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LILLEY: Mark Carney doesn’t have time to move slowly on new pipeline

 

Donald Trump said the Venezuelan oil industry could be booming again in 18 months. Here in Canada, we might have finished the first round of consultations on a new pipeline, but we won’t have concluded the court challenges to it.

This is the dilemma Canada is facing: We are still moving at Ottawa speed, meaning slow, while the Americans are talking about a breakneck pace in restoring Venezuela’s oil industry.

Carney has not changed his spots.

Venezuela: Trump announces plan to get up to 50M oil barrels

US President Donald Trump has announced that “interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over” between 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the US.

“This ​oil ​will be sold at its market price, and that money will be controlled by me, as ‍president of the United States of America, to ​ensure it is used to benefit the ⁠people ​of Venezuela and the United States!”

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

Ukraine’s security guarantee is a paper tiger with crucial details missing

Coalition of the delusional

Progress. Success. A “very big milestone”.

For the first time in more than a year, Ukrainians, Americans and Europeans seemed to be singing from the same hymn sheet.

Peace, they say, is closer than ever, because they are on the brink of agreeing to a security deal to deter a new Russian attack on Ukraine after a ceasefire.

No Carney at the signing?

Coalition’s Ukraine security guarantees include deploying troops if ceasefire is reached

Canada has promised a substantial ongoing commitment to the force that would backstop the peace deal. Precisely what kind of forces Canada would deploy is unclear, partly because the military, short of personnel and equipment, is in rebuilding mode.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Canada, USA

‘It’s like on Amazon’: Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post

It’s like Amazon for hard drugs: cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, paid for with credit cards and e-transfers, delivered by Canada Post.

For weeks, CBC Ottawa and Radio-Canada exchanged messages with nearly a dozen people who have been buying these drugs online. Eventually one came forward, offering to talk about their experience.

“The first time I was like, OK, it’s not true, it’s a scam,” John said. CBC has agreed to withhold his real name because he fears the impact of his drug use on his family and his job.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

U.S. control of Venezuela’s oil reserves not a threat to Canadian producers, Carney says

Carney & Macron smile like idiots despite swamping their nations with 3rd World migrants possessing no ability to integrate. This is what passes for “Statesmanship” in our benighted era.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has played down concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost oil production from Venezuela will have an impact on Canada’s energy sector.

Mr. Trump has made it clear that the U.S. military action in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro was precursor to taking control of the country’s vast oil reserves and its energy infrastructure. That could ultimately lead to a surge of Venezuelan oil on global markets which would pose a challenge to Canada’s oil production.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

John Ivison: Starkly different reactions by Carney and Poilievre to Venezuela are revealing

It seems clear that there was great excitement in the Poilievre household on Saturday morning, as news of the surgical strike by U.S. special forces in Venezuela filtered through.

Pierre Poilievre’s wife, Anaida, is Venezuelan, and like many of her fellow citizens, she likely rejoiced in the arrest and deportation of the illegitimate president Nicolás Maduro.

By 9:36 a.m. the Conservative leader had posted on social media his congratulations to American President Donald Trump for arresting the “narco-terrorist and socialist dictator.”

Summary: Trump bad, Poilievre bad.

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

We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada

So, this is the “peace president?”

Donald Trump promised that under his leadership the U.S. would eschew “nation building,” “forever wars,” “regime change,” and violent foreign engagements more generally.

Yet since his second inauguration, he’s ordered military action in Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Iraq; bombed Iran’s nuclear weapons complexes; and blown up more than a score of boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean. In just the past two weeks, he has launched missiles against Islamic terrorists in northern Nigeria, declared that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” for another attack on Iran, and now decapitated Venezuela’s government.

Pssst … Elbow people …Canada is already a vassal state – of China and their stooges of the Laurentian elite, WEF and the rest of the globalist 5th columnists.

Canada can’t offer itself as a reliable ally to either the EU or America in any meaningful way.

We don’t even have a real “armed forces” just a DEI pantomime. A GI Joe and Jane non-binary action figure with removable anatomy!

The US may annex Canada simply to keep China and Russia out of the Arctic and America’s backyard.

It won’t take much. Who will sign up to defend Ottawa and their corporate cronies efforts to flood Canada with cheap 3rd World labour or lavish tax dollars on themselves & foreigners?

It’s not as if all those shiny new Canadians Ottawa imports are going to rush the recruiting offices.

The Canada of university studies departments does not exist.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Poilievre calls for immediate pipeline approval following U.S. action in Venezuela

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning the federal government that the possible end of American sanctions on Venezuelan oil could displace Canadian exports to the U.S. — and is urging the Liberals to “immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast.”

In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Tuesday, Poilievre said the action taken by the United States over the weekend has “altered the global energy landscape.”

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military raid on the Venezuelan capital, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and bringing him to New York to face charges. Trump also has openly said that he plans to take control of the country’s oil industry and encourage American companies to revitalize the sector.

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

Michael Higgins: Mark Carney can’t decide whether removing Maduro was good or bad

The reaction to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro roughly falls into two camps: those who celebrate the downfall of a corrupt narco-terrorist and those who condemn it as a suspected breach of international law.

Prime Minister Mark Carney chose a third option, a wishy-washy, bland statement that neither praised the detention on moral grounds nor criticized it on the basis it might be illegal.

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

‘It’s not going to frighten me’: Doug Ford says Trump’s past annexation threats against Canada no more concerning after Venezuela takeover

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is not worried about U.S. President Donald Trump’s previous threats about annexing Canada in light of U.S. military action in Venezuela that led to the capture of that country’s ousted president over the weekend.

“It’s not going to frighten me. It shouldn’t frighten anyone in Canada,” Ford told reporters Monday.

Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. military had infiltrated Venezuela and apprehended ousted president Nicolás Maduro to stand trial in the U.S. Maduro entered a plea of not guilty to all charges during a court appearance in New York City on Monday on drug-trafficking charges.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, USA

Canada’s got milk — they’re just dumping it

CALGARY — Supply management… a Canadian phenomenon.

This phenomenon is responsible for dumping 6.8 billion liters of raw milk since 2012 — with an estimated value of $14.9 billion, which could have been enough milk for 4.2 million people.

This is according to a 2025 study by multiple researchers, including the Food Professor, or Dr.Sylvain Charlebois, who runs an agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Don’t expect a big gush of Venezuelan oil onto world markets any time soon

When it comes to the country with the world’s largest oil reserves, U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t mince words on why U.S. commandos seized Venezuela’s president. “They stole our oil,” Mr. Trump said.

Put aside for a moment clear violations of international law from U.S. actions and the fact “our” oil somehow ended up under Venezuela’s soil.

A picture Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro handcuffed and blindfolded in a tracksuit aboard a U.S. navy ship conjures images of other oil-rich autocrats deposed by Washington and its proxies: Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Neither of those interventions ended well.

So many critics cite “international law” while ignoring the sheer delight of the Venezuelan people at Maduro’s removal.

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

“Experts” say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro’s ouster

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OTTAWA – Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela.

The U.S. shocked the world this weekend when it captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid that followed months of airstrikes on Venezuelan boats Washington said were trafficking drugs.

Max Cameron, a professor at the University of British Columbia who studies the politics of Latin America, says this could be the first step in Washington’s deployment of its new national security strategy, which calls for the U.S. to exert more control over North and South America.

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

Canadian energy stocks tumble after U.S. incursion in Venezuela

North American oil prices climbed by more than one per cent on Monday following the upheaval in Venezuela over the weekend, while stock prices of some large Canadian oil and gas companies have fallen.

A barrel of West Texas Intermediate, the North American benchmark, was trading about 1.5 per cent higher by midday, up nearly $1 to just over $58 US. Prices remain relatively cheap and are about $15 lower than compared to one year ago.

Meanwhile, several Canadian oil and gas companies are taking a hit to their stock price. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s energy index was down about 4.5 per cent by midday Monday.

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

Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland to resign from Parliament … but the grift goes on

Former longtime cabinet minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says she will resign from Parliament, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he’d appointed her as an advisor on economic development.

In September, Freeland was tapped to be Canada’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine. At the time, she stepped down from her cabinet position of transport and internal trade minister to take on the new role, but said she’d stay on as an MP.

In light of Freeland’s appointment I think I understand why the Libs are diddling the Foreign Agents Registry – it’ll provide cover

Guess it’s best if she’s working without Canadian scrutiny … h/t Mauser

Good column from Urback – What’s a Canadian MP doing as an adviser for a foreign government?

Chrystia Freeland became the “minister of everything” in Justin Trudeau’s government because of her ostensible good judgment. This never made much sense to observers of her actual performance, which routinely showcased her poor political instincts against a backdrop of poor policy decisions.

Maybe the Chrystia Freeland that emerged at the end of Mr. Trudeau’s tenure – the one that decried “political gimmicks” and urged fiscal restraint – was there all along, hiding behind an obligatory façade of unyielding partisanship. Or perhaps, and what seems more likely, Ms. Freeland’s instincts actually aren’t that great.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government