The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would expand the province’s religious symbols ban to school staff beyond teachers.
The bill would update Quebec’s Education Act to also require students and staff to have their faces uncovered at school.
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Toronto: Prosecutors want Muslim charged with advocating genocide to be handled as case of terrorism
Crown attorneys pursuing charges against a Toronto man accused of promoting genocide against Jews and vandalizing multiple synagogues want the case prosecuted as terrorism.
Amir Arvahi Azar, 32, faces nearly 30 criminal charges. Prosecutors allege that he set fire to signs outside of Jewish temples, incited hatred on social media and had an arsenal of illegal weapons, including handguns and brass knuckles.
He’s going to be released under house arrest on account he’s not a white person.
Chinese Tariffs on $3.7 Billion Worth of Canadian Goods Take Effect
Chinese tariffs on $3.7 billion of Canadian agricultural goods and food products took effect on March 20, several months after Canada imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and metals.
The Chinese tariffs were implemented shortly after midnight, imposing a 100 percent levy on Canadian imports of canola oil, oil cakes, and peas, along with a 25 percent tax on pork and seafood products.
As many as 80 Tesla vehicles damaged at dealership in Hamilton: police
Hamilton police say they are investigating a “series of mischiefs” after dozens of Tesla vehicles were damaged at a local dealership this week.
According to police, officers were called to a Tesla dealership, located at 999 Upper Wentworth Street, on Wednesday for a report of damage to some of the store’s inventory.
This isn’t patriotism it’s terrorism.
Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla over safety concerns
The Vancouver International Auto Show has removed U.S. electric carmaker Tesla from its event this week, saying its primary concern was the safety of attendees and exhibitors.
Tesla has faced numerous protests in Canada recently due to owner Elon Musk’s proximity to U.S. President Donald Trump, at a time when Trump has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports and publicly made threats of annexation towards the country.
Smells like terrorism to me.
NEW: Masked individual vandalizes a Tesla in Syracuse, New York.
The person, who appears to be a male, wrote, ‘This car supports Nazis’ on the hood.
The vehicle owner is trying to identify the person in the footage.
“Looking for help identifying this individual who vandalized… pic.twitter.com/15NgWf2pmO
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 20, 2025
h/t Mauser
Mark Carney looking to Europe to boost Canada’s security in shift away from reliance on U.S., sources say
OTTAWA — In an effort to pivot away from Canada’s overreliance on the U.S., Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to Europe to build new security alliances and a new defence industrial strategy that could see European-designed fighter jets built in this country.
But two Canadian sources told the Star that prospect is only a possible implication of what Carney has set in motion after he ordered a review of the F-35 purchase plan, and travelled to Paris and London after discussing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen his goal to see Canada be a player in the new drive to “rearm Europe.”
EU shuts Britain out of €150bn rearmament fund
A defense commitment to Brussels seems to be the price of admission.
This sounds like the first move in preparation of the end of NATO and US participation in Europe’s defense?
The thing is Canada doesn’t have much by way of armed forces. No European country does, collectively they could be a reasonably formidable force assuming the will to fight exists.
But it makes no sense for a lightweight like Canada to be signing up to defend Brussels absent the protection of the US umbrella.
I bet Brookfield is scoping opportunities however.
Canadian researchers incensed that Trump will no longer fund the racist, anti-human and anti-American crap they push
Trump administration threatening Canadian researchers
Researchers working on projects funded wholly or in part by American federal agencies have been sent a lengthy questionnaire to determine how their work aligns with the Trump administration’s political agenda.
So the US should keep giving them funds to push anti-human, racist and anti-USA crap. Got it.
Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say
Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned.
The election campaign will kick off barely a week after Carney was sworn in as prime minister and appointed his cabinet.
Carney’s trip to Rideau Hall to speak to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will come a day before MPs were scheduled to return after Parliament was prorogued on Jan. 6.
Toronto’s Chairman Chow supports removing U.S. flags ‘wherever possible’
The mayor of Canada’s largest city and economic capital says she supports removing American flags “wherever possible.”
The office of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told Global News in a statement Wednesday that Chow is OK with the measure, which some municipalities in Ontario are starting to adopt.
“We are proudly Canadian and will never be the 51st state,” her office said.
KLEIN: Canada sends $8.5B overseas while Canadians line up at foodbanks
On March 9, Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, stood at a podium and announced $272.1 million in new funding for 14 development projects in Bangladesh and across the Indo-Pacific region.
These projects aim to promote gender equality, advance sexual and reproductive health, and expand education and skills training.
The news came and went, barely causing a ripple in most media circles. No outrage. No tough questions. No debate. It was just another line item in the growing list of handouts from Canadian taxpayers to foreign governments and agencies.
Ontario’s provincial police force could be using Israeli spyware, report finds
Researchers have uncovered “possible links” between Ontario’s provincial police force and an Israel-based military-grade spyware maker called Paragon Solutions, raising questions about the extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weapons.
The new findings were published by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks and identifies digital threats against civil society, and come three years after a parliamentary committee in Canada called for Ottawa to update the country’s privacy laws in the wake of press reports that the national police force was using spyware to hack mobile phone devices. No laws were ever passed to address the controversy.
The Citizen Lab, in a report published on Wednesday, found a possible technical link between Paragon, which sells a spyware known as Graphite to government clients, and entities based in Ontario, Canada, including one that used the address of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
This stuff always ends up used well beyond the original intent.
Mike Coates: Free trade is dead. The coming election will be about who can navigate this change
As we ready ourselves for a truly consequential election, most pundits are predicting that the ballot question will be about who is best able to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump. In reality, our trading system is changing so radically that the real question is: who can best adapt to change? I’d argue it’s Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative party.
Poilievre and the Conservative party have demonstrated that they get it. Putting Canadian interests first by building pipelines, quickly developing mines, cutting taxes, investing in skilled trades, equipping and recruiting for our Armed Forces, breaking down internal trade barriers and diversifying our international trade are all policies that the Conservatives have been talking about consistently since the Harper years.
Why is the naval destroyer program wrapped in secrecy? The F-35 saga offers insights
The Canadian shipyard building the navy’s new destroyers and the British defence contractor responsible for the basic design recently signed a collaboration contract, marking the next step forward in the multibillion-dollar program that the federal government has largely wrapped in secrecy.
Much of the program’s plans and costs remain shrouded in mystery and obfuscation — including precisely how much each of the first three warships will cost.
Multiple Canadians have been executed by China this year, Ottawa says
The federal government says it “strongly condemns” the execution of multiple Canadians in China earlier this year over what Beijing says were “drug-related crimes.”
A Global Affairs Canada spokesperson confirmed the executions took place but did not say how many Canadians were put to death.
DI MATTEO: Meet Canada’s crime capitals—Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Kelowna
Which country—Canada or the United States—has the most crime?
Most Canadians would likely say the U.S. by a wide margin. But as noted in my new study published by the Fraser Institute, while overall crime rates in Canada are below rates in the U.S., when you look at individual cities it’s a different story.
Pierre Poilievre won’t let reporters travel with him in coming election campaign
OTTAWA — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hits the campaign trail in an imminently expected federal election campaign, he won’t be accompanied by a contingent of news outlets.
Media were notified Tuesday by Conservative National Campaign Director Jenni Byrne that reporters would be unable join Poilievre on his party’s bus or plane, “though we welcome and encourage participation at all public events,” Byrne’s email read.
The Liberals and New Democrats have confirmed that media will be permitted to join their leaders on their cross-country election tours.
Meanwhile Carney the Prick … ly
Mark Carney risks getting ‘hammered’ for prickly response to questions about his finances, experts say
OTTAWA — Pressure over Mark Carney’s personal finances isn’t going away.
At this point, he might be making it worse.
For weeks, the opposition Conservatives have dogged Carney with criticism over his refusal to publicly disclose details of his sizable personal assets and show how he will avoid conflicts of interest.