As the U.S. trade war drags, CBC is instructed to plant the seed that Canada should improve ties with China

As the U.S. trade war drags, calls grow for Canada to cautiously improve ties with China

As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government works to reshape its economic policies amid an unpredictable administration south of the border, Canadian businesses that trade with China say Ottawa needs to find ways to expand exports there — and fast.

While the Canada-China relationship has been stymied in recent years, there are signals of relations improving.


Policy for profit every time.

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Sarah Champion: I’m called racist for taking on grooming gangs

The Rotherham MP has spent over a decade campaigning against child sex abuse by grooming gangs, but has been vilified by some on the left. She tells Alice Thomson of her determination for justice

Sarah Champion did not go into politics to wage war against child sex abuse rings or become a voice for vulnerable teenage girls preyed on by gangs of men of predominantly Pakistani origin who groomed, trafficked and raped them. When she became the Labour MP for Rotherham she did not know they existed.

“I had been running the local children’s hospice as CEO when I became an MP in 2012 and I remember reading an article about this 15-year-old Rotherham girl who had a baby by any of three different men and was seen as a little scrubber, and I thought that’s not right. Then a girl was found dead in a river, and they said she’d gone mad. Finally, a young white girl came to us with a poorly baby and her boyfriend was a much older Asian man; the relationship seemed odd.”

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I served in Justin Trudeau’s PMO. This is what I think of Mark Carney’s first big mistake

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada for the G7 has generated a lot of chatter. Unfortunately, there’s a lot that has been missing in the conversation.

For starters, the Indian government’s belief that Canada is soft on extremists seeking to establish an independent Sikh state known as Khalistan isn’t exactly new. In fact, despite the fact I have now entered middle age, it’s about as old as I am. But as India-Canada relations appear to be entering a new phase under Prime Minister Carney, it’s worth considering what we are giving up by welcoming the Modi government back into our good graces.

We are a nation of Fifth Columns forever divided without hope of regaining a unifying identity.

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Congressman claims he was run off the road by pro-Palestine protester

A Republican congressman has claimed he was run off the road by a “deranged” pro-Palestinian protester.

Ohio lawmaker Max Miller said he was forced off the road on his way to work by a man who issued death threats against him and his family before waving a Palestinian flag while driving off.

Mr Miller, who is Jewish, recounted the incident in a video on X and pledged to hold the perpetrator responsible, saying: “I will not hide in the face of this blatant anti-semitic violence”.

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Diversity News: Brampton mayor ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night.

Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in Ottawa to discuss the “scourge” of extortion and murders linked to the gang.

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Nate Silver: The Liberal-Conservative Happiness Gap is Real

We’ve talked about this topic before but as Nate Silver points out today, it probably gets less attention than it should. Let’s just start with the chart so you can refer back to it. As the legend indicates, this is a 0-100 point scale where 100 is “excellent” and 0 is “poor.” As you can see, conservatives are significantly happier than liberals in every subcategory of gender, race, age and education.

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GOBIN: Premier Ford is right: Canada should have the ‘Castle Law,’ and it did until recently

On June 12, five individuals are alleged to have attempted to steal a Lamborghini in the early hours of the morning in Vaughan and attempted to break into a person’s dwelling while wearing disguises. A resident of the home is alleged to have discharged a firearm during the incident. Now, that resident is charged with committing criminal offences relating to his possession and use of that firearm.

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US court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in LA

A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles, despite objections from city leaders and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Trump deployed the troops in response to widespread protests against his immigration crackdown. Local officials called it an unnecessary provocation.

A three-judge panel on Thursday said he was within his rights to order the troops into service to “protect federal personnel… [and] property”. Trump called it a “big win”.

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Trump’s trade war is hammering Canada much harder than Mexico

It’s often said that no one wins in a trade war, but not everyone loses equally, either.

As U.S. President Donald Trump hammers his country’s two closest trading partners with tariffs, the blows are landing much harder on Canada than Mexico.

The number of commercial trucks entering the U.S. from Canada fell 10.5 per cent in May from the year before, according to new data on border traffic released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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The Cakes Of Oppression

The Cakes Of Oppression

Supermarket chain slammed for ‘unacceptable’ Juneteenth cakes that angered shoppers: ‘This is a mockery’

Kroger is being called out by shoppers for its “disrespectful” Juneteenth cake designs.

A Kroger location in Atlanta, Georgia, is going viral after a video posted to TikTok showed the cakes that “lack creativity” for the holiday in the bakery section of the supermarket.

WTF?

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Hiker killed by falling rocks in Canada’s Banff National Park, 3 others injured

Falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, killing one and injuring three others Thursday.

Rescuers had rushed to the park in the afternoon after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls.

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Backed into a corner, Ayatollah Khamenei faces impossible choice

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looked like a man staring down the barrel of a gun when he recorded his speech on Wednesday, ruling out surrender to the United States. The words were defiant, but they were delivered in a soft, weary monotone that has left Iranians wondering whether the supreme leader is still in charge.

That is a question that may decide the next phase of Iran’s history, after more than 40 years of an Islamic Republic moulded by Khamenei and his predecessor, Ayatollah Khomeini. His regime is tottering from Israeli airstrikes, and a US intervention could be its coup de grâce.

Trump has demanded “unconditional surrender” — a bitter pill for Khamenei and his powerful military aides, but abandoning their nuclear ambitions could save what is left of their rule.

You got two weeks pal.

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A visit with Occam …

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Big Chief Ford Say White Man Speak With Forked Tongue!

Doug Ford apologizes over ‘hat in hand’ comment about First Nations

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized for saying First Nations should not keep coming “hat in hand” to the government if they say no to mining projects, a comment many First Nation leaders called racist.

Ford delivered that apology in a meeting at Queen’s Park Thursday to several dozen chiefs who are part of the Anishinabek Nation.

h/t Auntie Polly

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