Author: Blazingcatfur

Liberals pushed Trump as key election issue, but lost seats on front lines of the trade war

As Mark Carney closed out his victory speech on election night, he reminded Canadians — as he did through much of the campaign — of the challenges posed by the ongoing tensions with the U.S. administration.

“We will build an independent future for our great country,” he said to the crowd. “Vive le Canada.”

But after touting himself as the best candidate to handle U.S. President Donald Trump, Carney’s Liberals lost key seats on the front lines of the trade war — seats that, had they won, could have pushed the party into majority territory.

People know Carney is a carpetbagger.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Muslim Association of Britain director called October 7 a lie

The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) has always denied being an extremist organisation, yet there can be little dispute as to the extremist views of its most “significant” director.

Anas Altikriti, who was president of the MAB from 2004 to 2005, has described the mass slaughter and rape of Israeli citizens on Oct 7 2023 as “a lie” and called the taking of hostages “a very important part” of any “act of resistance”.

The MAB has tried to distance itself from Mr Altikriti, saying he “does not speak for, nor represent the views of the MAB”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Why young voters flocked to Canada’s Conservatives

As Mark Carney settles into the role of Canada’s prime minister, he will not only have to take on US President Donald Trump, but also wider divisions within his own country.

Among those is a generational divide, with young voters who are concerned about housing unaffordability, crime and the cost of living coalescing around the Conservatives.

It’s a reversal from 2015, when youth voted in record numbers, helping sweep Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau to power.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

‘Not concerned’: Republicans dismiss Canada’s rejection of Trump

It was a wholesale rebuke of Donald Trump. But Republicans are shrugging off the Canadian election results — a race that favored conservatives until it became a referendum on the president — as a warning sign for their party.

The cementing of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party into power on Monday served as an expression of Canadians’ deeply felt anger about the president’s tariffs and annexation taunts. It was evidence of an electorate turning against conservatives in a neighboring country — one Trump has suggested should be the 51st state — when Trump became involved. But on this side of the border, GOP strategists, pollsters and party leaders said they were unbothered by the outcome and dismissed any trouble that may lie ahead for Republicans in the midterms.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

‘Trump for pope’ gains support from Republican senator

A Republican senator has backed Donald Trump to become the next pope.

Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, urged the papal conclave to “keep an open mind” about Mr Trump when it gathers to select the next head of the Roman Catholic Church next month.

Mr Graham, a frequent golf partner of the US president, said in a tongue-in-cheek X post that he was “excited” about the idea but conceded Mr Trump would be a “dark horse candidate”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

‘We’ve given Trump just what he wanted’: The Hub reacts to a dramatic Canadian federal election

And just like that, Canada’s long-awaited, much-analyzed federal election has come and gone. The still-somewhat-smoky scene this morning reveals a much different political landscape, with Mark Carney’s Liberals holding onto a minority (we think) government, the Conservatives growing their support and gaining key seats (though losing one particularly important one), and the NDP nearly wiped off the electoral map and losing official party status altogether.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025

Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Elon Musk out

Elon Musk launched a war against US federal employees working from home but is no longer based at the White House complex and mainly stays in touch by phone, President Trump’s chief of staff revealed.

Musk pledged to “significantly” cut back his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) after a 71 per cent drop in profits at Tesla as opponents shunned his electric vehicle company.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Doug Ford says Poilievre’s Conservatives were told not to help during Ontario election campaign

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives were instructed not to help the provincial party during its recent election campaign, as he explained the source of tension between the two parties that dogged the federal race.

Fractures between the federal Tories and Mr. Ford’s Progressive Conservatives spilled out into public view during the federal campaign, with Mr. Ford and one of his top advisers criticizing the Conservative party’s electoral strategy. In turn, re-elected Conservative MP Jamil Javani – a one-time adviser to Mr. Ford – lashed out at the Premier on election night, accusing him of sabotaging the campaign and of being a “hype man” for the federal Liberals. Mr. Jivani on Wednesday posted a doctored photo on social-media platform X of Mr. Ford dressed as wrestler, ripping off an Ontario PC shirt to reveal a Liberal one underneath.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Conservative Party

Minerals Pact: U.S. and Ukraine To Ink Historic Deal in D.C.

Ukraine and the United States planned to sign a long-awaited minerals deal Wednesday — before yet another last-minute obstacle threatened to scupper the plan.

As Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko traveled to Washington on Wednesday to ink the agreement, the American side demanded Kyiv sign not only the main economic pact, but also two technical side-deals, a senior official familiar with the matter told POLITICO after being granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Election Outcomes for Candidates or Ridings in Beijing’s Crosshairs

Some of Beijing’s top critics in Parliament were re-elected this week, but a Conservative candidate said by authorities to be targeted by a Chinese regime operation lost his bid to sit in the House of Commons.

There is no evidence so far that Joe Tay fell short because of the Chinese regime’s efforts, but in the lead-up to the vote, election security officials had warned he was the victim of a transnational repression operation.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", "Foreign Interference", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Election 2025

THOMSON: Canadians voted for change, but it may not be the change they want

Whatever might be said in the coming days about the results of Canada’s 45th federal election one thing is clear; Canadian’s voted for change. Unfortunately, that change is how Western Canada will come to see itself within confederation.

Let me begin by acknowledging that there is no doubt that Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada won last night’s election. We have a very safe and secure electoral system with paper ballots, scrutineers, and multiple levels of review in the event of any discrepancies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025

Another fine mess for California, courtesy of Gavin Newsom: Cops who act like third-world cops because they are third-world cops

Several years ago, a U.S. citizen friend who was originally from Argentina, told me she had a tough time explaining her career choice of police officer in the U.S. to her family back home. That’s because police in her country are considered corrupt human rights violators as bad as or worse than common street thugs.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Progressive Paradise", California