From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

By Franco Terrazzano

PBO projects higher deficit than Budget 2024

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to immediately cut spending following today’s Parliamentary Budget Officer report showing the deficit is $6.6 billion over budget.

“As bad as the budget was, the independent budget watchdog is showing federal finances are in even worse shape,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The Trudeau government continues to mismanage our finances and that means more money wasted on interest charges, higher taxes and more debt that Canadians’ kids and grandkids have to pay back.”

The PBO’s October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook projects this year’s deficit at $46.4 billion. That’s up from Budget 2024’s deficit of $39.8 billion.

“Compared to our March 2024 outlook, we project budgetary deficits that are $4.1 billion higher, on average, over 2023-24 to 2028-29,” according to the PBO. “This increase is largely due to new spending measures announced by the Government.”

Interest on the debt will cost taxpayers $52.8 billion this year, according to the PBO. For comparison, the federal government will spend $52.1 billion through its Canada Health Transfer this year.

Almost 11 per cent of the government’s revenue will go to paying interest on the debt this year, which is above the pre-pandemic level of seven per cent, according to the PBO.

“It’s 2024, the pandemic is over, so it’s ridiculous and unacceptable for the government to be running a $40-billion deficit,” Terrazzano said. “Massive deficits for years mean debt interest charges now blow a $1-billion hole in the budget every week.

“The government must cut spending.”

From LifeSiteNews

By Anthony Murdoch

Girls have stopped changing for gym class at Balgonie Elementary in rural Saskatchewan while the school defends its actions, telling one student who felt uncomfortable that ‘she can change in a different room by herself.’

Canadian parents are outraged after learning their children’s school allowed two gender-confused biological males claiming to be female full access to the Grade 7 girls’ changing room.

In September, a female Grade 7 student from Balgonie Elementary School in rural Saskatchewan told her parents she was not comfortable with having to share changing rooms used for gym class with biological males.

Since the start of the school year, two gender-confused students have been allowed access to the girls’ locker room, as per the Western Standard, which broke the story.

As noted in the report, one parent, who remains anonymous, said that after her daughter raised the issue of the biological males using the girls’ locker room, saying she “felt uncomfortable,” she was told “she can change in a different room by herself.”

The parents were not pleased with the response and contacted the school principal, the Prairie Valley School Division (PVSD) superintendent, and the school board as well as Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

The parent noted that after two weeks of “auto-responding with legal policies and procedures,” he finally met with the superintendent as well as a board member.

He said the meeting went “exactly as I thought,” adding that all that was said was that they “have done what they need to do according to the human rights and charter of rights and freedoms.”

Not pleased with the answer, the parent then emailed school officials on September 24, noting, “So, in short, you’re saying if there’s biological males that identify as females in the school, then our biological females have no more rights? Cause that’s what it seems like.”

He then said due to the biological males using the girls’ change room, many students have simply stopped changing for gym class and called the whole ordeal “not acceptable.”

The parent also was offended by an email from school Vice Principal Sarah Slwyka that read, “Students are expected to use the change room in an appropriate manner.”

He said in reply, “Correct me if I’m wrong,” adding, “since when is it appropriate to expose my 12-year-old daughter along with all the other biological females in that class to penis?”

The parent then said that school officials were acting in a cowardly manner to do the right thing because they were “pretending this is ok just to save your jobs.”

He said that gender-confused students should be the ones using a gender-neutral washroom.

The parent did get a reply from PVSD learning superintendent Lorrie Anne Harkness. However, it was a defense of the school’s actions.

Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill, who like the rest of his party is up for re-election, has promised that a re-elected Saskatchewan Party would “ensure that all public, separate, francophone, and independent schools in the province have policies in place to ensure that change rooms are safe and private places.”

As reported by LifeSiteNews, LGBT indoctrination targeting kids has been on the rise in Canada and worldwide, which has led to Canadians fighting back in protest.

Earlier this week, LifeSiteNews reported that a leading female gender ideology activist, who also worked as a school counselor, has been charged with grievous sexual offenses involving a minor.

Some provinces, such as Alberta, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan, have in recent months proposed legislation that would strengthen parental rights.

The Alberta government will soon be introducing legislation aimed at strengthening parental rights as well as limiting minors being able to undergo “gender reassignment” surgery.