will be largely ignored by the media. The entire effort will be wrapped in a thicket of patriotism, with Trump portrayed as a threat even greater than climate change itself. References to carbon emissions will slowly fade…
In parallel, we expect Trump and Carney to swiftly strike a favorable deal on tariffs, padding the latter’s bona fides just as his political capital will be most needed.”
The votes have barely been counted, yet the next moves are already unfolding…
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’ll make it easier for citizens to initiate a referendum on the province’s future in Canada, after warning that a Liberal win in Monday’s election could spur a groundswell of support for Alberta separatism. Smith said on Tuesday that a newly tabled elections bill will give everyday Albertans a bigger say in the province’s affairs.
‘(We’re giving) Albertans more ways to be directly involved in democracy, and to have their say on issues that matter to them,’ Smith told reporters in Edmonton.
If passed, the new law would dramatically lower the number of signatures needed to put a citizen-proposed constitutional referendum question on the ballot, setting a new threshold of 10 per cent of general election turnout — or just over 175,000, based on Alberta’s last provincial election in 2023.”
“US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to make a trade deal and will visit the White House within the next week. Trump said he congratulated Carney on his election victory when the Canadian leader called on Tuesday.
‘He called me up yesterday – he said let’s make a deal,’ Trump told reporters at the White House after a televised Cabinet meeting.”
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