Canada

Is the U.S. still a ‘safe’ country for refugees?

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tens of thousands of American citizens sought, and gained, refuge in Canada. They weren’t technically refugees – most applied for landed immigrant status – but what they were seeking was, in effect, a safe place to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.

The official policy of Canada’s “Department of Manpower and Immigration” was not to ask about applicants’ military status; these were mostly young, educated, middle-upper-class men, after all – making them precisely the type of “desirable” immigrant seen to offer benefits to Canada.

“Conservative columnists” who expect everyone else to foot the bill for their virtue signaling are tiresome.

There are precious few actual refugees if any fleeing the US into Canada.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Canada, USA

NAVARRO-GENIE: Pipeline failure is national security failure

As Prime Minister Mark Carney recently met with U.S. President Donald Trump, one issue loomed over every handshake and headline — energy.

Canada has a generational opportunity to emerge as the world’s most reliable democratic energy supplier. But instead of seizing the moment, the country risks squandering it in regulatory gridlock and political doublespeak. The recently completed Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) allowed Canadian crude exports to China to hit a record 7.3 million barrels in March. But one pipeline isn’t a strategy — it’s a starting point.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada are likely here to stay, U.S. ambassador insists

OTTAWA — President Donald Trump’s envoy to Canada says some level of American tariffs on Canadian products is the new normal, holding out only slim hope that direct talks between Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney could see them lifted entirely.

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said in an interview with the Star that the president and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are deep into private discussions with Canada to establish what Carney calls a new economic and security relationship, and said Trump and Lutnick indicated “tariffs are a part of the framework moving forward.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Canada’s unemployment rate could reach 7.5% as Liberal Gov’t & Corporate Canada continue to massively abuse immigration

Canada’s unemployment rate could hit 7.5 per cent as more newcomers are admitted to the country than expected after the government made massive cuts last year to its immigrant targets, says a new report.

“Visa approvals for temporary residents have picked up, which suggests that, rather than contracting as the government previously outlined, the population will continue to grow this year,” Harry Chambers, an assistant economist at Capital Economics Ltd., said in a note. “This will keep upward pressure on labour force growth and we now expect the unemployment rate to peak at 7.5 per cent, rather than seven per cent.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Canada’s Economy Will Be Among Those Most Affected by Global Downturn: OECD

The global economy is headed for a downturn, and Canada is one of the nations that will be hardest hit as the repercussions of Washington’s tariffs persist, warns the world’s economic watchdog.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has updated its forecast for the second time this year, predicting global gross domestic product will decrease from 3.3 percent in 2024 to 2.9 percent this year and in 2026, assuming that the tariff rates imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are upheld despite legal disputes.

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

As separatist talk simmers in Alberta and Quebec, Canadians say breaking up will be hard to do: poll

Against a backdrop of fresh talk of Alberta separation and the constant spectre of Quebec’s sovereignty movement, a new national opinion poll found that most Canadians say breaking up will be hard to do.

A large majority of respondents nationally said any secession by one province would require negotiation with all provinces and must be supported by a clear majority of voters in the province, and most said separation cannot be a unilateral decision, and it should require approval by the federal House of Commons.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Canadian public opinion of the U.S. hits a new low after Donald Trump’s election

Canadian public sentiment towards the United States has plummeted to new depths, a new report suggests, revealing how decades of Canadian goodwill toward its southern neighbour have reversed mere months after President Donald Trump took office.

The survey, conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, also found the vast majority of respondents were strongly opposed to Canada becoming the 51st state.

“It’s really the worst collective opinions of the U.S. that we have recorded” in the more than 40 years the institute has been keeping track, said Keith Neuman, a senior associate at the Environics Institute for Survey Research. “By more than a two-to-one margin, Canadians’ opinions are negative rather than positive.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

CHARLEBOIS: Where’s the beef? Priced out of the Canadian grill

With summer weather finally settling in, Canadians are returning to a familiar ritual — firing up the barbecue. But as they approach the meat counter in search of steaks and burgers, many are encountering a far less familiar reality: Shockingly high prices. This year, the meat aisle has become a case study in supply-side economics and market dysfunction.

Since January, according to Statistics Canada, beef prices have surged at an alarming pace. Striploin is up 34.2%, top sirloin 33.7%, and rib cuts nearly 12%. Pork rib cuts and chicken breasts have each risen 5.9%, and even meatless burger patties are 6.8% more expensive. While all proteins in the so-called “meat trifecta” have climbed, beef leads the charge — by a wide margin.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?

Haiti’s de facto president, facing ‘situation of war,’ seeks more help from Canada

Fritz Alphonse Jean, de facto president of Haiti, is calling from a well-appointed office in the Villa d’Accueil, temporary home of the Haitian government. It is an island of calm in what Mr. Jean calls the country’s “situation of war.”

The machinery of state has been forced to largely relocate from the National Palace, a grand neoclassical building in Port-au-Prince that typically houses the country’s leaders, because of regular gunfights between heavily armed gangs and the habitually underpowered police.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Haiti

RCMP Clarifies Nature of Its Investigation Into Israel-Hamas Conflict

The federal police force clarified the nature of its investigation into the Israel-Hamas conflict after the probe sparked media coverage and raised concerns from pro-Israel advocates in response.

In an exclusive report on June 2, the Toronto Star said the RCMP was probing potential war crimes in the conflict, but wouldn’t share more details about the investigation. Referring to the claim, some Israeli media later said that the RCMP is investigating potential war crimes committed by Canadians serving in the Israeli military.
Reacting to the media coverage, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) said it was “deeply concerning to read sensationalist reports” about the RCMP’s investigation and asked Ottawa to provide clarification.
I can’t say I believe them.
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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Muslim from Somalia with Canadian passport and ties to Osama bin Laden arrested in Montreal; accused of wanting to kill ‘large number of people’

A man convicted of terrorism offences in the United States, and who had ties to al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, allegedly threatened to kill “a large number of people” in Montreal, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Court records show that Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, is facing one count of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm under the Criminal Code following an incident on May 26.

His arrest in Montreal was first reported by La Presse.

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

Canada’s costly NATO reminder: membership doesn’t come cheap

Membership has its privileges, as the old American Express advertisement promised. But it also has steep costs.

Canada faced a potential multibillion reminder of this as defence ministers gathered Thursday at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

They had come to set the stage for annual leaders’ summit in The Hague later this month where talk of defence spending will dominate the agenda.

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