OTTAWA — Parliament’s official record shows Liberal MP Michael Ma was referring to Xinjiang — a region in China where reports of forced labour have been documented — in a committee meeting last month, contradicting the MP’s claims that he was misheard during a contentious exchange with a witness.
Ma was also given the opportunity to correct the official transcript and didn’t do so, the office of the Speaker of the House of Commons told the Star.
Carney is Beijing’s stooge.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched a pointed attack on the Liberal government’s handling of the Canada-U.S. file Tuesday, saying the results so far have fallen well short of the mark and the prime minister is “losing” the trade war.
Speaking to reporters after Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new trade advisory council to help with the U.S. dispute — a body that includes some big-name Conservatives — Poilievre lashed out, saying the Liberals ran on settling the issue at the last election but there has been no discernible progress to this point.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has released the names of his new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations.
The list includes experts, industry and union leaders and retired high-profile politicians such as former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt.
According to a government statement, the committee will serve as a forum where members can develop strategy for how Canada should approach its economic relationship with the U.S.
Several Toronto-area business people aligned in various ways with the Chinese government were among guests who paid close to $2,000 to attend a Liberal party fundraiser with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month.
The attendees included individuals and groups that have won praise from Chinese diplomats and agencies, echoed Beijing’s talking points on contentious issues and worked with Chinese Communist Party (CPP) organizations.
More than half of past Conservative voters want Pierre Poilievre to lead the party into the next election, although a growing minority would like to see him replaced before then, a new poll has found.
The public-opinion survey for the non-partisan Angus Reid Institute found that 30 per cent of past Conservative voters want Mr. Poilievre to step down before the next election compared with 18 per cent surveyed in August.
The message that worked against Trudeau will work against Carney who has not lived up to anyone’s expectations.
Be patient while the MSM devotes itself to coverage of Poilievre’s real & imagined shortcomings while granting Carney a free ride.
And remember even the RCMP has predicted riots.
OTTAWA – In a polished Beijing banquet hall on January 16, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney opened what is perhaps the most important and least analyzed speech of his young premiership by turning first to Olivier Desmarais and the Canada China Business Council.
“We are honored and grateful,” Carney said. After first turning to Desmarais, grandson of former prime minister Jean Chrétien and a scion of the Power Corporation milieu of Montreal, Carney thanked “the team at the Canada China Business Council for your leadership in bringing together, look at this room, this remarkable room, together.”
Carney is prepping the Elbow people to be ready for a Canada in steep decline. A decline he orchestrated.
Prime Minister Carney’s message today was largely expected.
The warning signs have been there for months, especially as he increased his international travel. We’ve also reached this point because he has not delivered on his key promise to secure a deal with the United States—a… pic.twitter.com/ajtKhuDRWi
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) April 19, 2026
‼️BREAKING – Mark Carney braces Canada for PAIN
says that "the days young Canadians have known, haven't been that good"
blames their crushed dreams on the 2003 WAR IN IRAQ!!
no mention that HIS party surged immigration pushing home onwership out of reach! pic.twitter.com/q4G3SPpYZW
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) April 19, 2026
h/t Mauser
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig told MPs that Ottawa’s agreement with Beijing to open its markets to Chinese electric vehicles puts Canada at risk of “deeper economic entanglement” with China and dependency that could erode Canada’s sovereignty.
Kovrig made the comments as he testified on April 16 before the House of Commons science and research committee, which is studying the implications of the Canada–China preliminary joint arrangement on Canada’s electric vehicle sector.
For years, Canada’s housing crisis and its productivity slump have been treated as parallel emergencies. One was a matter of affordability and social equity, the other a question of economic competitiveness.
However a growing body of research, and a pair of Canadian experts who have spent years studying both, say that framing has always been wrong. They insist the country is paying a steep price for keeping the two conversations apart.
Researchers from Harvard’s Growth Lab contend Canada’s restrictive urban zoning is short-circuiting the normal mechanism by which productivity gains in major cities become national prosperity.
As many as eight more opposition MPs are being courted to cross the floor, three Liberal sources told The Globe and Mail.
Conservative and NDP MPs are in the mix, the sources said, though it remains unclear if any will make the jump – or when.
The sources are all veteran Liberal organizers, and two are directly involved in reaching out to potential recruits.
Imagine the damage Carney will do with a majority.
From the convention …
PM Mark Carney says support for the Liberal Party is growing, noting that Canadians who previously voted for other parties “now trust us with the future.”
He also points to MPs crossing the floor, arguing it shows “Canadians coming together to build a strong Canada.” pic.twitter.com/VxAjMnHaVM
— Juno News (@junonewscom) April 11, 2026
‼️Mark Carney says Canada was BETRAYED by the USA
and says that our old strengths of depending on the USA are now Canada’s weaknesses
“We must never forget the lessons”
Its obvious now. He wants this. HE WANTS a fight with the USA. pic.twitter.com/SFLT2VXHhm
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) April 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Grocery prices are elevated, gas prices are high, job markets are cooling, and U.S. President Donald Trump is sticking to his tariff plans while the world eyes a shaky ceasefire with Iran.
The two-week truce this week between the U.S. and Iran has raised hopes and markets while lowering oil prices somewhat — Brent is now in the mid-US$90s per barrel, down from a conflict peak of $120 — but there are already signs that peace may not last: There are disagreements over Lebanon’s inclusion in the ceasefire, Israel is vowing to continue hitting Hezbollah, and Tehran has said continued hits on Lebanon render any negotiations pointless.
BYD to open 20 car dealerships in Canada this year
BYD Co. is opening some 20 sales locations with partners in Canada this year as the country’s government is considering Chinese auto-industry investments to reduce dependence on the United States.
“The overture of Canada is a very important one,” Alfredo Altavilla, a former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles manager who now advises BYD in Europe, said in an interview in Paris. “We immediately took action to establish a sales network there.”
CALGARY — Canada’s navy raised a transgender flag at its morning colours ceremony, accompanied by a message online stating it will not tolerate “hateful online conduct,” which may be subject to the “criminal justice process.”
Last week, “Transgender Day of Visibility,” was observed by the Royal Canadian Navy, or the East Coast Navy, on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) in Halifax — Canada’s largest military base in terms of population.
One year after U.S. President Donald Trump levied tariffs on the Canadian auto industry, leaders in the industry say they are eager to see an arrangement that restores predictability to the Canada-U.S. trade relationship.
The president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association (CVMA) said he was initially optimistic that the tariffs would be temporary and that Canada would arrive at a new trade agreement with the U.S. that would see them removed.
Now, he said, he’s concerned by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a resolution in sight.
Retired Lt. Colonel David Redman, former head of Alberta’s emergency management, has accused federal authorities of the intentional erosion of Canada’s national security apparatus over the past 11 years.
“To go from calling China the largest strategic threat to Canada one year ago and now calling it a very significant strategic partner is a completely intentional act. You can’t say it’s not. And so from my point of view, each of the steps in the degradation of Canada’s 10 elements of national security have been thought through and are intentional.”
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