OTTAWA — It was a beautiful evening in Old Montreal. The sun wasn’t quite setting and the temperature was a perfect 25 degrees Celsius.
But that was outside the swanky Place d’Armes Hotel. Inside, the atmosphere was chillier.
Author: Blazingcatfur
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections on 23 February.
Scholz called Monday’s vote and had expected to lose it, but calculated that triggering an early election was his best chance of reviving his party’s political fortunes.
It comes around two months after the collapse of Scholz’s three-party coalition government, which left the embattled chancellor leading a minority administration.
h/t DS
Clashing with consecutive finance ministers shows Trudeau’s disregard for policy
If all your partners complained about the same aspect of your behaviour again and again, you might start to reflect on the fact that you are the common denominator. At some point it may occur to you that you, not they, are the source of the problem.
Despite serious friction about the soundness of his policy decisions with two consecutive finance ministers, which culminated in Chrystia Freeland’s resignation on Monday, it does not seem that this possibility has occurred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It’s fun to watch them eat their own but why no regime ending internal revolt? Too many lickspittles.
Israel Will Close Embassy in Ireland Due to ‘Extreme Anti-Israel Policies,’ Foreign Minister Says
The state of Israel will shutter its embassy in Ireland after it backed South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice and promised to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu if he set foot in the country. The Irish prime minister called Israel’s decision to close the embassy “deeply regrettable.”
“The decision to close Israel’s embassy in Dublin was made in light of the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government,” Gideon Sa’ar said in a statement on Sunday. “Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel. Israel will invest its resources in advancing bilateral relations with countries worldwide, prioritising those that align with Israel’s interests and values.”
Toronto Star offers handy guide to help you avoid “diverse” neighborhoods
How diverse is your neighbourhood? A new website shows how immigration to Canada has transformed our cities
Have you ever wondered how your local community stacks up when it comes to diversity in ethnicities, income levels, language spoken or education attainments?
Residents of Canada’s six largest metropolitan areas can now check that out through a website launched on Monday that tracks the transformation of the country by immigration down to the neighbourhood level.
Coined “Superdiversity,” the project crunches immigration and census data into interactive graphics and maps that showcase Canada’s changing landscapes and how socioeconomic indicators such as wealth, income, employment status and education play out across ethnic groups, generations of newcomers and neighbourhoods.
Diversity is code for anti-white racism in Canada and has turned a once great nation into a balkanized low trust society of 5th column imported sectarian hatreds. The Star hates you.
In Justin Trudeau's own words, being born in Canada, makes you less of a Canadian than people who show up here. He says being born here means you "defaulted in".
He speaks & acts as if Canadians don't deserve Canada.
This was a part of an interview celebrating Canada hitting… pic.twitter.com/4s1Hjm93f1
— Bruce McGonigal (@bruce_mcgonigal) December 15, 2024
Wray’s Resignation Won’t Undo Trauma His FBI Foot Soldiers Caused Innocent Families
Mark Houck was making breakfast in his Pennsylvania home in the quiet hours of Sept. 23, 2022. His seven children were still sleeping when he was startled by urgent pounding on the front door and the doorbell rapidly ringing.
“Open up!” men bellowed aggressively.
David Coletto: Is there even still a ‘centre’ in Canadian politics?
Canadians describe themselves as being in the “centre.”
In four Abacus Data surveys conducted from September to November, interviewing over 10,000 Canadian adults, 45 percent self-identified as being in the centre of a traditional Left-Right spectrum. Another 28 percent put themselves on the Left or centre-Left, while 27 percent said they were on the Right or centre-Right.
Chrystia Freeland resigning from cabinet hours before fiscal update
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from the federal cabinet, placing the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for her decision.
The announcement came in a letter she shared on X (formerly Twitter) Monday morning.
In the letter addressed to Trudeau, Freeland wrote, “On Friday, you informed me that you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in Cabinet.”
See my letter to the Prime Minister below // Veuillez trouver ma lettre au Premier ministre ci-dessous pic.twitter.com/NMMMcXUh7A
— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) December 16, 2024
Ex-CIA staffer offers ‘unsettling’ theory behind drones as feds dismiss concerns as ‘overreaction’
“Now in terms of who is behind this, deducing the statements that have been made by John Kirby, who has said that these objects are not operating illegally coupled with the several op-eds that have been out the last 24 hours about the need to look at our detection systems, makes me think, perhaps, this is actually a classified exercise to test either evasion technology or detection technology in urban areas,” Ballman said.
Second suggestion that the US is looking for something that’s not supposed to be there.
Those pesky #drones pic.twitter.com/7SkPGSFIG4
— Politi_Rican (@TheRicanMemes) December 14, 2024
Police search for 11 suspects allegedly linked to violence at Brampton, Mississauga protests
Police in Peel Region are working to identify 11 persons of interest who were allegedly involved in violence that broke out during protests in Brampton and Mississauga last month.
On Saturday, police released photographs of several suspects who are allegedly responsible for various offences including assault and assault with weapons.
In a press release, they allege the suspects are behind offences such as ” assault causing bodily harm, assaulting a police officer and public incitement of hatred.”
WTF?
LOL! @fancypants_s https://t.co/2afvf34Jaj
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) December 16, 2024
H/T Auntie Polly
Police chief demands complete rethink on non-crime hate incidents
Police chiefs have called for a complete overhaul of the recording of non-crime hate incidents, warning that it has become an “impediment” to officers doing their job.
The chairman of the College of Policing, Lord Herbert of South Downs, said the government should consider scrapping the practice in its present form, making him the most senior policing figure to criticise how hate incidents are logged.
Sean Fraser latest rat bastard LPC liar to flee Trudeau’s sinking ship
Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will announce on Monday that he will not seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding and will leave the federal cabinet during the next shuffle, CBC News has learned.
Sources say that cabinet shuffle could happen as soon as Wednesday.
The push to change Justin Trudeau’s inner circle before the Christmas holidays comes as the prime minister and his senior advisers mount yet another effort to convince former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney to join the cabinet, according to multiple high-level Liberal sources.
Fraser ran Canada into the ditch while immigration minister then he was given the housing portfolio to ruin. He lies as easily as Trudeau and Freeland.
Backlash to billionaire Issa brothers’ new attempt to build UK’s biggest Muslim cemetery
The billionaire Issa brothers have sparked a growing backlash after launching a renewed attempt to build Britain’s biggest Muslim cemetery.
Plans to develop the sweeping 45-acre Memorial Garden site near Oswaldtwistle, west of Blackburn, Lancashire have come under fire from councillors and residents over fears it would create further congestion on nearby roads and damage wildlife.
Have Canadians Become Less Generous? Study Tracks 2 Decades of Donation Trends
Canadians are donating less to charity, with both the number of donors and the donation amounts shrinking, according to a recent study by the Fraser Institute.
The study, titled “Generosity in Canada: The 2024 Generosity Index,” shows that the percentage of tax filers who donated to charity has fallen to its lowest point in 20 years.