John Bolton - Carney Horrific #4 - YOU FUND Lebanese Ski Soldiers - I'm NOT KIDDING

Inflation is high, food prices are high, the cost of living is high - but the Canadian government continues to waste your money? Not only that, but even worse, they defend it. I have here the record of a $3.8 million grant that went to the Lebanese Armed Forces Mountain Warfare Ski Soldier School last year. And the purpose of the grant, from my understanding of the text, is to build multi-gender occupancy at Lebanese Ski Soldiers School. Canada is undergoing an affordability crisis. Food bank usage in my region of Waterloo has gone up five times over the last few years. Nobody under 35 can afford a house. Could you explain to Canadian taxpayers why it would be a good use of their money to send $4 million to Lebanese ski soldier school for multi gender occupancy?

00:00:00.000 Inflation is high, food prices are high, the cost of living is high, but the Canadian government continues to waste your money.

00:00:18.500 Not only that, even worse, they defend it.

00:00:21.500 I have here the record of a grant from Global Affairs Canada.

00:00:26.500 It's a $3.8 million grant that went to the Lebanese Armed Forces Mountain Warfare Ski Soldier School last year.

00:00:34.440 And the purpose of the grant, from my understanding of the text, is to build multi-gender occupancy at Lebanese Ski Soldier School.

00:00:41.820 Canada is undergoing an affordability crisis.

00:00:44.400 Food bank usage in my region of Waterloo has gone up five times over the last few years.

00:00:50.840 I've had people at the doors telling me they're worried about paying their rent.

00:00:53.300 Nobody under 35 can afford a house. 1.00

00:00:54.920 Could you explain to Hungary taxpayers why it would be a good use of their money to send

00:00:58.920 $4 million to Lebanese ski soldier school for multi-gender occupancy?

00:01:02.920 I'm not aware of this particular agreement.

00:01:07.920 I do think there's a lot of benefits that we could cite just in terms of why we actually provide money internationally.

00:01:15.920 And perhaps I could just turn to my colleagues who could provide a little bit more detail just in terms of some of that rationale.

00:01:22.920 Thanks very much for your question.

00:01:25.240 Supporting international development, it's not about choosing between helping others and helping ourselves.

00:01:30.360 It's really about recognizing that we live in this interconnected world where global stability, health and prosperity directly affect Canadians.

00:01:39.740 So we take the perspective that by addressing issues like poverty, like inequality and conflict in countries around the world,

00:01:47.720 whether it's Global South or other countries where poverty exists

00:01:51.940 or security challenges exist, as they do in Lebanon.

00:01:55.900 Canada's international assistance directly supports Canadian security,

00:01:59.480 their prosperity, as well as their well-being.

00:02:01.940 We have limited time.

00:02:02.720 So I take your answer to be that multi-gender occupancy

00:02:05.920 at ski soldier schools is going to help Canadians pay for their rent somehow.

00:02:10.560 I guess I wonder then, when will these accommodations be available

00:02:15.940 to the ski soldiers in Lebanon.

00:02:19.120 So we'll have to get back to you with that information.

00:02:22.040 Fantastic. If you could please table that in writing with us.

John Bolton - December 01, 2025

Carney Horrific #4 - YOU FUND Lebanese Ski Soldiers - I'm NOT KIDDING

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