Author: Blazingcatfur

Half of GTA residents would consider moving to more affordable Canadian real estate market: survey

About half of GTA residents say they would consider leaving to buy property in one of Canada’s more affordable cities, according to a new Royal LePage survey.

The online poll, which surveyed 900 Canadians aged 18 and older living in the country’s three largest urban centres, found that about 50 per cent of respondents would consider buying a property in one of Canada’s most affordable cities “if they were able to find a job or work remotely.”

Among renters, about 60 per cent said they would be willing to relocate while only about 45 per cent of current homeowners said they would consider it.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Nikki Haley sparks outrage with ‘finish them’ message on Israeli bomb

Former US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has sparked outrage by writing “Finish Them” on an artillery shell during a Memorial Day visit to the Israeli military near the border with Lebanon.

Photos of the former South Carolina governor writing on the bomb were shared by Israeli parliamentarian and former envoy to the United Nations, Danny Danon, who accompanied the American politician.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

‘Liberal men wearing a period bracelet doesn’t advance women’s health rights’: Ontario MPP Goldie Ghamari

Period bracelets worn by some federal Liberal ministers hit the wrong note online, with Ontario MPP Goldie Ghamari pointing out the bracelets don’t “advance women’s health rights,” and she wasn’t alone.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Trump ‘considering role for Elon Musk in his administration’

Donald Trump is considering giving Elon Musk a plum advisory role if he wins the US presidential election, according to reports.

The presumptive Republican nominee is understood to have discussed how to give the billionaire Tesla chief executive influence over key policy issues including border security and the economy.

Mr Musk, 52, is also said to be working with Nelson Peltz, the billionaire investor, to convince elite business leaders to reject Joe Biden, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

CBC Executives Received $14.9 Million in Bonuses in 2023

CBC executives received a combined $14.9 million in bonuses for fiscal year 2023, even as the broadcaster laid off 141 employees and CEO Catherine Tait said the organization was suffering financial hardship, according to documents submitted to the House of Commons.

All 46 network executives received bonuses, for a combined $3,020,021, the CBC wrote in response to an Inquiry of Ministry, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. Another 1,140 managers, or 99 percent of those on payroll, also received bonuses, worth a combined $11,883,734.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCBC, CBC Scandals

Homeless sent out of city to make room for Taylor Swift fans

A number of homeless people have been sent out of Edinburgh to make way for tourists ahead of Taylor Swift performing in the city, BBC News has learned.

Shelter Scotland said several homeless people it supports had been sent via taxi to Aberdeen and Glasgow amid a shortage in accommodation, and one person was offered temporary accommodation as far away as Newcastle.

The housing charity said it was “a blatant injustice” for homeless people to be “in direct competition” with tourists.

I can’t wait to see what Chow does for her come November.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Canadian Home Prices “Need” To Be High To Pay For Retirements: PM

Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a part of everyone’s retirement plan, according to Canada’s government.

That’s according to statements made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an interview with the Globe & Mail’s City Space podcast. “Housing needs to retain its value… It’s a huge part of people’s potential for retirement and future nest egg,” he explained when discussing affordability.

The statement is shocking. If the intention was to never lower home prices, what was with the tens of billions spent on improving affordability about? We’ve long argued many of the measures implemented were actually to reinforce prices, not lower them. But let’s look past all of that, and get to the most disturbing part of that sentence. 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump’s Trial Has Already Damaged the Office of the Presidency

To limit and undo that damage and restore the rule of law, Republicans may have no choice but to respond in kind.

Now that the jury holds the fate of former president Donald Trump in its hands, we can pause to more broadly assess the meaning of his trials. Observers (this one included) have followed every cross-examination tactic and surprise witness but at the cost of overlooking the trial’s larger blow to our political and constitutional norms.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome

Defence industry, allies call for Canada to increase military investments

Canada’s announcement of an $11.2-billion contract to improve training platforms for the military is getting a lukewarm reception at the country’s largest defence trade show, as allies and military industry companies want to see more investment from the federal government.

Bill Blair detailed the contract, which includes the purchase of 70 training aircraft, in a keynote speech at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries’ annual defence industry tradeshow (CANSEC) in Ottawa.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

New study: Infrastructure needed to support a ‘zero emissions’ electric trucking fleet comes with a $1 trillion price tag

“We’re facing an unfunded, $1 trillion mandate that carries enormous consequences for the American consumer.” At least that’s what Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations President and CEO has to say about one D.C. diktat coming down from on high in particular, and that is the one mandating that the American trucking industry bend to EPA rules requiring all electric fleets and production lines.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Energy Matters", "EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny"