Four decapitated corpses hanging from a bridge are the latest symbol of a civil war tearing apart the violent global drug powerhouse, the Sinaloa Cartel.
And the bloodshed has dire implications for Canada, where the cartel has been allowed to fester and grow in a twisted branch plant endeavour to fuel the world with fentanyl.
20 bodies found in Mexico after horrific cartel violence — including 4 headless corpses hanging from bridge
A federal audit has found that two climate programs launched with a promise to create jobs and lower emissions have failed to show any results after seven years and $300 million in spending.
Blacklock’s Reporter says a report from the says officials stopped collecting key performance data for the Smart Grid Program and the Emerging Renewable Power Program, making it impossible to tell whether the programs delivered any real benefit to taxpayers.
Mark Carney’s Liberal government recently stated it will continue the proposed ban on the sale of all gas-powered cars in Canada by 2035.
Unfortunately, although Ottawa has attempted to justify its ban on gas-powered vehicles by labelling EVs as a cornerstone of any socially responsible and environmentally friendly society, it is readily apparent the myriad socio-political and environmental benefits the Carney government purports to chase are not at all a necessary consequence of EVs in any capacity.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his pledge to eliminate the country’s internal trade barriers by July 1. But economists say it’s not a substitute for lost U.S. trade.
When Mark Carney became Canada’s prime minister in the spring, he offered a seemingly simple and obvious answer to the economic threat posed by President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian exports: Trade more within Canada.
To that end, Mr. Carney, the leader of the Liberal Party, promised to eliminate rules and laws that stifle the movement of goods and many workers inside the country by July 1, Canada Day, after decades of national hand-wringing over the issue.
Below the swell of goose-vs-eagle elbows-up patriotism that continues to gush through the nation lies an undercurrent of worry: half of Canadians feel that we’re losing a collective sense of what it means to be Canadian.
The finding was made by a new Postmedia-Leger poll released in advance of Canada Day, which asked respondents whether they feel, in the last four to five years, that “Canada has been losing a shared, collective identity of what it means to be Canadian.” Fifty-two per cent of replies were “yes,” while only 30 per cent were “no.”
“It’s lunacy. Straight-up lunacy.”
The words come from Devin Dreeshen, the Alberta government’s point man on transportation.
He has nothing against electric vehicles, EVs for short. You want one, buy one.
He just doesn’t think the government in Ottawa should be ramming the purchase of them down people’s throats.
Now the cards are on the table. Amid the heated phase of trade talks with the U.S., Canada is introducing a digital tax that will burden American tech giants with billions in costs. In response, President Trump broke off talks with Ottawa and announced new tariffs.
Among poker players, you know the coldly calculating player: He calculates probabilities, weighs risks, and plays his hand with sober precision. Sitting beside him is the gambler – impulsive but not reckless. He acts spectacularly, yet within a strategic framework he masters with virtuosity. Now imagine a pathological exception alongside these archetypes: a player who reveals his cards before the round even begins, only to go all-in immediately after. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney falls into this category.
h/t DS
Bill C5, containing the Building Canada Act, is the framework for the projects of national interest. It has now been passed by the Senate.
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It’s now more than four years since the federal Liberal government pledged $30 billion in spending over five years for $10-a-day national childcare, and more than three years since Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government signed a $13.2-billion deal with the federal government to deliver this childcare plan.
Not surprisingly, with massive government funding came massive government control. While demand for childcare has increased due to the government subsidies and lower out-of-pocket costs for parents, the plan significantly restricts how childcare centres operate (including which items participating centres may purchase), and crucially caps the proportion of government funds available to private, for-profit providers.
During the spring campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government led by him would move fast to solve problems and meet challenges by Canada Day.
After his victory, those promises left Carney a little more than 60 days to address issues that have bedevilled previous governments, in some cases, for a long time.
Here is a look at the pledges Carney made while he was courting the electorate, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies agreed to a new defence investment pledge — investing 5 per cent of annual gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. That figure includes 3.5 per cent on core military capabilities and 1.5 per cent on defence and security-related infrastructure, such as ports and emergency preparedness systems.
This is an historically significant commitment and is rationalized by NATO political leaders in the context of rising global security threats and a need to increase contribution from non-U. S. members.
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an “elbows up” merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller.
Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold 2,500 products ranging from T-shirts to hoodies to car decals.
The Liberals’ controversial, long-delayed gun grab program is expected to cost taxpayers more than $500 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
A recent report found the government’s Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program is widely unpopular with Canadians. The gun grab is entering its fifth year behind schedule — and is over budget and increasingly unpopular.
The government’s inclusion of warrantless information demand powers in Bill C‑2 has attracted mounting concern, particularly the stunning decision to target everyone who provides services in Canada — which creates near-limitless targets for warrantless disclosure demands.
Department of Justice officials have confirmed that Bill C‑2 extends far beyond just telecom companies to services such as financial institutions, car rental companies, and hotels. The inclusion of professional services that frequently face strict confidentiality obligations deserves greater scrutiny, as the approach virtually guarantees a constitutional challenge — alongside the privacy challenge — in light of Supreme Court of Canada rulings in Spencer and Bykovets.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seemingly in the process of moving Canada away from the United States — our longtime friend, ally and trading partner — and thrusting us into the waiting arms of the European Union. This is where he believes Canada, which he describes as the “most European of non-European countries,” truly belongs. Yet his narrow-sighted approach to the U.S. and EU could have devastating consequences.
