Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Ah, yes, they’ll give the Competition Bureau teeth. Sure they will, the fucking liars.

    • PxtlEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      Whatever teeth the Competition Bureau has, the Harper-appointed judge on the Competition Tribunal apparently has bigger ones.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        So for how many years of the Liberal administration is the responsibility of the issues with the Competition Bureau going to be Harpers? Should we give it another 8?

        • PxtlEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          The judiciary is complicated, since they can’t just fire a judge they don’t like. I think the Liberals have been stung hard enough on that front after SNC Lavalin.