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Conservatives calling for probe into asylum seekers’ abusive access to health care

OTTAWA — The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services.

The planned text of the motion, which has been shared with The Canadian Press, says the cost of the Interim Federal Health Program has more than quadrupled since the 2020 fiscal year, growing from $211 million to $896 million in 2024-25.

That data was pulled from a report by the parliamentary budget officer published earlier this month.

They should only be offered MAiD like Canadian citizens, that’ll send them packing back home.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Camp Of The Saints, Canada, WTF?

Happy Ramadan Child Rape Gangs! Mohammedans charged with human trafficking of female victims ages 11 to 14 years old in GTA

3 men, 1 youth arrested in GTA human trafficking investigation involving female youths

Three men and one youth have been arrested following a two-year investigation into human trafficking across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

In a release on Monday, Peel police said in January 2024, investigators with their Vice and Human Trafficking Unit began looking into allegations that several young female victims, ages 11 to 14 years old, were being trafficked and exploited in the sex-trade throughout the GTA.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

A group of Toronto strippers were banned from Instagram. Their post showed exposed ankles

For Sapphic Paradise, a collective of queer, Black and brown strippers, Instagram wasn’t just a platform to hype upcoming events. It was how they found and grew a dedicated audience that packed their monthly Monday night shows where cisgendered men aren’t allowed in.

They lost that footing shortly after they posted a promotional event poster for their November 2025 “Winter Wonderland” prom-themed event, which showed a photo of a pair of legs wearing high-heeled shoes and a rose, both in the snow.

Sounds weirdly sharia.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•WTF?

Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to send out a firm message of defiance.

When we met this weekend in the government headquarters in Kyiv, he said that far from losing, Ukraine would end the war victorious. He was firmly against paying the price for a ceasefire deal demanded by President Vladimir Putin, which is withdrawing from strategic ground that Russia has failed to capture despite sacrificing tens of thousands of soldiers.

Putin, Zelensky told me, has already started World War Three, and the only answer was intense military and economic pressure to force him to step back.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

A chance for Poilievre to flip the Trump script

When one of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative MPs, Jamil Jivani, travelled to Washington to meet with Trump administration officials, he chose to chastise Canadians for having an anti-American “hissy fit” in an interview with MAGA site Breitbart News.

It’s hard to imagine a more harmful piece of public relations for the Conservatives.

And it is a golden opportunity for Mr. Poilievre.

The “Hissy Fit” comment only upsets the Elbow people who somehow can’t see that in the LPC they support the very people who have made Canada “Poorer than Alabama”.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline", "Canadian Politics", Conservative Party

U.S. Elite Troops Hardened by War on Terror Retrain for Arctic Combat

KALIX, Sweden—A dozen highly trained U.S. Army Green Berets lumbered through a northern Swedish pine forest, struggling not to fall on their brand new skis as they dragged sleds over hills and frozen creeks.

Veterans of the global war on terror, the special forces were retraining for Arctic warfare. And the extreme cold was proving as hostile as any human enemy.

Near the Arctic Circle, temperatures constantly hovered around -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 Celsius). Days into the training, one team member—who had spent years in the jungles and deserts of the Middle East and Asia—was dismissed from the course with a boil on his finger the size of a cherry after spending the night outside in the cold. A European soldier from another team was hospitalized and risked losing parts of two toes. Instructors suspected he had failed to change out of his sweaty socks.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•Arctic

Carney’s Davos speech did a ‘service’ by describing the world in ‘stark’ terms, ex-CIA director says

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a surprisingly conciliatory speech at the Munich Security Conference, and European leaders gave addresses that responded to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s powerful Davos speech and the need for a stronger, more independent Europe.

To cut through the messaging and diplomatic fog, the National Post spoke with former CIA deputy director and acting director John McLaughlin — who was in Munich — for his inside take on allied perceptions of America’s global role, U.S.-Canada ties, and intel-sharing risks and opportunities. Today, McLaughlin is a professor of practice at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Allies", "Armageddon"

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time

Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday for the first time, in a move that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors.

Inside a nitrogen-filled case with the Latin inscription “Corpus Sancti Francisci” (the body of Saint Francis), the remains are being shown in the Italian hillside town’s Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.

St Francis, who died on 3 October 1226, founded the Franciscan order after renouncing his wealth and devoting his life to the poor.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•Catholic Church

Too funny …

I am in Puerto Vallarta and sheltering in place. The streets seem quiet tonight and there is nobody on them. Remains to be seen when things will return to normal. https://t.co/hkzjyje0aL

— Hon. Sheila Copps (@Sheila_Copps) February 23, 2026

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•WTF?

Canada’s great American breakup: Most now see U.S. as a risk, not an ally, poll finds

Canadians currently view the United States as more of a risk than a partner, according to a new poll that finds three-quarters dispute the idea that our southern neighbour is a trustworthy ally.

A survey by Nanos Research for The Globe and Mail took stock of deteriorating Canadian opinions of the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump’s first year back in office.

The findings suggest a profound level of distrust and a significant recasting of how Canadians see the United States.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Epstein hid secret files in storage units across US

Jeffrey Epstein hid computers and photographs from United States authorities in secret storage lockers across the country, The Telegraph can reveal.

Documents uncovered by this newspaper show the paedophile paid private detectives to remove equipment from his Florida home in an apparent attempt to prevent investigators from finding it.

The documents also show that he rented six storage units across the US and used them to house items from his properties, including computers from Little Saint James, his private island in the Caribbean.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Elite Decadence & Decay"

Warning shot: How Canada fits into Washington’s rebuke of the EU’s ‘buy European’ defence drive

The ink isn’t even dry on Canada’s new defence industrial strategy, and there are already uneasy rumblings from Washington. The objections are not aimed at Canada — at least not yet — but they could eventually spill across an already strained border.

A week ago, both the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defence quietly fired a shot across the bow of the European Union over its rearmament plans.

The Trump administration warned European allies against defence policies that favour domestic producers — commonly known as the “buy European” clauses in a security directive recently revised by the EU.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

RCMP can’t corroborate ‘veracity’ of multiple threats in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

RCMP say they have not been able to corroborate the “veracity” of multiple threats being received in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the wake of the recent school shooting there.

A short statement issued Sunday from B.C. RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says Mounties became aware of threats that circulated online and within the community.

Says the “Gunperson” guys.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 23, 2026•0•WTF?

Escaping Trudeau’s ‘lost decade’ — why Western self-determination is the only cure for Ottawa’s toxic elitism

From Mark Carney’s globalist agenda to the ‘climate crisis’ charade, the West is ready to choose dignity and prosperity over the growing mess of the Canadian state.

One of the pleasures of writing columns for the Western Standard is receiving feedback. A recent email from a former law school roommate posed some interesting and relevant questions that, while unable to answer, this column can perhaps provide some perspective and context.

One addressed geography — would independence be just Alberta or also include Saskatchewan and Manitoba? To that, I would include parts of British Columbia.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 22, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Email proves Charles was warned about his brother’s ‘secret deals’

King Charles was warned as long ago as 2019 that the Royal Family’s name was being ‘abused’ by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s business associations, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

In a bombshell email, a whistleblower told the Palace that the former Duke had secret financial links to controversial millionaire financier David Rowland, who was abusing his royal links.

Messages seen by this newspaper also appear to show that Andrew – who was sensationally arrested on Thursday over suspicions of misconduct in public office – allowed Mr Rowland to effectively join in with his official duties.

Andrew and Charles may both kill the Monarchy.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2026February 22, 2026•0•"Woke Royals"