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Defiant Trump officials vow to stay course as countries scramble over tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s advisers have defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war.

In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted reciprocal tariffs would be implemented as planned.

Bessent said there was “no reason” to expect a recession as a result of the turmoil. “This is an adjustment process,” he said.

Here is Carney admitting he’s a carpetbagger.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Liberation Day", Canada, USA

Should Canada build a human-focused, foreign intelligence service?

Should Canada build a spy service to gather foreign intelligence via human sources?

It’s a question worth asking as the country faces an increasingly unstable relationship with its next-door neighbour, from which Canada has long relied upon to glean key intelligence.

Stephanie Carvin, a former national security analyst for the federal government, says it’s “something we should consider,” or at least have a debate on — and she’s not alone in advocating for Canada to assess how it can boost its foreign-intelligence efforts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Stuck between Trump and China, Canada faces a stacked the deck

The ache of Donald Trump’s Liberation Day noir will go beyond disaster for thousands of Canadians who lose their jobs and see their savings debased by stagflation and battered markets. There will also be historic political implications for whoever forms Canada’s next government.

While we were “spared” the heavier blows that Trump placed on many other countries, Canadian households very much face a painful future of reduced incomes, diminished nest eggs and higher living costs.

Canada is entering its greatest existential upheaval since Confederation. Besides Trump duties that will make Canadian autos, steel and aluminum less affordable to U.S. customers, China has slapped exorbitant tariffs on Canadian canola, seafood and pork exports that will punish farming and commercial fishing families.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

Elites Hate Trump’s Tariffs Because They Work

Pay attention to who is melting down the most over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump implemented this week. It’s the same wealthy Wall Street elites and career politicians who have been exploiting American workers and pillaging the middle class for decades.

Water boy Carney’s backers are scared they’ll lose their spot at the public trough.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Liberation Day", Canada, USA

There is only one way for Canada to deal with Donald Trump

A few weeks ago, I argued that the strongest political opposition to Donald Trump resided right here in Canada.

Turns out, that’s an increasingly dangerous place to be.

As the latest round of tariffs on our automotive sector prove, it’s an increasingly economically painful place to be.

And if Donald Trump’s musings over a third term are to be believed — and they should — that may be the case not just for four years, but for at least eight. A near decade more of economic coercion and geopolitical volatility.

Less deranged than is usual for the Star.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Geoff Russ: Alberta separatists can’t be ignored if Canada is to survive

People who choose to live in Ottawa tend to dislike Preston Manning. The city’s disdain for him is on the same scale as Western Canada’s anger at the memory of Pierre Trudeau.

When the Globe and Mail published the former Reform leader’s warning that Mark Carney poses a threat to national unity on Wednesday, that vitriol arose once again, scolding him for failing to toe the Team Canada line. That does not change the fact that Manning has a point.

CBC – The most important election of our lifetime? These Albertans say it’s high stakes

Apparently Tranny rights are big on the list of voter concerns in Alberta.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAlberta, Canada

‘Liberation Day’—For Mexico

While most of the world was left shocked and dismayed by President Donald Trump’s tariff roll-out on “Liberation Day” earlier this week, at least one foreign government was quietly celebrating.

“This is great for the country,” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said the next day. Mexico and Canada, as part of the USMCA free trade agreement, avoided the imposition of any additional tariffs during Trump’s announcement Wednesday, while the average tariff rate on U.S. imports is set to skyrocket to 29 percent from just two percent previously.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Mexico, USA

In Canada’s Auto City, Tariffs Have Already Caused a Shutdown

Outside City Hall in Windsor, Ontario, it was apparent on Friday morning that at least one American thing wasn’t being boycotted. Fans dressed in Detroit Tigers clothing were gathering at a bus stop to cross the river to take in the team’s home opener.

Beyond the opening day festivities, however, it was a week of particularly bad news for Windsor, my hometown.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Ahlul Bayt Mosque In Windsor, Canada Glorifies Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah, Hamas Leader Sinwar, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini, And Hizbullah ‘Martyrs’

The Ahlul Bayt Mosque, a prominent Shi’a Islamic center in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, regularly uses its social media platforms to express its support for Hizbullah and Hamas, both of which are designated as terrorist organizations by Canada. Referring to these organizations as “our honorable resistance” in Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, and Iraq, it regularly reaffirms the mosque’s allegiance to their cause. reaffirms the mosque’s allegiance to their cause.

The mosque’s Youth Collective, @ aycwindsor, and the youth collective’s women’s group, @ ayc_sisters, frequently post tributes on Instagram to the late Hizbullah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the late founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the late IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

Another institution operated by the mosque is an educational institution known as Ahlul Bayt Islamic School, which is directly affiliated with the mosque’s leadership. The school’s extremist tendencies were clearly evident in a public statement issued jointly by mosque and the school condemning Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “Zionist” complicit in the killing of Gaza children and the destruction of Lebanon. It went on to declare unwavering support for “our honorable resistance” Hizbullah and Hamas and expressing pride in their cause.

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

Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls for Canada to develop nuclear weapons

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging Canada to establish its own nuclear weapons program, arguing that the country needs to protect itself from both Russian aggression and potential threats from the United States.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the organization released a National Policy Guide this week recommending that Canada develop an independent nuclear deterrent.

If they can be used against Ottawa I’m in.

h/t XC

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Trump urges US to ‘hang tough’ as 10% tariffs come into effect

The US began collecting a 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to “hang tough” after market turmoil.

The UK and France are among hundreds of countries impacted and its leaders have said nothing is off the table. While China, which has been hit the hardest by President Trump’s tariffs, announced a significant retaliatory response.

All three major stock indexes in the US plunged more than 5% on Friday, with the S&P 500 dropping almost 6%, capping the worst week for the US stock market since 2020.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Keir Starmer to admit globalisation has failed millions

The prime minister will declare an end to globalisation and admit that it has failed millions of voters as the fallout from President Trump’s tariffs reverberates around the world.

In his first significant intervention since the United States imposed sweeping charges on imports, Sir Keir Starmer will say tomorrow that the seismic global economic effects prove the government must “move further and faster” to boost growth with supply-side reforms.

Carney is a globalist profiteer who carries water for the folks that shipped your jobs out of the country and imported cheap labour to depress wages and impoverish your family.

Carney is so despicable that he will keep Canada’s oil in the ground so he and his pals can exploit the “energy transition” for personal gain.

Carney has also invited fellow globalist predator Mark Wiseman of the Century 100 Initiative to assist in Canada’s destruction through mass immigration.

Carney is your enemy not Trump.

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

Here’s Why Trump Will Win The Tariff Standoff

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made it clear in an interview with CNN that the era of trade imbalances is over, and under President Trump, the U.S. will no longer tolerate unfair treatment.

During a discussion with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Bessent confidently explained the administration’s position on tariffs and trade policy, signaling that Trump’s economic strategy is deliberate and well thought out.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA