Canada is at a breaking point—the growing generational gap is a big reason why

Many young Canadians are giving up on their future. They might one day be prepared to give up on Canada itself. This is not hyperbole; this is data. An October 2023 poll by Nanos Research revealed that 70 percent of Canadians—including 75 percent of adults under thirty-five—believe the next generation will experience a lower standard of living compared to today. Young Canadians are poorer, more indebted, and more economically precarious than any generation in modern history. The social contract that promised each generation at least as good a life as the previous one is broken.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

HEATHER KLEIN: The dangerous rebranding of pedophiles as “minor attracted persons”

A recent shift in how the language around child sexual abuse is being framed has come to my attention, and it is deeply disturbing. The word “pedophile” is slowly being replaced in some academic and therapeutic settings with the term MAP, meaning minor-attracted person. At first glance, it might seem harmless or even compassionate. The idea is that someone can experience an attraction without acting on it, and therefore, reducing stigma might encourage them to seek help.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime, WTF?

At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I’m suing

CIA linked Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal

The first thing Lana Ponting remembers about the Allan Memorial Institute, a former psychiatric hospital in Montreal, Canada, is the smell – almost medicinal.

“I didn’t like the look of the place. It didn’t look like a hospital to me,” she told the BBC from her home in Manitoba.

That hospital – once the home of a Scottish shipping magnate – would be her home for a month in April 1958, after a judge ordered the then-16-year-old to undergo treatment for “disobedient” behaviour.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?

Turkey Is Thwarting Trump’s Attempts to Disarm Hamas, Achieve Peace in the Middle East

Attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to play a key role in plans to form an “international security force” for Gaza pose a serious threat to US President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to disarm Hamas terrorists and augur poorly for his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.

A key requirement of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict is for Hamas to disarm and end its malign control of the Gaza Strip. Only then will negotiations begin on finding a lasting ceasefire agreement and rebuilding the enclave for an enduring peace after two years of brutal conflict.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTurkey

GUNTER: Carney’s major projects more PR than ‘nation building’

When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of his Major Projects Office (MPO) in August, he said it would unleash projects essential to the national economy “at speeds not seen in a generation.” The MPO would achieve this in two ways, by streamlining regulatory approval of new projects and unlocking private-sector investments in projects that would boost the country’s GDP and reduce our dependence on trade with the U.S.

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

Failing cities turn to failed socialism

Major American cities have been failing to make things better for residents after decades of Democratic rule. Rather than trying to vote for something different, those cities keep trying to elect even more left-wing Democrats. Now, they have turned to the failed ideology of socialism.

Katie Wilson, a self-described socialist, defeated incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell earlier this week. Wilson, like new New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, ran on affordability while supporting policies such as rent control, which creates housing shortages and thus increases housing costs. Like Mamdani, Wilson wants more taxes.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCommunism, Communists

McGuinty not ruling out fighter jet purchases from several companies with F-35 decision still pending

Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada isn’t ruling out diversifying its fighter-jet purchases from more than one company in order to fulfil capability requirements.

“We’re grateful for any forthcoming offer that comes forward,” McGuinty told CTV Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview airing Sunday. “If anybody walks into Canada tomorrow from a sovereign wealth fund or with a joint venture in mind or is looking to set up a company in Canada to create 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,000 jobs, game on.”

What a load of BS.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCAF", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Surprise! Here’s Where Your Taxes to Help ‘Homeless People’ Actually

All over the country, big-hearted Americans have generously given their tax dollars to ostensibly “help the homeless.” California, swimming in tax dollars, lost track of more than $24 billion of homeless spending. Spending on homelessness is being plundered. A new study confirms that at least some of those tax dollars are being hijacked and delivered to extremist political groups.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", USA

Post-secondary schools brace for more pain as Ottawa cuts international student visas

OTTAWA – As provincial governments wait to hear details of Ottawa’s new immigration targets, some are warning that coming cuts to the number of international student visas will put colleges and universities in a tighter financial bind.

“The federal government’s decision to unilaterally proceed with another change impacting international students continues to force post-secondary institutions in Ontario, and across the country, to make difficult decisions regarding their long-term success and sustainability,” Spenser Maki, communication adviser for Ontario Immigration Minister David Piccini, said in an emailed statement.

Boo Hoo.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money"