Canada’s Iran War Stance Not Impacting US Relations, Formal Trade Talks to Start in ‘Due Course’: Minister Leblanc

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says relations between Ottawa and Washington have not been impacted by their differing stances on the Iran war.

U.S. President Donald Trump in recent days has publicly criticized some allied countries for not facilitating U.S. military operations or for not playing a role in helping restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

LeBlanc told reporters in Ottawa on March 30 he would not comment on that specific matter, while adding that Canada’s stance has “not been an impediment at all” during talks with U.S. officials.


I bet.

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UK Police Scale Back ‘Hate’ Investigations

Britain’s Labour home secretary has confirmed that police will no longer investigate most alleged ‘hateful’ comments, although concerns remain over existing database records and whether the new approach still risks undermining free speech.

The recording of so-called ‘non-crime hate incidents’ (NCHI)—statements believed to be “motivated by prejudice” but that don’t meet the criteria for criminal offences—has been under fire for some time, especially following high-profile cases, such as the one involving comedy writer Graham Linehan.

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Montreal terror suspect linked to al-Qaida evaluated at psychiatric institute

A Montrealer who served time in the past for providing support to the terrorist group al-Qaida — and who was charged last year for allegedly threatening to kill many people in Montreal — could be found criminally responsible for his actions if his case does eventually go to trial, a psychiatrist has determined.

On Tuesday, during a hearing at the Montreal courthouse before Quebec Court Judge Martin Chalifour, a defence lawyer representing Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 52, confirmed that his client was evaluated at the Philippe Pinel Institute.

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Hegseth calls on US allies to ‘step up’ over Strait of Hormuz

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called on allies to “step up” over the Strait of Hormuz, echoing earlier comments from President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday morning, Trump wrote on social media to tell countries to “go get your own oil”, adding that “the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us”.

Hegseth reiterated the president’s view during a news conference on Tuesday, saying it was not just the job of the US to secure what he called a “critical waterway”.

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Michael Higgins: What have the Liberals, and the CBC, got against women?

As the world slowly comes to terms with restoring the rights of women, the Carney government seems intent on perpetuating discrimination against females.

The International Olympic Committee, once steadfast in its bizarre commitment to opening up the female sporting category to all and sundry, is the latest organization to see the light.

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Carney’s Government Is Not Failing to See China’s Threat. It Is Choosing to Look Away.

OTTAWA — During my years in the RCMP, I dealt with organized crime, national security threats, and foreign actors who sought to exploit Canada’s openness. We understood something fundamental: threats rarely announce themselves plainly. They operate in the grey space—deniable, incremental, and often dismissed until it is too late.

What concerns me today is not just that foreign interference is happening. It is that Canada still seems reluctant to call it what it is—particularly when it involves the Chinese Communist Party.

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King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war

King Charles will go ahead with a state visit to the US in April, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, despite some politicians saying the trip will be a “humiliation” while Donald Trump’s war with Iran is ongoing.

MPs have privately expressed concerns there is potential to embarrass the king if the US president continues his criticisms of the UK’s armed forces before or during the trip.

The chair of the foreign affairs select committee, Emily Thornberry, is among those who have said there should be a delay while the war continues, although the Foreign Office has said it is intended to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence.

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SF DEI Boss Appointed To Redistribute Wealth to Black Community, Redistributed Wealth to Her Boyfriend

The drug overdose death of George Floyd, a violent criminal, led to a corporate moral panic and mass political hysteria in which hundreds of millions of dollars were thrown at anyone claiming to speak for the black community.

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David Thomas: The nonsense around human rights tribunals is even worse than you think

When I became the Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in 2014, I said some things I was not supposed to say. I made the observation that human rights tribunals had a bad reputation. This wasn’t received well.

In my first Annual Report to Parliament, I asserted that “Discrimination is not widely accepted in Canada. It is not acceptable to most Canadians to even hear a suggestion of prohibited discrimination, let alone engage in it.” I still believe that remains true today.

h/t Patti Jo

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