Author: Blazingcatfur

Carney gets tough rescinds digital services tax to advance trade discussions with the United States

The federal government announced late Sunday evening it is rescinding the digital services tax, days after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded it gone and cut off Canada-U.S. trade negotiations.

In a press release, the federal government said it would rescind the tax “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States.”

“Prime Minister Carney and President Trump have agreed that parties will resume negotiations with a view towards agreeing on a deal by July 21, 2025,” the press release added.

h/t DS

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

Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Will he deliver?

During the spring campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government led by him would move fast to solve problems and meet challenges by Canada Day.

After his victory, those promises left Carney a little more than 60 days to address issues that have bedevilled previous governments, in some cases, for a long time.

Here is a look at the pledges Carney made while he was courting the electorate, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.

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

Trump raises supply management in interview about trade standoff with Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to broaden his list of demands on Canada to re-open trade talks, listing his past grievances about Canada’s supply management policies that control production and imports of eggs, dairy and poultry.

Mr. Trump made the comments in a pre-recorded interview with Fox News Channel host Maria Bartiromo that aired Sunday morning.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mr. Trump agreed earlier this month at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. to negotiate an economic and security deal within 30 days.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’

Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to cut New York City off from federal funds if favored mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, “doesn’t behave himself” should he be elected.

Mamdani, meanwhile, denied that he was – as the president said – a communist. But he reaffirmed his commitment to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers while saying: “I don’t think that we should have billionaires.”

In an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump argued that a Mamdani victory was “inconceivable” because he perceived the candidate to be “a pure communist”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Lydia Perovic: The future of history looks bleak, if Toronto’s museums are any indication

Built and staffed by transvestites and home to the city’s first BIPOC Gay Bar

I once flirted with a redcoat on the plains of Fort York.

The City of Toronto-owned Fort York National Historic Site used to showcase its redcoat guard reenactors clad in historically-accurate uniforms carrying muskets, demonstrating drills and warfare on the hour, hanging out with visitors, posing for selfies, answering questions about military life of the era.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Anti-White Racism", Canada, WTF?

2 dead, several shot after firefighters ambushed responding to Idaho blaze — cops trying to ‘neutralize’ ongoing threat

Update: Shooter Dead

Two people were killed Sunday afternoon when firefighters responding to a brush fire in western Idaho were suddenly ambushed by gunfire, authorities said.

The burst of gunshots – which are still ongoing – erupted around 2 p.m. local time as first responders arrived at the scene of a fire at Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Twitter – Coeur d’Alene

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Shooting"

Editor of New Book on Canadian History Hits Back at ‘Cancelling’ of Canada

The editor of a new book examining Canadian history says he wants to challenge the notion that Canada is a “genocidal” nation-state that deserves to have its historical figures cancelled.

“Why are we picking on people long dead, as opposed to trying to give them fair treatment or fair understanding and put things into context?” said Mark Milke, editor of “The 1867 Project—Why Canada Should Be Cherished, Not Cancelled.”

“You don’t have to deny the wrongs of the past. In fact, everyone should be aware of them. But a proper understanding of the past is what we’re trying to provide in the 1867 Project, as well as dive into some current controversies.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Fry vs. Rowling

I guess I first became aware of Stephen Fry — the Cambridge-educated actor, author, and broadcaster who was knighted this year by King Charles — in the early 1990s, when he starred in a small, charming British film called Peter’s Friends, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and teamed up with Hugh Laurie in the very funny British series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P.G. Wodehouse stories. I caught him as Oscar Wilde in Wilde (1997) — not bad — and, later, in supporting roles in major films from both sides of the pond.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Tranny

How many homeless shelters in Forest Hill? The Kingsway?

Toronto wants to put homeless shelters in its suburbs. Neighbours say not so fast

On a Tuesday evening in April, south Etobicoke residents gathered around their laptops to spar over the issue that had been roiling their community for months — a city plan to build a homeless shelter at the end of a residential street.

Even through the sterile format of an online town hall, the intensity of each speaker was palpable. One man warned a shelter at 66 Third St., currently a parking lot at the end of a row of modest homes and a few newer builds, would bring homeless people into their New Toronto neighbourhood from elsewhere in the city. He feared occupants using street substances in public areas, such as the nearby lakeside park.

I’m going full communist on this issue, make the rich enjoy the vibrancy that homeless shelters bring!

There is no point giving a substance abusing addict shelter unless they have first received treatment for their addiction and proven themselves capable of supervised reintegration with society. Housing First as a strategy is the expressway to failure. Mandatory treatment is the solution.

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

When Ceasefire Prolongs War

According to an adage, the history of any war is written by the victor. This is because the loser is either dead or too wounded to have the energy to write or, in some cases, hopeful of turning the victor into friend.

But for that adage to apply, a war must end with an acknowledged winner. And that poses another problem: no victor could self-anoint and wear the garland unless the adversary acknowledges defeat.

This is the conundrum that Israelis have experienced ever since they fought to put their tiny country on the map.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

Steve Paikin on the end of TVO’s The Agenda – and 19 years of agenda-free programming

During 19 seasons hosting the hour-long daily show’s in-depth discussions and interviews, Paikin grew his reputation as one of Ontario’s – and Canada’s – most trusted television journalists.

Indeed, the Hamilton-raised (and Hamilton-proud) broadcaster was selected to moderate four federal and five Ontario provincial leaders’ debates during that time.

Paikin, who turned 65 earlier this month and will remain at Ontario’s publicly funded English-language educational media company in a reduced capacity, spoke to The Globe and Mail in the middle of The Agenda’s final week of shows.

Kathy mortified the entire roster of guests when in an appearance on Paikin’s show she flatly stated that no she could not be bothered to watch Obama’s inauguration as if it were some sort of sacred progressive rite.

Wish I had that clip.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"All The News That Fits"

GHOULS: ABC’s ‘The View’ Literally Applauds Rising Abortion Rates

On the June 27 broadcast of ABC’s The View, viewers were once again subjected to a plethora of leftist ideology– this time on abortion. Under the guise of “concern” and “compassion,” the panel pushed a narrative that not only distorted facts, but weaponized tragedy to dehumanize unborn children and justify killing them. The cast and the far-left audience literally applauded rising abortion rates.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives, WTF?

It won’t be easy but here is how Mark Carney can pay for his promise to hike defence spending

Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies agreed to a new defence investment pledge — investing 5 per cent of annual gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. That figure includes 3.5 per cent on core military capabilities and 1.5 per cent on defence and security-related infrastructure, such as ports and emergency preparedness systems.

This is an historically significant commitment and is rationalized by NATO political leaders in the context of rising global security threats and a need to increase contribution from non-U. S. members.

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