Bello bananaaaa! Bapple choppa mooka-laka ooh-na-na!Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling out the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for using a popular cartoon character for promoting child tax credits.For those who aren’t in the know, the Minions feature in a 2015 comedy film that serves as a prequel to the Despicable Me series starring the voices of Sandra Bollock and Michael Keaton among others. .In the film, the Minions search for their replaceable evil master after accidentally killing all of those in history. It went on to become the tenth-highest grossing film of all time. .In a post on Twitter (‘X’), Poilievre used the meme to promote his party’s own tax policies. “No. You are not hallucinating. This is the kind of whacko stuff Trudeau’s tax department is busy posting to make you forget they are taking more of your money than ever before.”The irony is that the Minons are a licensed trademark..Added Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner: “Canadians are being taxed up the wazoo while their cost of living spirals out of control… Y’alls better not have spent any tax dollars licensing that GIF.”.As an update to this original story: as of 2:30 MST, the original CRA post had been taken down And was no longer available..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Bello bananaaaa! Bapple choppa mooka-laka ooh-na-na!Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling out the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for using a popular cartoon character for promoting child tax credits.For those who aren’t in the know, the Minions feature in a 2015 comedy film that serves as a prequel to the Despicable Me series starring the voices of Sandra Bollock and Michael Keaton among others. .In the film, the Minions search for their replaceable evil master after accidentally killing all of those in history. It went on to become the tenth-highest grossing film of all time. .In a post on Twitter (‘X’), Poilievre used the meme to promote his party’s own tax policies. “No. You are not hallucinating. This is the kind of whacko stuff Trudeau’s tax department is busy posting to make you forget they are taking more of your money than ever before.”The irony is that the Minons are a licensed trademark..Added Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner: “Canadians are being taxed up the wazoo while their cost of living spirals out of control… Y’alls better not have spent any tax dollars licensing that GIF.”.As an update to this original story: as of 2:30 MST, the original CRA post had been taken down And was no longer available..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.