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It’s ‘obvious’ Justin Trudeau should step down, Elizabeth May says — so why won’t she listen to her own critics?

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says it’s “obvious” Justin Trudeau should “pass the torch,” and if she were in the Liberal party she’d be pulling him aside saying, “prime minister, with all due respect, don’t you think it’s time?”

Following a press conference Tuesday, where May’s unofficial co-leader, Jonathan Pedneault, resigned, the long-time head of the Green Party was confronted by questions about her own leadership. But she dismissed a complaint she isn’t making room for the next generation of Green leadership. She suggests she’ll pick her heir, and will guide the party into the next campaign — her fifth in 15 years.

An “angry, cranky” Green MP @ElizabethMay vows to lead @CanadianGreens in another election to show voters how they “f—ked this planet.”https://t.co/7RMOY0FDXy #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/rjXWbhLCOw

— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) July 10, 2024

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada, Green Party, WTF?

U of T gave pro-Palestinian protesters amnesty before camp was packed up

The University of Toronto quietly granted amnesty to the pro-Palestinian protesters who set up camp for over two months on campus in exchange for a peaceful end to the occupation, the Star has learned.

A two-page agreement, signed by Sandy Welsh, vice-provost of students, and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president of people strategy, equity and culture, as well as four representatives of the protesters, promises that no one will face legal or academic sanctions for the protest. The agreement is dated 2:30 p.m. on July 3, hours before the court-imposed deadline to evacuate the camp.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Canada, WTF?

Average Asking Rents Reached $2,185 in June

A new report says the average asking rent for a home in Canada reached $2,185 in June, up seven percent compared with a year ago despite representing the slowest annual rate of growth in 13 months.

The report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca, which analyzes monthly listings from the latter’s network, says average asking rents decreased 0.8 percent from May—the largest month-over-month decline since early 2021 and atypical compared with usual monthly increases this time of year.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without explanation.

Elbit Security Systems Ltd. says in an application filed in Federal Court last month that Public Services and Procurement Canada has refused to explain its “purported disqualification” from a contract for hand-held laser rangefinders for the Canadian Armed Forces.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Israel

John Ivison: Poilievre tries on the prime minister’s boots at Stampede

CALGARY— Newly-elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was offered advice last week by one of his predecessors, Tony Blair, who noted the difference between being the Great Persuader and the Great Chief Executive.

In a column in the London Sunday Times , Blair said the former is about speeches, slogans and the performative arts of a campaign, while the latter is all about policy and delivery. “Guess which is harder?” he asked rhetorically.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada

DeepDive: New polling shows government funding of the news industry could further erode Canadians’ trust in the media

Canadians are losing their trust in the media. According to a report from the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, overall trust in the media among the Canadian population has fallen from 55 percent in 2016 to 40 percent in 2023. Among English-speaking Canadians, trust in the news is even lower with just 37 percent saying they trust the media in 2023.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Government Owned News Media

‘Shameful’: Justin Trudeau called out by Americans over failure to hit NATO spending target

…On Monday, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said in widely reported remarks that it is “shameful” Canada still hasn’t hit the two-per-cent target.

He accused Canada of “riding America’s coattails” — an echo of criticism by former president Donald Trump, whose tenure in the White House was coloured by his declarations that America’s allies were free-riding under the U.S. security umbrella.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO, USA

Quebec RCMP investigating criminal activities related to Chinese foreign interference

The Quebec RCMP is actively investigating allegations of criminal activity related to foreign interference by the China Communist Party (CCP).

Authorities on Tuesday launched a public “awareness campaign” and are “seeking public assistance in connection with Chinese foreign interference in Quebec.”

The Trudeau compromised RCMP is investigating Trudeau’s boss XI in Quebec. Sure that really inspires confidence.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trudeau’s Canada: Number of ‘Struggling’ Canadians on the Rise Despite Slowing Inflation: Report

A growing number of Canadians are struggling financially, with nearly half stressed by housing costs and other living expenses, according to a recent survey.

One-in-three Canadians (32 percent) now fall into the “struggling” category, up from one-quarter two years ago, said the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) in its July 9 report. In addition, the number of Canadians in the “comfortable” category has decreased to 23 percent, down from 29 percent in 2022.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 9, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘Rolling Surveillance Devices:‘ Chinese Self-Driving Cars Are Mapping America

As Chinese companies test their autonomous vehicles on American roads, concerns are growing about the vast amounts of data these “rolling surveillance devices” are collecting and the potential national security implications.

h/t XC

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "EV's - Electric Vehicles", Canada, Espionage, USA

Tasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau taking the heat from NATO allies for cheaping out on defence spending

Canada is a cheapskate. We’re that friend who always “forgets” their wallet when they join you for dinner, who never splits the bill evenly because they “only had an appetizer,” who never treats their pals to a round but always drinks when someone else buys. Most us have had friends like this, and after a while, you stop inviting them out, leaving them to stare at the walls of their studio apartments alone.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO

Canadians less optimistic about finances amid worries about inflation, income: survey

TORONTO – A new survey says Canadians are feeling less optimistic about their finances, with respondents worried about inflation, income levels and a potential recession at the midpoint of the year.

TransUnion’s Canada consumer pulse study for the second quarter of 2024 found 57 per cent of Canadian households said their incomes are not keeping up with the current inflation rate, while 38 per cent expect payments for bills and loans to increase over the next three months.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

PCO says it didn’t search anti-semitic new human rights chief’s online aliases, blames ‘administrative oversight’

The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, used to make controversial social media posts.

A spokesperson for the PCO said in a statement to CBC News on Monday that “an administrative oversight resulted in the aliases not being searched by PCO.”

In June, Dattani was named the CHRC’s chief commissioner, making him the first Muslim or racialized person to head the organization.

Entirely possible they didn’t search because that would have been “racist”.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

How decriminalisation made Vancouver the fentanyl capital of the world

The city is gripped in an opioid crisis worse than America’s. Locals say overly liberal drug laws have sparked a catastrophe

“Hailey, are you okay? You have to communicate with me,” says Larry.

“Yes, I feel fine,” she replies.

“Okay, hold still.”

Eyes wide and hands trembling, Larry, 32, flicks the syringe’s needle before crouching over his friend and injecting a mixture of fentanyl and benzodiazepines into a prominent vein in her neck.

Car theft and drugs just two of the categories putting Canada on the world stage.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•"Progressive Paradise", Canada, Drug Legalization, Drugs

How Canada became a car theft capital of the world

Logan LaFarniere woke up one October morning in 2022 to an empty driveway.

His brand new Ram Rebel truck, which he’d bought a year and a half ago, was missing. His security camera captured two hooded men breaking into the pickup in the dead of night outside of his Milton, Ontario home, and driving it away with ease.

A few months later, that very same truck appeared on a website of vehicles for sale in Ghana, an ocean and some 8,500km away.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•Canada, Crime