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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/national/u-s-canada-border-shutdown-likely-to-extend-through-november-sources/wcm/802d1c44-ba46-494f-8bf5-8a92078b9130/?__vfz=medium%3Dconversations_top_pages

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The United States and Canada are likely to extend border restrictions until at least the end of November as coronavirus cases spike in some states, according to well-placed Washington and Ottawa sources. The sources also said Canadian officials were showing little enthusiasm for suggestions from U.S. authorities about relaxing some of the measures in the near term. The month-long ban, which does not cover trade or travel by air, was first imposed in March and has been rolled over several times. The current range of restrictions runs out on Sept. 21. “The thinking is that this is probably going to have to extend through at least until American Thanksgiving (Nov. 26),” said one source, who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation.

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-canada-may-soon-see-screw-the-west-2-0/wcm/b783e133-bcd8-425c-b7e1-181eb54e4db8/

Discussion posted by: itzfitzheretwo

There are rumours of annual deficits of approximately 10% of GDP to fund the Liberals’ wild new schemes, such as guaranteed annual income (even for those who choose not to work) and national pharmacare and day care. Since Canada’s GDP is approximately $1.7 trillion, that would mean the federal government would borrow in excess of $150 billion each and every budget – with no plan in sight to pay that back. Trudeau’s new plan is also as regionally biased as his father’s was in 1980. Even to meet the Liberals’ current climate emission targets, Canada’s oil and gas industry would have to be capped or shrunk noticeably. Now there is a belief among Liberal strategists that nothing short of shutting down the oilsands will convince Quebec voters to come back to their party. Screw the West 2.0.