Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.

But so far, the Conservative leader has been sparse on details of exactly what kind of action he might take.

Trump’s demands, which have sparked condemnation about interference in academic freedom, made headlines this week after the White House said it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion US in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University.

Trump is simply refusing to fund whacko academics propagating whacko ideas.

That’s not a threat to academic integrity it’s common sense.

The whackos remain free to be whackos just not on the public dime but of course Carney’s CBC paints this as a conservative attack on academic freedom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Conservative Party, Election 2025, USA

Liberal Jewish groups fight for Hamas supporters

Ahead of Passover, the Jewish Democratic Council of America sent out a mailing headlined, “Pharaoh in the White House”.

According to JDCA’s head Halie Soifer, Trump was the reincarnation of the ancient tyrant at the heart of the Passover story because he was deporting antisemites.

“Legal residents and others are being illegally detained and, in some cases, deported without due process. Much of this is happening in our name, ostensibly to “fight antisemitism,” the former foreign policy advisor to Kamala complained.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

The Silver Lining in Trump’s Tariff Chaos

Behind all the drama of President Donald Trump’s tariffs lies the hope that they serve some clear purpose for American and global trade. But Trump’s signature inscrutability makes it hard to discern what that purpose is—or whether one even exists.

Either way, his actions threaten to unravel the global trading system that has been in place for the past 80 years. That unraveling would bring economic and financial pain—but also potential upside, given that the current system is ultimately unsustainable.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Liberation Day", Canada, USA

John Robson: Is It 1938 Out There?

Since the Hamas invasion of Israel to massacre Jews on Oct. 7, 2023, there has been an eruption of public Jew-hatred in Canada. The most recent example occurred this past weekend, at the start of Passover, when “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations took place on Parliament Hill during which an officer was spat upon, in Edmonton blocking a bridge, while in Montreal, just ahead of Passover, “demonstrators” vandalized Concordia University’s Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies.

Despite the flimsy excuses of apologists that such displays and protests are “merely” anti-Zionism, they have led numerous commentators to draw explicit, horrified, baffled comparisons to the 1930s that, while legitimate to a point, actually fail to express the far greater seriousness of the situation today.

Nothing mass deportation can’t fix.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Who Will Be Canada’s Next Prime Minister?

When Canadians vote in parliamentary elections on April 28, they will essentially be choosing between two starkly different candidates to lead their country through a crisis brought on by President Trump’s tariffs and festering economic and social issues.

Mark Carney, 60, the Liberal Party leader who has been serving as prime minister since early March, is a political novice. He has had a long career in central banking and global finance.

Pierre Poilievre, 45, the Conservative Party leader, has been a politician for most of his adult life and is well known to voters, having meticulously curated his agenda, talking points and image.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia"

LILLEY: Mark Carney sidesteps Canadian media but makes time for U.S. media

Mark Carney is once again proving that he is elbows up and all in for Canada by skipping passed Canadian media in favour of American media.

As he’s done several times since officially entering politics in January, the Liberal Leader has sought affirmation of how awesomely Canadian he is by seeking out the blessing of an American.

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

Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects.

Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global trade war intensified.

Surprise China! Here’s some good background on why Canada’s rare earth minerals remain in the ground.

‘You don’t control your destiny’: Why Canada’s rare earth deposits are staying in the ground

Somewhere on the outskirts of Montreal, Kiril Mugerman, chief executive of Geomega Resources Inc., aims to build a recycling plant that can produce rare earth oxides — the obscure set of elements that recently emerged as a flash point in the U.S.-China trade war.

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Turning to recycling marks an about-face from the original game plan for his company, which spent millions of dollars trying to prove it could mine rare earths from a patch of land in northern Quebec.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

US ‘open to recognising Crimea as Russian in Ukraine deal’

The US is open to recognising the annexed Crimea peninsula as Russian territory as part of a wider Ukraine peace deal.

On Thursday, Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, presented allies with proposals in Paris that would freeze current battle lines and leave most Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory under Moscow’s control.

The potential concession comes as Donald Trump, the US president, signalled on Friday that his administration would abandon peace-brokering efforts without quick progress.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting

Canadians reported long lines as polling stations opened for advance voting on Friday.

Advance polls will be open again 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. nationwide Saturday through Monday, with election day set for April 28.

Some voters at polling stations across the country told CBC News early Friday they were waiting upwards of two hours to cast their ballots.

I voted, 5 lines in a high school gym, solid turnout.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025

Narrative hardest hit …

Woman, 27, accused of ‘suspected hate-motivated’ incident at TTC station

A 27-year-old woman is accused of a suspected hate-motivated incident at a TTC station in North York last summer.

Toronto Police claim a woman assaulted and threw alcohol on the alleged victim, then uttered anti-East Indian comments and threats around 8:30 p.m. on July 2, 2024.

Mursal Abdul Basir was taken into custody on Tuesday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inhate crimes

Van Hollen Backtracks As El Salvador Stunt Backfires Spectacularly

Senator Van Hollen meets with MS 13 gang member in El Salvador

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is frantically backpedaling after his ill-conceived El Salvador publicity stunt blew up in his face. The Maryland Democrat, who initially trumpeted his mission to “rescue” a deported MS-13 gang member, is now desperately trying to rewrite the script of his adventure gone wrong.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, WTF?