Jordan Peterson: Canada must offer Alberta more than Trump could

There is little doubt that one Donald J. Trump has truly and effectively rattled his northern neighbour’s chains. Aren’t the Americans our friends — and vice versa? Is the president serious in his desire to make Canada the 51st state? He certainly seemed serious enough when discussing his proposed takeover of Greenland with the Danish prime minister last week. Such intensity and unpredictability of purpose has sent the leaders of that country, reminiscent of the Canadian Liberals in their political orientation, into a tizzy — one that has extended to their socialist and globalist European compatriots. Who is this horrible orange-haired man, they wonder, and what does he want?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

In the Liberal leadership race, the cybersecurity risks are massive

If you set out to intentionally design a perfect target for a cyberattack, you couldn’t do much better than the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership contest now under way.

Foreign adversaries like Russia and China are well incentivized to try: The political impact of a well-organized ransomware attack against the party or one of the candidates (to take just one example of the kind of attack that could be launched) could be enormous – not necessarily in tilting the scales toward one candidate or another, but in delegitimizing the winner. A prime minister with a credibility problem helps Canada’s adversaries.

That’s a feature not a bug.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Canada is not ready to grant permanent residence to all Ukrainians

During a press conference in Ottawa, according to Ukrinform, the minister stressed that among Ukrainians who came to Canada after the invasion, many would like to stay in the country. However, mass granting of permanent residence is not part of the government’s plans:

‘Many Ukrainians want to stay. Given the ongoing war in Ukraine, there are some geostrategic concerns, but I am not ready to grant full permanent residence to all 300,000 Ukrainians,’ said Miller.

According to him, such a step could ‘send a defeatist message about the war in Ukraine’, i.e. demonstrate that Canada accepts the long-term impossibility of people returning to their homeland.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Ukraine

Singh will sell out nation and keep Trudeau in power to pass Trump tariff slush fund

Singh suggests NDP could help Liberals pass Trump tariff relief

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is open to working with the Liberal government to pass relief measures for workers if U.S. President Donald Trump moves ahead with devastating tariffs on Canadian goods.

Singh has said for weeks he and his MPs will vote to bring down the government and send Canadians to an election at the earliest opportunity when Parliament reconvenes after prorogation in March.

Singh said that commitment still stands — but he’s opening the door to an option that doesn’t result in the Liberals’ immediate defeat.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NDP, USA

Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service.

He also ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, outlined new rollbacks in diversity programs and provided for the deployment of a space-based missile defense shield for the U.S. — all on Hegseth ‘s first day.

Trump and Hegseth had described parts of the anticipated orders throughout the day, but the exact language did not drop until late Monday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Tranny

I get why four in 10 young Canadians want to join the U.S.

No way, no how. That’s the message from Canadians to Donald Trump’s taunts about becoming the 51st state. At least that’s what the opinion polls show, isn’t it?

Yes, if you look at the overall findings. Support for joining the U.S. of A. is down around 13 per cent (Leger Marketing) or 10 per cent (Angus Reid Institute). Those are the kind of numbers that support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s confident statement that “there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell” of Canada becoming an American state.

Trudeau is right about that, but the top lines in those polls don’t show the whole picture. Inside a more recent survey is a story with more troubling implications for the future of this country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek “a wake-up call” for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered shockwaves on Wall Street.

Shares in major tech firms such as Nvidia fell sharply, with the chip giant losing almost $600bn (£482bn) in market value.

What has shaken the industry is DeepSeek’s claim that its R1 model was made at a fraction of the cost of its rivals – raising questions about the future of America’s AI dominance and the scale of investments US firms are planning.

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

Metro Vancouver has become a ‘resort’ that squeezes out locals, says major real-estate player

Ross McCredie’s parents immigrated from Ireland to London, Ont., established professions, bought a farm, became deeply involved in their community, and along the way paid their fair share of taxes.

They created a good southern Ontario life for young McCredie, who is now the CEO of Sutton Group, one of the largest real estate firms in the country. Still, at age 15, when McCredie saw the West Coast mountains for the first time, he thought he had discovered one of the most amazing places on Earth.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada

Scarborough man

A 22-year-old Scarborough man is facing five charges following a child pornography and luring investigation in Ajax.

On Nov. 8, the Durham Regional Police West Division school liaison office responded to a suspicious person call at a public school in the Harkins-Delaney Drs. area.

School staff received information that a 13-year-old female student was planning to meet with a male she believed was 16 years old. Police searched the area, but did not locate a suspect. He was later identified and arrested at his Scarborough home, while a search warrant was conducted for electronic devices.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia"

Here are the actual reasons Doug Ford is calling an early election in Ontario

It’s rather pitiful that the brains at the Ontario Premier’s Office couldn’t come up with a better excuse for Doug Ford’s early election call than the notion that he needs a “new mandate” to face the tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr. Ford already has a mandate – a majority government, elected two-and-a-half years ago – and a year-and-a-half left until the fixed election date, which gives him more than enough runway to properly advocate for Ontario’s interests.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario