Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau harshly condemned the killings of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
I expect all remaining hostages to be freed and all Hamas leaders to surrender after this.
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Why a Kamala Harris presidency wouldn’t necessarily be good news for Canada
If Kamala Harris’s campaign to become president of the United States is so far a matter of joyful vibes, then they’ve certainly been felt in Canada. Two thirds of Canadians told a recent survey they hold favourable views of the vice president, and a third say they’re relieved by the apparently revived challenge she and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pose to the Republican ticket.
But although much of this enthusiasm is likely driven by a parallel dislike of former president Donald Trump (three-quarters of respondents), it might also be contributing to the perception that the Harris-Walz Democratic ticket will be especially good for Canada.
Always “Vandalism” never a “Hate Crime”
100-year-old downtown Oshawa church vandalized
Justin would be firing up the jet to make it to Oshawa before sundown if this was a mosque.
Poilievre is going all-in on his pro-worker message with appeals to ‘ordinary people’
OTTAWA — Conservatives are doubling down on the party’s appeals to “ordinary people” this Labour Day Monday with a multi-pronged advertising campaign designed to woo workers.
A 60-second television ad celebrates “the people who rise when it is still dark” and describes a litany of problems that plague them, including crime, inflation and unaffordable housing. The ad ends on a hopeful note, with a voiceover from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre describing a “new dawn rising” where “everyone gets a fair shot at a good life.”
338 Sunday Update: The NDP is in trouble.
🔵CPC 210
🔴LPC 81
⚜️BQ 34
🟠NDP 16
🟢GPC 2[172 seats needed for a majority]
My latest ↓ https://t.co/qDioskNw26
— Philippe J. Fournier (@338Canada) September 1, 2024
Canada took 4 months to send money after deciding to buy air defence system for Ukraine
It initially took Canada four months to get into the queue after deciding to join a plan by the United States to buy urgently needed National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine.
Defence Minister Bill Blair insists the lag did not contribute to the slow pace of acquiring the high-tech defensive capability, which is still months away from being delivered.
Trudeau is always full of shit.
Northern border sector continuing to break records in apprehensions
Apprehensions in 10 months surpass previous 13 fiscal years combined
The busiest U.S. Customs and Border Protection sector at the northern border continues to break records in apprehensions with foreign nationals coming from 85 countries to Canada to illegally enter the U.S.
In less than 10 months, Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 15,000 foreign nationals from 85 countries who all illegally entered the U.S. through Canada, the greatest volume reported in this time period in recorded history.
A Toronto rideshare driver is facing charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female customer.
A Toronto rideshare driver is facing charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female customer.
Sabir Hussain Cheema, 47, is now facing three counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual harassment, police said in a news release.
Business groups worry about their access to cheap foreign labour as a desperate Trudeau slows migrant intake in effort to reverse “Dead Man Walking” poll stats
Justin Trudeau retreats from Canada’s liberal immigration regime
Business groups raise concerns over measures to reduce the number of foreign workers entering the country
Justin Trudeau this week moved to quell a public backlash to one of the world’s most progressive migration policies by rolling back Canada’s foreign worker scheme.
Trailing in polls ahead of an election next year, the prime minister announced measures to slash the number of new arrivals. But executives worry the measures will curb their supply of cheap labour.
Simranzeet Singh, manager of policy at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, said that more consultation was needed to ensure “changes do not inadvertently harm our economy or critical services”.
They aren’t “Business Leaders” they’re Welfare Scammers.
And remember The Great Replacement is just a conspiracy!
Nigeria’s Black Axe, an organized crime group on the rise
Whenever Stephan Fuchs starts talking about Black Axe, his desk quickly gets cluttered with dozens of notes, arrows, and diagrams. The co-director of Victras, a Swiss non-governmental organization fighting human trafficking, says these complex inner machinations are precisely what makes the group so successful. “Authorities can recognize Nigerian networks,” he explains, “but for a long time, nobody understood the group dynamics and mechanics behind them.”
For years, Fuchs has been advising law enforcement agencies on groups such as Black Axe and explaining how they spread. In Europe, the wider public is barely aware of such groups, even though criminal organizations like these have been on the rise in past years.
When it comes to disastrous immigration policy Trudeau’s government is always ahead of the curve …
An “Ultra Violent Cult” Is Stealing Cars & Using Canadian Real Estate To Launder: FINTRAC
Canadian real estate, an “ultra violent cult,” money laundering, and Toronto’s stolen cars. Sounds like a spy thriller, but that’s reality in Canada, according to FINTRAC. In 2017, the financial intelligence agency assessed the money laundering threat of an organized crime group called Black Axe. The group infiltrated the government, conducts mass fraud, and runs a Toronto-based car theft ring. FINTRAC found nearly 1 in 5 suspicious transaction reports linked to Black Axe, involved real estate.
Gee what a surprise …
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spoke at venue known as criminal hangout
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen provided a briefing to members of the African-Canadian community at a Toronto barbecue establishment but the department hadn’t advised him that court documents have identified it as a known hangout for members of the notorious Black Axe criminal syndicate.
Canadian Government Spending Now 80% of GDP Growth
Canadian Per-Capita GDP Is Negative For A 5th Consecutive Quarter
Canada’s economy is expanding, but the details are worth reviewing before getting too excited. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows real gross domestic product (GDP) grew more than expected in Q2 2024. A dive into the details shows productivity further eroded on a per capita basis, while household spending weakened. Most growth is now government spending, accounting for a whopping 80% of the quarter. Canada increasingly resembles an economy in recession, despite not quite meeting the country’s preferred definition of one.
It’s all smoke and mirrors folks. Lies actually.
GUNTER: Blacklock’s Reporter fights on in court after bizarre ruling from judge
Canadian officialdom just can’t get past the idea that they and they alone have been gifted with the intelligence and judgment to determine what the public should hear or see on the Internet.
How much longer can the Liberal-NDP deal last?
On Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a great show — he even wrote a letter — of calling on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to walk away from the NDP’s supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government.
Poilievre alleged that Singh was sticking with the deal so that he could become eligible for a parliamentary pension (Poilievre qualified for an MP pension in 2010, when he was 31 years old).
Man charged after alleged ‘indecent act’ in family shower area at Toronto pool
… Officers allege the accused was showering when someone saw him doing something indecent, prompting the suspect to threaten another person “who heard the commotion.”
Responding officers arrested the accused at the pool, and charged Maseehullah Stanikzai with indecent act and uttering threats. The charges have not been tested in court.
Ottawa extend some measures from emergency visa program for Ukrainians
The federal government is allowing more Ukrainians fleeing the war to enter Canada this year while making it easier for some of those who have already arrived to stay longer, including some whose status was set to expire next year.
The government announced new measures last week following months of uncertainty about whether it would extend the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program (CUAET), which has allowed about 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members to enter the country in the past two years with a deadline of March 31 for successful applicants.
Is Pierre Poilievre’s election push driven by fear of Doug Ford?
Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford don’t have a lot in common, except maybe their desire to hold elections early.
Yes, they are conservatives and chances are that the many Ontarians who have voted for Ford are likely leaning toward voting for the federal Conservatives when the next election comes.
Both leaders in their own ways would call themselves populists, too.