Plan to add resources to border will come before Trump inauguration: LeBlanc

Canada will beef up its border security in time for the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Tuesday as he appeared at a House of Commons committee.

LeBlanc couldn’t provide specifics on the number of extra “boots on the ground,” but said the government is finalizing a plan based on advice received from the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency, and that he is now working with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to fund it.

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Trudeau says Poilievre “not able” to unite to defend Canada against Trump threats

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of being unhelpful in his criticisms when it comes to dealing with the incoming Donald Trump administration.

Trudeau said there’s a long-standing tradition that when the nation comes under threat in some way, Canadians pull together to defend their country.

But it’s “increasingly clear” Poilievre is unable to do that.

Trudeau made the comments about his political rival on the way into question period on Wednesday.

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‘The party of poop’ amounts to a full culture

A couple days ago, AT managing editor Andrea Widburg asked if Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden might just be the apotheosis of the Democrats’ unusual, and pretty disgusting, fascination with excrement. Hunter’s whole life revolved around poop issues, given his toddler-like behavior, his propensity to paint with poop, and his contempt for everyone but his self-indulgent debauched self.

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Canada has long faced calls to join the U.S.: A short history of saying nope to the American dream

Canada might be America’s staunchest ally, but it’s a relationship many Canadians prefer to keep at arm’s length.

From burning down the White House during the War of 1812 to politicians being branded traitors for growing too cosy with the U.S. in recent decades, Canadians’ at-times rocky relationship with America has become embedded in our national identity.

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Poilievre offers two hours of House time Monday for Freeland to present fall economic statement

 

In absence of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister confirming a date to present a fall economic statement, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering to give up two hours of scheduled opposition time next Monday to “tell us how much she’s lost control of the nation’s finances.

Savage.

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Multiple people stabbed in downtown Vancouver, suspect shot

Multiple people have been hurt in a stabbing rampage in Vancouver, cops have said.

Vancouver Police said officers were responding to a ‘violent incident’ near Robson Street and Hamilton Street in the city’s downtown just after 3pm on Wednesday.

‘A number of people have been stabbed, and the suspect has been shot by police. We’ll provide more info when it’s available,’ the department said on X.

That last bit made me laugh out loud.

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FBI gets involved after mysterious car-sized ‘drones’ reported near Trump New Jersey golf resort

People in the Garden State’s Morris and Somerset counties, where President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf course is located, have been notifying law enforcement since November about the mysterious flying objects, which are larger than typical hobbyist drones.

Roughly 40 miles west of New York City in Somerset County, Trump’s Bedminster private golf resort was one of his favored retreats from the White House during his first term in office. Now, residents in the area have reported repeated sightings of hundreds of aircraft resembling “small car-sized drones,” per multiple media reports.

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First Nations want Impact Assessment Act review for massive carbon capture project in Alberta

Eight First Nations in Alberta are asking that the massive carbon capture and storage project proposed by a consortium of oilsands companies be reviewed under the federal Impact Assessment Act.

The First Nations say the project proposed by the Pathways Alliance is “massive” and “unprecedented” and poses potential risks to both the environment and human health.

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