Poilievre’s plan to deport haters for hate crimes is hateful says Star

Poilievre’s plan to deport residents under the pretense of hate crimes is not leadership. It’s dangerous politics

Over the years, as an immigration lawyer I’ve had the privilege of representing countless newcomers to Canada — refugee claimants, permanent residents and future citizens. And if there’s one thing these clients share, it’s a deep commitment to following the law.

They know — often better than most — that their path to citizenship depends on it.

That’s why Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent threat to deport non-citizens involved in “antisemitic crimes” isn’t just alarming — it’s dishonest.

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How nationwide red paint attacks signal a Chinese gang feud in Britain

When Dominic Payne de Cramilly opened a guest house in Colchester 17 years ago he never expected that it would be at the centre of a nationwide crime mystery.

In January, the 2-star hotel was defaced in what initially seemed to be an isolated act of vandalism. But it’s now being linked to an ominous cluster of similar incidents whose origins may lie in the Far East.

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Carney Jumps Shark pledges to ramp up military spending to protect against the US

Mark Carney pledged to ramp up military spending by £17 billion to protect against “America’s threats to our very sovereignty” if he wins Canada’s general election.

Mr Carney, Canada’s prime minister, said Ottowa must “prepare” in light of Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex the country and absorb it as the US’ 51st state.

“In this crisis we have to prepare for America’s threats to our very sovereignty. They want our land, our resources, they want our water, they want our country,” Mr Carney said as he released the Liberal Party manifesto.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Election 2025

China warns countries against striking trade deals with US

China on Monday threatened countermeasures against countries that “appease” the United States by striking trade deals with Washington at Beijing’s expense.

The warning follows a Bloomberg report that the US plans to pressure nations to curb trade with China if they want to avoid huge new US tariffs on their exports announced by President Donald Trump earlier this month.

The Trump administration says that dozens of nations want to renegotiate trade to prevent the new US penalties from taking effect, which would hurt their exports to the world’s largest economy.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", USA

Poilievre dodges questions about repealing national handgun ban

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dodged questions Sunday about whether he would repeal the federal government’s handgun ban, a measure brought in to tamp down on the diversion of legal firearms into the hands of bad actors.

Poilievre hasn’t said much during this campaign about what he would do with the Liberal firearms legislation he voted against while in Parliament, but he has blasted the last government’s “assault-style” firearm buyback program as a “gun grab” that he would scrap.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party, Election 2025, Gun Control, Gun Rights

Ukraine reports many Russian drone attacks after truce ends

Ukraine’s military has reported Russian drone attacks on several regions overnight, just hours after the end of a 30-hour “Easter truce” declared by Moscow.

Air raid alerts were issued by Ukraine’s air force for the Kyiv region, as well as Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia.

In the southern city of Mykolaiv, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said “explosions were heard”. It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.

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Licia Corbella: When it comes to who’s more like Trump, Carney trumps Poilievre

Of Canada’s top two federal party leaders, which one is more like U.S. President Donald Trump?

Partisans of each party will understandably try to point at the other guy.

This question, however, when answered with facts, should give pause to all Canadians who will head to the polls on April 28 to pick a new government to contend with Trump while simultaneously making Canada an attractive place for enterprise and citizens to thrive.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025

Another Alleged Tesla Bomber Is Charged—Aaaaand He Looks Like a Girl

Can you imagine what would have happened if President Donald Trump 45 had the kind of people in his cabinet in the 2020 Summer of Love that he has now? I often think about this. When I hear of another of another Tesla bomber being busted by the feds, however, it gives us a pretty good idea of what those days might have been like.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Deep State", Trump Derangement Syndrome

Disruptophobia: How 2025 Flipped the Risk Equation in the Canadian election

With just one week to go, the 2025 federal election has become something no one fully expected even a few months ago: a referendum on how much risk Canadians are willing to take in a world turned upside down.

Back in January, the public mood was sour. Canadians were angry, anxious, and deeply fatigued by high prices, housing stress, and years of a Liberal government they felt could not turn things around. For almost two years, nothing the federal government and Prime Minister Trudeau did could get the public out of its funk. Pierre Poilievre effectively ligitated the case against Trudeau and by the end of 2024, they led by more than 25-points and only 12% of Canadians believed the Liberals deserved to be re-elected. The message was clear: the country wanted change.

But then everything shifted.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025

Gunmen shoot 12 dead at Ecuador cockfight

Police in Ecuador say they have arrested four people in connection with an attack by gunmen at a cockfighting ring in which 12 people died.

Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manabí province on Friday – a day after the attack in the rural community of La Valencia.

Footage of the attack shared on social media showed gunmen entering the ring and opening fire, as terrified spectators dived for cover.

Tweet translation – “Cockfight massacre in #Ecuador : Armed men disguised as soldiers opened fire at a venue in Manabí, leaving at least 12 dead.

It happened Thursday night. The Ministry of the Interior reported that four alleged perpetrators were arrested, believed to be members of a gang known as “R7.”

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Trump Administration Draft Order Calls for Drastic Overhaul of State Department

The draft executive order that could be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.

A draft of a Trump administration executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting down embassies and consulates across the continent.

The draft also calls for cutting offices at State Department headquarters that address climate change and refugee issues, as well as democracy and human rights concerns.

The purpose of the executive order, which could be signed soon by President Trump, is to impose “a disciplined reorganization” of the State Department and “streamline mission delivery” while cutting “waste, fraud and abuse,” according to a copy of the 16-page draft order obtained by The New York Times. The department is supposed to make the changes by Oct. 1.

A Twofer. The Deep State takes a hit and China gets a chance to sink in the African quagmire.

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Earth Day reality check shows Canada’s air quality is excellent

On Dec. 1, 1962, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 50th Grey Cup at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. During the game, a mass of thick fog rolled ashore from Lake Ontario, severely limiting on-field visibility and forcing the CFL to suspend play with less than 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter (the game resumed the next day, with a Bombers victory). The moisture from the fog interacted with tailpipe emissions and industrial pollution, producing one of the worst smog episodes in Toronto’s history. For three days, heavy smog blanketed the city, exposing Torontonians to unhealthy air and symbolizing a dark period in Canada’s air quality history.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Election 2025

Voters stayed home in these ridings that saw photo finishes in 2021. Will it be close again this time?

One of the reasons often cited for voter apathy is a sense that one’s vote doesn’t make a difference. But insights gleaned from Canada’s last election tell a different story and indicate that in some cases, every vote really does count.

Voter turnout stood at 62.6 per cent in Canada’s last federal election in September 2021. That represented about 17.2 million of Canada’s 27.5 million eligible voters at the time.

To better understand how and where low voter turnout made a difference, Environics Analytics looked at eight ridings across the country where there was both low voter turnout and a very close race.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025