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Would U.S. tariffs actually change after Trump, or is this the new normal?

As new U.S. tariffs sink into the Canadian economy, the idea of a prolonged trade war is something Canadians will need to get used to — even after President Donald Trump leaves office, experts say.

“I don’t see this changing any time soon. I don’t think this goes away magically when Trump exits the White House, and so for Canada, it’s wishful thinking to think we can hold our breaths and white-knuckle it for the next 24 or 26 months,” says political science associate professor Aaron Ettinger of Carleton University.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Russia says UK ‘playing with fire’ amid reports CIA chief has warned Kremlin not to attack Nato

Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremlin against attacking Nato during a secretive visit this week.

Andy Burnham, Britain’s prime minister, said on Monday the UK would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to start ⁠its own production of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles. France has also agreed to supply missile technology. Maria ⁠Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Thursday Britain and France were “playing ⁠with fire”.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

GOLDSTEIN: Expect retaliation if we weaponize our energy exports to the U.S.

Those calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to tax or restrict energy exports to the U.S. as a weapon in the ongoing tariff war should explain the consequences if we do.

If, for example, we put an energy tax on our oil exports to the U.S., what will we do if the Americans shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in retaliation?

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Race Hustlers Redux: How Low Can the Grievance Grifters Go?

One would think that the liberal race fizzgigs would look at the soon-to-be smoldering ruins of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and want to avoid the humiliation that goes hand-in-hand with lying about racism and funding it when there isn’t enough to go around, but no.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•Uncategorized

Why Some in Canada Want Out of the F-35 Deal With the U.S.

The premier of British Columbia has an additional suggestion for Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, in dealing with U.S. tariffs: stop plans to buy as many as 88 American-made F-35 fighter jets.
Not long after Canada said that it would retaliate against President Trump’s sweeping 50 percent tariff on hundreds of Canadian exports with tariffs of its own, Premier David Eby questioned why Canada would pursue supplying its military with the warplanes.

“When your friend kicks you in the back, one of the first rules is you don’t then go and buy $12 billion of fighter jets from that person,” Mr. Eby said on Tuesday, citing roughly the cost of the first 16 airplanes. “It makes absolutely no sense,” he added.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Nolte: Basement-Rated Jimmy Kimmel Talks About Retiring

Former comedian Jimmy Kimmel is currently on a summer hiatus. This comes not long after ABC/Disney announced his contract would be renewed for only a single year. That year is up in May of 2027, Kimmel is closing in on age 60, and now he’s talking about retirement.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•Hollywood

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, a change he said would take effect immediately.

A White House aide said the order directs the Department of the Interior and Secretary Doug Burgum to make the change.

One of the five Great Lakes of North America, Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York.

Trump crosses out LAKE ONTARIO — calls it LAKE AMERICA pic.twitter.com/MXJfL6Z7Cd

— RT (@RT_com) August 27, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

As Europe eyes Russia in sabotage attacks, some in Germany urge tougher stance

After a drone packed with explosives was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane parked at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany this month, security camera footage appeared to show the drone had struck the plane’s wing. That the drone failed to detonate seemed only to be luck.

Since then, details have emerged that German lawmakers say indicate a serious attack was planned at the airport, a major cargo hub that is also used by European and NATO military aircraft.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•Europe, Russia

East Gwillimbury’s UNDRIP Betrayal

East Gwillimbury’s UNDRIP Betrayal

East Gwillimbury Canada adopted UNDRIP through a secretive process that consulted Indian bands and deliberately excluded ordinary Canadians: residents, homeowners, businesses and taxpayers. (Full story)

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East Gwillimbury’s UNDRIP Betrayal

East Gwillimbury Canada adopted UNDRIP through a secretive process that consulted Indian bands and deliberately excluded ordinary Canadians: residents, homeowners, businesses and taxpayers.

East Gwillimbury’s lawyers… pic.twitter.com/l3cquPScnT

— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) August 27, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Aboriginal Fatigue"

A Vision Of Alto: Years Late, Billions Over Budget: California’s High-Speed Rail Hasn’t Laid a Track

SHAFTER, Calif.—Some 18 years after California voted to launch a bullet train that would travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours, the project now costs billions more than planned, is years behind schedule and has yet to lay its first track.

The 2008 ballot measure passed narrowly, 52.7% to 47.3%, kick-starting America’s largest active infrastructure project. A legislative bill said it should be completed by 2020, and the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s initial business plan estimated a cost of $33 billion. After years of legal battles, cost overruns, leadership changes and political fights, the price tag is up to $126 billion, with a high estimate of $231 billion, and it isn’t expected to be fully operational until 2040.

Canada’s next budget bomb is the Alto high-speed rail project

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 26, 2026•0•WTF?

The New Opium War: Fentanyl, China and the Case for Criminal Accountability

OTTAWA — More than a century and a half ago, China learned a brutal lesson about the strategic power of narcotics.

During the nineteenth-century Opium Wars, British commercial interests, backed ultimately by military power, exploited China’s enormous market for opium. Addiction weakened communities, drained wealth and contributed to political instability. The wars and the unequal treaties that followed became embedded in Chinese historical memory as part of what Beijing still calls its “century of humiliation.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 26, 2026•0•"Transnational Crime"

Caen France: Deadly Car Ramming Not A Terrorist Attack Just An Act Of Diversity

Google translate from Fdesouche : Caen: Ibrahim I., a Chechen man, drove his car into a bus shelter, killing two people and injuring several others before fleeing the scene. A fight between two groups is believed to be the cause. The victims are reportedly from Egypt, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh .

From DW – France: Car rams crowd at bus stop in Caen

At least two people died and nine others were injured, six of them in life-threatening condition, after a car drove into a crowd in the northwestern French city of Caen on Wednesday.

“At this point we are not assuming a terrorist motive, but the investigation has only just begun,” deputy prosecutor Philippe Leonardo told journalists in the early hours of Thursday.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, France

Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges

A former Iranian official now living in Toronto had a “critical” role in helping the Islamic Republic generate revenue needed to fund Middle East terror groups, according to government documents obtained by Global News.

A Canada Border Services Agency report released on Tuesday alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted with the regime’s state sponsorship of terrorism.

If America is attacked and WW III breaks out I bet the US nukes Ottawa in the first retaliatory strike.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 26, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Iran

Dozens of US and Canadian citizens missing after flash flooding in Nepal

Dozens of Americans and Canadians are among hundreds of people who are missing following a deadly flash flood and mudslide near the Nepal-Tibet border, Nepali authorities say.

More than 350 people are so far known to have died, according to the authorities.

The US State Department said it was aware that Americans were impacted by Wednesday’s floods but did not provide numbers.

Translates as “Another Angle”

別角度からも💦💦
熱海の土砂崩れ pic.twitter.com/eeiZy2UdTB

— かずきんぐ (@kazuking_wh) July 3, 2021

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by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Mother Nature Hates You"

Canada’s tough response to Trump’s trade war is winning fans in China

In the wake of Ottawa’s forceful response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, the White House on Wednesday said Canada “is joined only by the People’s Republic of China in choosing retaliation over negotiation.”

It’s a strange parallel for Mr. Trump’s team to draw – given Beijing fought the United States to a draw last year, winning concessions and breathing room to further shore up its economy against future U.S. pressure – but one that has also been made in China itself.

by Blazingcatfur•August 27, 2026August 27, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "China - Communist Slave State"