Author: Blazingcatfur

Poilievre calls for immediate pipeline approval following U.S. action in Venezuela

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning the federal government that the possible end of American sanctions on Venezuelan oil could displace Canadian exports to the U.S. — and is urging the Liberals to “immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast.”

In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Tuesday, Poilievre said the action taken by the United States over the weekend has “altered the global energy landscape.”

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military raid on the Venezuelan capital, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and bringing him to New York to face charges. Trump also has openly said that he plans to take control of the country’s oil industry and encourage American companies to revitalize the sector.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, Venezuela

Orbán: EU “Falling Apart” as Hungary Rejects Migration Pact

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday, January 5th, that Hungary would not need to follow the United Kingdom’s path out of the European Union because the bloc is “falling apart by itself.”

Speaking at an international press conference in Budapest, the conservative leader argued that a “process of de-integration” is already under way within the EU, driven by the growing incompetence of EU leaders.

He said Brussels repeatedly adopts major policy decisions only to abandon or dilute them later, pointing to unrealistic deadlines for the green transition and the weakening of the Schengen system—the system of open internal borders within the EU—as clear signs of systemic failure.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, EU, European Union, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Michael Higgins: Mark Carney can’t decide whether removing Maduro was good or bad

The reaction to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro roughly falls into two camps: those who celebrate the downfall of a corrupt narco-terrorist and those who condemn it as a suspected breach of international law.

Prime Minister Mark Carney chose a third option, a wishy-washy, bland statement that neither praised the detention on moral grounds nor criticized it on the basis it might be illegal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, Venezuela

Far-left, China-aligned groups organized pro-Nicolas Maduro protests in New York and other US states: ‘Unprecedented crime’

Pro-Nicolas Maduro protesters who turned up in Times Square and outside the Brooklyn federal lock-up where the former Venezuelan leader is being held were organized by hardcore left-wing group The People’s Forum, which has close ties to China.

The group — also behind anti-Israel demonstrations around the nation — called for “emergency protests nationwide” shortly after President Trump announced Saturday US forces had captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela

‘It’s not going to frighten me’: Doug Ford says Trump’s past annexation threats against Canada no more concerning after Venezuela takeover

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is not worried about U.S. President Donald Trump’s previous threats about annexing Canada in light of U.S. military action in Venezuela that led to the capture of that country’s ousted president over the weekend.

“It’s not going to frighten me. It shouldn’t frighten anyone in Canada,” Ford told reporters Monday.

Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. military had infiltrated Venezuela and apprehended ousted president Nicolás Maduro to stand trial in the U.S. Maduro entered a plea of not guilty to all charges during a court appearance in New York City on Monday on drug-trafficking charges.

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

US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting

The US has faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the United Nations security council.

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to stand trial in the US.

“The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Sérgio França Danese, the Brazilian ambassador to the UN, told the meeting. “These acts constitute a very serious affront to the sovereignty of Venezuela and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela

Canada’s got milk — they’re just dumping it

CALGARY — Supply management… a Canadian phenomenon.

This phenomenon is responsible for dumping 6.8 billion liters of raw milk since 2012 — with an estimated value of $14.9 billion, which could have been enough milk for 4.2 million people.

This is according to a 2025 study by multiple researchers, including the Food Professor, or Dr.Sylvain Charlebois, who runs an agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Don’t expect a big gush of Venezuelan oil onto world markets any time soon

When it comes to the country with the world’s largest oil reserves, U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t mince words on why U.S. commandos seized Venezuela’s president. “They stole our oil,” Mr. Trump said.

Put aside for a moment clear violations of international law from U.S. actions and the fact “our” oil somehow ended up under Venezuela’s soil.

A picture Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro handcuffed and blindfolded in a tracksuit aboard a U.S. navy ship conjures images of other oil-rich autocrats deposed by Washington and its proxies: Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Neither of those interventions ended well.

So many critics cite “international law” while ignoring the sheer delight of the Venezuelan people at Maduro’s removal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, Venezuela

No, Illegal Immigration Won’t Fix America’s Fertility Crisis

Americans do not need illegal immigrants to raise our children.

Atlantic writer Olga Khazan disagrees. She is angry at President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration because it is disrupting the easily exploited servant class that provides cheap childcare. As she explains, “Millions of parents in the United States … rely on immigrants to take care of their kids. … Immigrants make up at least 21 percent of the child-care workforce — and this may be an undercount.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Trump is forcing us to confront the world as it really is. That’s a good thing

The ignominious capture of Nicolás Maduro proves, if nothing else, that America no longer bothers with pretences.

It wasn’t always so. Back in the autumn of 2002, the US military machine was gearing up to invade Iraq and destroy Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Yet instead of sending his forces into action as rapidly as possible, George W Bush chose to place the case for war before the United Nations General Assembly, promising on Sept 12 2002 to “work with the UN Security Council for the necessary resolutions”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela

Robert Brym: Avi Lewis and Independent Jewish Voices are gaslighting Canadians about antisemitism

Is antisemitism a trivial problem in Canada? Are the protests that many Jews decry as antisemitic really just anti-Zionist? Are nearly half of Canada’s Jews non-Zionists? According to Avi Lewis, who’s running for the leadership of the NDP, and Corey Balsam, national co-ordinator of Independent Jewish Voices, an anti-Zionist group, the answer to all these questions is “yes.” They are wrong.

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