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Jared Pilon

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Open Letter to The Honourable Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity

December 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Red Deer – Mountain View, AB

Feed Ontario recently released “Hunger Report 2020”. The report highlights some troubling details surrounding food bank usage in Ontario between April 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

While usage during the pandemic is concerning, it is the pre-pandemic figures that are truly concerning. Between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, 537,575 Ontarians accessed food banks (5.3% increase over the previous year).

The report also indicates that nearly half of food bank visitors worried about getting evicted or defaulting on mortgage payments in the coming months. Additionally, 93% reported borrowing money, accessing payday loans or using credit cards to pay for monthly necessities.

As Prime Minister Trudeau has stated, “We [Federal government] took on debt so Canadians wouldn’t have to.”

The Hunger Report 2020 indicates otherwise.

According to your December 2019 mandate letter from the Prime Minister, your ministerial position was created with the intention of improving the use of data in government decision-making.

The food bank usage data should be the only data needed to indicate that Canadians are struggling.

We do not want handouts and subsidy programs. We want to work, to provide for our families and to support vulnerable individuals within our communities.

Canadians are urging you to act on their behalf to reduce government red-tape, end crony capitalism, stop corporate subsidies, put aside plans for a “green economy”, encourage free market competition and stop the war on work.

Sincerely,

Jared Pilon

Candidate for Red Deer – Mountain View, AB

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Jared Pilon

I have recently made the decision to seek nomination as a candidate in the federal electoral district of Red Deer - Mountain View. As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), I directly see the negative impacts of government policy on business owners and most notably, their families. This has never been more evident than in 2020. Through a common sense focus and a passion for bringing people together on common ground, I will work to help bring prosperity to the riding of Red Deer – Mountain View and Canada. I am hoping to be able to share my election campaign with your viewers/readers. Feel free to touch base with me at the email listed below or at jaredpilon.com. Thanks.

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Climate Change Myths Part 2: Wildfires, Drought, Rising Sea Level, and Coral Reefs

Published on April 22, 2025

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From StosselTV

By John Stossel

More climate change myths need debunking. There’s so much the alarmists get wrong!

Linnea Lueken of the Heartland Institute helps us reveal the data that disproves claims of: worsening drought, worsening wildfires, catastrophic sea level rise and a dying Great Barrier Reef.

You might be surprised by what’s true and what’s not.

Here is a list of the sources used in the video:

Global area in severe meteorological drought has not increased over the last 100 years: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…

Drought in the U.S. is not worse today: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicator…

U.S. Wildfires Have Declined: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…

100 million people live below sea level: https://archive.is/t3B2y#selection-91…

U.S. Sea Level Rise is currently rising at a pace 1.2 inches per decade since 1993: https://sealevel.colorado.edu/

Great Barrier Reef coral coverage hit a record high in 2024: https://www.aims.gov.au/monitoring-gr…

After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom.

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Libertarian journalist John Stossel created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets to young people.

Prior to Stossel TV he hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20.

Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, “Stossel in the Classroom.” High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year.

Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club.

Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.

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2025 Federal Election

POLL: Canadians want spending cuts

Published on April 22, 2025

Todayville

By Gage Haubrich

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing Canadians want the federal government to cut spending and shrink the size and cost of the bureaucracy.

“The poll shows most Canadians want the federal government to cut spending,” said Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director. “Canadians know they pay too much tax because the government wastes too much money.”

Between 2019 and 2024, federal government spending increased 26 per cent even after accounting for inflation. Leger asked Canadians what they think should happen to federal government spending in the next five years. Results of the poll show:

43 per cent say reduce spending
20 per cent say increase spending
16 per cent say maintain spending
20 per cent don’t know

The federal government added 108,000 bureaucrats and increased the cost of the bureaucracy 73 per cent since 2016. Leger asked Canadians what they think should happen to the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy. Results of the poll show:

53 per cent say reduce
24 per cent say maintain
4 per cent say increase
19 per cent don’t know

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised to “balance the operating budget in three years.” Leger asked Canadians if they believed Carney’s promise to balance the budget. Results of the poll show:

58 per cent are skeptical
32 per cent are confident
10 per cent don’t know

“Any politician that wants to fix the budget and cut taxes will need to shrink the size and cost of Ottawa’s bloated bureaucracy,” Haubrich said. “The polls show Canadians want to put the federal government on a diet and they won’t trust promises about balancing the budget unless politicians present credible plans.”