Welcome to Carneymania, the biggest political rage since the (Pierre) Trudeaumania of my youth. Only months ago the Liberal party was so far behind the Conservatives you couldn’t see them in the rear-view mirror.
Now Carney leads by several points in the polls in the most staggering turnaround in Canadian political memory. But he owes it all to one person who has been campaigning furiously for him.
This is so good.
This unhinged boomer has become the face of the campaign. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/RJI2tosPSn
— Brad Zubyk (@Bzubyk) April 20, 2025
h/t Mauser
The campaigners who won the Supreme Court battle over the legal definition of a woman have been inundated with death threats and misogynistic abuse since the landmark judgment.
On Wednesday five judges sided with the campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS), which argued that single-sex spaces and protections should apply only to people born female. It marked the end of a long-running legal battle and is expected to have big implications for how transgender issues and sex-based rights are applied across Britain.
With only a little over a week to go before the federal election, and with the debates out of the way, the wheels of the Liberal campaign for a fourth-straight term are finally starting to wobble on their axles. The providential political fantasy land in which the Liberals launched the campaign — the complete fraud that Canada’s continued existence was being threatened by the United States — has receded. U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior colleagues are now processing a queue of 130 countries filing into Washington offering concessions to contribute towards the elimination of the completely unnecessary United States trade deficit of around $1 trillion. Another resounding Trump victory is in the making and Canada is not an inordinately large part of it, although there will be challenging negotiations.
Correlates well with this chart.
Under the Liberals, Government got rich while individuals got poorer. pic.twitter.com/9xFp6dQKgq
— Robert Finlay (@ActusLegal) April 19, 2025
h/t Mauser
Chinese companies are selling “inflatable boats for refugees” online and advertising them to people smugglers.
An internet search returns dozens of suppliers promoting “high-quality refugee boats” on Alibaba, a major Chinese e-commerce site, and promising fast shipping to Europe.
It is understood the Home Office is in talks with Beijing about cracking down on the sale of such vessels, which are believed to have been used in the Channel.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney says China poses one of the biggest foreign interference threats to Canada.
Carney made the remarks at a campaign stop in Niagara Falls on April 18.
The Liberal leader had been asked by a reporter to expand on his comments at the English-language leaders debate on April 17, where Carney said China is the “biggest security threat” facing Canada.
A San Francisco drag queen group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a self-professed “order of queer and trans nuns,” is sparking controversy in the days leading up to their annual transgender Easter event.
This year’s event, which is being called “No Easter without the T,” is meant to honor transgenderism and features a children’s Easter egg hunt and a costume contest encouraging attendees to come dressed in drag as “Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary.”
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
I hope you are all having a wonderful day.
Yes there will be ham for Xavier and I hope all of you share a lovely meal with family and friends.
I will take a walk on this sunny afternoon and purchase a certain seasonal chocolate confection someone I know is fond of.
Please enjoy the day and thank you all for helping make it wonderful!
Pope wishes worshippers Happy Easter after serious illness
A rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure through social media and online gaming, teachers have warned.
A survey by the NASUWT union found most teachers identified social media as “the number one cause” of pupil misbehaviour, with female staff bearing the brunt. Teachers also raised concerns about parents who refuse to accept school rules or take responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
One teacher told the union: “A lot of the students are influenced by Tate and Trump, they spout racist, homophobic, transphobic and sexist comments in every conversation and don’t believe there will be consequences.”
OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh took a deep breath.
Hours before, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister and Singh’s former governing ally, had rocked the country by announcing his intention to resign.
With a crucial election now on the horizon, it was the NDP’s last chance to distance itself from Trudeau’s unpopularity and its association with the Liberal government — and position itself for success in the coming race.
“Justin Trudeau’s Liberals,” he started in a forceful voice before pausing, “have let down Canadians.”
He wanted that pension so badly he destroyed his own party by supporting the Liberals.
Thousands took to the streets across the US on Saturday to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump.
Known as “50501”, for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement”, the demonstrations were intended to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War.
From outside the White House and Tesla dealerships and at the centres of many cities, protesters expressed a variety of grievances. Many called for the return of Kilmar Ábrego García, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
The trouble with Toronto’s proposed ‘bubble zone’ bylaw
Recently, we’ve seen alarming examples of rights being rolled back south of the border. These include attempts to silence those whose political views differ from the government’s — and they should serve as a cautionary tale for Canada. Indeed, now is the time for everyone in this country to protect our fundamental freedoms and resist the erosion of our democratic rights.
With that in mind, we should all be concerned that Toronto city council will next month consider adopting a new “bubble zone” bylaw. This bylaw, yet to be drafted, would limit where people are allowed to hold peaceful public demonstrations such as picket lines, vigils, protests and rallies that some may find offensive. In so doing, it would directly infringe on our freedoms of expression and of peaceful assembly, two cornerstones of Canadian democracy.
The same people arguing against Bubble Zones for Islamist protests likely support Bubble Zone protest bylaws outside abortion clinics.
From Grok – Several provinces in Canada have enacted “bubble zone” laws, also known as safe access zones, to limit demonstrations outside abortion clinics and other facilities providing abortion services. These laws create areas around clinics, hospitals, or providers’ offices where certain activities, such as protesting, picketing, or attempting to dissuade individuals from accessing abortion services, are prohibited. Based on available information, the following provinces have such laws as of April 19, 2025…
“No man avenged has ever risen from the grave” is the haunting tagline of a film that has shocked Somalis to the core in a case of life imitating art.
Called Aano Qabiil, meaning “Clan Vengeance”, the short film sought to highlight the futility of vendettas between rival clans that sometimes go back generations and lead to senseless killings – often of young men who are targeted just because of their lineage.
It was a poetic warning, a cry – a story intended not just to entertain, but to educate a wounded nation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s election promise to use the constitution’s notwithstanding clause to give judges the option of imposing consecutive life sentences on those who commit multiple murders has prompted predictable outrage from Canada’s chattering classes.
Ditto his promise of a “three-strikes-and-you’re-out law,” which would deny criminals convicted of three serious offences bail, probation, parole or house arrest.
For five long years, Swaffham has been a town at war.
Faced with an invasion of ducks, residents have attempted to lure them away with an artificial island, hired professional cleaners to dispose of droppings outside shops and even discussed a cull.
So plans for a 5ft duck statue – part of a sculpture trail branded “Swaffham goes Quackers” – were always likely to trigger deep division.
