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‘This changes everything’: Here’s how Canada could be impacted by the U.S.’ abduction of Maduro

After the U.S. abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military-raid, there was simultaneous celebration and global outcry.

While many Venezuelans praised the capture of a man widely considered to be an authoritarian ruler — who is being investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity — protesters around the world also denounced the U.S.’s assault.

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

The curse of Freeland about to strike Ukraine

In “Walt’s predictions for 2026” (WWW 31/12/25), I predicted that no matter how you slice it, the Ukraine is going to get sliced, diced and screwed in whatever “peace settlement” is negotiated this year. Sadly, I must now double down on that call, as it appears from this ayem’s news that the Ukraine is going to screw itself!

More … Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he’s appointed Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser
h/t patthedog

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

Eric Ham: Canada beware, Trump’s Venezuela invasion is a clear warning shot

WASHINGTON – A surprise pre-dawn raid on a sovereign country was the opening salvo by an American strongman hellbent on bringing the world’s most resource-rich nations under U.S. control.

In 2025, Donald Trump tested the reach of his authority, faced down the system of checks and balances and dared the world to push back. Meeting no resistance, the twice-impeached commander-in-chief orchestrated his fait accompli, stealing the world’s largest oil reserves with nary an outcry from the international community.

I think Canada will split apart frankly and given the way we’ve been abused by the Liberal Government this past decade that’s not really such a bad thing.

So long as Trump deports the migrants I’m good.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

‘Our minerals could be used to annex us’: why Canada doesn’t want US mining

The Outaouais region on the western edge of Quebec is home to thousands of lakes, vast forests and extensive wetlands. It is also the setting of a swathe of wooded land known as La Petite-Nation, which, although not far from the cities of Montreal and Ottawa, remains relatively untouched.

That, however, is to change with the arrival of a controversial graphite mine with financing from the Pentagon.

Lomiko Metals, a company based in British Columbia, is planning to build an open-air graphite mine in La Petite-Nation. Once operational, the mine will produce 100,000 tonnes of graphite for 15 years.

Warning Guardian ahead.

My neck of the woods.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

After US Venezuela Operation, Poilievre Says Canada in ‘Weakened’ Position Without More Oil Pipelines to Tidewater

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government’s oil tanker ban, which led to the cancellation of a pipeline that would have transported Alberta oil to British Columbia for international markets, has put Canada in a “weakened and dependent” position.

Poilievre’s remarks came shortly after the United States announced on Jan. 3 that it had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will run Venezuela until a peaceful transition of power is completed, adding that it will be heavily involved in the nation’s oil industry.

Bonus Gilmore h/t all who sent this in

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

Canadian woman charged with illegally crossing into U.S., kicking border agent’s face

A Canadian woman has been charged in the United States with crossing into Washington state and kicking a border agent in the face.

The accused is facing one count each of assault on a federal officer and improper entry after the incident Tuesday.

In U.S. district court documents, the FBI alleges the woman was denied entry at the Peace Arch border crossing, south of Surrey, B.C., because she had a marijuana vape pen.

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

Canada’s oil sector shouldn’t panic, stay competitive after Maduro’s seizure: expert

EDMONTON – A political scientist says U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in transforming Venezuela’s oil-rich sector is a reminder for Canada’s oil and gas industry to not panic and stay competitive.

Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment with the think-tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says Canada has always competed with other oil-rich countries, and Trump’s recent claims his country will “run” oil-rich Venezuela is a medium-term risk to Canada.

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

Iran Is Burning: Canada Must Decide

The streets of Iran are once again filled with anger, grief, and bloodshed. What began as economic protests over a collapsing currency and runaway inflation has turned violent, with demonstrators killed and the regime signalling that repression, not reform, will be its response. This is not a sudden crisis. It is the predictable consequence of a system that long ago exhausted every source of legitimacy except fear.

Carney won’t do anything to upset Amira.

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

AUBUT: The divergent paths of liberty and loyalty, comparing America and Canada

The year 1629 marks the quiet divide that determined the fates of two nations. In the south, the English colonies that became the United States were founded by literate settlers who sought not comfort but freedom. They brought with them the conviction that faith and conscience were their own, that government was to be distrusted and restrained, and that their destiny depended on their own labour and judgment

(Incognito)

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Venezuela’s fate is a warning for Canada

U.S. military action to seize Nicolás Maduro marks the formal debut of an imperial America

No one need shed a single tear for Nicolás Maduro, a ruthless dictator who extinguished Venezuela’s democracy and set its economy into a death spiral.

His sins are many: stolen elections, numerous alleged crimes against humanity, and more than a decade of exploitation of what once was and should still be a prosperous country. And of course, the Trump administration alleges that Mr. Maduro is a narco-terrorist in league with drug cartels.

Wonder if he’ll kick out the migrants?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

What analysts say about Carney’s statement on Venezuela

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a “Venezuelan-led transition process” away from what he called the criminal regime of President Nicolás Maduro in a Saturday post on X.

It was just one of his requests following the U.S. incursion into Venezuela to remove Maduro from power early Saturday Morning. He also called on “all parties” to respect international law, mirroring a previous statement from Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. Neither response mentioned the United States directly.

Two observers who spoke with CTV News Channel said the prime minister’s response should have gone further.

Not insulting enough.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

A Story of Extraordinary Celebrity and Terrible Exploitation Ends

The Dionne quintuplets were a global sensation during the Great Depression. The last of the five sisters, Annette, died in December.

Although they came from a small town in northern Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets were among the first global celebrities and multimedia stars. But their story — they were the first known quintuplets to survive infancy — did not have happy endings like the three films based on their lives.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s climate targets were always a fantasy

Prime Minister Mark Carney has correctly admitted that the federal government will not achieve its 2030 and 2035 industrial greenhouse gas emission targets under the climate strategy of his predecessor, Justin Trudeau.

“We have too much regulation, not enough action,” Carney told CBC in a year-end interview commenting on Trudeau’s plan.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘A million WhatsApp messages’: Venezuelans in N.S. react to Maduro’s capture after U.S. strike

Verónica Gutiérrez woke up what seemed like “a million WhatsApp messages” from her family in Venezuela after the U.S. launched a strike on the capital of the country that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.

In the early hours of Saturday, the U.S. launched a “large-scale strike” in Caracas and took Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, out of their home within the Fort Tiuna military installation.

Gutiérrez, who left Venezuela in 2015, describes feeling a mix of optimism and confusion at the news.

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