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Despite political buoyancy, Conservatives face challenges in 2024, observers say

Federal Conservatives are polling consistently ahead of their rivals and large crowds are turning up for rallies featuring leader Pierre Poilievre, but some party stalwarts and political observers say such positive developments aren’t nearly enough to guarantee electoral success.

The Conservatives need to take steps this year to maintain their momentum, they say, such as moderating the party’s message to win over non-Conservative voters, rolling out policy proposals – and taking nothing for granted.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Conservative Party

Will Canada FINALLY shut the migrant back door? Ottawa weighs forcing Mexican asylum seekers to have visas before they enter – to stop them flying in and sneaking across the US border

Canada looks poised to shut the ‘side door’ into the US by finally imposing visa requirements on Mexicans flying into the country.

A lack of visa requirements for Mexicans has turned into thousands of asylum-seekers, Quebec’s premier said earlier this week.

‘We’re looking at a whole series of options, which would include visas, of course,’ the Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada, Mexico, USA

Demented Canadians who plan to vote Liberal doing so to stop Conservatives from winning and don’t give a crap about the harm Junior has caused

Most Canadians who plan to vote Liberal doing so to stop Conservatives from winning: poll

Most Canadians who plan on voting for the Liberal party are more motivated to stop the Conservatives from winning the election rather than endorsing the party’s vision and leader, according to a new poll released on Monday.

Meanwhile, the opposite is true for most Conservative supporters.

… The Conservatives have maintained a double-digit vote lead since September. If an election were held today, two in five (41 per cent) Canadians would support the Conservatives while a quarter (24 per cent) would vote for the Liberals, according to Angus Reid’s latest data. One in five said they would support the NDP.

Justin’s media is in death spiral spin mode.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Liberals announce national summit to tackle surge in auto-thefts

MONTREAL — The federal government will convene a national summit to tackle auto theft in Canada, after a surge in stolen vehicles in Toronto and much of the country sparked concerns the problem is funding organized crime abroad.

Arriving at a downtown Montreal hotel for two days of meetings with the federal Liberal cabinet, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Sunday evening that he wants national, provincial and municipal governments and police forces to attend the summit, which is set for Feb. 8 in Ottawa.

Once they find out that Canada’s car theft rings are primarily racialized “minorities” the Liberals will Deep Six the inquiry.

11 charged after 52 stolen vehicles worth $3.2M recovered: York cops

CHARGE LIST

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Crime

As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would make more resources available to treat sick people and that would be bad says Assclown Liberal minister

Health Minister Mark Holland says while some provinces are using private health care as a stop-gap to try to address system strains, health-care delivery must stay publicly funded.

His comments come after two doctors last week warned that the crisis in Canada’s emergency rooms has become “horrific and inhumane,” and after the Ontario Hospital Association warned last week that a “huge spike” in population and aging residents is a major challenge for provincial health-care providers.

Yea we wouldn’t want elderly people stuck in hospital hallways for a day or two as happened to my Mom.

Who gets an MRI right away and who waits months your Mom or the Raptor player?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Unhappy Anniversary: Biden Killed Keystone Pipeline 3 Years Ago

Joe Biden’s war on American energy started on day one.

Biden’s first act of president was to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Biden’s action on January 20, 2021, was part of a series of executive orders on his first day in office that revoked “permits signed over the past 4 years that do not serve the U.S. national interest, including revoking the Presidential permit granted to the Keystone XL pipeline.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Energy Matters", Canada, USA, WTF?

Trump card: Pathetic Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as ‘MAGA’ politicians

OTTAWA – As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans.

For several months, the refrain from Liberal MPs is that the federal Tories are doing “American-style” politics, and their leader, Pierre Poilievre, is representing “Trump North.”

Conservative MPs are using “MAGA” tactics, the Liberals say, referring to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. They’re invoking it just as the ex-president looks for another kick at the presidential can.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Trump Derangement Syndrome, WTF?

Conrad Black: Liberals taxing Canadians into oblivion

The Fraser Institute of Vancouver, one of the outstanding public policy think-tanks of North America, last week issued a summary entitled “24 facts for 2024 — Canadians should understand the impact of government policies,” and the message is sobering. I am much indebted to Fraser’s Niels Veldhuis and Peter Brown for most of the statistics in this column. Fraser starts with the distressing statement that while per capita income in Canada has effectively stagnated from 2016 to 2022, moving only three per cent from $54,154 to $55,863, the United States per capita income in the same time has risen more than four times as much, from $65,792 to $73,565. “The average Canadian now earns $17,700 less than the average American.” According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Canada will be the worst-performing advanced economy in the world from 2020 all the way to 2060.

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

A Look at the Chinese Research Groups Ottawa Calls a Threat

Canada unveiled a list of foreign universities and research institutions linked to military, national defence, and state security entities. Predominantly composed of entities based in China, these organizations are identified as presenting the highest risk to Canadian national security.

The Named Research Organizations list, released by the federal cabinet on Jan. 16, comprises 85 Chinese institutions, including those recognized as the Seven Sons of National Defence due to their close links to the Chinese military apparatus, as well as others allegedly associated with state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China.
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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada

UFC Champion Strickland Says He’s Standing Up for Canadians’ Freedom

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland caught attention before his main event fight on Jan. 20 in Toronto as he sparred with journalists, criticized the prime minister, and told Canadians he’s standing up for their freedom.

The American mixed martial artist told a rowdy crowd at the event’s press conference on Jan. 18 that he would continue to “stick up for you [expletive] guys.”

He appeared donning a white t-shirt with the printed words “Strickland” and “Make Canada Great Again.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Cory Morgan: As the Feds Skate Unscathed From Scandal to Scandal, It’s No Wonder Canadians Have Lost Hope for Accountability

Canadians are experiencing scandal fatigue with the federal government.

Rather than expressing rage or even annoyance as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did a new version of his old Aga Khan private resort vacation debacle, citizens are responding with a resigned shrug of the shoulders. While whiffs of possible government corruption involving the controversial ArriveCan APP are emerging and federal officials are being suspended, Canadians aren’t even batting an eye. People have given up hoping for accountability as the government continues to skate on, scandal after scandal, without resolution.

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

Lifetime cost of military’s Cyclone choppers set to soar past $14B, government document reveals

The lifetime cost of buying, owning and operating the air force’s troubled CH-148 Cyclones is now expected to top $14.87 billion, according to a leaked internal Department of National Defence briefing document obtained by CBC News.

Most of the expense — $10 billion — is being attributed to the cost of sustaining the aircraft. The CH-148 Cyclone is unique; no other nation flies the maritime helicopter.

The estimate is contained in a spreadsheet in a submission sent to the federal Treasury Board in late 2021, when the Department of National Defence (DND) was seeking an additional $111 million to top up the program’s budget. The increase eventually was approved.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Canada a ‘safe haven’ for ‘transnational crime networks and their dirty money’: U.S. report

OTTAWA – Canada has become a “safe haven” and international hub for notorious crime groups as illicit trade in the country is “booming,” according to a report by an American think tank.

“Canada has become a safe zone for the world’s most notorious crime groups and threat networks that are harming Canada’s national security and imperiling the security of other nations,” warns a report published in late November by the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE).

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