‘It used to be the G8. The next one could be the G6.’
In a few days time, leaders of the world’s advanced democracies gather in Kananaskis for the G7 meeting. That would be France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, the US and (although increasingly as a courtesy) the economically-challenged Canada.
But, this could be the last one: the G7 is a relic of a different era.
Before Prime Minister Mark Carney attempts to turn Canada into a clean energy superpower he needs to explain why a decade of Liberal government policies intended to achieve this have been a massive failure on every front.
According to the Liberal government’s own estimate, as of April 2023 it had spent or committed over $200 billion of taxpayers’ money to 149 government programs addressing climate change.
For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. At the United Nations and elsewhere there have been widespread calls for restraint.
But what if they fall on deaf ears? What if the fighting escalates and expands?
Here are just a few possible, worst-case scenarios.
Gazans …
Here are Gazans celebrating in the street as Iran attacks Israel.
Hang on, I thought these people were too busy suffering a “genocide”? And had no energy since they were starving?
I have no sympathy for these people at all. pic.twitter.com/hKQQ8GIhS6
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) June 13, 2025
Another nut bar! h/t Auntie Polley
“Palesteen”. @fancypants_s https://t.co/qZ041A71kZ
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) June 14, 2025
MIRROR, Alberta—Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to use a Group of Seven summit starting Sunday to showcase Canadian strength and unity. But global leaders will be visiting an oil-rich province that is considering a divorce from Canada.
Rising disaffection in Alberta presents a challenge for Carney, who was governor of the Bank of England when U.K. voters decided to leave the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum. Carney has promised since winning election in April to strengthen Canada’s economy and reduce dependence on the U.S.
The feat would be impossible without Alberta, which holds almost all of Canada’s crude-oil reserves—the world’s fourth largest. The Western province helps drive Canada’s economy. Alberta contributed almost as much to Canada’s growth last year as its financial and manufacturing hub of Ontario, which has more than three times the population, government figures show.
This person insists that MAGA and Trumpers are the least patriotic of all people.
I fully believe she voted for Kamala but I bet she’s a Bernie bro at heart. pic.twitter.com/tLvTsp9BM4
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) June 14, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s federal police force is ignoring risks to confidential informants and failing to take “special care” during national security investigations that could impact groups like religious and ethnic communities, concludes a yet-to-be released report by a federal watchdog.
The report by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), which was obtained by the Star through an access to information request before it was made public, warns the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s “dated” human sources policy needs “serious attention” to improve accountability and oversight.
“Let my people go.” Just the absolute state of the left. pic.twitter.com/W7ujGN6xDr
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 14, 2025
And the much anticipated sequel …
MELTDOWN alert! Just moments ago. A bald Karen in front of Delaney Prison. “It’s facism! I grew up in a White Nationalist family. I know.” Then why do you look like a skinhead? Warning: Thus video shows someone with severe head issues. pic.twitter.com/kfQuONsrzb
— Doreen Linder (@DorLinder) June 13, 2025
h/t Allen, Miss Trixie, Patti Jo & XC
A London academic has appealed to policymakers and military leaders to consider taking remedial action to minimise the impact of civil wars, which he warns have become a distinct possibility in Western nations.
Professor of War in the Modern World, David Betz of King’s College London, has claimed that many European countries now exhibit signs of being in a pre-civil war state. According to his research, there is a statistically significant chance of a war breaking out in the next five years in a Western state, and given Europe’s interconnected nature, it could spark similar conflicts in neighbouring nations.
h/t Patti Jo
The company allegedly required managers to reward employees “on the basis of their skin color alone and contrary to documented performance.”
Many believe that masculine industries, such as military and defense, are naturally immune to left-wing race and gender ideologies. This is mostly a myth. These institutions are organized according to prestige and profit—and when those signals point to “woke,” industry leaders have dutifully followed.
Take America’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin. As we have previously reported, after the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, Lockheed adopted radical DEI policies and, in one instance, required white men in leadership positions to attend a racial reeducation program and atone for their “white male privilege.”
What to expect at Trump’s $45 million military parade celebrating the US Army’s 250th in DC
Hundreds of thousands of revelers are expected to flood the streets of Washington, DC, Saturday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army.
The multi-million dollar parade — which also happens to be President Trump’s 79th birthday — will feature a dramatic display of around 6,600 soldiers as well as hundreds of vehicles and aircraft, Army officials said.
“We’re going to have a great time; we are going to have a great celebration,” Trump said, touting the festival as a show of US military might.
About 44 per cent of men living in Canada die prematurely, according to a new report from the Movember Institute of Men’s Health.
The report defines premature mortality as deaths in men before age 75. The deaths from cancer, coronary heart disease, accidents, suicide and the opioid crisis include some causes that might have been prevented through vaccinations, lifestyle changes like quitting smoking or avoiding injuries.
In 2023, almost 75,000 males died prematurely, according to Statistics Canada.
The Islamic Republic of Iran was no longer hiding its ambitions or disguising its defiance. It was openly confronting the United States, discarding every red line and ultimatum Washington drew in the sand.
At the center of the regime’s defiance lay one uncompromising reality: Iran would not stop enriching uranium. U.S. President Donald J. Trump made it clear: if Iran wanted a deal, enrichment had to stop. Period. Iran repeatedly came back with “no.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his top nuclear negotiators declared again and again that enrichment was off the table. In fact, they escalated it. Iran’s leaders mistook Trump’s preference not to use crushing military force for a lack of resolve to stop them.
But they have friends all over …
TERRIFYING: In Paris, a crowd of Islamists and far-left activists attempt to invade a building, break into a Jewish man’s apartment, and LYNCH him simply because he flew the Israeli flag from his balcony.
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) June 14, 2025
They're probably all heading for Canada. @fancypants_s https://t.co/yXH9XpvzfH
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) June 14, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
Self-inflicted wounds can be the most painful and we can’t ignore those injuries during a trade war.
United States President Donald Trump is making good on his threat to double his tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum producers.
“A 50 per cent tariff would completely shut us out of the U.S. market,” said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers national director for Canada.
A federal contracting officer and three businessmen pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a $550 million bribery scheme involving the embattled US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Roderick Watson, of Maryland, is alleged to have received bribes valued in excess of $1 million while working at USAID in exchange for using his position as a trusted overseer of taxpayer money to direct 14 prime federal contracts to two consulting companies, Apprio and Vistant.
Watson, 57, pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official and faces up to 15 years in prison. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in October.
Fifty years ago this fall the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States met in a castle outside Paris for three days of meetings, at the conclusion of which they issued the Declaration of Rambouillet, a 15-point statement of principles and commitments.
Noting that they were “each responsible for the government of an open, democratic society, dedicated to individual liberty and social advancement,” the Group of Six said they had come together because of “shared beliefs and shared responsibilities.”
The leaders pledged to “strengthen our efforts for closer international co-operation and constructive dialogue among all countries,” “restore growth in the volume of world trade” and “restore greater stability in underlying economic and financial conditions in the world economy.”
