Author: Blazingcatfur

As Carney visits Trump to discuss trade-security deal, diplomatic and business leaders warn of potential consequences

Carney and advisor head to Washington

Prime Minister Mark Carney will kick off talks with Donald Trump Tuesday in a bid for a comprehensive deal on trade and security, but top business and diplomatic voices are warning that linking the two issues in a single pact will only make it easier for the U.S. President to punish Canada with tariffs if he’s unhappy with its military or border spending.

Mr. Carney flew to Washington Monday ahead of a working lunch Tuesday with Mr. Trump at the White House – what could be the most important meeting between a U.S. president and Canadian prime minister in decades.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

WTF?

H/T Mauser

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Protests erupt in China after furious workers demand back pay as Trump’s tariffs on imports jolt economy

Protests from furious factory workers in China demanding back pay are spreading across the country after President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports began impacting the communist nation’s economy.

Unrest has been reported across the country as workers have taken to the streets protesting unpaid wages and challenging unfair dismissals following the closures of factories squeezed by US tariffs, according to Radio Free Asia.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", "Liberation Day", USA

New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics

 

As Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the federal government has its work cut out for it following a tumultuous few months in domestic politics — not just on the tariff front with the U.S., but also with the world’s second-largest economy.

In the fall, Canada followed in the footsteps of then-U.S. president Joe Biden in implementing an additional 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles — a move critics say makes less sense now considering the fractured relationship with our southern neighbours, our climate goals and China’s counter-tariffs on Canadian canola farmers.

China is Happy, Carney is Happy, Carney’s Cronies are Happy, Canada’s China Class is Happy, Net Zero Loons are Happy and Danielle Smith is Canola Happy!

Orange Man Bad.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", "Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada, USA

Trump administration to pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to leave

The American government is also in talks with Rwanda about a deal to take in migrants deported from the US

The Trump administration has announced plans to pay immigrants living illegally in the United States to leave the country.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that it would pay $1,000 to those that left voluntarily. They would also receive travel assistance and those who used an app to tell officials that they planned to return home would be “deprioritised” for detention and removal by immigration enforcement agents.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, USA

Mark Carney’s new skills as a politician will get a workout from Donald Trump

Mark Carney is new to politics, but in a matter of months, he is learning that each fight gets tougher.

He handily won the Liberal leadership in March. His election victory a week ago was tighter. This week, he’s up against Donald Trump, and the newly elected prime minister has to be aware that the stakes in this contest are higher and more daunting than the first two.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Bush official claims US built secret $21T underground ‘city’ for rich and powerful to live if ‘near-extinction event’ happens

A former housing official who worked under President George H. W. Bush has made an astonishing claim that the U.S. government spent years funneling money into the creation of a secret underground “city” where the rich and powerful can shelter in the event of a “near-extinction event.”

Catherine Austin Fitts, who served as the assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing between 1989 and 1990, made the shocking allegations during an appearance on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s podcast, although there is no concrete evidence to support her claims.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Eric Kaufmann: The Americanization of Canadian politics

Canadian politics is entering a new, more American phase, with ideology and polarization playing a stronger role than ever before.

This might seem counterintuitive given that Canadian animosity towards America over Trump’s annexation and tariff threats was the defining issue of the election. But if we peer beneath the surface, a series of structural trends are apparent, in line with a broader realignment of politics across the Western world.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

AfD Challenges “Right-Wing Extremist” Designation in Court

The right-wing populists Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is suing Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, BfV, after it designated the party as a “right-wing extremist” organization, opening the door for constant police surveillance or even banning.

Suspiciously issued just after AfD took over the ruling CDU in the polls and became Germany’s most popular party, BfV’s decision was clearly “politically motivated” and represents a “severe blow to German democracy,” AfD co-presidents Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla said in a statement last Friday. They promised to keep fighting for the freedom of expression and challenge the ruling with all legal tools available.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGermany, Germany - AfD party, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?

Independent Press Gallery sounds alarm after Canada slides to 21st place on press freedom index

The Independent Press Gallery has sounded the alarm as Canada continues its slide down the Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index.

After falling seven spots in just one year, Canada now sits in 21st place.

Carney is an evil being.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Government Owned News Media

Doug Ford asks Mark Carney to prioritize tunnel under Highway 401

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seeking Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for his idea to build a tunnel under Highway 401.

Ford sent the prime minister a letter today setting out a series of Ontario priorities that he hopes Carney will address, including accessing critical minerals, building an electric-vehicle supply chain and enacting bail reforms.

This is worse than Rob wanting a Monorail.

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Lucy Powell’s grooming gangs dismissal shames Labour

Pressure is growing on Lucy Powell MP to resign, following her sneering dismissal of public anger over the ongoing Pakistani-majority rape gang scandal. During an appearance on the BBC’s Any Questions, commentator Tim Montgomerie asked Powell if she had seen the recent Channel 4 documentary on the rape gangs — a programme which highlighted the indifference of police and social services to these crimes, for fear of upsetting “community relations”.

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