Author: Blazingcatfur

Canada might help oil tankers cross Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire, Carney says

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada might join efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East if there is a ceasefire.

Reporters asked Carney on Thursday how Ottawa might get involved in efforts to reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in response to the U.S. and Israel launching a war on Iran a month ago.

Carney says Canada is talking to allies about how it could help restore the movement of vessels in the strait, offering the clearest scenario yet of how it might get involved.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days

Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the strait of Hormuz by 10 days to 6 April after saying talks are “going very well”.

The president made the statement on Thursday in a social media post, saying: “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

“Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.”

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Carney says apology needed for Indigenous spying program

The prime minister said there should be a public apology for a spying operation targeting hundreds of Indigenous people that had the support of the federal government.

“Yes, there should be an apology,” Mark Carney said during a news conference in Halifax on Thursday. “It’s a reprehensible practice. Never should’ve happened.”

Carney was responding to reporting from CBC Indigenous, which revealed extensive RCMP surveillance activities dating back to the late 1960s against Indigenous leaders and organizations.

He panders as much as Junior.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Aboriginal Fatigue", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Finland has Convicted an MP of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ for Publishing Religious Pamphlet

Church arson Finland

Is homosexuality a sin?

That’s like asking whether adultery is a sin, or taking God’s name in vain. The Bible is quite clear on the matter, and for over two millennia, it was uncontroversial to believe that the sexual binary and method of human procreation made clear that God made men and women to be complementary.

Get ready Canada …

Anti-hate bill that provoked bitter debate over religious freedom passes the Commons

Jewish groups welcomed the government’s anti-hate bill passing through the Commons Wednesday evening after months of filibustering and fractious debate about whether it threatens religious freedom.

Bill C-9, as it’s known, would make it a crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to obstruct someone from accessing a place of worship or other sites where Jews, Muslims and other identifiable groups gather.

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War is the worst time to find Canada — still — without a national oil reserve

Can Canada insulate itself from oil volatility caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s illegal bombing of Iran? Experts say no. History says yes.

Iran’s retaliation against American attacks has disrupted oil supplies. Gasoline prices have spiked and left shocked Canadian motorists to wonder why their lives should be so affected by events in the Persian Gulf. Doesn’t Canada produce enough oil to supply all its provinces?

Yes — and it can supply them quickly, without waiting 10 years to approve and build a 4,600-kilometre pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick.

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h/t Clink

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Pope Leo vs. President Trump

After the tragic experiences of the 20th century, aerial bombardment should have been banished forever!” declared Pope Leo XIV this week. “Instead, as we know, it still exists, and technological development, which is positive in itself, is being put at the service of war. This is not progress, it is regression!” The pontiff remonstrated: “Aircraft should always be vehicles of peace, never of war! No one should fear that threats of death and destruction will come from the sky.”

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Ontario budget 2026 recap

Ontario budget 2026 recap

Star: Ford government tables record $244B budget; doubled deficit set to bleed province’s balance sheet into red

Sun: Ontario budget focuses on economy, vital industries in face of uncertainty

Globe: Ontario projects $13.8-billion deficit in budget, delays balancing books

Global: Ford government runs deeper deficit, punts budget balance amid pessimistic outlook

CTV: Ontario deficit nearly doubles as province tables $244.2 billion budget in face of ‘unpredictable economic shocks’

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UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

The resolution – proposed by Ghana – called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund. It does not mention a specific amount of money.

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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs targeted by RCMP spies in 1970s ‘Native extremism’ program

Newly released RCMP Security Service files reveal that it amassed more than 900 pages of intelligence on the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) over more than a decade.

The files are among those obtained by CBC Indigenous through multiple Access to Information requests. They reveal how Canada’s Cold War-era domestic intelligence agency kept close tabs on hundreds of individuals and 30 Indigenous political organizations, under an umbrella concern about “Native extremism” through the late ’60s to early ’80s.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Aboriginal Fatigue", RCMP

FIFA cancelling thousands of hotel bookings in host cities, including Vancouver and Toronto

Organizers of the coming FIFA World Cup have begun cancelling thousands of their hotel-room bookings in Toronto, Vancouver and other host cities across North America, a move industry observers say is not uncommon during large events.

The British Columbia Hotel Association said FIFA organizers have cancelled between 70 per cent and 80 per cent of their booked hotel rooms in Vancouver, accounting for roughly 15,000 hotel-room nights during the tournament period between June 11 and July 19. Those freed-up rooms can now be booked by regular travellers, the association said.

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