Post-Mulroney, the Conservatives’ brand is ‘loser.’ It’s time for an overhaul

How have Conservatives fared since making the big swerve rightward in the early 1990s?

We recall that under Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative banner they won majority governments in 1984 and 1988. Then along came the dividers, the ideologues of the Reform Party, who grabbed

52 seats in the 1993 election and then proceeded to swallow the old Tories whole.

And the rest is history – a primarily painful party history. Since the late Mr. Mulroney’s departure from the party leadership in 1993, the Liberals have won eight elections to the Conservatives’ three.

How about NO? Visible minorities in the GTA increasingly supporting Conservatives: U of T study

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Did The Palestinian Authority President Really Condemn the Hamas Attack of October 7, 2023?

France claimed this month that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas had condemned the invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 by Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist group. During the attack, Hamas terrorists and other Palestinians murdered 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, wounded thousands. They kidnapped another 251 people to the Gaza Strip, where 52 – dead and alive – remain in captivity.

Paris said in a statement that the purported condemnation was included in a letter Abbas sent to France on the eve of a United Nations conference in New York, scheduled for this month, to push for recognizing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The conference is to be co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.

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Wait times for major surgeries are getting longer, new data shows

Five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, wait times for key surgeries have yet to bounce back, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows.

Released Thursday, the data set tracks wait times for “priority procedures” such as hip and knee replacements, cataract surgeries, cancer treatments including radiation therapy, and diagnostic imaging like MRI and CT scans.

While the total count of scheduled procedures has risen for some since 2019, the numbers show, Canadian patients are often still waiting longer to get them than before the pandemic began.

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Israel preparing to strike Iran, US officials told

American officials have been told that Israel is “fully ready” to launch an operation into Iran and anticipates that Iran could retaliate on US sites in neighbouring Iraq.

CBS News reported that Israel was poised to begin an operation in Iran, prompting the United States to scale down its embassy staff in the Middle East. Further reports suggest that Israel is preparing an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The partial withdrawal was announced by President Trump, who said he was less confident now that negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal would succeed.

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Tories Spar With Immigration Minister on Expired Visa Holders Remaining in Country

Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab faced questioning this week from Tory MPs who voiced concern about temporary immigrants remaining in Canada after their visas have expired.

Diab told the House of Commons on June 9 the expectation is they will leave on their own and that removals are not within the purview of her department.

Canadians have to learn how to Riot.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

School nurse ‘immediately reassigned’ after allegedly wearing ‘ICE’ jacket during ‘Superhero Day,’ enraging parents

A Long Island elementary school nurse was reassigned when they allegedly wore a jacket with the letters “ICE” on the back for “Superhero Day,” outraging parents and school officials.

The employee at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville — identified as a nurse by Newsday — allegedly wore the jacket on school grounds on Wednesday, prompting the district to launch an investigation into the allegations.

Get those kids new parents.

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Pride Toronto forges ahead with $900K shortfall while looking for more sponsors

Pride Toronto’s shortfall has increased to $900,000 — a jump from $700,000 10 days ago — due, in part, to such corporate sponsors as Google, Nissan, and Home Depot pulling out.

But the organization’s executive director Kojo Modeste is hoping others will still come on board — including the province and the feds — with other sponsors like The Ballroom, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart and SEIU Healthcare Union now stepping up to the plate.

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Karoline Leavitt Goes Beast Mode on Reporter Defending Violent Rioters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt came out swinging Tuesday, delivering a sharp and unapologetic rebuke to a reporter who seemed more interested in political theater than the brutal reality unfolding on the streets of Los Angeles. During a tense back-and-forth in the briefing room, Leavitt swiftly dismantled the reporter’s attempt to reframe the ongoing anti-ICE riots as mostly “peaceful protests,” making it clear that the administration isn’t buying the media’s favorite narrative. While Los Angeles burns and law enforcement officers are under siege, the reporter seemed preoccupied with downplaying the violence.

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Carney Con? MIA Economist Article Says Carney Will Give Trump First Right Of Refusal On Canadian Resources

Is Carney about to sign over our resources to the “Demon Trump”?

Note: The Economist article may have been pulled without explanation –Original Link

An archived link is found below.

Carney’s colossal Canada-US pact

It would give America a first right of refusal on Canadian minerals

 

Quite a different tune than the CBC is singing for Carney…

G7: Why there is hope of a Carney-Trump tariff breakthrough at Alberta summit

Global trade will be a major focus at next week’s G7 summit as world leaders gather in Alberta, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who will be making his first appearance at a major international event since returning to the White House in January.

Experts and ambassadors are expressing some optimism that this type of event could be a difference-maker in convincing Trump to reduce the amount of tariffs charged on imports to the U.S.

Any possible concessions on the trade front would be welcomed by countries such as Canada, that are facing economic hardship because of tariffs.

The Economist article was sourced from this tweet.

h/t Mauser

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Drag Queens Protest, Boo Trump in Kennedy Center Appearance

Several drag queens protested and booed President Donald Trump as he attended a performance of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday.

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Josh Dehaas: Canadian cities are clamping down on free speech

With all the problems facing municipalities, from parks that look like refugee camps to potholes that can swallow a Mini Cooper, you’d think city councillors would have better things to do than dream up new ways to limit free expression.

Yet in the past few years, city councils throughout the country have created new restrictions on speech in council meetings, in streets, in parks, even in backyards. Many of these restrictions violate the Charter. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is fighting back through litigation, with our new report on “Canada’s Most Censorious Bylaws” and with our new Municipal Muzzle Award for the city with the worst restriction.

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Ballymena riots: third night of unrest in Northern Ireland

Families are fleeing their homes in Ballymena after masked rioters began to single out properties belonging to foreign nationals during a second night of race-related disorder in the Northern Irish town.

Witnesses described how gangs wearing black clothing and balaclavas shouted “where are the foreigners” as they marauded the streets, smashing windows and torching houses.

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Canadian prime minister accused of ‘callously’ undermining Israel in recent remarks

Carney and Islamophobia Tsar – gets assurance daughter won’t be tossed off roof.

Canada has been “jolted awake” by new threats to its security and sovereignty, “including from an emboldened Russia and an assertive China,” Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said in a June 9 speech on defense spending.

“Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine shattered previous assumptions of European post-Cold War security, leading to sharp reappraisals of the costs of collective responsibility and underscoring how precious and precarious are international law, sovereignty, territorial integrity and human rights,” he said.

Turn Canada into the 3rd World and this is what you get.

Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom on measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich

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Al-Qaeda-radicalised student who stabbed MP allowed to go free

Roshonara Choudhry – muslim terrorist

A student who tried to murder an MP after being radicalised by an al-Qaeda cleric can be released from prison.

Roshonara Choudhry, then 21, was jailed for life for a minimum of 15 years for stabbing Sir Stephen Timms twice in the stomach in May 2010, and for two offences of possessing an offensive weapon.

The attack on the now social security minister is thought to be the first al-Qaeda inspired attempt to assassinate a politician on British soil.

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