Author: Blazingcatfur
GOLDSTEIN: ‘One and done’ isn’t working for the Conservatives
Before the Conservatives decide Pierre Poilievre’s political fate, they should consider how their “one and done” approach of dumping their leader after one election loss, ever since Stephen Harper was defeated in 2015, has worked out for them.
The answer is not well.
Poilievre fell victim to a Liberal media TDS eruption. He did more than well enough to merit a 2nd chance.
Rubio says Venezuelans sheltering at Argentinian embassy ‘rescued’ by US
Five members of Venezuela’s political opposition have left the Argentinian diplomatic compound in their country’s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest, and were in the United States on Tuesday, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said.
Rubio did not provide details of the group’s movements to reach the US, but he described the event as a rescue operation.
The government of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, did not immediately comment on the situation.
Quebec border sees asylum claims double between March and April
Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States.
There were 2,733 asylum claims last month at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle port of entry, south of Montreal. That’s up from 1,356 claims in March and 755 in February, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency.
Become the 51st State. Start the deportations. Problem solved.
JD Vance: Russia is asking for too much in Ukraine negotiations
JD Vance has accused Russia of “asking for too much” in the most direct American criticism yet, singling out Moscow as a barrier to peace.
The vice-president admitted there was still a “big gulf” between Russia and Ukraine which he said could only be bridged by direct talks between the two adversaries. He also appeared to accept Russia’s argument that it could not, for strategic reasons, agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US and accepted by Ukraine.
GUNTER: Time for Ford to get out of bed with Carney, back Alberta premier
So, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is unhappy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her hints at a separation referendum next year in Alberta. Well, the feeling is mutual. Ford isn’t very popular or respected in Alberta.
I’ve taken to calling Ford the Liberal Premier of Ontario. I know he styles himself as a Conservative, but after his behaviour during the recent federal election an outside observer unfamiliar with his party affiliation would be forgiven for assuming Ford and Liberal Leader Mark Carney were political bunkmates.
How can you not like Danielle Smith?
She has no problem in standing up against Ford and telling him to stand in his own lane.
I'm from BC. So wish we had a premier like her.pic.twitter.com/FyC8utOFqt
— TheRealMrBench (@therealmrbench) May 8, 2025
An insincere change of heart by Carney Suck-Up Ford
WHOA – SOMETHING HAPPENED
They CLEARLY had a meeting about Alberta.
Doug Ford suddenly talking about his great relationship with Danielle Smith
and how Albertans have been ignored for 10 years?? pic.twitter.com/mJYuCOvBPd
— Tablesalt (@Tablesalt13) May 7, 2025
White Smoke Rises From Chimney of Sistine Chapel – Robert Prevost of the US named Pope Leo XIV
White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a new pope. Of the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Vatican since May 7, one has now been elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks
After his first visit to the White House for a meeting with United States President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s path towards the start of Canada-U.S. negotiations to end the mounting trade war is murky with uncertainty.
Carney (Nepean, Ont.) and a small team of his cabinet ministers—International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.)—travelled to Washington, D.C., on May 5 where they held a much-anticipated meeting with Trump at the Oval Office on May 6.
Biden’s confused BBC interview was devastating for himself and Kamala Harris
The ex-president apparently believes he was just too successful to realise he should step back. He couldn’t even mention his VP’s name
Does Joe Biden blame his vice-president for losing the 2024 election to Donald Trump? He certainly doesn’t take any responsibility himself. And when it comes to Kamala Harris, he can’t even bring himself to say her name.
Biden sat down with the BBC’s Nick Robinson for his first full interview since leaving office. The 82-year-old ex-president was still able to speak pointedly about America’s foreign policy, warning of the dangers of appeasing Russia and abandoning Nato. But when Robinson asked Biden about dropping out of his re-election bid in mid-2024, he got tongue-tied.
Biden interview
Senior Trump Official Credits President for ‘New Relationship’ With Canada
White House official Stephen Miller says U.S. President Donald Trump has helped to secure a new trade and defence relationship with Canada, following the first meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“President Trump has opened up a completely new relationship with Canada because of his strength and because of his diplomacy,” Miller said during an interview with Fox News on May 7.
The High-School Juniors With $70,000-a-Year Job Offers
Elijah Rios won’t graduate from high school until next year, but he already has a job offer—one that pays $68,000 a year.
Rios, 17 years old, is a junior taking welding classes at Father Judge, a Catholic high school in Philadelphia that works closely with companies looking for workers in the skilled trades. Employers are dealing with a shortage of such workers as baby boomers retire. They have increasingly begun courting high-school students like Rios—a hiring strategy they say is likely to become even more crucial in the coming years.
There’s a quick way to spot before reading the text that this isn’t a program that would be run by any level of Canadian government.
h/t DS
Hong Kong Police Detain Relatives of Canadian Conservative Candidate Targeted by Liberal Party at behest of Beijing masters
Hong Kong Police Detain Relatives of Canadian Candidate Targeted by Beijing Election Interference
HONG KONG / OTTAWA — In a striking escalation of Beijing’s interference in Canada’s Parliament and its global campaign to silence dissent, Hong Kong police have reportedly detained and questioned relatives of former Conservative election candidate Joe Tay—who was targeted by aggressive Chinese cyber and ground operations during the recent federal campaign, according to The Bureau’s intelligence sources.
h/t Mauser
Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’
The Israeli embassy was the target of a terror plot linked to Iran, The Times has learnt.
A group of Iranian men are suspected of planning an atrocity at the embassy in Kensington, west London.
Counterterrorism officers, supported by the military, swooped in to make arrests at the weekend fearing that an attack was imminent.
WTF?
YOO-HOO! ANYBODY HOME? @fancypants_s https://t.co/5awFFWSAVk
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) May 8, 2025
h/t Auntie Polly
WTF?
Swedish Member of the European Parliament sparked Muslim outrage after calling to stop Islamic immigration over Islam’s barbaric Sharia laws.
Do you agree with her?pic.twitter.com/AiJKFufzOJ
— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) May 7, 2025