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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s constituency office closed over safety concerns arising from “Pro-Palestinian” protests

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she has temporarily closed her constituency office in Oakville, Ont., after a number of incidents left staff feeling unsafe.

Ms. Anand did not specify the nature of the incidents, but said that she is working with security services to resolve the issue.

… The Oakville Beaver reported that Ms. Anand’s constituency office manager, Elizabeth Chalmers, said the decision to close the office was primarily the result of pro-Palestinian protests outside the office.

Islam, it poisons everything!

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

Doug Ford says things that Mark Carney can’t as Donald Trump’s trade war escalates

Doug Ford says the quiet part out loud.

The loquacious Ontario premier has always been quotable, but rarely more so than when he’s railing against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade attack on Canada.

Helpfully playing the bad cop to partner Mark Carney‘s good cop, Ford, as a subnational leader, can get away with saying things the prime minister cannot.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s food chain just got tariff-slapped — again. Ottawa has only itself to blame.

As August 1 quietly slipped by, so did Canada’s last, best chance to avoid a sharp escalation in trade tensions with its most important economic partner. Unlike Mexico, which secured a temporary reprieve, Canada is now fully exposed to a 35% tariff imposed by the United States on a range of non-USMCA-covered goods. For the Canadian agri-food sector — and for consumers from coast to coast — this is less a policy adjustment and more a gut punch.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel ‘flawed’

OTTAWA — Ottawa is insisting it hasn’t sent lethal weapons to Israel, days after the release of a report stating Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says items that the Israel Tax Authority identified as “bullets” were actually “paintball-style projectiles” that cannot be used in combat, even though the bullets were identified by the authority as “munitions of war and parts thereof.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Canada ‘disappointed’ by Trump boosting tariffs to 35%, says Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement just past midnight on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to increase a tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent.

“While the Canadian government is disappointed by this action, we remain committed to [the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement], which is the world’s second-largest free trade agreement by trading volume,” the statement read.

“The U.S. application of CUSMA means that the U.S. average tariff rate on Canadian goods remains one of its lowest for all of its trading partners. Other sectors of our economy — including lumber, steel, aluminum and automobiles — are, however, heavily impacted by U.S. duties and tariffs.”

Unpleasant but CUSMA offers some relief.

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Canada, NATO allies warn of ’growing number’ of state threats from Iran

OTTAWA — Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a “growing number” of state threats from Iranian intelligence services.

The joint statement said the countries are united in their opposition to attempts to “kill, kidnap and harass” people in North America and Europe.

The statement was also signed by the governments of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Iran

Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state will likely have minimal impact without U.S. support, analysts say

The Canadian government’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state in September reflects Ottawa’s deep frustration with the Israeli government and sends a strong message that it supports a two-state solution, but analysts say it likely will have little impact without U.S. support.

Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly. He said this is predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to important reforms, including president Mahmoud Abbas’s promise to hold general elections in 2026, in which Hamas could not take part, and the demilitarization of the Palestinian state.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada, USA

As Detroit 3 automakers report tariff blows, experts say a trade deal is the only solution

The Detroit Three automakers are taking a big hit from the Trump administration’s tariffs, and industry experts say only one thing can stop the bleeding for the North American auto industry — a trade deal with low tariff rates for the industry.

General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have all reported tariff impacts in the billions on recent earnings calls.

Ford said on Wednesday that it took an $800-million US (about $1.1 billion Cdn) hit for the second quarter as a result of tariffs.

I know! Make them build cars no one wants like EV’s!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35%, White House says

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent from 25 per cent on all products not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the White House said.

Goods transshipped to another country to evade the new tariffs will be subject to a transshipment levy of 40 per cent, according to a White House fact sheet.

The increased tariff, which the White House said was the result of Canada’s “continued inaction and retaliation,” comes after Trump told reporters that Prime Minister Mark Carney reached out ahead of an Aug. 1 tariff deadline, but no conversations between the two took place.

… Earlier on Thursday, Trump said it would be “very hard” for the U.S. and Canada to strike a deal after Ottawa moved toward recognizing Palestinian statehood. He said later on Thursday, however, that he did not view the move as “a deal breaker” in trade talks.

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Pro-Hamas activists push for ‘Apartheid-Free Zone’ in Mississauga

Activists in one of Canada’s largest cities are urging the city council to brand Mississauga an “Apartheid-Free Zone” in solidarity with Palestinians.

An Instagram post by @mississaugaforpalestine this week asked residents to email Mayor Carolyn Parrish and 11 councillors before a rally planned for Friday.

(Incognito link)

h/t Hermes

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

Conservatives Say Ottawa’s Palestine State Recognition ‘Sends the Wrong Message’

Conservatives say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at the U.N. this September “sends the wrong message.”

In a statement issued July 30 following Carney’s announcement, the Conservatives said that agreeing to a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel tells extremists “that violence and terror are effective tools for achieving political objectives.”

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

Geoff Russ: Sorry, progressives, Canada wasn’t ‘built on slavery’ like the U.S.

The deeply uncomfortable truth is that much of the slavery that took place in Canada was done by First Nations

Spurred on by the so-called reckonings over racism in the United States and its legacy of slavery, many Canadian activists have attempted to import America’s divisive racial politics into Canada. However, examining slavery in Canada on its own terms and in good faith does not result in an identical discourse.

A report released Wednesday by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy — titled, “Slavery in Canada: The Facts Rarely Told” — is a fascinating and grim study into the country’s dark history of trafficking in human beings.

Here is the study in pdf format:   Slavery in Canada

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Indigenous Aboriginal Slavers", Canada, slavery, Slavery and Reparations, Slavery in Canada

Canada’s plan to recognize Palestinian statehood prompts swift, divided reaction

A national Muslim advocacy group called Wednesday a “historic day” after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would formally recognize Palestinian statehood.

But a national Jewish organization said the decision was “deeply concerning” and would embolden the terrorist group Hamas.

With the announcement, Canada joins a growing list of countries around the world to formally recognize Palestinian statehood.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government