The Trump Administration resumed collection efforts on defaulted student loans Monday after a roughly five-year hiatus — and affected borrowers could begin feeling the financial consequences sooner than experts expected.
The U.S. Department of Education released new details on what actions it plans to take, when.
h/t DS
The Canadian film industry is calling for domestic support after President Donald Trump said he wants to impose 100-per-cent tariffs on all films produced outside of the United States.
The announcement included no details about how or when levies would be implemented, but Canadian groups warn that any tariffs could bring economic devastation to a sector deeply tied to Hollywood.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.”
I can’t wait – Axel of Green Gables – a transgender love story. Only shit like this gets funding in Canada’s toxic “arts” environment.
A guide to the new pope’s election, from cardinal oath to white smoke
The conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church is being held for the 26th time at the Sistine Chapel.
Cardinals voted to start the election on Wednesday May 7, even though they could have opted for May 5, suggesting they wanted more time for pre-conclave meetings which allow them to mull over candidates.
With recent conclaves lasting no more than two days, many expect the choice to be made on Friday or even Thursday.
After morning Mass, the cardinal electors surrender their mobile phones, form a solemn procession and enter the chapel.
Mark Carney’s relationship with Brookfield Asset Management has been under the microscope since his entry into federal politics, scrutiny that may intensify as he rolls out an ambitious “transformation” of Canada’s economy following his victory in last week’s federal election.
h/t Patti Jo
The boss of Southern Water has told households that they need to ration their water use because the region is “drier than Sydney, Dallas, Marrakesh and Istanbul”. Needless to say, given the appalling way most of these privatised companies have been run, Tim Mcmahon was denounced for blaming the consumer for the failings of his business. Why don’t you repair the leaks properly and invest more in infrastructure before passing the buck, was a characteristic response.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threw down the gauntlet to newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney in a livestreamed address Monday, calling on him to negotiate a new deal between Ottawa and Alberta guaranteeing more pipelines and changes to equalization.
Danielle Smith "We have no issue with Alberta continuing to subsidize smaller provinces with their needs, but there is no excuse for such large and powerful economies like Ontario, Quebec, B.C."
"…To be clear from the outset, our government will not be putting a vote on… pic.twitter.com/nSjPnnJeGs
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) May 5, 2025
Albertans will not stand idle while Ottawa continues to block our resources, decimate our economy, and violate our constitutional rights.
After a decade of destructive Liberal-NDP policies that have cost us over half a trillion dollars in lost investment and hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/gdjZbpp5OO
— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) May 5, 2025
I ran from the White House briefing room, past the portico entrance of the West Wing to our camera position on the lawn, and flung on an ear piece connecting me to the studio.
A moment later the presenter asked me about the comments we had just heard live from US President Donald Trump.
I said we were seeing a fundamental shift in a United States’ policy position after decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
It was February this year, and Trump had just held talks with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – the first foreign leader since Trump’s inauguration to be invited to the White House. The US president vowed that his country would take control of the Gaza Strip, having earlier pledged the territory would also be “cleaned out” and emptied of its Palestinian population.
Update: Carney tells Trump Canada will ‘never’ be for sale at White House meeting
h/t patthedog & DS
Prime Minister Mark Carney will kick off talks with Donald Trump Tuesday in a bid for a comprehensive deal on trade and security, but top business and diplomatic voices are warning that linking the two issues in a single pact will only make it easier for the U.S. President to punish Canada with tariffs if he’s unhappy with its military or border spending.
Mr. Carney flew to Washington Monday ahead of a working lunch Tuesday with Mr. Trump at the White House – what could be the most important meeting between a U.S. president and Canadian prime minister in decades.
How much do the media hate President Trump? CNN is now cozying up to the Mexican cartel, asking them what they think about President Trump after he designated them a terrorist organization.
Remember the outrage when Tucker Carlson dared to interview Vladimir Putin? I do. pic.twitter.com/FFYGozhzKz
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) May 6, 2025
H/T Mauser
Protests from furious factory workers in China demanding back pay are spreading across the country after President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports began impacting the communist nation’s economy.
Unrest has been reported across the country as workers have taken to the streets protesting unpaid wages and challenging unfair dismissals following the closures of factories squeezed by US tariffs, according to Radio Free Asia.
h/t Mauser
Your Tax Dollars At Prayer: The “Oldest Hate” in one of Canada’s oldest Mosques https://t.co/rjV8cEMML3
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) May 6, 2025
h/t XC
As Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the federal government has its work cut out for it following a tumultuous few months in domestic politics — not just on the tariff front with the U.S., but also with the world’s second-largest economy.
In the fall, Canada followed in the footsteps of then-U.S. president Joe Biden in implementing an additional 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles — a move critics say makes less sense now considering the fractured relationship with our southern neighbours, our climate goals and China’s counter-tariffs on Canadian canola farmers.
China is Happy, Carney is Happy, Carney’s Cronies are Happy, Canada’s China Class is Happy, Net Zero Loons are Happy and Danielle Smith is Canola Happy!
Orange Man Bad.
The American government is also in talks with Rwanda about a deal to take in migrants deported from the US
The Trump administration has announced plans to pay immigrants living illegally in the United States to leave the country.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that it would pay $1,000 to those that left voluntarily. They would also receive travel assistance and those who used an app to tell officials that they planned to return home would be “deprioritised” for detention and removal by immigration enforcement agents.
Mark Carney is new to politics, but in a matter of months, he is learning that each fight gets tougher.
He handily won the Liberal leadership in March. His election victory a week ago was tighter. This week, he’s up against Donald Trump, and the newly elected prime minister has to be aware that the stakes in this contest are higher and more daunting than the first two.
