A dramatic B.C. court case reveals how one family moved huge sums of money from China to Metro Vancouver

First of two. Go here for part 2.

The saga of how one extended family transformed their wealth from China into roughly $60 million worth of property in Canada, specifically in Metro Vancouver, has come to light in a lawsuit that has been working its way through B.C. courts.

The case, presided over by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gordon Funt, tells a remarkable story that blends the trans-national transfer of huge sums out of China with the yearning of migrating families for a more secure lifestyle abroad.

(Incognito)

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North Korean soldier goes sledging as he fights for Putin in Ukraine – only to be blown up by a mine

Jaw-dropping footage shows a North Korean soldier, who is fighting for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, getting blown up by a landmine while sledging.

Dressed in camo – gun slung over his shoulder – the soldier appears to be enjoying a sledge ride.

Meanwhile a Russian voice is heard saying: ‘The [North] Koreans are putting on a show…..****ing brilliant!’

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What can new polling tell us about the health of Canadian democracy?

According to polling by the Environics Institute, 70 per cent of Canadians are either very or somewhat satisfied with “the way democracy works in Canada.”

Is that good?

At the very least, it could certainly be worse. And Environics surveys show that the share of Canadians expressing satisfaction has held relatively steady over the last 15 years — it was 70 per cent in 2010, rose gradually to 79 per cent in 2017, fell to 65 per cent in 2023 and then rebounded back to 70 per cent last year.

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Maine Secretary of State Unmasks Federal Undercover Vehicles, Orders State Employees to Spy on ICE

Leaders in federal law enforcement discovered on Friday that Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now refusing to allow agents to have confidential license plates on their unmarked vehicles.

On the same day, Bellows instructed government employees to alert her, personally, if they see immigration agents or suspected immigration agents “in the area” of government buildings, according to an email obtained by The Robinson Report.

h/t handy n handsome

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Canada plans to send soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark

Canada has drawn up plans to send a small contingent of soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire the semi-autonomous Arctic territory, two senior government officials say.

The officials told The Globe and Mail that the Canadian Armed Forces are awaiting final political approval from Prime Minister Mark Carney before sending the soldiers.

Germany already bugged-out – German soldiers leave Greenland

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Lexington Institute Explains the Exact Event Which Caused Trump 45 to Want to Acquire Greenland

 

In a Fox News interview on Thursday, Denmark’s foreign minister [finally admitted that] Trump has a point on China and Russia’s threat to Greenland. Indeed, none other than the intelligence service of Denmark itself warned last year about Russian and Chinese military goals toward Greenland and Arctic.

Let’s be very clear: There is only one conclusion to be drawn from this: when Danish politicians, leaders, and media outlets mocked (or demonized) Trump administration leaders while pooh-poohing American worries about the threat from China and Russia as being “delusional”, they were lying. They were lying to the Americans, they were lying to the Danes (to their own people), and (perhaps insert “and/or” here) they were quite possibly lying to themselves. 

h/t X — Formerly IB_Joe

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Mark Carney brushes off Doug Ford’s anger and Autoworkers fears over China EV tariff cuts

DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to Doug Ford’s criticism of Ottawa’s deal to reduce tariffs on Chinese EVs: he’s out to build the auto industry of the future, not the past.

“Remember, this is a market that is the auto sector, which is evolving very rapidly,” Carney told reporters at a news conference. “We don’t want to be competitive in the market of 2000, 2010. We want to become competitive in the market in the future. That’s what’s going to get great jobs for Ontarians going forward,” said Carney.


The auto industry of the future? Sure Carney.

The only thing this carpetbagger is building is policy to funnel ill-gotten gains to his pals.

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Drug Gangs, Child Gunmen and Antisemitic Abuse — Welcome to Marseille

Marseille

What mass migration without integration has produced in France’s second city, and what it now tells us about Europe’s future

Marseille has become a case study in how disorder embeds itself when authority retreats unevenly. This is not about perception or media framing. It is about sustained violence, parallel authority, and the normalisation of behaviour that would once have triggered national alarm.

In 2023, Marseille recorded its deadliest year on record for drug-related violence, with more than 50 killings directly linked to narcotics trafficking. Prosecutors and investigators described the city as operating under a regime of “narcobanditry,” in which criminal networks control territory, regulate access, and enforce discipline.

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Canada needs to keep its eye on Marco Rubio

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan adventure has generated a great deal of ink about the so-called Donroe doctrine. Commentators are eager to impose some form of coherence on a wide-ranging and often contradictory series of foreign-policy actions. But the subject resists.

The rhetoric of isolationism clashes with the covert action of a Delta Force raid to capture a foreign leader on foreign soil. The label of “president of peace” is not exactly consistent with gangster statecraft that threatens to acquire Greenland by any means necessary. Nor does it sit comfortably alongside the gutting of the State Department and foreign aid, the casual lobbing of tariffs, and what has become the habitual mistreatment of NATO allies.


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