Author: Blazingcatfur

Ottawa, banks approve millions in loans to reduce barriers for Black entrepreneurs

Major lending programs for Black entrepreneurs have quickened their paces after a slow start, with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce approving $8.5-million in loans and grants and Ottawa authorizing about $35.1-million in loans so far.

After the killing of George Floyd in 2020, the federal government, major financial institutions and Black community groups spent months discussing how to knock down some of the barriers that Black businesses disproportionately face in accessing capital. Ottawa and major banks almost came together to launch a new national lending initiative, but the banks walked away to run their own programs.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Identity Politics"

Mitch McConnell Persuaded FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to Donate Millions to Anti-Trump Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly held secretive meetings with Sam Bankman-Fried and persuaded the disgraced former FTX CEO to donate millions of dollars to anti-Trump Republicans.

McConnell gave the Democrat megadonor a list of Republican candidates who were running against President Donald Trump’s endorsements in the 2o22 elections.

The meeting was revealed by Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short, during an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Number of Canadians reporting financial stress jumps 20% in a year — report calls increase a ‘national emergency’

The number of Canadians who say they are unable to meet their financial obligations and are facing mounting financial stress has jumped significantly in the past year, according to a new survey from the National Payroll Institute, which is calling the situation a national emergency.

“A financial storm has picked up significant strength and it’s far more intense than initially predicted,” Peter Tzanetakis, the institute’s president, told the Star. “The key drivers of this financial stress have been increases in interest rates, inflation and the cost of living.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Not exactly a feel good housing story … or Don’t believe a word a Liberal says

If you can’t afford a house, a recession will help a lot more than building more homes

“When there’s dynamic demand, there’s just no way that increasing supply is going to all of a sudden reduce prices by 10, 15 or 20 per cent,” Mr. Clayton said. “The only way to do that is what happened back in the late latter 1980s and early ‘90s, and in the first half of the ‘70s – have a big recession, lose a lot of jobs.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada, WTF?

Delivery driver who shot YouTube prankster after failed stunt acted in ‘self-defence’

A delivery driver who shot a YouTube prankster in the chest from close range after a failed stunt was acting in “self-defence”, a United States jury has ruled.

Alan Colie, 31, was acquitted by a Virginia court of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of 21-year-old Tanner Cook, who runs the Classified Goons YouTube channel.

Colie pleaded not guilty and said he was acting in self-defence during the incident at the Dulles Town Centre shopping centre earlier this year.

I am fine with this.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGun Control, Gun Rights

Douglas Murray: Canada’s descent into ignorance shocks the world

An unbearable stupidity has trickled down from the Liberal government

Perhaps I should say straight away that I love Canada. Some of my best friends are Canadian. That minimal throat-clearing aside, let me say — as a friendly outsider — that Canada today looks like a nation of ignoramuses.

The incident in Parliament the other week is just one case in point. Standing ovations are very rare things. They should be very special things. When a whole House stands to applaud someone they had better be very sure who they are applauding.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Canada

Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat

Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption in Ukraine than they publicly admit, a confidential U.S. strategy document obtained by POLITICO suggests.

The “sensitive but unclassified” version of the long-term U.S. plan lays out numerous steps Washington is taking to help Kyiv root out malfeasance and otherwise reform an array of Ukrainian sectors. It stresses that corruption could cause Western allies to abandon Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, and that Kyiv cannot put off the anti-graft effort.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUncategorized

Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory

OTTAWA – An Environment Canada advisory that singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last October was issued despite multiple warnings from some staff about it being discriminatory.

The advisory was edited and an apology issued within hours as complaints poured in to the national weather service the morning the annual Indian festival of lights was set to begin.

Remember this Khalistani v India fireworks celebration from last year?

Brampton has since banned fireworks though I wonder if the bylaw will be respected.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity"

Ulez van wardens wear balaclavas after Blade Runner TikTok videos

Wardens policing Sadiq Khan’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) are wearing balaclavas after Blade Runners activists mocked them on social media, The Telegraph can reveal.

The Labour London mayor has rolled out mobile automatic number plate vans (ANPR) in an attempt to prevail over vigilantes determined to sabotage the green scheme.

The vans are being deployed on roads in outer London boroughs in the newly-expanded zone, where older vehicles are charged £12.50 a day.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"

Canada’s credibility is cratering. It’s time to take foreign policy seriously

It’s been a chaotic and newsworthy past couple of weeks in Ottawa. But we cannot cause the latest political developments to obscure the fact that we recently learned of evidence that the Indian government carried out the murder of a Canadian citizen on our soil. Or that our major allies such as the U.S., the U.K., and Australia could barely bring themselves to issue much more than perfunctory responses. The entire episode is a sign that Canada’s global credibility has been diminished such that the shared values of sovereignty and rule of law are no longer worth a robust shared response when a competing goal, such as India’s strategic value as a counterweight to China, exists. This must be a wake-up call for Canadians.

Trudeau is a whiny woke bitch no one wants around.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inJustin Trudeau Mocked On World Stage

Portland public safety commissioner warns people NOT to call 911 unless they’re at risk of death

Portland’s public safety commissioner has told people to not call 911 unless they’re at risk of death – as the Democrat-run city continues to struggle with rampant drug use and a slew of overdoses.

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez told locals that its emergency service hotline was overwhelmed with people calling about members of the public suffering fentanyl overdoses. Oregon decriminalized hard drug use three years ago.

As a result, he urged people to only call 911 in a life or death emergency, as it was revealed paramedics had been called to deal with eight suspected fentanyl overdoses in the city’s once-tony Pearl District.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Progressive Paradise"