💬 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 🇨🇦? Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity. As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.

Canada’s economy has shown resilience in 2025—but confidence is fragile. @ifsd.ca President and CEO Kevin Page and Executive VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpack what the Fiscal Update said about growth, deficits, and why transparency and delivery will matter as Canada moves from plans to results.

Before 2008, MPs and the public were severely limited in access to public finance info. Then the Parliamentary Budget Office was created. Kevin Page's founding PBO team talk building the Office, Annette Ryan's nomination, and why its needed now. 🎧Full podcast: ifsd-thepoliticsofmoney.transistor.fm

Less than half an hour until #Budget2025 is tabled. While you wait, check out IFSD's VP Sahir Khan speaking to CP24 about the high stakes and challenges facing the government today. And come back after the Budget is released for more on what today's budget means for you and 🇨🇦's economy.

“Europeans and Canadians have always loved each other. But we never felt that we needed each other.” That has changed. As we see with PM Carney back Europe. The latest Politics of Money podcast has Stéphane Dion with Kevin Page, talking external sovereignty pressures and internal unity threats.

Congratulations to Annette Ryan on her appointment as Canada's new Parliamentary Budget Officer. Last month, former PBO Kevin Page and former Asst PBOs @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari spoke about the challenges facing Ms. Ryan as she takes up the position at such a pivotal moment.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👉 But this isn't about 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀. 👉 What counts is if 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 —and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲. Budget 2026 will tell us.

Canada isn’t unique in facing tensions between central governments and provinces or states. But Stéphane Dion reflects on what does set 🇨🇦 apart: strong decentralization and the risk of “𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.”

𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠. Watch Kevin Page and @sahirkhan.bsky.social talk about how 🇨🇦's fiscal choices are becoming harder as Canada approaches a tipping point on defence spending.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨." MPs vote to approve government spending (The Estimates) without a clear link to the govt's Budget plan. IFSD’s Kevin Page and @sahirkhan.bsky.social talk about how this creates confusion and what can be done to fix it.

US to cut troops in Europe to lowest level since before Ukraine invasion Pentagon plans to reduce deployment from four brigades to three www.google.com/search?q=US+... #MITU #TheBlueAvianGoddess #BlueAvianGoddess #AllahuAkbar #HumanPotential #Art #Heart #Art #Love #IAM

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Two people were killed and six others injured as a result of russia’s overnight attack on Dnipro 😭 Five of the injured were hospitalized. Doctors describe the condition of three of them as critical 😭 The russians targeted warehouses storing food products #RussianUkrainianWar #Ukraine #War #Dnipro

Here's the progress I made this week on my Colony Sim + RPG game! ⚒️🤖⚔️ Been exploring the UI materials and design lately! I want the UI to resemble carved stone, but it still needs some refinement! I'll get there! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #screenshotsaturday

Just gonna give you my favorite passage from my holy booky wook. Hang on…

With everything yesterday, I forgot to mention the barn got new ponies! Meet Ruby & Tootsie. I’m already in love with the buckskin lol

ICE is detaining working people while for-profit prison companies cash in on taxpayer dollars. As Lt. Governor, I'm calling for California to shut down for-profit detention centers and hold ICE agents accountable when they break the law. Join us: oliverma2026.com

Alex Pretti checked on someone who had just been shoved by DHS agents. That was it. He was shot in the back. Markwayne Mullin called him “deranged” and still refuses to apologize without an “investigation.” Nothing unclear about this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LTF3aQID0

⭐ WISHLIST WEDNESDAY You don’t play this game… you master it. 💎 Forge gems. Combine power. Build defenses that don’t break. Starts simple… then it takes over. 🎮 Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/4207990/... #GemCraft #Steam #Gaming #IndieGames #newgames

“It’s as if the city was on vacation.” @france24.com's Hoda Abdel-Hamid describes Doha's wait-and-see ambiance while anticipating the outcome of #IranWar negotiations. More on #F24Debate ➡️ https://go.france24.com/IIR

“Netanyahu finally found a president that was sucker enough to launch the war that he’s been pushing for for 30 years” Do you think the U.S. should stop aiding Israel, should pull back on aid to Israel? “Yes…”

Have you played the Mario Kart arcade game? What did you think? If I ever have fuck you money I’m buying one! That and the podracing arcade game! #mariokart #mariokartarcade

Hard to convey how much climbing has helped us navigate through darkness, fear and bigotry of the past too many years. We must protect our soldiers from Donald Trump’s wagging of the dog. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 brandtforcongress.com/donate

Until we run into that eccentric older man with a flux capacitor - we cannot go back in time. We have to move forward together. Free speech is not partisan. It is a right for ALL of us. Even the Biffs, unfortunately. Thank you Lea Thompson 😭🫶

Desde hace más de dos horas los agentes de la UCO de la Guardia Civil están en la calle Ferraz A la espera de lo que pueda decir Pedro Sánchez, que comparece tras su audiencia con el papa | 🎙️ Sandra Gallardo 📻Programa especial en RNE, Radio5 y Radio Exterior: rtve.es/v/6982891

At the State House, Rep. Annie E. McDaniel spoke out against Republicans’ effort to redraw congressional maps. Changing district lines after voting preparations are already underway threatens voter confidence and puts politics over the people of South Carolina. #scpol #scdems

Cloudy & mild today with a small rain chance tonight. I've got your latest forecast below! #arwx #ARStormTeam

The Common Blue butterfly that unfortunately is no longer common #insects #ecology #conservation #nature #education

While our Republican colleagues are dragging their feet, we're getting organized for 2026. #BetterDealBriefing

Farmers and food businesses are losing money on Brexit red tape just to trade with our nearest neighbours. Dynamic alignment with EU food standards can't come soon enough. 📺 BBC Politics South West, 24 May 2026. #Somerset #Devon #Brexit #Trade #EU

Morning Kitten

Where’s Pam Bondi?

"Trump’s approval rating is at an all-time low, and yet his candidates are mopping the floor with their opponents? The vote data in both Rep. Massie’s (R-KY) and Sen. Cassidy’s (R-LA) races falls well outside expected variance. Rep. Al Green’s (D-TX) data also appears anomalous."

Gamers wanted this in 2014. "Fuck Go Back!" despite being explicitly told not to build the Torment Nexus.

We know the system is broken when hardworking families no longer believe the American Dream is real.

Xbox App on PC has a new XBOX start up

U.S. Enforcing Naval Blockade Of Iran, As Israeli Airstrikes Pummel Lebanon www.keneci.com/World-confli...

I'm aware that Resident Evil is a horror game series. But boy do I hate when it goes from entertainment horror to my genuine real fears! It's a new episode of #ResidentEvilRequiem! #streamersupport #youtube @gamingnews-rt.bsky.social @capcomusa.com @residentevil.capcomusa.com #horror buff.ly/jFlum3N

Y mientras los políticos del Partido Popular siguen hablando de México con j, de ratas, de Hernán Cortés y otras gilipolleces varias, hay gente (poca) que se dedica a proponer medidas sobre la vivienda. Aquí una que tiene bastante sentido, impedir la compra a quienes no vayan a vivir en ella. 👇

🚨 “THEY’RE ATTACKING PROTESTERS… FOR NO REASON AT ALL.” 🚨 Pepper spray is now being deployed during chaotic clashes between ICE agents and protesters outside Delaney Hall ICE prison on Day 7 of the hunger/labor strike. @jordanchariton.bsky.social⬇️

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The carp whisperer Has returned from China With empty words of nothing Meanwhile Where are the real Epstein Files Thank ewe for ur attention

I missed Tik Tok definitely cause I get back on and found a new idol 🤣🤣 “Where the keys at muthafucka???”

Merci beaucoup à l'association VIE pour son invitation à partager l'iftar hier soir à Saint Priest. Si vous souhaitez être accueilli-e-s par un bénévole pour découvrir et partager l'iftar dans une ville de France, vous pouvez vous inscrire www.decouvrirramadan.fr

Translation: “It’s not genocide when we white people do it. Derp!”

HISTORICAL AU @ofspiiderswords.bsky.social

Former Congressman @adamkinzinger.substack.com cuts through the myths and misinformation to reveal what the Second Amendment actually says and means for all Americans. For Democracies to survive, we must operate on facts, and Country First works to shine light on the truth and bring you the facts.

✈️ Rétrogamerie du jour After Burner sur Master System Prenez les commandes du F-14 Tomcat dans ce hit de SEGA. Verrouillez vos cibles, esquivez les missiles ennemis avec des tonneaux spectaculaires et foncez à Mach 2 à travers les lignes adverses ! 🚀 Dispo ici : retrogamerie.fr/sega-master-...

Raoul Pal says AI may be the most disruptive innovation since splitting the atom. As access to knowledge increases, its scarcity drops. Usually, high income comes from expertise or capital, AI offers instant info, lowering raw knowledge's value, like water in a developed economy.

Pray for this

How the fuck am I meant to beat Cerberus in AC Odyssey

Don’t Be Netflix’s Lab Rat: Why AI Ads Mean Mass Manipulation #ai #news #robots

@ignitionpress.bsky.social The Patron 1 final order cutoff June 22nd, in shops July 29th. @cjward.bsky.social & @johnjpearson.bsky.social Interview on YT & Podcast Apps!

❌ Israelï minister #BënGvir: 'Flatten' Beirut area of 700000 civilians Thank Trümp'

I set the scene… delivered the line… handed him the moment on a silver platter… and he dropped it like it was a group project he didn’t sign up for. now I gotta go process this betrayal like it’s 1995 all over again.

Steam Controller Quick Review

We asked City Commissioner Mitchell Treadwell what a better tomorrow means to him:

2 years ago Image created on the #wonder app Video created on the #metaai app #aiart #aiartcommunity #aiartwork #aiartist

Dans le dernier épisode des "Grands entretiens d’Anne Rosencher", Richard Malka, l’avocat de Charlie Hebdo et essayiste, revient sur le procès Enthoven - LFI ➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/BXA

Let's go into the weekend with Eric Staal style, Carolina Hurricanes legend, Stanley Cup champion 🏆 Hurricanes tied the series 1-1. Eric's brother is on the team fighting for the cup. Good weekend everyone ☀️ #NHL #TheVegasGoldenKnights #Usa #Canada #Final #StanleyCupFinal