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WTF? Canada pledges Ukraine aid, as NATO spending questions dog PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine in a one-on-one conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.

The funding announcement Wednesday comes amidst pressure from American politicians who are publicly critical of Canada for falling short of its defence spending commitments.

The way Trudeau looks at Zelensky is sick. Just beaming at him like he’s in love. @fancypants_s https://t.co/adlxg9Bt03

— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) July 11, 2024

H/T Patti Jo

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2024July 11, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Canada confirms plan to replace submarine fleet at NATO summit

The timing of the announcement could be an attempt to blunt criticism of Ottawa’s defence spending

Canada definitely plans to move forward with the purchase of new submarines, the federal government announced on the margins of the NATO Summit on Wednesday.

Up to now, the government has spoken only about the possibility of replacing the aging Victoria-class boats. But in the face of mounting criticism of Canada’s defence spending by allies — notably the United States — Ottawa has given the proposal the green light.

A senior government official, speaking on background, said they could not confirm how much the plan will cost, how many boats will be purchased or when they will arrive.

I smell bullshit.

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCN", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO

PMO eyes Carney as next finance minister as tension rises with Freeland, sources say

Senior officials in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office are concerned that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has not been effective in delivering an upbeat economic message as the Liberal government struggles to reconnect with Canadians amid low approval ratings, sources say.

The relationship between Ms. Freeland, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister’s Office has become tense. She has been the most powerful minister in the government since Mr. Trudeau promoted her to the finance portfolio in August, 2020, after the resignation of Bill Morneau.

I’m no fan of Freeland but it’s delusional to believe a positive message could be crafted around any facet of LPC economic policy.

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2024July 11, 2024•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

BROWN: As ‘Fortress Toronto’ crumbles, so too will the Trudeau Liberals

How do the Liberals loathe thee? Let us count the ways.

At record lows in the polls, with 75% of the country in open polling revolt against a country needlessly and relentlessly broken, the Liberals and the soon-to-be-vanquished deputy PM attacked the overwhelming majority of Canadians as being supportive of policies that are “cold, cruel, and small.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Andrew Perez: It’s time. Justin Trudeau must go

The stunning Conservative by-election win in Toronto-St. Paul’s last month has plunged Trudeau’s Liberal Party into a nadir and resulting leadership vacuum. The perilous state of the party is only exacerbated by several high-profile Liberals calling on Trudeau to resign and make way for a new leader and prime minister.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Stoltenberg: NATO Will No Longer ‘Strive For’ 2 Percent, It Will Be a Requirement

WASHINGTON–NATO leadership is working to ensure that all 32 of its member states meet a minimum defense expenditure annually.

Speaking to a forum of international defense industry leaders on July 9, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance’s ambition to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense will be considered a requirement rather than an aspiration.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO

Average Asking Rents Reached $2,185 in June

A new report says the average asking rent for a home in Canada reached $2,185 in June, up seven percent compared with a year ago despite representing the slowest annual rate of growth in 13 months.

The report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca, which analyzes monthly listings from the latter’s network, says average asking rents decreased 0.8 percent from May—the largest month-over-month decline since early 2021 and atypical compared with usual monthly increases this time of year.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without explanation.

Elbit Security Systems Ltd. says in an application filed in Federal Court last month that Public Services and Procurement Canada has refused to explain its “purported disqualification” from a contract for hand-held laser rangefinders for the Canadian Armed Forces.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Israel

Upcoming Montreal byelection will be ‘a pretty important stay-or-go indicator’ for PM Trudeau, say political insiders and MPs

In the aftermath of the Liberals’ devastating byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., on June 24, all eyes are now focused on the upcoming high stakes three-way byelection contest in the coveted Liberal Montreal area riding of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—dealing with internal dissent, and trailing the Conservatives nationally by a double-digit margin for the past year—has to call a byelection for the Quebec seat by July 30, with the date to be no later than Sept. 16.

“If Trudeau is having a hard time deciding to leave, then this is particularly important,” Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research, said in an interview with The Hill Times. “And then that says that he doesn’t make the decision until he sees this result.”

Another very safe Liberal seat.

Assuming a Liberal win this byelection will be painted as a nation wide endorsement of the Trudeau regime.

A defeat will be blamed on the Jews, Christians, Truckers, Diagolon, Trump, feral cats and or Mike Harris.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

DeepDive: New polling shows government funding of the news industry could further erode Canadians’ trust in the media

Canadians are losing their trust in the media. According to a report from the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, overall trust in the media among the Canadian population has fallen from 55 percent in 2016 to 40 percent in 2023. Among English-speaking Canadians, trust in the news is even lower with just 37 percent saying they trust the media in 2023.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Government Owned News Media

Dear Katie Telford: It’s time to go

Dear Katie Telford,

It’ll feel odd to take advice from a lifelong Tory but hear me out.

Unlike anyone else in your orbit, I’ve been in your shoes. In the early 1990s, my desk in the Prime Minister’s Office also happened to be beside a PM who had equally bleak re-election prospects.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘Shameful’: Justin Trudeau called out by Americans over failure to hit NATO spending target

…On Monday, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said in widely reported remarks that it is “shameful” Canada still hasn’t hit the two-per-cent target.

He accused Canada of “riding America’s coattails” — an echo of criticism by former president Donald Trump, whose tenure in the White House was coloured by his declarations that America’s allies were free-riding under the U.S. security umbrella.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO, USA

Quebec RCMP investigating criminal activities related to Chinese foreign interference

The Quebec RCMP is actively investigating allegations of criminal activity related to foreign interference by the China Communist Party (CCP).

Authorities on Tuesday launched a public “awareness campaign” and are “seeking public assistance in connection with Chinese foreign interference in Quebec.”

The Trudeau compromised RCMP is investigating Trudeau’s boss XI in Quebec. Sure that really inspires confidence.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 10, 2024•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trudeau’s Canada: Number of ‘Struggling’ Canadians on the Rise Despite Slowing Inflation: Report

A growing number of Canadians are struggling financially, with nearly half stressed by housing costs and other living expenses, according to a recent survey.

One-in-three Canadians (32 percent) now fall into the “struggling” category, up from one-quarter two years ago, said the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) in its July 9 report. In addition, the number of Canadians in the “comfortable” category has decreased to 23 percent, down from 29 percent in 2022.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2024July 9, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Tasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau taking the heat from NATO allies for cheaping out on defence spending

Canada is a cheapskate. We’re that friend who always “forgets” their wallet when they join you for dinner, who never splits the bill evenly because they “only had an appetizer,” who never treats their pals to a round but always drinks when someone else buys. Most us have had friends like this, and after a while, you stop inviting them out, leaving them to stare at the walls of their studio apartments alone.

by Blazingcatfur•July 9, 2024July 9, 2024•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO