Imagine calling this person a “sir” when they are obviously a they/them! pic.twitter.com/Pxlo3AunTN
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) December 10, 2024
Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell move prompted a fresh wave of calls for Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader from inside and outside the caucus.
With MPs set to return to the House of Commons on Jan. 27, the Liberal grip on power appears tenuous. The NDP, which has been a steady ally of the minority government since the 2021 election, is no longer planning to support the Liberals.
WTF?
An ex-CIA official talks about terrorism in the US here. This was filmed on 12/12.
Probably more than you want to know right now. What is being done to keep us safe? pic.twitter.com/If75akz0KR
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) January 2, 2025
America, Afghanistan and the Price of Self-Delusion
The collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, revealed what little American lives and money had purchased over 20 years there. It also laid bare a gaping disconnect between reality and what senior U.S. officials had been telling Americans for decades: that success was just around the corner.
As the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction since 2012, my staff and I have audited and investigated U.S. programs and spending to rebuild Afghanistan — a mission that, it was hoped, would turn the theocratic, tribal-based “Graveyard of Empires” into a modern liberal democracy.
In hundreds of reports over the last 12 years, we have detailed a long list of systemic problems: The U.S. government struggled to carry out a coherent strategy, fostered overly ambitious expectations, started unsustainable projects and did not understand the country or its people. American agencies measured success not by what they accomplished, but by dollars spent or checklists of completed tasks.
I call this the Malala Delusion identical to previous iterations of the Noble Savage trope.
The Liberal-Left wanted desperately to believe that Islam’s violent excesses could be mitigated.
Malala became their sacred totem trotted out to shame the Islamophobes whenever help was needed to prop up the Elites delusional thinking on Islam.
Across the west Malala salved the cognitive dissonance that arose from importing a murder cult to our civilized lands.
Behold Malala for she is Islam at its most pure and good!
That worked about as you’d expect when Islam’s good vs. evil balance sheet was scrutinized.
Even today she is occasionally called upon to make an appearance but like a stripper past her prime only faded memories remain.
Good on Malala though, she made out like a bandit just like Afghanistan’s western contractors.
Last I heard she and her foundation reside in Bermuda.
What’s Behind an Alarming New Wave of Domestic Terror
The deadly strikes in New Orleans and Las Vegas suggest ominous possibilities for 2025.
In the early hours of New Year’s Day, Bourbon Street revelry turned to carnage. Fifteen New Orleans partiers were murdered, in a truck attack mounted by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an American citizen who pledged allegiance to ISIS the night before the massacre.
That same morning, a Tesla Cyber Truck laden with explosives was blown up outside of a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, leaving one dead and seven injured. A suspect, Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger, has been identified in the press.
It remains unclear, as of this writing, whether the two incidents are connected. But the FBI says it believes that the New Orleans killer did not work alone, and the Daily Mail has reported that both attackers once served on the same army base—raising questions about possible coordination. Both used the app Turo to rent their vehicles.
What kind of city does Toronto want to be?
The City of Toronto finds itself at a crossroads – but the issues at play go far beyond bike lanes or traffic congestion.
For decades, a debate has been simmering about the very essence of Canada’s biggest city: who does Toronto serve, and what kind of city can it become? And at the heart of this debate lies a fundamental clash of visions on urban mobility – and ultimately, the city’s very purpose.
That conversation began in earnest in the 1950s, a time when entire neighbourhoods in cities across the world were razed to make way for highways and expressways. Cities faced a choice: would they follow Robert Moses’s vision, prioritizing cars, or Jane Jacobs’s vision, designing cities for people?
Urban planners seldom allow reality to cloud their vision.
How ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Protestors Actually Harm Palestinians
The organizers and leaders of the anti-Israel protests in the US and Canada, including on university campuses, continue to ignore the real suffering of the Palestinians living under the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
These Palestinians are living under two corrupt dictatorships, both of which place the interests of their leaders above those of the people.
We never hear the voices of these protesters when the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas commit human rights violations against their own citizens.
Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino won’t seek re-election
Marco Mendicino, a prominent Toronto member of Parliament and former minister of public safety and immigration, won’t run in the next federal election, CTV News has learned.
In a lengthy written statement, Mendicino, who has represented the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence since 2015, said it’s “the right time, for me and my family” to step away, and that he will serve out the rest of the session as an MP.
The rats have read the room.
Canada set to preside over G7 in 2025 amid political instability at home and abroad
Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world’s most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.
Here’s a look at what hosting the G7 means, and what’s at stake.
I hope the Pallies make a good show of themselves as a sort of belated send-off for the departed Trudeau.
Do Not Allow the Left to Do the Jihadi Circle Jerk
I was going to take it easy yesterday. That rare kind of break in the middle of the week that allows you to have some fun, much the same as I did on Christmas Day. My cruel and backbreaking bossman had even relented both holidays, giving me permission to sluff off my headlines chores. Take the day off, as it were.
How dreams of a floating home turned into a ‘nightmare’ for several Ontario couples
Kathy Paquette had been following the Facebook posts about the vessels in Ontario’s cottage country for about a year when she and husband Wayne decided to pack up, sell their century-old house in Midland, Ont., and sink their savings into a home that floats on the water.
To Hell With Canada: Let’s Annex Mexico!
It’s a simple formula: Tequila > Maple Syrup.
Imagine you’re a single guy with a pretty good job. Your buddy offers to set you up with one of his two female friends. But the catch is, you have to choose which one.
Why a combat badge was mysteriously cancelled by the Canadian military
Canadian military leaders cancelled a proposed combat action badge in 2008 because they were worried soldiers in Afghanistan would risk their lives to attain the coveted honour, according to newly declassified records.
In addition, there were concerns that navy and air force personnel would find it difficult to qualify as the Combat Action Badge or CAB favoured those involved in ground fighting.
Ford Recalls 20,000+ Hybrid SUVs over fiery Battery Concerns
The Ford Motor Co is recalling 20,484 hybrid crossover SUVs over battery concerns that could potentially lead to a fire, documents lodged with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set out.
The recall covers 16,480 Escape and 4004 Lincoln Corsair plug-in-hybrid SUVs from model years 2020 to 2024.
Justin Trudeau’s detractors are growing more courageous
The holidays are often a time of reflection. And even as everyone is still shaking off their cheese-induced torpor, the internal calls for Justin Trudeau to resign as Liberal Leader are accumulating.
It emerged this week that a majority of the Liberal Quebec caucus wants Mr. Trudeau to step down, though no one involved seems willing to sign their name to their convictions. This follows a meeting of the Ontario caucus just before Christmas, at which more than 50 MPs agreed that the Prime Minister needed to resign, though they, too, wanted to remain anonymous.