The NewsRoom： Vast majority of passport staff still working from home.
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Summary
It's Tax Freedom Day, which means you can now work for yourself! We talk about the truckers who are ruining the economy, and why it's a good thing you don't have to work for the government anymore.
Transcript
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That means every day of the past few months, six months, I guess, you've been working to pay the government.
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Now, as of today, you can work for yourself. Isn't that a good feeling?
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Well, we know we're getting such value for service or payment out of that, yeah.
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Anyway, lots of good stuff on the website, including the Tax Freedom Day.
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Okay. Calgary's Rocky View Hospital had to shut down its emergency surgeries last night because there were no doctors available.
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So it's a bit of a problem when the hospital doesn't have doctors.
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Pierre Polyev, a Conservative leadership candidate, says if he becomes Prime Minister, he'll introduce a Freedom of Speech Act,
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which will basically cancel the current Liberal Bill C-11, which seeks to regulate the Internet.
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We've got the Deputy Prime Minister, Christina, or Chrystia Freeland, excuse me.
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She was testifying last night into the committee investigating the Emergencies Act,
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and she says all those nasty truckers really caused some economic damage to the country and asked to provide proof.
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She couldn't, but she did say she had the figures in her head.
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And so I don't know what else is in there with her figures, but there you go.
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So we've got lots of other stuff coming up just about to hit publish on.
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Travis Billings, one of the key convoy organizers, pleaded guilty in Ottawa court today to mischief,
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And, you know, about all these long passport lines, Calgary yesterday was a four-hour delay to get into an office.
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Well, I think we may have discovered the reason for it, Corey.
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70 percent, 70 percent of all passport employees are still working from home, believe it or not.
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So is there any wonder why poor Canadians are stuck in these long, long lineups and literally waiting for months for passport renewals?
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It looks to me like it's because they're all enjoying working from home and really don't want to go back to the office.