WAGNER: When Canadians fought for freedom, Pierre Trudeau fought against it

The 1968 federal election was the first for the new Progressive Conservative leader, Robert Stanfield. Like other leaders before him, Stanfield had a Quebec lieutenant, in this case, Marcel Faribault. Westerners were suspicious of Faribault.

At a candidate forum in the rural Alberta riding of Crowfoot, arch-conservative MP Jack Horner was asked about Faribault. Himself a bit skeptical of the fellow, Horner replied, “I don’t know much about Faribault, but at least I could say this: that he’d fought for our country in the last war. Need I say more?” The audience went quiet.

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

Iran’s new supreme leader “The Unknown Ayatollah” has been selected, says deciding body

Iran’s clerics have chosen a new supreme leader, eight days after the death of Ali Khamenei.

The identity of the new leader has not been revealed, hinting at both fears of assassination and internal dispute in the floundering regime.

“This candidate has been reported to the leadership board of the Assembly of Experts and has been verified,” Amirreza Hedayati, representative of Khuzestan province in the Assembly of Experts.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Poilievre Says US Action in Iran, Venezuela Part of Strategy to Counter China

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and Iran is part of a broader strategy to counter China’s reach around the globe.

Poilievre said Canada must decide how it fits into the American strategy and suggested strengthening ties with its southern neighbour for Canada’s economic and security benefit. He made the comments during a March 4 appearance on the Triggernometry podcast while visiting the U.K.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", Canada

Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders

Donald Trump changed the channel from Iran to the western hemisphere on Saturday, convening a gathering of Latin American leaders at his Miami-area golf club to discuss regional interests and establishing what he called a “counter-cartel coalition”.

“Just as we formed a coalition to eradicate Isis, we now need a coalition to eradicate the cartels,” he told 12 regional leaders gathered at what the White House called the “Shield of the Americas” summit.

“We must recognize that the epicenter of cartel violence is Mexico,” where “the cartels are fueling and orchestrating much of the bloodshed and chaos in this hemisphere.”

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSouth America, USA

As Carney seeks strengthened global alliances, is it time Canada join the EU?

Since taking office, Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his desire to cut Canada’s economic dependence on the United States crystal clear. And along the way, he’s referenced Europe as a top destination for Canadian goods.

“As the most European of the non-European countries, Canada looks first to the European Union to build a better world,” Carney said last June at an EU-Canada summit in Brussels.

From that point on came steady and deeper integration. Canada has since signed a security and defence partnership with the EU, and this week the two sides agreed to enhance their existing free trade agreement.

Joining the EU would be like an orgasm for Carney.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, European Union

Zelensky Sparks Fury With Threat Against Orbán

A diplomatic rift has erupted between Kyiv and Budapest after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Ukrainian soldiers could “call and speak” to those blocking a €90 billion EU loan—widely understood to mean Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán.

Speaking after a government meeting on Thursday, March 5th, Zelensky said the contact details of those responsible for blocking the funds could be handed to Ukrainian soldiers so they could “call and speak to him in their own language.” The comments quickly triggered condemnation from Hungarian officials and political figures across Europe.

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

In Canada’s major cities, fertility rates are in steep decline. What happened?

Every major city across Canada has seen a drop in fertility rates over the past five years – with many cities falling to record new lows – according to data obtained by The Globe and Mail.

While Canada’s fertility rate has been declining for more than six decades, it’s fallen especially steeply over the past decade, earning Canada entry in 2023 into the club of “lowest-low” fertility countries, alongside South Korea, Italy and Japan. The Globe and Mail requested data from Statistics Canada on fertility rates for major urban areas between 2020 to 2024, in order to understand how this has played out in our largest cities.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Demography

Anjem Choudary’s ‘right-hand man’ calls for sharia in Britain

A convicted terrorist and key lieutenant of hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been using social media to demand the imposition of sharia in Britain.

Mizanur Rahman, who was jailed alongside Choudary in 2016 for expressing support for the banned Islamic State group, has been exploiting YouTube and TikTok to preach radical Islam and claims sharia – the Islamic legal and ethical system – would eradicate crime and save the NHS.

In one video, Rahman, who was Choudary’s right-hand man, criticises the Muslim mayors of London and New York for failing to introduce sharia in their respective cities.

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

Toronto anti-Iran war protest met with pro-Shah and regime change supporters

A small group protesting the war in Iran near the United States Consulate in downtown Toronto on Saturday was met with pro-Shah demonstrators who support regime change in the country.

The afternoon rally appeared to be peaceful after Toronto Police set up barriers on the east side of University Ave., north of Queen St. W., to keep both groups apart, according to a livestream of the event.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"