NEW
Canada quietly releases THE MOTHER-OF-ALL DEI initiatives
The "Canada's Black Justice Strategy" contains 33 recommendations
— everything from the removal of mandatory sentences for drug offences to MILLIONS in spending for Black communities
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— Tablesalt (@Tablesalt13) February 28, 2025
Read the thread and throw up.
h/t Patti Jo
Islamist terrorism is the greatest threat this country faces, says former anti-extremism tsar Lord Walney
Just a matter of weeks ago, Lord Walney was serving in the heart of Government.
But then he had the disconcerting experience of being sacked by some of his oldest friends.
The peer and former Labour MP, who served for over four years as the Government’s independent adviser on political violence and extremism, was told in February by former party comrades at the Home Office that his job no longer existed.
I’m sure it will receive Royal approval.
King Charles III & Queen Camilla @RoyalFamily package dates for Muslims to enjoy when they break their fast at sunset.
I wish instead, they were busy printing one way plane tickets. pic.twitter.com/6Ivuw1GJEc
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) February 27, 2025
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s televised berating of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suggests that things could be worse between Canada and the U.S.
But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps down in a few days, his successor will face the worst relations between the U.S. and Canada since the trade war of the Great Depression. Arguably they are nearing a nadir not seen since the 19th century.
After a week of confusing signals from the White House, Mr. Trump said he was committed to imposing potentially devastating 25 percent tariffs on most exports from Canada except oil and gas, which face a 10 percent tax.
One of the co-creators of Wikipedia has publicly asked President Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk to investigate whether federal employees have been paid with taxpayer money to edit entries posted to the online encyclopedia.
An original co-creator of one of the internet’s most used websites, Larry Sanger, took to social media on Wednesday and directly went to DOGE overseer Mr. Musk to look into the matter as he continues to root out government waste at Washington.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced support for Ukraine after a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went completely off the rails.
Trump and Vice-President JD Vance berated Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday as the leaders met to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, access to the country’s critical minerals and a potential ceasefire with Russia.
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine.
For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all.
Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and…
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 28, 2025
Make no mistake: Ukraine is leading the fight for democracy. A just and lasting peace requires Ukraine to be at the negotiating table, and its victory will make all of us safer.
Ukraine must win. Putin must lose.
Slava Ukraini.
— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) February 28, 2025
Both the Trudeau and Freeland posts are being ratio’d.
The Ukraine has a huge recruiting disaster on their hands.
People just will not sign up to fight and many have fled the country.
Unless and until the why behind the recruiting failure is answered it makes little sense to support Zelensky.
I suspect Ukraine became the Deep State’s replacement forever war having lost the Afghanistan trough.
ZELENSKY HEADS TO LONDON AFTER DISASTROUS MEETING WITH TRUMP
Ukraine’s Air Enterprise Airbus A319CJ carrying Zelensky is crossing the Atlantic en route to London for a high-stakes summit with European and NATO leaders.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited over a… https://t.co/spTH5yru8E pic.twitter.com/HSr6EyFIfV
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 1, 2025
h/t Mauser
Police have apologised over an investigation they mounted into a Newcastle United fan banned by the football club after expressing gender-critical views on social media.
Northumbria Police have told Linzi Smith that crucial elements of their investigation into claims she had committed a hate crime were not acceptable.
It said that while there was no misconduct by its officers, the way they handled her case and similar hate crime reports in future should be subject to further training.
Vance was bang on.
OTTAWA — Not long after the Iron Curtain fell, Mark Carney found himself in the goalie crease of a Soviet-era hockey arena, taking professional-calibre shots from a cadre of Russian speedsters.
It was January 1993, and the young Canadian was in net for the Oxford Blues. The storied “ice hockey” club — with roots in the 19th century and a roster of alumni that includes Lester B. Pearson — had travelled from its prestigious British university to tour Russia after the collapse of the U.S.S.R.
Those getting all their news from the mainstream media may be forgiven this week for believing that there was a popular uprising underway against President Donald Trump’s assault on the federal bureaucracy.
‘Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash,’ blared a New York Times headline on Sunday.
‘GOP lawmakers confronted by constituents angry with Trump-Musk cuts,’ reported CBS News last Friday.
Former Ministry of Transportation employee facing additional charges connected to GTA criminal network: York police
Additional charges have been laid in a year-long York police investigation into a criminal network involved in home invasions, armed robberies, and drug trafficking in the Greater Toronto Area.
The investigation, dubbed “Project Skyfall,” was announced by York Regional Police in December last year. Seventeen people were arrested and faced a combined total of 83 charges.
h/t Patti Jo
The Duke of Sussex has launched a veiled attack on Donald Trump and Elon Musk, criticising the “sickness in leadership” in politics and tech.
Prince Harry made an unannounced appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles on Thursday evening when he warned that “basic morals and empathy” have been “abandoned in favour of power and control”.
His speech at the annual event hosting more than 1,000 investors, entrepreneurs and leaders in tech, came just hours after Sir Keir Starmer met Mr Trump at the White House, delivering a handwritten invitation from the King.
The New Deal of R.B. Bennett during the late 1930s expanded the purpose of the federal government in Canada. The expansion continued during the war under William Lyon Mackenzie King, and afterwards as well, now justified by Keynesian economic intervention. For more than half a century the public service in Ottawa grew and grew.
The Americans followed a similar trajectory and added the Great Society program of President Johnson in the mid-1960s. In Canada a few years later the impact of Pierre Trudeau’s “Just Society” proposals had less of an impact, but the centralization and triumph of expert bureaucratic control of the daily life of Canadians was, if anything, greater than it was in the States.
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine were left in tatters following President Trump’s confrontational White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which erupted into one of the most remarkable Oval Office scenes in years.
Zelensky arrived at the White House on Friday with the hopes of signing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. and securing assurances from Trump as he seeks to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow. But negotiations ended shortly after they started, with Trump calling Zelensky “disrespectful” and saying he was “not ready for peace.”
Wondering if Lindsey and Klobuchar meeting with Zelinsky ahead of the Trump discussions is what led to this disaster. What did those 2 slimeballs say to Zelinsky? They want the war to keep going because they don’t want their cash cow to stop the ‘milk’ from flowing. They are… pic.twitter.com/chZEwJ3txi
— Swan Creek (@Swan_Creek1) February 28, 2025
Alex Marlow: JD Vance Busted Zelensky for Campaigning with Democrats to Keep the Gravy Train Flowing
Media silent went Biden got into shouting match with ungrateful Zelenskyy in 2022
AI but fun!
TEMU Zekenskyj pic.twitter.com/Pu59kLKQRN
— (@drei__III) March 1, 2025
Zelensky was always prone to grandstanding, an actor he sought time on Hollywood award shows to win the hearts and minds of I don’t know who Rap singers I presume.
But campaigning for the Democrats was the worst role he ever undertook.
h/t patthedog and Clink9
NEW: Chrystia Freeland claims terrified four-year-olds are begging her to stop Trump from invading Canada.
The former Deputy Prime Minister made these comments after stating that she takes Trump’s remarks about making Canada the 51st state “seriously.”
“I was in a small city… pic.twitter.com/YMw9lFWPUJ
— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) March 1, 2025
h/t Auntie Polly
A diplomatic row has exploded after Sir Keir Starmer declined to back Canada against Donald Trump’s ambitions to turn it into the 51st state of the USA.
A Conservative MP in Canada and a former ambassador are among those to criticise the UK prime minister for failing to stand up for their country.
Mr Trump has made repeatedly made calls for Canada to become America’s 51st state in recent months, including a claim that without a massive subsidy from the US “Canada ceases to exist as a viable country”.
The backlash followed The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg challenging Sir Keir on his position on Canada during a press conference after the meeting between the US president and prime minister.
Reporter's White House question to Starmer "And for the prime minister, did you discuss with President Trump his repeated statements of desire to annex Canada?"
"And has the king expressed any concern over the president's apparent desire to remove one of his realms from his… pic.twitter.com/6BpzQrxd6k
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) February 27, 2025
Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday making English the official language of the United States, according to White House officials, and scrapping requirements that federal agencies provide language services to non-English speakers.
The US has never had an official language in the nearly 250 years since the country was founded.
The order is intended to improve government efficiency and promote national unity, according to White House officials.
