“Canada in decline” – Blazingcatfur

Cultural sector urges Carney not to scrap streamers’ Cancon financial contributions

OTTAWA – Dozens of Canadian cultural sector organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney not to scrap rules requiring foreign streaming companies like Netflix to make financial contributions toward Canadian content.

The government has promised to replace the 15-per-cent contributions with government funding but the groups say that is no substitute.

A letter to Carney signed by 50 organizations says the promised annual funding, unlike a CRTC-regulated contribution regime, can be changed through the federal budget.

by Blazingcatfur•August 13, 2026August 13, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline"

Study says 40% of Canadian businesses looking to relocate to U.S.

The exodus to the U.S. continues for some Canadian-based businesses.

A new study by KPMG found that 40% or manufacturers in Canada have moved production south of the border or are considering the idea as they adapt to trade uncertainty and competitive pressure.

“Manufacturers have shown incredible resilience, adapting to tariffs and uncertainty to navigate this period of heightened volatility,” said Anamika Gadia, Partner and National Leader of Industrial Markets at KPMG Canada.

Carney’s call to arms has yielded less than 1% of the 50 Million needed for the restoration of 24 Sussex Drive.

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2026July 11, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline"

Canada: Crying Over Spilt Milk in a Self‑Inflicted Stagnation

Canada’s elite have spent a quarter‑century turning a rich, opportunity‑dense economy into a slow‑growth, over‑levered cul‑de‑sac, and they still insist nothing is structurally wrong. There is no sense crying over spilt milk about past mistakes when the architects of this stagnation are still in charge and still in denial.

A good rant. h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•July 1, 2026July 1, 2026•0•"Canada in decline", "Elite Decadence & Decay", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Anand won’t say if Chinese EVs will be banned under Canada’s forced labour law

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand refused to say whether Chinese-made electric vehicles could be banned under new federal legislation targeting products linked to forced labour, despite evidence that some Chinese auto supply chains rely on materials connected to Uyghur labour camps.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•June 22, 2026June 22, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘Bloodbath for sellers’: Tales from the frontlines of Toronto’s condopocalypse

Davelle Morrison listed her client’s 650-square-foot condo in downtown Toronto’s Corktown neighbourhood for $558,000 at the beginning of March 2026 — then reduced the price by $38,000 in a hopeful effort to get more bites. When the bites didn’t materialize, Morrison relisted the property for $399,000 on May 4 with an offer night slated for a week later.

Not that long ago, such a price point and sales strategy would have guaranteed a frenzy of activity.

Vancouver’s shoe box builders just got bailed by Carney.

I wonder if his ChiCom pals can convince him to do the same for Toronto?

by Blazingcatfur•June 21, 2026June 21, 2026•0•"Canada in decline", "Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

JAY GOLDBERG: Canada’s economic engine running on empty

Canada is facing an investment crisis. That’s the conclusion the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) came to in a recent report, which compares foreign and domestic investment data from the end of the Stephen Harper era to the end of the Justin Trudeau era.

by Blazingcatfur•June 20, 2026June 20, 2026•0•"Canada in decline", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Joly to meet Chinese EV makers in Shanghai in bid to attract auto sector investment

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says she will be meeting with four Chinese companies that are considering building electric vehicles in Canada when she visits China this week in an effort to attract investment to this country’s auto sector.

The four companies – BYD, Chery, Geely and Shanghai Launch Automotive Technology – have been examining possible investments in Canada, Ms. Joly said in an interview. Shanghai Launch’s proposal includes a partnership with British automaker Austin Motor Co., she added.

Canada is a very small market, without US access the ChiComs will just smile and wave at Joly but if she offers to subsidize China’s slavers with tax payer dollars they might perk up a bit.

by Blazingcatfur•June 15, 2026June 15, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Toronto’s weakness helps explains Canada’s dismal economic story

As the Canadian economy continues to sputter, continuing a trend of weak economic growth for nearly two decades, Toronto is a big part of the story. In fact, given Toronto’s size and economic weight, its performance is central to understanding Canada’s economic malaise.

It’s hard to overstate how important Toronto (technically, the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area) is to the Canadian economy. Toronto represents nearly one-fifth of the country’s population and economy. For context, Toronto’s share of Canada’s population is about the same as the combined share for California and New York in the United States.

by Blazingcatfur•June 10, 2026June 9, 2026•0•"Canada in decline", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", "Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Donald Trump’s latest egregious example of putting the screws to Canada

The Trump administration’s decision this week to “suspend” the 86-year-old Permanent Joint Board on Defence sent some of us scurrying back to our well-thumbed copies of “The Good Allies,” the late Tim Cook’s study of the wartime alliance between Canada and the United States.

The joint board on defence, which the Americans clearly no longer regard as “permanent,” has (or had) its origins in that alliance. It was a forum for Canadians and Americans, mostly senior military leaders, to hash out common defence issues a couple of times a year.

Wait till the CUSMA review.

by Blazingcatfur•May 24, 2026May 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline"

CRTC looks set to kill off trade talks with U.S.

On Thursday, Canada’s broadcast regulator appears ready to throw a grenade into the already fraught world of Canada-US trade talks. The CRTC is set to unveil new rules on Canadian content and discoverability for streaming platforms.

That would include everything from Canadian-based Crave or CBC’s Gem, but also American services from Apple Music to Netflix, Prime to Disney+.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2026May 19, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Military reprimanded soldiers who raised concerns about spying on Canadians online during COVID-19

The military reprimanded soldiers after they raised concerns about an order to monitor Canadians’ online activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned.

But the military’s top lawyer later warned of risks associated with this kind of monitoring, and a review found it violated the rules, according to internal documents viewed by CBC News.

In March 2020, the Canadian Armed Forces tasked a team with creating anonymous social media accounts to comb the internet and produce daily reports for military leaders that included the status of COVID-19 in Canada, as well as the political discourse and any misinformation surrounding the pandemic.

I hope the officers who authorized this travesty have been rooted out but you just know they’re the DEI NAZIS.

Under the Liberals every Canadian institution is being weaponized against citizens, from CBC, the CAF and the legal system.

We are not a free country.

by Blazingcatfur•May 16, 2026May 16, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Canada in decline", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Canada’s auto industry at ‘inflection point’ dependant on U.S. free trade: report

Canada’s auto industry is at an “inflection point” and a new report suggests its future success hinges on restoring free trade with the U.S.

The report by RBC, released Tuesday, looked at four paths to determine options the industry could take, but also the trade-offs that would come with them.

“Canada is at a strategic crossroads when it comes to the future of its auto industry and essential to that future is securing free trade with the United States,” said Jordan Brennan, managing director at RBC Thought Leadership and author of the report, in an interview.

If Trump accomplishes his promise and reshores assembly then Canada can look forward to cleaning up Chinese EV fires.

by Blazingcatfur•May 14, 2026May 14, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada in decline"

The Enemy Is Already Inside the Gates. Mark Carney Just Opened Them Wider.

OTTAWA — When the Chinese consulate in Houston was ordered closed in July 2020, it did not go quietly. Within an hour of being told they had 72 hours to vacate, the staff set the building on fire.

What followed was, in the account of the man who ordered it done, a revelation. “Within two days,” former CIA Director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Canada Strong and Free conference in Ottawa, “we had identified hundreds of Chinese agents operating in the United States, most of which we were unaware of. They started getting tickets to fly out. You could just see the network light up.”

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2026May 12, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada in decline", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", "Foreign Interference", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Uniparty politics FAILS in UK… still working in Canada though

Ever since the electoral reforms of the mid-19th century, the Mother of All Parliaments — the Westminster Parliament of the so-called United Kingdom — has been dominated by a party of the left(ish) and one of the right(ish). The latter calls itself “Conservative”. The “Liberal” party, as the former was known when W.S. Gilbert wrote those lyrics was supplanted in 1924 by the Labour Party, which, under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is now having its turn at bat.

by Blazingcatfur•May 11, 2026May 11, 2026•0•"Canada in decline", "Canadian Politics"

This Researcher Thinks Canada Is an Easy Target for the CCP

As a NATO member and U.S. ally, Canada is a natural target for Beijing’s overseas influence operations, according to Peter Mattis, China expert and president of the U.S.-based think tank The Jamestown Foundation.

However, Canada is particularly vulnerable, Matti says, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views it as an easy target for several reasons.

One factor is a lack of strong controls against CCP interference in Canada, Mattis said in an interview with Jan Jekielek, senior editor and host of The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders.”

by Blazingcatfur•May 2, 2026May 2, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada in decline", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government