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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bono 'grateful' Canada elected Mark Carney: 'The world is in awe of you'
You can count U2 frontman Bono among Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest fans. During an appearance on Global's The Morning Show this week, the outspoken rock star said he was 'grateful' for Canadians for 'not electing a populist' leader. 'I was always a fan of your mosaic, your culture, your … kind of reason, but never more so than now,' he told hosts Jeff McArthur and Carolyn Mackenzie. 'The whole world is in awe of what you've done, and thank you for getting together, putting all your politics aside, and not electing a populist,' Bono said, praising Carney, who led the Liberal Party to victory last month. The long-time advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty then took a swipe at Carney's political rival, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. 'Actually competence turns out to be the rarest thing on the planet these days. A numerate, thoughtful leadership. So thank you,' he said, thanking Canadians for 'coming together (and) showing the world how to do it … at this time in your political life.' McArthur reminded Bono of how he said back in 2016 'the world could use a little more Canada,' to which the singer replied with a jab at U.S. President Donald Trump and his pledge to make the country the 51st state. 'Fifty-one reasons to love Canada, I say,' he said. Nearly a decade ago, the Irish rocker urged Canada to boost its foreign aid, telling the Canadian Press in an interview that it was a 'wonderful aspiration' for then-prime minister Justin Trudeau to consider allocating more money from the country's GNI (gross national income) to help the developing world. 'I would ask the prime minister not to let go of it and I think for Canada to have it as a kind of light … have it as a kind of beacon of hope,' Bono said. 'Not just for the people whose lives depend on those Canadian dollars, but actually for Canada itself to have that place in the world.' Bono said he thought Canadians would support sending money abroad as long as they felt their money was being spent wisely. 'I think that Canadians are, in a way, quite unromantic in their idealism. You know, they're sort of quite practical and pragmatic. I like to think I am, too,' he said. After then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin broke a promise to boost foreign aid assistance during his short-lived tenure as Canada's leader in the mid-2000s, Bono displayed his phone number on a screen during a show in Vancouver and urged the crowd to call him. 'Enough! Enough! Enough of despair! No more! So Paul Martin, I'm calling you!' Bono shouted into the microphone. He later told the Canadian Press that it wasn't 'personal.' 'Paul Martin was, and is, a fantastic person and a very gifted leader — I'm sure he did the very best he could,' Bono said. In that same 2016 interview, he said Canada stands out on an international stage 'filled with a lunacy that we haven't seen in years in terms of hard-left, hard-right uprisings against common sense.' 'You know, anti-immigrant sentiment, you know, awful jingoism,' Bono said. 'I mean, we're seeing it all over Europe, we saw it with Brexit, we're seeing it in America. In Canada, you don't have any.' Bono has long been an advocate for anti-poverty and anti-racism. In the mid-aughts, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer co-founded the ONE and RED charities. And for more than two decades, he has been vocal about urging the world's strongest economies to meet the UN's target of donating at least 0.7% to help alleviate poverty in poorer countries. Last year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported that Canada ranked 7th among the world's richest countries in foreign aid spending. But nearly a fifth of that money went to refugees and Ukrainians within Canada. But he's been accused in the past of avoiding paying taxes, a claim Bono dismissed in a 2014 interview with Sky News. 'We pay a fortune in tax. Just so people know, we pay a fortune in tax; and we're happy to pay a fortune in tax, people should,' he said, according to The Guardian. 'It's just some smart people we have working for us trying to be sensible about the way we're taxed. And that's just one of our companies, by the way. There's loads of companies.' Bono has been on a press tour to promote his upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender, which captures his one-man stage show he toured with after the release of his 2022 memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Speaking at last week's Ivor Novello awards, where he and his U2 bandmates received the Fellowship of the Ivors Academy, Bono criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas. 'Hamas, release the hostages, stop the war. Israel, be released from Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right fundamentalists that twist your sacred texts,' he said. In a separate chat with the Associated Press at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, the musician sounded off on countries falling out of love with the notion of embracing globalism saying 'nationalism is not what we need.' 'I can tell you that a million children dying because their life support systems were pulled out of the wall, with glee, that's not the America that I recognize or understand,' he said, adding that 'the world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime.' But, turning to a page from his activist playbook, he says he is still hopeful. 'I believe there is integrity in the Americans. They will figure it out. Who was it who said: If you give Americans the facts, they will eventually make the right choice. Right now, they're not getting the facts. Think of it: a 70% decline in HIV-AIDS, Republican-led, Democratically followed though. The greatest health intervention in the history of medicine to fight HIV-AIDS has been thrown away,' he said, referencing Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 'It was nearly there,' Bono said. 'To a space traveller, it's like getting to Mars and going, 'Nah, we'll go back.' It's bewildering to me.' mdaniell@ U2's Joshua Tree Tour: 4 things to look forward to after world tour kickoff in Vancouver '51st governor has some moves': Internet reacts to Mark Carney's 'elbows up' victory dance Trump says Canadians 'LOVE being the 51st State' after Trudeau resignation announcement Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances!
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bono 'grateful' Canada elected Mark Carney: 'The world is in awe of you'
You can count U2 frontman Bono among Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest fans. During an appearance on Global's The Morning Show this week, the outspoken rock star said he was 'grateful' for Canadians for 'not electing a populist' leader. 'I was always a fan of your mosaic, your culture, your … kind of reason, but never more so than now,' he told hosts Jeff McArthur and Carolyn Mackenzie. 'The whole world is in awe of what you've done, and thank you for getting together, putting all your politics aside, and not electing a populist,' Bono said, praising Carney, who led the Liberal Party to victory last month. The long-time advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty then took a swipe at Carney's political rival, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. 'Actually competence turns out to be the rarest thing on the planet these days. A numerate, thoughtful leadership. So thank you,' he said, thanking Canadians for 'coming together (and) showing the world how to do it … at this time in your political life.' McArthur reminded Bono of how he said back in 2016 'the world could use a little more Canada,' to which the singer replied with a jab at U.S. President Donald Trump and his pledge to make the country the 51st state. 'Fifty-one reasons to love Canada, I say,' he said. Nearly a decade ago, the Irish rocker urged Canada to boost its foreign aid, telling the Canadian Press in an interview that it was a 'wonderful aspiration' for then-prime minister Justin Trudeau to consider allocating more money from the country's GNI (gross national income) to help the developing world. 'I would ask the prime minister not to let go of it and I think for Canada to have it as a kind of light … have it as a kind of beacon of hope,' Bono said. 'Not just for the people whose lives depend on those Canadian dollars, but actually for Canada itself to have that place in the world.' Bono said he thought Canadians would support sending money abroad as long as they felt their money was being spent wisely. 'I think that Canadians are, in a way, quite unromantic in their idealism. You know, they're sort of quite practical and pragmatic. I like to think I am, too,' he said. After then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin broke a promise to boost foreign aid assistance during his short-lived tenure as Canada's leader in the mid-2000s, Bono displayed his phone number on a screen during a show in Vancouver and urged the crowd to call him. 'Enough! Enough! Enough of despair! No more! So Paul Martin, I'm calling you!' Bono shouted into the microphone. He later told the Canadian Press that it wasn't 'personal.' 'Paul Martin was, and is, a fantastic person and a very gifted leader — I'm sure he did the very best he could,' Bono said. In that same 2016 interview, he said Canada stands out on an international stage 'filled with a lunacy that we haven't seen in years in terms of hard-left, hard-right uprisings against common sense.' 'You know, anti-immigrant sentiment, you know, awful jingoism,' Bono said. 'I mean, we're seeing it all over Europe, we saw it with Brexit, we're seeing it in America. In Canada, you don't have any.' Bono has long been an advocate for anti-poverty and anti-racism. In the mid-aughts, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer co-founded the ONE and RED charities. And for more than two decades, he has been vocal about urging the world's strongest economies to meet the UN's target of donating at least 0.7% to help alleviate poverty in poorer countries. Last year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported that Canada ranked 7th among the world's richest countries in foreign aid spending. But nearly a fifth of that money went to refugees and Ukrainians within Canada. But he's been accused in the past of avoiding paying taxes, a claim Bono dismissed in a 2014 interview with Sky News. 'We pay a fortune in tax. Just so people know, we pay a fortune in tax; and we're happy to pay a fortune in tax, people should,' he said, according to The Guardian. 'It's just some smart people we have working for us trying to be sensible about the way we're taxed. And that's just one of our companies, by the way. There's loads of companies.' Bono has been on a press tour to promote his upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender, which captures his one-man stage show he toured with after the release of his 2022 memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Speaking at last week's Ivor Novello awards, where he and his U2 bandmates received the Fellowship of the Ivors Academy, Bono criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas. 'Hamas, release the hostages, stop the war. Israel, be released from Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right fundamentalists that twist your sacred texts,' he said. In a separate chat with the Associated Press at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, the musician sounded off on countries falling out of love with the notion of embracing globalism saying 'nationalism is not what we need.' 'I can tell you that a million children dying because their life support systems were pulled out of the wall, with glee, that's not the America that I recognize or understand,' he said, adding that 'the world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime.' But, turning to a page from his activist playbook, he says he is still hopeful. 'I believe there is integrity in the Americans. They will figure it out. Who was it who said: If you give Americans the facts, they will eventually make the right choice. Right now, they're not getting the facts. Think of it: a 70% decline in HIV-AIDS, Republican-led, Democratically followed though. The greatest health intervention in the history of medicine to fight HIV-AIDS has been thrown away,' he said, referencing Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 'It was nearly there,' Bono said. 'To a space traveller, it's like getting to Mars and going, 'Nah, we'll go back.' It's bewildering to me.' mdaniell@ U2's Joshua Tree Tour: 4 things to look forward to after world tour kickoff in Vancouver '51st governor has some moves': Internet reacts to Mark Carney's 'elbows up' victory dance Trump says Canadians 'LOVE being the 51st State' after Trudeau resignation announcement Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances!
Ottawa Citizen
28-05-2025
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
Today's letters: Federal budgets are more work than Carney's critics understand
Article content Article content I have been deeply involved in budget-making, in the Paul Martin years, both in fiscal policy in the Department of Finance and then in PCO. Work on late-February budgets started in November, if not earlier. Priorities needed to be set by whatever process (in our case, a Cabinet process). Then, ideas and initiatives were surveyed against them. These are most often collaborative across departments. Tax initiatives needed planning and analysis. Article content Article content There were, in my experience, rough budget drafts before Christmas, and then drafts turned around every couple of days or (even overnight in the end), for the last two months. Article content You need enough economic and fiscal data for the current year as a base for forecasts, and that comes out with a lag. Why do you think annual fiscal and economic updates are late in the autumn? And initiatives — especially big ones — need enough planning to have confidence in them policy policy-wise and cost-wise. Article content So it hasn't dropped in virtually a week after a single Cabinet meeting? Or even next month? Shame! Shame! Article content And I hope there are enough crystal balls for everyone, ones you don't want to share with Trump while you're negotiating with him. Article content You want a budget that's worth the paper it's written on. Article content L.J. Ridgeway, Ottawa Article content Re: No federal budget? That's outrageous, May 23. Article content Article content There is no more compelling argument for improved civics education in Canada than the letter to the editor entitled: 'No federal budget? That's outrageous.' If we do, in fact, get the government we deserve, we should be very worried. Article content Canadians do need to know where their money is spent. This is why the government has limited spending authority until Parliament comes back. The government is obliged to table its annual planned spending, which must be approved by Parliament. At the end of the year (and a bit), the actual spending is reported in the Public Accounts (which inevitably gets lots of media attention, though not always for the best reasons). In addition, the government does not disappear during an election: passports are issued, soldiers are deployed, medicines are approved, tariffs are raised and so on.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Food and fire safety tips for Memorial Day
(WKBN) — This Memorial Day weekend, officials are reminding people to stay safe around fires. Many families will be grilling, but it can be dangerous if not done safely. You should keep your grill at least 3 feet away from your home and anything flammable. Check your grill for damage before using it. Never leave a grill unattended, and keep kids and pets away. Always be prepared and have a fire extinguisher or a water source nearby in case of flare-ups. Fire safety is also important for those camping and having a bonfire. 'You want to make sure that you have a good zone around that campfire where there's no burnable material,s so you want to clear out a good path at least 3 feet around the campfire with no kind of burnable debris in where it can't spread,' Fire Prevention Assistant Chief Paul Martin said. 'You also want to make sure that you're at least 15 feet away from any structures.' Martin says when having a bonfire to use pre-made fire rings to keep the fire contained and prevent it from spreading. And before you serve any food this weekend, remember some tips to stay safe from foodborne illnesses. Dietitian Teresa Eury says it's important to wash your hands before you start cooking. You should also wash your hands after you touch raw meat and clean any surfaces it touches. When grilling, make sure the meat juices don't drip onto other foods. And before serving, use a thermometer to check that everything is cooked to the right temperature. Eury also says to watch how long food is left out. 'The most important message that I would give out to those for Memorial Day is making sure you are being smart about your food preparation. It really, truly comes down to timing, keeping cold foods cold, hot foods hot, and making sure you're washing your hands thoroughly.' Eury says it's best to put leftovers in the fridge quickly so you can safely enjoy them later. If you're looking for a Memorial Day parade or other events happening in your community, check our list. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Grilling for Memorial Day? Here's how to avoid a fire
(WKBN) – It's Memorial Day weekend and state fire officials want Ohioans to stay safe during the holiday. Many families will be grilling, but it can be dangerous if not done safely. You should keep your grill at least three feet away from your home or anything flammable. Check your grill for damage before using it. Never leave a grill unattended, and keep kids and pets away. Always be prepared and have a fire extinguisher or water source nearby in case of flare-ups. 'If you can, absolutely, you want to have a hose nearby or some kind of a water source nearby is always a good idea. They do make smaller fire extinguishers that you can keep on standby just for that reason,' said Paul Martin, fire prevention assistant chief. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that gas grills cause over 9,200 home fires each year. Fire safety is also important for those camping and having a bonfire. 'You want to make sure that you have a good zone around that campfire where there's no burnable materials. So you want to clear out a good path at least three feet around the campfire,' Martin said. 'You also want to make sure that you're at least 15 feet away from any structures.' He says those having a bonfire should use pre-made fire rings to keep the fire contained and prevent it from spreading. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
