Author: Blazingcatfur

Proud but with problems: How Canadians feel about their country

Canadians are proud to be Canadian — a huge majority declare it — even with concerns of affordability, what it means to be Canadian and a loss of a shared collective identity

As Canada turns 158 on Tuesday, a birthday celebrated during tumultuous political and international agitation, Canadians remain proud of their country and their place in it — with considerable intensity for a nation often too modest to boast — but riding on that red-and-white wave are hard questions of what kind of country Canadians want.

I do not want the 3rd World crapping all over my country.

Make it so.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Stunning number of Democrats would not fight for America in a war

In the aftermath of a historic U.S. bombing campaign in the Middle East, a new Daily Mail poll reveals a stark partisan divide on who’s willing to answer the call of duty.

Republicans are far more likely to say they’d enlist than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new poll of J.L Partners of 1,025 registered voters taken between June 24 – 25. The margin of error was 3.1 percent.

The survey found 41 percent of Democrats would enlist if the U.S. were involved in an active war to defend American interests, with 40 percent of Democrats responding they would not enlist.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDemocratic Party, USA

Diversity Isn’t Strength; a Shared Identity Is

School Diversity Mosaic Appears To Feature Satan’s Spawn

Whatever replaces cockney London, two things are certain: it will no longer be England, and it’s coming to a town near you sooner than you think.

Twenty years ago, I was a juggler. The majority of my ‘work’ was in schools. I travelled the length and breadth of England – witnessing firsthand the changes wrought by Tony Blair and New Labour ‘diversity’. I can remember all of the best jobs – invariably these were small village schools, where the pupil numbers did not exceed a hundred. The family atmosphere was tangible, and it was a great pleasure to be there. I can remember the worst ones too. These were almost always large, faceless, inner-city academies.

One in particular stands out in my memory, a primary school in East London. The cultural divide couldn’t have been starker. Only one or two in each class were what would be termed ‘white British’. The white headmaster was openly ridiculed as he proudly walked the corridors, while the teachers were largely ignored.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity - Code for anti-White racism", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy"

Carney gets tough rescinds digital services tax to advance trade discussions with the United States

The federal government announced late Sunday evening it is rescinding the digital services tax, days after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded it gone and cut off Canada-U.S. trade negotiations.

In a press release, the federal government said it would rescind the tax “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States.”

“Prime Minister Carney and President Trump have agreed that parties will resume negotiations with a view towards agreeing on a deal by July 21, 2025,” the press release added.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?

Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Will he deliver?

During the spring campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government led by him would move fast to solve problems and meet challenges by Canada Day.

After his victory, those promises left Carney a little more than 60 days to address issues that have bedevilled previous governments, in some cases, for a long time.

Here is a look at the pledges Carney made while he was courting the electorate, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump raises supply management in interview about trade standoff with Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to broaden his list of demands on Canada to re-open trade talks, listing his past grievances about Canada’s supply management policies that control production and imports of eggs, dairy and poultry.

Mr. Trump made the comments in a pre-recorded interview with Fox News Channel host Maria Bartiromo that aired Sunday morning.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mr. Trump agreed earlier this month at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. to negotiate an economic and security deal within 30 days.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’

Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to cut New York City off from federal funds if favored mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, “doesn’t behave himself” should he be elected.

Mamdani, meanwhile, denied that he was – as the president said – a communist. But he reaffirmed his commitment to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers while saying: “I don’t think that we should have billionaires.”

In an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump argued that a Mamdani victory was “inconceivable” because he perceived the candidate to be “a pure communist”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Lydia Perovic: The future of history looks bleak, if Toronto’s museums are any indication

Built and staffed by transvestites and home to the city’s first BIPOC Gay Bar

I once flirted with a redcoat on the plains of Fort York.

The City of Toronto-owned Fort York National Historic Site used to showcase its redcoat guard reenactors clad in historically-accurate uniforms carrying muskets, demonstrating drills and warfare on the hour, hanging out with visitors, posing for selfies, answering questions about military life of the era.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Anti-White Racism", Canada, WTF?

2 dead, several shot after firefighters ambushed responding to Idaho blaze — cops trying to ‘neutralize’ ongoing threat

Update: Shooter Dead

Two people were killed Sunday afternoon when firefighters responding to a brush fire in western Idaho were suddenly ambushed by gunfire, authorities said.

The burst of gunshots – which are still ongoing – erupted around 2 p.m. local time as first responders arrived at the scene of a fire at Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Twitter – Coeur d’Alene

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Shooting"

Editor of New Book on Canadian History Hits Back at ‘Cancelling’ of Canada

The editor of a new book examining Canadian history says he wants to challenge the notion that Canada is a “genocidal” nation-state that deserves to have its historical figures cancelled.

“Why are we picking on people long dead, as opposed to trying to give them fair treatment or fair understanding and put things into context?” said Mark Milke, editor of “The 1867 Project—Why Canada Should Be Cherished, Not Cancelled.”

“You don’t have to deny the wrongs of the past. In fact, everyone should be aware of them. But a proper understanding of the past is what we’re trying to provide in the 1867 Project, as well as dive into some current controversies.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Fry vs. Rowling

I guess I first became aware of Stephen Fry — the Cambridge-educated actor, author, and broadcaster who was knighted this year by King Charles — in the early 1990s, when he starred in a small, charming British film called Peter’s Friends, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and teamed up with Hugh Laurie in the very funny British series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P.G. Wodehouse stories. I caught him as Oscar Wilde in Wilde (1997) — not bad — and, later, in supporting roles in major films from both sides of the pond.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Tranny

How many homeless shelters in Forest Hill? The Kingsway?

Toronto wants to put homeless shelters in its suburbs. Neighbours say not so fast

On a Tuesday evening in April, south Etobicoke residents gathered around their laptops to spar over the issue that had been roiling their community for months — a city plan to build a homeless shelter at the end of a residential street.

Even through the sterile format of an online town hall, the intensity of each speaker was palpable. One man warned a shelter at 66 Third St., currently a parking lot at the end of a row of modest homes and a few newer builds, would bring homeless people into their New Toronto neighbourhood from elsewhere in the city. He feared occupants using street substances in public areas, such as the nearby lakeside park.

I’m going full communist on this issue, make the rich enjoy the vibrancy that homeless shelters bring!

There is no point giving a substance abusing addict shelter unless they have first received treatment for their addiction and proven themselves capable of supervised reintegration with society. Housing First as a strategy is the expressway to failure. Mandatory treatment is the solution.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

When Ceasefire Prolongs War

According to an adage, the history of any war is written by the victor. This is because the loser is either dead or too wounded to have the energy to write or, in some cases, hopeful of turning the victor into friend.

But for that adage to apply, a war must end with an acknowledged winner. And that poses another problem: no victor could self-anoint and wear the garland unless the adversary acknowledges defeat.

This is the conundrum that Israelis have experienced ever since they fought to put their tiny country on the map.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran