Doug Ford bristles over his broken bromance with Mark Carney

Doug Ford is boiling over. Is the bromance over, too?

Our piqued premier says he now knows where he stands with Mark Carney, because the prime minister didn’t stand up for Ontario’s auto sector. The two politicians who regularly sat down together for private breakfasts and dinners to toast their bonhomie have suddenly stopped texting.


The LPC media has turned on Ford for his objection to Carney’s ChiCom EV deal.

Ford is described as fussed, as being bristled, piqued and bemoaning the Two-Faced Carney deal. Every word designed to trivialize genuine concern.

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Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws

Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any individual or corporation from any federal Canadian law they are responsible for (with the exception of the Criminal Code). These exemptions just have to be justified as being “in the public interest” and “encourag[ing] innovation, competitiveness or economic growth,” concepts so vague that they could be invoked for virtually any law.

In theory, this new provision applies equally to all individuals and corporations, but history tells us that large corporations have disproportionate access to government officials and are able to get their way. The broad nature of this new provision means that corporations could be able to avoid everything from environmental regulations to conflict of interest laws, so long as they have a single minister on board.

h/t Mauser

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Adam Zivo: Carney doesn’t care how dangerous China really is

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new plan to expand Chinese-Canadian ties will jeopardize, not protect, our national sovereignty. However volatile the United States may be these days, pursuing a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with Beijing as a counterbalance is myopic and reckless.

The plan was announced Friday at the end a four-day trip to China — the first prime ministerial visit to the country since 2017 — wherein Carney, joined by a high-ranking delegation, strove to thaw diplomatic relations after a decade of mutual distrust.

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‘Hidden carbon tax’ will add to gas prices this year, taxpayers group says

As the cost of living continues to squeeze households, gas prices remain a major concern for many Canadians, even after Ottawa scrapped the federal consumer carbon tax last year.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says drivers are still paying more at the pump because of a separate federal climate policy introduced in 2023, known as the Clean Fuel Regulations.

At gas stations across Calgary, drivers said rising prices are adding to their financial strain.

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Analysis: CSIS Warned Beijing Weaponized Canola and Elections in the 2019 Meng Crisis — Is Carney’s EV Trade-Off a Replay?

OTTAWA — A high-level Canadian Security Intelligence Service assessment in June 2019 concluded that Beijing, jolted by Canada’s detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, launched a “calibrated and multi-faceted pressure campaign” that blended trade coercion — including curtailing canola imports — with the detention of Canadians and clandestine interference surrounding the 2019 federal election, aiming to exert “personalized political pressure on Canada’s leadership,” with the Ministry of State Security driving the response and CSIS collection further establishing that President Xi Jinping received reports “directly from the MSS.”

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Christine Van Geyn: Feds spent millions defending Trudeau’s Freedom Convoy crackdown — and lost

A generational civil liberties victory has been upheld. On Jan. 16, the Federal Court of Appeal held that the Trudeau government illegally invoked the Emergencies Act in 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy.

The unanimous judgment, which upheld the lower court’s decision in 2024, is meticulous, devastating, and leaves little room for doubt. Future governments facing political turmoil have been put on clear notice: they cannot casually reach for emergency powers to solve a domestic protest.

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Carney government’s net zero emission policy could cost Canadians $2.1 trillion

Fanatics will always show their true colours

The Carney government’s renewed commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions (NZE) by 2050, aided by the Alberta government, in the Canada-Alberta MOU could cost about $2.1 trillion in lost economic activity from business-as-usual (BAU) between 2025 and 2050 and lead to 351,000 lost jobs from BAU by 2050. These are among key insights based on my analysis of data drawn from a 2024 custom research project by Navius Research using its highly regarded gTech/IESD model.

Policy goals, such as Canada NZE 2050, need to be backed up with rigorous modeling and impact analysis. Unfortunately, the federal government does not appear to have provided sufficient updated information on Canada NZE 2050 to allow citizens to fully assess its economic and fiscal impact. I believe that the analysis presented here helps fill that critical void.

(Incognito)

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Burner phones, security warnings and no ‘megaphones’: How Carney’s trip to Beijing struck a surprising new tone with China

BEIJING — In April 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney was standing on the stage of the federal election leaders’ debate when he was asked to identify the greatest threat to Canada’s national security.

Without hesitation, Carney declared: “China.”

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Doug Ford calls on Carney to ‘step up’ to help Ontario’s auto sector after Chinese EV deal

As Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to allay concerns about lifting tariffs on Chinese EVs, Premier Doug Ford says Ottawa needs to “step up” to protect Ontario’s auto industry.

Speaking to Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference delegates at the Sheraton Centre on Monday, Ford reiterated his alarm at Carney’s new agreement with China.

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US Lawmakers Warn Canada Against Allowing ‘Beijing a Foothold in the North American Auto Market’

The U.S. House Select Committee on China is warning Canada that it should reconsider opening its auto industry to Beijing and risking thousands of jobs, ahead of the upcoming renewal negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

By opening its market to Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), Canada risks distorting its auto industry by giving “Beijing a foothold in the North American auto market, threatening thousands of jobs and undermining a century of integrated automotive leadership,” the committee said in a Jan. 16 post on X.

“China’s state-subsidized overcapacity has already distorted Europe’s auto industry, and North America will be next if this precedent stands,” the committee said.

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Global disruption looms large over biggest-ever Davos

Competing interests same goal any way you slice it.

Apart from the snow and the temperature, Greenland does not have much in common with the Swiss alps. But the fight for the future of the island looms over the gathering of world leaders and businesses at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week.

Indeed, the timing of Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat seems likely to have had this meeting in mind.

Trump loves Davos – which is beyond strange given the views of his base.


Previously …

h/t Mauser

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How Canada’s Housing Supply Is Falling Short of Immigration Targets, by the Numbers

Immigration policy in Canada is designed to make the rich richer.

Canada’s housing shortage is no longer a future concern—it’s already here. Despite Ottawa’s decision last October to scale back immigration targets from recent highs, population growth continues to outpace the number of homes being built.

There’s a widening gap between the number of people who need housing and the number of units actually coming online, particularly in the country’s largest cities. The data suggest affordability pressures are unlikely to ease without either a sharp rise in construction or a closer alignment between immigration levels and housing capacity.


Immigration policy in Canada is designed to make the rich richer.

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Michael Taube: Canada shouldn’t increase trade with China until years of confrontation have been resolved

Canada and China have had a difficult relationship for years. Many Canadians have a real lack of faith and trust when it comes to China’s role as an honest broker and reliable trade partner — and understandably so.

Prime Minister Mark Carney clearly felt differently. The still-very-green prime minister somehow believes he’s identified the key to dealing with the Chinese Communists on a level playing field: give them everything they want, and more.

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Poll shows Canadians lose faith in Ottawa’s housing plan

Canadians are increasingly pessimistic about housing, with most saying federal plans will not make homes more affordable or accessible, according to internal polling obtained by Housing Minister Gregor Robertson’s department.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the research found housing costs and shortages are now a dominant source of stress for households, with many believing home ownership is either unattainable or would require taking on crushing levels of debt.

Renters, the report said, are trapped in tight markets marked by low vacancy rates, rising prices and, in some cases, deteriorating living conditions.


Thank the Liberal Party.

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