Jamie Sarkonak: Canada doesn’t owe the world’s children a passport

Anyone in the world can come to Canada, have a baby, and secure that child a lifetime of Canadian benefits along with a family link to this country for later chain migration. They don’t have to speak English or French; they don’t have to share our taboos against incest and rape; they don’t need to contribute anything to Canadian society. There are no guardrails.

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CHARLEBOIS: Dear Ottawa, you can’t eat an electric vehicle

China rarely telegraphs its diplomatic intentions so openly. Yet in recent days, Beijing has done just that — signalling that if Canada were to lift its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles China would, in turn, remove the punitive tariffs it has placed on Canadian agricultural exports such as canola.

In the often-opaque world of trade diplomacy, such clarity is unusual. And in this case, it’s an unmistakable invitation to de-escalate. So far, Ottawa seems unwilling to take it.


Not an enviable position for Canada. Will the Elbow people purchase China’s EV’s?

Trump is bringing auto-assembly back to the US so Ontario’s auto industry is going to be significantly diminished regardless of which path Carney chooses.

I’m sure Canada’s China class and  Carney’s own web of interests will result in a decision favouring Communist China.

It will be interesting to see Trump’s reaction. Ontario will suck even more.

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The EU Is Enabling Religious Persecution in Pakistan

Pakistan is engulfed in a deepening crisis of religious intolerance and systemic persecution. This year has witnessed a disturbing surge of violence, discrimination and institutional complicity. Christian, Ahmadiyya and Hindu communities have particularly been targeted.

Despite repeated calls for reform and international condemnation, Pakistan’s failure to protect its most vulnerable citizens has left a trail of shattered lives, desecrated places of worship, and a society increasingly fractured by hate.

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It’s time to lower the voting age in Canada to 16. Here are the many reasons why says some loon at The Star

For the sake of our democracy it’s time for Canada to lower the voting age.

I can already hear some of you objecting, “16-year-olds aren’t old enough to vote, they won’t take it seriously.” But, give me a minute.

When I was 16 I couldn’t wait to have my driver’s license. I was at the motor vehicle branch on my birthday. I’ve been driving ever since. Driving a car is serious business. I also had a part-time job at 16 and paid taxes. Lots of 16- and 17-year-olds today have their driver’s license and pay taxes on the income from their part time job.

A Green Party loon no less.

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The Big Crash: Are we really heading for another 1929?

It’s October 2027, and the poly-crisis that financial markets have long feared is unfolding at speed. Vladimir Putin has made strong gains in his war against Ukraine and has begun massing troops at Europe’s borders in readiness for invasion of one or more of the Baltic states.

In the Far East, China’s Xi Jinping is openly preparing for his long-promised assault on Taiwan, emboldened both by Putin’s success and Donald Trump’s drubbing in the congressional midterms, which have significantly reduced the US’s scope for effective retaliation.


Some cheerful news for a change.

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Is Carney willing to play the Keystone card?

Reviving Keystone XL is, in the eyes of former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, a brilliant “judo” move.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s suggestion that the Keystone XL pipeline project could be revived could end up tying Canada more closely to the United States, rather than diversifying trade.


No. Carney is an Eco-Supremacist, Jet travel for him but not for you.

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Wave of knife attacks underscores Germany’s struggle to assimilate refugees

LONDON — A brutal August knife attack on an American who stepped in to defend young women from harassment on a train in Dresden, Germany, has reignited a fiery debate over immigration policies that increasingly have become the focus of national elections.

John Rudat, a part-time model, was slashed across the face in an attack that is expected to leave him permanently disfigured. A person briefly detained in the case is a Syrian refugee, but officials have not arrested or identified any suspected assailant.

The attack follows other high-profile crimes this year and in years past involving migrants who have flocked to Germany to take advantage of the country’s immigration-friendly policies.

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‘We are moving forward’: Top soldier says F-35 preparations continue despite government review

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says the Canadian military is moving ahead with its preparations for F-35 fighter jets despite an ongoing government review of the purchase.

“We’re not currently in the position where we are waiting,” Carignan told CTV Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an exclusive interview airing Sunday. “We are working towards this acquisition.”

“Our pilots are off to the U.S. in the next few months to start training,” she added. “The infrastructure is going up. We have airfields being extended to get ready, so we are definitely not in a position where we are waiting.”

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Poor Joe Biden Is Struggling to Adapt to Private Life

Joe Biden’s post-presidency has been rough, to put it mildly.

Nearly nine months after Donald Trump reclaimed the White House, Biden is holed up in Wilmington, Delaware, grappling with a reality that must feel like political exile. He’s dealing not just with the sting of losing power, but also the inability to sell access and enrich his family. Though he won’t admit to the latter.

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Canadian auto industry leader calls out premiers, urges ‘Canadian response’

The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message during an ongoing trade dispute with Beijing.

“I am reminding (the premiers) publicly, that if Canada is in a trade war with a country, then the response has to be a Canadian response,” Flavio Volpe said in an interview with CTV News Channel on Sunday, referring to premiers Wab Kinew of Manitoba and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, who have both called for lowering tariffs to protect prairie canola exports.

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‘Ceasefire Now’ People Are Angry at…Ceasefire

There is no angrier group of people in the West right now than the people who have been screaming about Israel committing a “genocide” and about the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

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