Author: Blazingcatfur

Dear Ottawa: Mandating electric-vehicle sales is a bad idea

Canadians got a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa released new electric-vehicle regulations. The move, called the “Electric Vehicle Availability Standard,” aims to dramatically accelerate EV sales. Meeting the standard will require EVs to constitute 20 per cent of new vehicles sold by 2026, 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035. For reference, EV market share has been less than 10 per cent in recent years. But not complying with the proposed rule risks drawing the ire of regulators – along with potentially hefty fines.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Energy Matters", "EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Communism, Communists

Germany: AfD Wins Saxony Mayoral Election

The right-wing antiglobalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is poised to secure its second mayoral position. Residents of Pirna—a town of 37,000 situated in Saxony—brushed off the state intelligence agency’s recent ‘extremist’ classification of the party and voted AfD candidate Tim Lochner into office.

After finishing first by a nearly ten-point margin in the town’s initial round of voting late last month, Lochner, a 53-year-old master carpenter—who isn’t a member of AfD, but ran on its ticket—again bested his opponents from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Voters in the second round of voting on Sunday, December 17th, securing 38.5% of the vote according to the final tally.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGermany, Germany - AfD party

Nova Scotia sees spike in military personnel living in tents, couchsurfing amid housing crisis

Active-duty military personnel in Nova Scotia are experiencing an “epidemic” of homelessness and housing vulnerability while others are turning down postings in the province because housing is either unaffordable or unavailable, provincial MLAs heard Tuesday.

Several groups that provide community-level supports and services to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and to veterans were invited to a legislative standing committee Tuesday to provide insight into how the province’s cost-of-living crisis is affecting Forces members and veterans.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

Israel posts doctor’s ‘Hamas confession’ after hospital arrests

Israel has sought to justify arresting scores of medical staff in Gaza by posting a video that purports to show a hospital manager confessing to working for Hamas.

Ahmed Kahlot, head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was detained last week along with 70 other medical staff. It followed the arrest last month of Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

“Superstar” trans activist arrested for raping two young boys…

The transvestite, transgender, transsexual movement is often in the headlines for troubling reasons. It appears that almost every new report involves an instance of violence or assault connected to someone from this group. What’s even more alarming is the recent trend of high-profile figures within the movement being arrested for extremely serious and disturbing offenses.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"They really do want your children"

43% believe Islam to be a harmful presence to Canada … 49% of Christmas Ruining Cultists Believe Anti-Semitism To Be A Minor Problem

… Canadians who identified as Jewish were very likely to see antisemitism as a major problem (75 per cent). Of those who identified as Muslim, nearly half (48 per cent) perceived anti-Muslim discrimination as a serious issue. Half of Muslim respondents (49 per cent) identified antisemitism as a minor or non-existent issue while one in five Jewish respondents (19 per cent) classified Islamophobia as a minor or non-existent problem.

… “Views of religions were fairly static… with one notable exception,” the survey stated. “Canadians are now more likely to say Islam is damaging to Canadian society than they were in 2022. Now, more than two-in-five (43%) believe Islam to be a harmful presence to Canada, a figure triple the number who believe the religion to be a positive contributor.”

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

Dozens arrested in Capitol Rotunda at anti-Israel rally led by Linda Sarsour

WASHINGTON — Police arrested “roughly 60” anti-Israel protesters inside the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday after a group led by controversial activist Linda Sarsour staged an illegal rally in the iconic venue.

“Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crimes!” chanted members of the group, holding “Stop Arming Israel” signs.

It is illegal to hold demonstrations inside the Capitol, though violators of the prohibition are inconsistently prosecuted by the DC US Attorney’s Office after being arrested.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Tasha Kheiriddin: Anti-Israel propaganda is everywhere and the Liberals are benefitting

What happened to Canadian youth’s love-in with the Conservative Party? Last month, Gen Z couldn’t get enough of the Tories: an Abacus poll taken in late November found that 36 per cent of voters aged 18-29 would vote Conservative, compared to 24 per cent who would vote Liberal. This month, the bloom is off the rose: the latest Abacus poll shows Conservative voters bleeding to the Liberals in all age categories, but most noticeably among 18-29 year olds. Today, only 24 per cent of them would vote Conservative, compared to 32 per cent who would vote Liberal, a near total reversal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

London set to become like drug-ravaged San Francisco, warns policing chief

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London and other UK cities risk becoming like drug-ravaged San Francisco because of a surge in super-strength synthetic opioids, one of Britain’s most senior policing figures has warned.

Donna Jones, who chairs the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said the epidemic of drug overdoses in the California city offered a stark warning of what the UK might face as a result of global changes in the illegal drug market.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDrug Legalization, Drugs

Canadian military buying armed drones for $2.49B

After more than two decades of debate, discussion and policy dissection, Canada’s air force finally has the green light to acquire armed drones.

A fleet of 11 MQ-9B Reaper drones, built by U.S. defence contractor General Atomics, will be purchased in a $2.49 billion package, Liberal MPs announced Tuesday on behalf of Defence Minister Bill Blair.

As CBC News reported in October, delivery of the remotely piloted aircraft won’t take place until 2028 and the air force doesn’t expect to have the full fleet up and running until 2033.

This seems like a very small return on a huge investment in useless chatter.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"