Author: Blazingcatfur

Greg Koabel: National pride Is good. National paranoia is not

We must be wary of turning anti-Americanism into a political program in which everybody loses

In this season of surging Canadian nationalism, it’s worth remembering that defining ourselves in opposition to the United States is both an old reflex and a risky one. While understandable, even necessary in certain contexts, excessive anti-Americanism has sometimes led Canada and Canadians down dangerous, counterproductive paths. No case illustrates this better than that of George Taylor Denison III, a man who let hostility to the United States overtake his judgment, his patriotism, and ultimately, his future.

Pre-Existing Knee-Jerk Anti-Americanism combined with TDS won an election. One our leftist government owned media was only too eager to promote.

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

Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.

B.C.’s forestry sector is awaiting the results of a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into the imports of wood products, which could impose further tariffs on the beleaguered industry.

It comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a Section 232 investigation into whether importing timber, lumber and derivative products could pose a national security threat to the U.S.

The prospect of further tariffs on B.C.’s softwood lumber industry in particular — which is already dealing with a high 35 per cent duty imposed by the U.S. — could mean even more mill closures and job losses, experts say.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Facing up to Black Crime in America

We owe it to every victim, in every community, to stop pretending reality doesn’t exist. Truth isn’t racist. Statistics aren’t bigoted.

A woman named Holly from Cincinnati was recently knocked unconscious by a sucker punch at a jazz festival. The attack was caught on video. I had the misfortune of watching it. Perhaps you did too. The video went viral

And for once, maybe the first time in decades, a white victim of black violence spoke honestly about what happened to her. She called it racially motivated. She didn’t apologize for existing. She didn’t beg people not to notice patterns. This represents a seismic shift in American discourse. For 60 years, we’ve been trapped in a suffocating ritual where white victims must immediately genuflect before the altar of racial sensitivity, even as they’re being wheeled into ambulances. They apologize for their attackers. They beg the media not to mention race. They perform elaborate acts of contrition for crimes committed against them.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#BlackLivesMatter, Crime

The economic promise – and peril – of higher defence spending

When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would commit to NATO’s new defence spending target, he justified the steep increase by pointing to the heightened geopolitical threats facing the country.

But Mr. Carney’s government appears to see an economic opportunity in rearmament as well, suggesting that domestic industries and workers stand to benefit as Canada and its allies look to beef up their military capabilities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Qatar’s Muslim Scholars: Nothing More Important Than Killing Israelis

More than 150 prominent Muslim scholars from 50 countries are currently attending a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre of Israelis and foreign nationals. At least 20 Muslim citizens of Israel were among 1,200 people murdered by Hamas terrorists and ordinary Palestinians that day. Thousands more were injured, and 251 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip, where 50 — dead and alive — are still held captive.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Media Hated Trump’s English Proficiency Order for Truckers Before Deadly Florida Crash

President Trump issued an Executive Order in April reinforcing a policy, suspended by the Obama Administration, requiring commercial truckers to be able to read traffic and road signs and pass English proficiency tests to receive a Commercial Drivers License.

The move didn’t cause a bottleneck of news coverage in April, though CNN’s Jake Tapper did ask Chad Wolf on The Lead with Jake Tapper April 28: “How would this English-speaking requirement make our roadways safer? And what would you say to someone who argues it’s a slippery slope that could be used against other professions, and that just because you don’t speak English doesn’t mean that you’re in this country illegally?”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

You mean the Tooth Fairy pays for them currently?

Taxpayers could eventually be on the hook as Toronto’s speedcams keep getting cut down

With Toronto’s pole-mounted speed cameras vandalized again and again in the past year, taxpayers may be stuck paying more for future damage, a city councillor says.

The speedcams have been “severely vandalized” 25 times since last fall, according to the City of Toronto. That includes one camera on Parkside Drive that’s been cut down six times between November 2024 and July of this year.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

In Warsaw, Carney deepens Canada’s defence, trade ties with Poland

WARSAW – Prime Minister Mark Carney is striking a new strategic partnership with Poland that will see Canada deepen its ties in trade, defence and energy with the fast-growing European economy.

Carney is in Warsaw today where he is meeting with his Polish counterpart, Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

The pair say they’ve agreed to work more closely in areas such as defence, aviation, cybersecurity and clean energy.

Expecting a border incident?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Poland

Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades

For the first time in decades, more immigrants are leaving the United States than arriving, a new study finds, an early indication that President Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda is leading people to depart — whether through deportation or by choice.

An analysis of new census data released on Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population in the United States — both lawful and unlawful residents — declined by nearly 1.5 million. In June, the country was home to 51.9 million immigrants, down from 53.3 million six months earlier.

That’s bad for the folks who love cheap foreign labour.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, USA

Why pivoting to China is a huge mistake for Canada

China’s behaviour has not changed since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It aims to create wedges between America and its allies in the hope of undermining U.S. economic, political, diplomatic and security interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Prominent scholar Yan Xue Tong of Tsinghua University explained China’s long-term interests this way …

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government