The Beheading of Sir John A. Macdonald

Most Canadians are unaware that the country’s first prime minister, now smeared as “racist,” defended Indigenous rights and advocated for their political enfranchisement.

In 2020, a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s founding prime minister, was toppled and decapitated in Montreal. It was the second time the statue had been beheaded; the first had been in 1992; it was periodically vandalized with paint, as well. This time, the city decided not to restore Macdonald’s statue to its pedestal. Montreal isn’t alone—across the country, Sir John A. Macdonald is being purged from public view.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Iran’s New Trap vs. Trump’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Transform the Middle East

It took decades — across multiple presidencies, wars, and failed negotiations — before the United States finally had a president who understood, with both clarity and conviction, how to confront the Iranian regime and transform the trajectory of the Middle East.

President Donald J. Trump, through a bold and unapologetic foreign policy, has emerged in just a few short months, as the only leader in recent history capable of reshaping the region and challenging Iran’s theocratic dictatorship with real consequences. His actions have already produced historic results — from crippling the regime’s nuclear infrastructure to fostering unprecedented peace deals.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

Chow said big tax hikes would help her fix a broken city. But can she convince voters who are still waiting for the payoff

Mayor Olivia Chow was running late.

For the journalists waiting in a conference room at Toronto Star headquarters on a recent afternoon, it was easy to see why. Many floors below, the traffic on Spadina Avenue was bumper to bumper as drivers made their way to the construction-clogged Gardiner Expressway, and even the streetcars were crawling in their dedicated lanes.

Chow and her apologetic staff arrived at her interview with the Star’s editorial board about 15 minutes behind schedule, and jokes about the city’s notorious gridlock aside — the mayor says she’s striving to fix it — her delayed arrival was fitting.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

‘Jews for Zohran’ Mamdani group tied to niece of lefty China-based billionaire

The niece of the China-based billionaire purportedly backing left-wing protest groups in the US spearheaded the “Jews for Zohran’” Mamdani campaign — a bid to give the Israel-bashing candidate cover from antisemitism accusations and win over Jewish voters, The Post found.

Marxist tycoon Neville “Roy” Singham‘s niece Alicia Singham Goodwin serves as political director of lefty nonprofit Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which in January launched Jews for Zohran.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Canada’s Carney talked tough on Trump – now some say he’s backing down

It’s another curveball in the Canada-US trade war – a new missive by US Donald Trump threatening an unexpected 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting next month.

It came as the two countries engage in intense trade talks meant to produce a new deal in the coming days, and what the latest tariff threat means for these negotiations is unclear.

But Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is beginning to face questions over whether he is able to stand up to Trump and secure the fair deal for Canada he promised.

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

New leader, or new system? The Conservatives ponder life under two-party politics

The NDP, it is well known, is in deep trouble. With seven seats and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote in the recent election, the party posted its worst showing, not only since its founding, but since the founding of its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in 1935.

Leaderless, deprived of official party status in the House of Commons and the perqs that go with it (money, staff, committee seats, recognition, credibility), the party has launched a months-long “review and renewal process.” Only after that is completed will the leadership race get under way. It could be next spring before the party has a leader.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Gringo go home! Why Mexico is turning against US immigrants

The broken glass had been swept away and, of the furious graffiti, only a faint pink stain remained on the walls outside the Starbucks — but the damage had been done.

Days earlier a mix of Mexicans and foreigners were sipping flat whites in this trendy Mexico City neighbourhood last Friday when an anti-gentrification protest descended on them.

The Starbucks customers hit the floor as a group of the protesters turned violent, throwing chairs, smashing windows and looting snacks to toss into the crowd, where people brandished signs reading “Expat = gentrifier” and “Gentrification is colonisation!”

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

Alberta firearms maker ‘riled up’ as Mounties ban popular rifle from Canadian market

A Calgary-based firearms company says one of its rifles being classified as prohibited by the RCMP has thrown his business into “crisis mode.”

“Right now, I’m all riled up, because I get very frustrated. I’ve been in the industry now for like 28 years,” said J.R. Cox, head of Sterling Arms International. “It’s these rulings that, to me, completely devalue and delegitimize the RCMP technical identification team.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGun Control, Gun Rights

Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter hints at motive during exclusive jailhouse interview: ‘It didn’t involve… Trump stuff or pro-life’

The man accused in the politically motivated assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband insisted to The Post this week the murders had nothing to do with President Trump or abortion — but stopped short of saying what allegedly drove him to kill.

“You are fishing and I can’t talk about my case…I’ll say it didn’t involve either the Trump stuff or pro life,” Vance Boelter wrote this week from a cell inside Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, about 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Chowtown considers micro-shelters as homelessness soars

With Toronto’s homeless population doubling in the last three years and shelters overflowing, city councillors have voted to explore whether Toronto could operate micro shelters in underutilized Toronto Transit Commission parking lots.

At a meeting of the city’s economic and community development committee this week, Coun. Chris Moise put forward a successful motion, asking city staff to report back early next year on the feasibility of such a plan.

The idea came about after a TTC report found seven of its commuter parking lots were being underutilized, meaning they were on average less than half full during peak hours.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", "Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Poilievre says he lost Ottawa riding for being ‘honest’ about plan to cut public sector jobs

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an “aggressive” campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs.

Poilievre had held the Ottawa riding of Carleton for two decades until the April 28 election, when he was defeated by Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy by 4,500 votes.

The loss was a major setback for the leader, who before the new year had been favoured to become prime minister.

Carney talks Big but the LPC has relied upon the Public Service Union vote bloc for years.

Junior increased their numbers by almost 40% Carney won’t harm that relationship.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party