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I had to run a short errand to the grocery store. Caught my bus, did my thing, caught the bus home, put away the groceries. No big deal.
Last night, I was listening to a bit of As It Happens, The Midnight edition on CBC RadioOne before I fell asleep and the host (whose name escapes me!) was interviewing the Conservative party Finance Minister critic Dan Albas in response to Chrystia Freeland's $8.9B announcement that is intended to help the poorest Canadians. The host, despite asking the same question numerous times could not get Albas to answer it. He had his talking point (that being eliminating the GST on gas/diesel as the only way forward) and by gods, he was going to stick to it.
Honestly, I kind of wanted to kick him in the teeth because he was being completely obstructionist and it felt like all the right-wing conservative thinking all in one bloody-minded package. JUST ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION, MY GUY. IT WON'T KILL YOU TO HAVE AN OPINION. And oddly, by not answering it, he answered it loud and clear. (The question: Do you believe that Tiff Macklem, the current governor of the Bank of Canada, should be fired? Which he refused to answer, even after being asked several times. I truly believe the host ended the interview early because Albas was severely pissing her off by being such an obstinate ass.)
Now, do I agree with what the Trudeau government is currently doing to fight inflation? Yes and no. Inflation is such a tricky issue to get under control and we're doing about as well as any other G7 country, so there is that. Do I think that Jagmeet Singh has a valid point by telling them that it's too little too late? I certainly do. But this guy and the rest of his Con cronies? Go fuck yourselves, because none of you fucking care about anything that isn't your donors or other rich friends and it's disgusting to watch.
So to bring it back to the errand I ran, this is what ~$40 worth of groceries looks like these days. And yes, all of the goodies were on sale. This is what inflation really looks like to those of us who don't drive (where not paying GST at the pumps makes zero difference to the money in my pocket) and need to pick up a few things.
Last night, I was listening to a bit of As It Happens, The Midnight edition on CBC RadioOne before I fell asleep and the host (whose name escapes me!) was interviewing the Conservative party Finance Minister critic Dan Albas in response to Chrystia Freeland's $8.9B announcement that is intended to help the poorest Canadians. The host, despite asking the same question numerous times could not get Albas to answer it. He had his talking point (that being eliminating the GST on gas/diesel as the only way forward) and by gods, he was going to stick to it.
Honestly, I kind of wanted to kick him in the teeth because he was being completely obstructionist and it felt like all the right-wing conservative thinking all in one bloody-minded package. JUST ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION, MY GUY. IT WON'T KILL YOU TO HAVE AN OPINION. And oddly, by not answering it, he answered it loud and clear. (The question: Do you believe that Tiff Macklem, the current governor of the Bank of Canada, should be fired? Which he refused to answer, even after being asked several times. I truly believe the host ended the interview early because Albas was severely pissing her off by being such an obstinate ass.)
Now, do I agree with what the Trudeau government is currently doing to fight inflation? Yes and no. Inflation is such a tricky issue to get under control and we're doing about as well as any other G7 country, so there is that. Do I think that Jagmeet Singh has a valid point by telling them that it's too little too late? I certainly do. But this guy and the rest of his Con cronies? Go fuck yourselves, because none of you fucking care about anything that isn't your donors or other rich friends and it's disgusting to watch.
So to bring it back to the errand I ran, this is what ~$40 worth of groceries looks like these days. And yes, all of the goodies were on sale. This is what inflation really looks like to those of us who don't drive (where not paying GST at the pumps makes zero difference to the money in my pocket) and need to pick up a few things.
