Author: Blazingcatfur

Most Canadians favour return of death penalty for murderers, poll finds

Most Canadians favour return of death penalty for murderers, poll finds

A growing number of Canadians say they support the return of the death penalty in this country for convicted murderers, a new poll has found, although that percentage drops when people are given the opportunity to choose life imprisonment with no chance of parole.

Data from Research Co., a Vancouver-based market research and public opinion polling firm, found that 60 per cent of Canadians said they would support reinstating the death penalty for murder in Canada, a six-point increase compared to when the same question was asked in February 2025. A further 30 per cent said they were opposed (a two-point drop), while 10 per cent were unsure.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDeath penalty

Has the US-Israel relationship changed forever?

Has the US-Israel relationship changed forever?

Benjamin Netanyahu portrays himself as a leader uniquely able to protect Israel’s security and deal effectively with Donald Trump.

But the US president, it seems, takes a very different view of the prime minister’s credentials. “Without me there would be no Israel,” Trump declared on Tuesday, two days after signing a peace agreement with Iran that showed a cavalier disregard for the security interests of America’s supposed ally. “Israel would have been blown up a long time ago, had I not gotten involved.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Critics slam government plan to ‘bail out’ sagging condo sector in B.C.

Critics slam government plan to ‘bail out’ sagging condo sector in B.C.

B.C. is facing a glut of empty condos. Thousands of Metro Vancouver units are sitting empty and some developers are facing insolvency.

Now, some housing experts are questioning a plan by the federal and provincial governments to buy some of those vacant units and turn them into affordable housing.

They say it amounts to a multi-billion dollar bail out for developers who refuse to lower prices to reflect a sluggish real estate market.

This smells very bad.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", WTF?

US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz

Direct talks between the US and Iran have started in Switzerland, following the Iranian military’s announcement that it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon.

Iran also cited a breach of its agreement with the US to end the war as a reason for the closure. However, the US military has said “traffic continues to flow” in the strait.

An Iranian delegation, including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Bürgenstock late on Saturday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Kevin Klein: Human rights museum can no longer avoid questions over Nakba exhibit

Kevin Klein: Human rights museum can no longer avoid questions over Nakba exhibit

WINNIPEG, Man. — A leading Israeli legal organization is preparing to seek a court injunction to stop the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ (CMHR’s) planned Nakba exhibit. Correspondence received this week from Joshua Z. Lavine of the Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center says the centre “is filing an injunction soon.”

The legal step comes after internal emails obtained by the National Post revealed co-ordination between officials at the Winnipeg museum and a representative of the Palestinian Authority on the exhibit’s content and progress.

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

US fears China has obtained vital AI machine from Europe

US fears China has obtained vital AI machine from Europe

The US has raised concerns that Dutch semiconductor giant ASML may have shipped an ultra-high-tech chip-making machine to China.

Howard Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, reportedly held several meetings with ASML executives in which he voiced fears that an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine may have ended up in Chinese hands.

This would be a major violation of the US’s export control regime, which bans the transfer of ASML’s EUVs to restricted markets such as China.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, USA

USMCA heads into unpredictable new phase with no extension likely

USMCA heads into unpredictable new phase with no extension likely

With less than two weeks to go until the formal review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one thing has become clear: There will be no 16-year extension of the trade treaty on July 1.

Mexico and the U.S. have already scheduled a third round of negotiations for late July, three weeks after the review date. Canada and the U.S. have yet to even start formal negotiations.

Donald Trump himself can’t seem to make up his mind about the agreement he signed in his first term. “I’d rather leave it unsigned, I’d rather have it terminated,” the U.S. President told reporters this week at the G7 conference in Evian-les-Bains, France. “But I may sign it.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Rosie O’Donnell: Trump Will Use an ‘Assassination Attempt or a Terrorist Bombing‘ to Cancel Midterms

Rosie O’Donnell: Trump Will Use an ‘Assassination Attempt or a Terrorist Bombing‘ to Cancel Midterms

Actress and wannabe expat Rosie O’Donnell says she believes President Donald Trump will use an “assassination attempt or terrorist bombing” to cancel this year’s midterm elections.

“People are revving up for the midterms,” author Marianne Williamson told O’Donnell during an interview Wednesday. “They are revving up, as well, for an obvious rigging of this election.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Is Canada’s teen social media ban constitutional? It’s complicated

Is Canada’s teen social media ban constitutional? It’s complicated

Legal experts say Canada’s proposed social media ban for kids leaves many questions unanswered — including whether it would violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Last week, the federal government tabled Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which would force social media platforms to restrict accounts for children under 16 unless the platforms can implement adequate safeguards to protect them.

Lawyers and law professors are raising flags about gaps in the legislation that could leave Canada open to legal challenges.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Surveillance Society"

Paedophile ringleader handed 35 year jail term could be released after serving just 10 YEARS thanks to Labour’s ‘soft justice’ measures

Paedophile ringleader handed 35 year jail term could be released after serving just 10 YEARS thanks to Labour’s ‘soft justice’ measures

The ringleader of a sex grooming gang is being lined up for early release under Labour’s soft justice measures despite being handed a 35 year sentence.

Arshid Hussain raped and abused teenage girls in Rotherham, and a judge said his gang had committed ‘devastating’ harm of ‘unimaginable proportions’.

But now one of his victims has been officially notified by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) that her abuser may be coming out of jail soon – after just 10 years.

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

LYTLE: ‘Elbows up’ for climate — the climate emergency scam is losing Canadians

LYTLE: ‘Elbows up’ for climate — the climate emergency scam is losing Canadians

In the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, I was making $1.30 per week delivering 85 newspapers, five days per week. From such suckers as me, strong economies are built. Apart from my employer, I was also resentful of my father for not building a bomb shelter in the backyard, ensuring the survival of his progeny — me. Had I been asked if I really, really wanted my father to build a bomb shelter, I would have said “absolutely… 100%.” If I had been asked to give up half of my $1.30 per week to get the bomb shelter, I would have balked. I really, really wanted the bomb shelter, but only if it was free to me.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"

The Four Jokers of the Apocalypse: Carney, Starmer, Macron, and Merz

The Four Jokers of the Apocalypse: Carney, Starmer, Macron, and Merz

The so-called “leaders” of Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany are the four jokers of the apocalypse — each doing his damndest to drag what’s left of those nations into Hell.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has given several speeches recently in which he reaffirms his commitment to fighting “climate change” by severely limiting Canadians’ meat and dairy consumption, clothing allowance, private ownership of vehicles, air travel, and other basic lifestyle choices.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA