Author: Blazingcatfur

The typical Canadian pays 70 percent more income tax than the typical American

In the recent federal election, the Liberals and Conservatives both campaigned on lowering income taxes to ease the burden on working- and middle-class Canadians. Sure enough, an income tax cut is planned for July 1st.

This focus on tax cuts raises the question: how much of a burden are income taxes on the typical Canadian?

The “typical Canadian”—defined as the median income earner—is currently taxed at an average of just over 17 percent (federal plus provincial). The upcoming tax cut will decrease that by about half a percentage point, bringing it to just under 17 percent.

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

The public have a right to know about the Liverpool car suspect

A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool supporters during their Premier League trophy parade last night. Hundreds of thousands were out on the streets to celebrate when the car collided with pedestrians on Water Street, in the heart of Liverpool city centre, shortly after 6 p.m. Twenty-seven were taken to hospital, two of them with serious injuries, while 20 were treated on the scene. Four of the injured were children. Mercifully – miraculously – no one seems to have died.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Casualty Event"

Florida School District Embraces AI Gun Detection

Artificial intelligence, as we currently have it, is an interesting technology, especially since it’s really just some pretty advanced if/then statements, more or less. It’s being embraced for a variety of purposes, some of which make sense and some of which doesn’t.

One area we’re seeing it used a lot is in gun detection efforts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence", Gun Control, Gun Rights

John Robson: Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program Amounts to Slave Labour

Politics famously make for strange bedfellows. But what’s with the federal government and the temporary foreign worker program? How are these committed progressives working hand-in-glove with big business to exploit foreigners? And why aren’t we upset?

Arguably I don’t get out much. But lately when I do travel, short distances or long, I notice that nearly everyone I deal with in hotels, restaurants, etc., and half at the supermarket checkout, are here as slave labour. How’s that woke? Or tolerable?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘Tyranny in Disguise’: Will Democracy Survive in Europe?

February 14, 2025. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivers remarks in Germany, at the Munich Security Conference. The audience expects him to talk about foreign policy, geopolitics, and threats facing the world.

Instead, he says that the most worrying threat today is “the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values.” He adds that European countries and institutions are undermining democracy and freedom of speech — and gives examples.

“A former European commissioner,” Vance states, “went on television recently and sounded delighted that the Romanian government had just annulled an entire election.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEU, Europe, European Union

Canada faces ‘massive challenge’ as NATO eyes new 5% spending target: expert

OTTAWA – When representatives of NATO nations meet in The Hague late next month, they’re expected to dramatically hike the alliance’s defence spending target for members — the one Canada is failing to hit already.

At the last NATO summit in Washington last year, allies lined up to call out Canada for failing to meet the alliance defence spending target of two per cent of national GDP.

When Prime Minister Mark Carney attends the NATO summit next month, he’ll likely be under pressure to commit to a new defence spending target of five per cent of national GDP.

I see a real possibility of the US asserting control over “our Arctic” for national security reasons as I suspect Canada to remain lackadaisical about defense matters.

Who knows, maybe even NATO will tire of us.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, NATO

Wilders threatens collapse of Dutch coalition if asylum freeze is not implemented within weeks

Dutch right-wing leader Geert Wilders has issued a stark ultimatum to the country’s ruling coalition, threatening to withdraw support from the government within weeks if it does not impose a strict asylum freeze.

“Otherwise we will get out,” the Party for Freedom (PVV) leader declared at a press conference on Monday, during which he presented a hardline 10-point plan aimed at radically curbing migration and dismantling existing asylum policies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGeert Wilders

Star Harvard business professor stripped of tenure, fired for manipulating data in studies on dishonesty

A renowned Harvard University professor was stripped of her tenure and fired after an investigation found she fabricated data on multiple studies focused on dishonesty.

Francesca Gino, a celebrated behavioral scientist at Harvard Business School, was let go after the school’s top governing board determined she tweaked observations in four studies so that their findings boosted her hypotheses, GHB reported.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

A BC Port Plans Self-Driving Trucks. Unions Are ‘Dead Set’ Opposed

Prince Rupert’s port is testing self-driving trucks, The Tyee has learned. But unions fear job losses and safety threats.

The Prince Rupert Port Authority, owned by the federal government but operating independently, plans to carry out trials with the autonomous vehicles this summer and hopes to make them part of its operations.

A port authority presentation obtained by The Tyee says the technology is needed to address driver shortages as the port — the third busiest in Canada — expands.

The Genie is out of the bottle. The union may slow the implementation but they won’t stop it.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence"

Seattle Cops Have Finally Had it Up to HERE With the City

Violence returned to Seattle this weekend, and that has police fuming about the city’s “naïve or deliberate” decision that made it inevitable.

Seattle police reported at least 23 arrests on Saturday at Cal Anderson Park during MayDayUSA’s “Don’t Mess With Our Kids” rally — and the pro-LGBTQ counter-protest. According to the Seattle Times, “Roughly 500 people attended the prayer rally” and “about as many turned out in protest.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives

Hudson’s Bay will terminate more than 8,000 employees, close stores by Sunday

More than 8,000 Hudson’s Bay employees will be out of work by June 1 as Canada’s oldest company closes its doors following the completion of its liquidation sale.

Hudson’s Bay filed a motion on Monday stating that it will have terminated 8,347 employees, or 89 percent of its workforce, by June 1, most of whom work in retail stores that are set to shutter on that day.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada