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California Spent $18 Billion and Hasn’t Laid a Single Track. Canada Wants to Spend $90 Billion on the Same Idea.
The Alto high-speed rail project would cost up to $90 billion to connect Toronto and Quebec City. California's identical project has ballooned from $33 billion to $128 billion with zero track laid after 18 years. Canada has no national standards, no workforce, and no explanation for why this money wouldn't be better spent on energy, AI, or defence.
NW · 3 weeks ago
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The Gun Buyback Has Failed by Every Measure. The Minister Admitted It on Tape. The Government Did It Anyway.
67,000 guns declared out of 136,000 targeted. $780 million spent. Most police forces refused to participate. The minister was caught saying it was done for Quebec votes and police can't enforce it. The pilot collected 25 guns from 16 people. This is a program that cannot succeed — and a government that will not stop.
NW · 3 weeks ago
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Trump Said Five Things About Iran. The Fact-Checkers Flagged All Five.
Trump's first address on the Iran war claimed no inflation, $18 trillion in investment, a toppled regime, and an economy he 'inherited dead.' AP, PBS, and NBC say none of it holds up.
NW · 4 weeks ago
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8 Million Americans Marched. The White House Called It a ‘Therapy Session.’
The largest single-day protest in American history drew crowds in all 50 states and a dozen countries — and the administration's response was to dismiss them as 'deranged.'
NW · 1 month ago
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85% of Canadians Want AI Guardrails. The Government Gave Them a 30-Day Sprint.
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NW · 1 month ago
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