US-Canada Relations: Neither Country Should Play the China Card

The United States is alienating our most important trade partner, Canada.

The country is a NATO ally and G7 member. While the U.S.-U.K. relationship is often touted as Washington’s most “special,” the Canadian relationship is arguably the most critical to the future of the U.S. economy and soft power. The projection of U.S. hard power abroad depends in part on positive global public perception of Washington’s leadership. This stems from the United States being a beacon of freedom and arsenal of democracy in World War I, World War II, crises across the Taiwan Strait, the Korean war, and others. If after all of that, we now treat Canada with a lack of foresight for short-term trade interests, we lose at least some of our moral high ground, which negatively affects our soft power, and as well our long-term national interests.

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Carney is quietly working on launching a new housing affordability slush fund

Ottawa is quietly working on launching a new entity it hopes will be key to housing affordability

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has been quiet since the federal election about the housing crisis, the same issue that contributed to the Liberals’ fading popularity under their previous leader.

Behind the scenes, however, housing stakeholders are fielding a flurry of calls from government officials seeking their advice on the creation of Build Canada Homes, a new federal entity that Mr. Carney has said will get the government back in the business of homebuilding.

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GIESBRECHT: Will Carney’s immigration policy be any different than Trudeau’s?

Prime Minister Carney has recently introduced a plan to bring in thousands of aging people from India.

He doesn’t explain why such a program could possibly be in the best interests of Canadians — why Canada would possibly want more elderly, retired people who will put even more stress on the medical system, social services and housing. No disrespect to India, or to those retirees, but we have plenty of elderly, retired people, and don’t need to import more.

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Jobs subsidy for immigration minister’s longstanding church raises ‘perception’ questions: ethics specialist

Your money is always a Liberal’s money.

OTTAWA — When Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab dropped by a church kids camp this summer, she came to pose for photos to highlight the funding that came from the Canada Summer Jobs program.

It might not have seemed unusual: members of Parliament have a hand in helping organizations in their riding get the summer-job subsidies in the first place. MPs get lists of organizations in their ridings that apply for the subsidy, and recommend who should get it.

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Liberal MPs call for Canada to join France in recognizing Palestinian state

OTTAWA – Liberal members of Parliament are publicly calling on the Canadian government to follow France’s lead in recognizing Palestine as a state.

Toronto-area MP Salma Zahid said on a social media post that Canada must join France in announcing its recognition of a state for the Palestinian people

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In Doug Ford’s World This Is The Perfect Time To Grant Work Permits To 100K So-Called Asylum Seekers

Ontario mortgage delinquencies on the rise and could climb higher still, experts warn

Mortgage delinquencies appear to be on the rise in both Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area and the numbers could get worse as Canada navigates choppy economic waters, experts say.

According to data prepared for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) by Equifax Canada, mortgage delinquencies rose to 0.22 per cent in Ontario for the first quarter of this year. That’s up from 0.15 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 and 0.09 per cent in the first quarter of 2023.

In Toronto, the mortgage delinquency rate hit 0.23 per cent for the first quarter of 2025. That compares to 0.14 per cent for the first quarter of 2024 and 0.08 per cent for the first quarter of 2023.

The same cabal that jacked immigration rates to unprecedented levels will always find a way to destroy your economic and social well being.

They want you poor and fearful, one step away from being homeless and willing to work for the cheapest wage possible.

Ford, Carney and his pal Wiseman of Century Initiative infamy are working hard to ensure the Corporate class has ready access to slaves.

The right answer is mass deportation.


Update: Ford claims asylum seekers wait 2 years for work permits. Feds say it’s actually 45 days

The federal government is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s claim it takes two years for an asylum seeker to be given the right to work in Canada, saying the average processing time is actually less than two months.

Ford made the claim on Wednesday afternoon at the end of a three-day leaders’ summit in Huntsville, Ont., where the country’s premiers agreed to look at ways to use their constitutional powers to hand out work permits.

Who’s zoomin who?

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60 Percent of Canadians Express Doubts Over Ever Being Able to Retire: Survey

Nearly 60 percent of working Canadians are convinced retirement will forever be beyond their reach and more than 40 percent harbour anxiety or fear about their financial circumstances, a new survey suggests.

The results from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Abacus Data survey reflect a growing worry among Canadians about their ability to secure a comfortable retirement and save for the future.

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The great ‘supply’ solution to Canada’s housing crisis flounders — further

Douglas Todd: To understand why Mark Carney’s goal of building 500,000 houses a year won’t happen, look to New Zealand and the harsh realities right now of making a profit in real estate.

The unspoken maxim within Canadian political circles, I’m told, is that elected officials just can’t win when it comes to either public health care or housing affordability.

No matter what politicians do, voters will continue to complain about poor access to medical care or feel aggravated about super-expensive housing prices.

That’s often why, when it comes to the massive files of health and housing, elected officials go out of their way to at least look like they’re doing something. And to look like they’re being bold.

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Plan to accept newcomer parents and grandparents will strain health services, Alberta warns

Alberta’s immigration minister says he’s concerned about the federal government’s plan this year to accept thousands of parents and grandparents of immigrants already in Canada.

Joseph Schow responded Tuesday to a federal notice that Ottawa plans to take in 10,000 applications from those who have previously expressed interest in sponsoring family members.

Schow took issue with the 10,000 figure.

In a statement, Schow said provincial health-care systems, housing and social services don’t have the capacity and could be overwhelmed.

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Internal government document predicted ‘immediate’ drop in EV sales without rebate subsidies

OTTAWA — An internal government document reveals there was awareness among some officials that Ottawa ending its electric vehicle subsidies in January would lead to an “immediate” hit to EV sales and market uncertainty, as it coincided with the United States’ rollback of its own electrification programs.

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Lowering Canada’s voting age to 16 is her ‘top parliamentary priority,’ senator says

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OTTAWA — Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it’s past time for Canada to do the same.

The U.K. announced last week that it would lower its voting age from 18 to 16 in a bid to strengthen British democracy and restore trust in politics.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran said the issue has been her “top parliamentary priority” since she joined the Red Chamber. She said lowering the voting age to 16 would be good for democracy and that the only arguments against it are “based on stereotypes.”

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I’m all for shared sacrifice, but let’s be clear about who should really foot the bill for Mark Carney’s proposed military spending

A national poll released last week found that Canadians favoured increasing the national debt rather than raising taxes as the best way to pay for the gigantic increase in military spending recently pledged by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The poll result is hardly surprising. But it tells us nothing.

Indeed, the poll is of dubious value, since it left out the most basic question: Do you support Carney’s plan to massively increase military spending over the next decade?

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Auto industry says environment minister won’t relent despite calls to scrap EV mandate

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OTTAWA — Automakers calling on Ottawa to roll back its electric-vehicle mandate say their case has so far failed to sway Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, who appears “committed” to keeping it in place.

Rising pressure over the EV issue is part of the central tension facing Prime Minister Mark Carney, which is how much to adjust the Liberals’ climate policies to address concerns coming from industry and premiers, amid a time of economic uncertainty.

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