Canada’s top sailor says he’s confident our navy can stop Russia or China if they send ships through the strategically vital Northwest Passage without asking for permission.
“We wouldn’t need the allies to come to our aid. We could deal with it ourselves,” said Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee.
“We have the capacity to deploy our ships up there right now to stop them.”
Rules governing the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) are poised to be watered down after a backlash from carmakers.
Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary, will announce a fast-track consultation on potential policy changes to the phase-out of petrol engines at an industry gathering on Tuesday, it is understood.
The rethink comes after Mr Reynolds and Louise Haigh, the Transport Secretary, last week met executives from seven carmakers, trade groups and charging firms.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller defended the Liberal government’s new immigration plan and promised further changes would be coming to keep the system — and Canada’s population growth — in check in the coming weeks.
Appearing before the House of Commons immigration committee on Monday to pitch the controversial plan, Miller was under fire from the right for the lack of details on how to ensure temporary residents with expiring status will voluntarily leave Canada and from the left for scapegoating migrants for the country’s affordability and housing crisis.
He has no plan other than to keep flooding the country with cheap labour.
Is Donald Trump serious about tariffs? This has been the question hanging over not just world markets but the whole world of economics.
The popular wisdom had become that he wasn’t really that serious, and the key bit of evidence for that was his nomination of hedge fund investor Scott Bessent as his Treasury Secretary, someone seen as a moderate when it came to tariffs compared with others whose names were floated for the role.
The answer overnight, though, was pretty brutal. Yes, he is serious, and in the most unexpected way. By choosing to target Mexico and Canada as well as China, he is confirming threats made on the campaign trail that appeared the most fanciful.
1. Canadians are growing more divided
Darrell Bricker observes that while Canadian politics is becoming more polarized, it remains less extreme compared to the United States. Historically, Canadians’ focus on national unity, particularly the Quebec question, has suppressed ideological divisions. However, the 2011 and 2015 federal elections marked a shift toward ideological contests, with Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau exemplifying opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Three Muslim women were captured on camera kissing graffiti that said 'I love Hamas' in New York City.
The presence of so many terrorist sympathizers in NYC is truly alarming and disturbing. pic.twitter.com/39z9NDg5j7
— Vivid. (@VividProwess) November 25, 2024
Donald Trump couldn’t be clearer. He intends to abolish the Department of Education. He stated during the election campaign that “one thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, DC, and sending all education … back to the states”.
Some are wondering why he would bother. Created 45 years ago in the dying days of Jimmy Carter’s administration, the Department is one of the smaller Cabinet-level federal agencies. With a mere four and half thousand employees, abolishing it will hardly drain the Washington swamp.
Everyone is descended from both slaves and slave-owners.
It was an extremely common practice from the dawn of civilization. https://t.co/L0VEsoJegr
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly called President-elect Donald Trump on Monday night, just hours after Trump threatened to enact tariffs against Canada for border security issues.
“Shortly after Trump’s post, Trudeau contacted Trump and the two leaders spoke by phone,” said Bloomberg News reporter Brian Platt.
h/t patthedog
Hawk tried to grab the kitty but windscreen was in the way
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 26, 2024
Elon Musk has said the British public has “had enough of a tyrannical police state” as a petition calling for a general election passes two million signatures.
The billionaire entrepreneur and Donald Trump ally, 53, posted on his social media platform X on Sunday afternoon to share his support for the petition criticising Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
h/t DS
BREAKING
Trudeau Government funds research into:
"Gender Politics in Peruvian Rock Music" &
"Finding Social Justice through Distinctions in Modest Fashion"
All while 2 million Canadians use food banks
This is your taxpayer dollars at work after 9 years of Trudeau
WATCH pic.twitter.com/LIb8vpTRsd
— Corey Tochor (@ctochor) October 23, 2024
H/T Hermes
The incoming Trump administration plans to send families to internment camps, deport 12 million undocumented people, and to end temporary protected status (TPS), a designation for migrants who cannot safely return home. Some of these people will have well-founded refugee claims and will look to Canada.
As refugee lawyers, we heard countless stories from clients during the first Trump administration who initially arrived in the U.S. but did not remain there. Trump’s anti-migrant rhetoric and policies propelled them to cross into Canada, many at Roxham Road.
Must be worried they’re going to lose business if Canada cooperates with Trumps sensible plans.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been getting mocked for reportedly holding therapy cry sessions for White House employees upset over President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris.
The impact of the Liberal government’s plan to give Canadians a tax break and a cheque is up for debate, as economists weigh how meaningful the support will be for Canadians and whether the measures will contribute to inflation.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week he would remove the sales tax on certain “holiday essential” items for a two-month period and send a $250 cheque to Canadian workers making less than $150,000 per year.
Coyne has an Off Day, speaks sense.
I’m far from a fan of Andrew Coyne but he absolutely destroys Trudeau’s tax trick here. pic.twitter.com/3lH7Zo8FiX
— Glenda M (@McfarlaneGlenda) November 24, 2024
