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Thinking the ‘unthinkable’: NATO wants Canada and allies to gear up for a conventional war

CAF rearmament

NATO says it wants its members to develop national plans to bolster the capacity of their individual defence industry sectors, a concept Canada has struggled with — or avoided outright — for decades.

At the NATO leaders summit in Washington in July, alliance members agreed to come up with strategies to boost their domestic defence materiel sectors, and to share those strategies with each other. Almost entirely overshadowed at the time by debates about members’ defence spending and support for Ukraine, the new policy got little attention.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NATO

How Canadians Fell Out of Love With Justin Trudeau

Canadian politics are getting fiery.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the young scion of a Liberal family who swept the global political scene off its feet a decade ago, is now a 52-year-old leader with approval ratings worse than President Biden’s.

He is rapidly losing ground to the Conservative Party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, who, despite having vague policy plans, has deployed punchy sloganeering that has kept Mr. Trudeau on the ropes.

Another one from the Katie Telford rolodex.

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

Father-and-son immigrants wanting to stay in Canada rob man in Lively

A father and son from Romania who both applied for refugee status in Canada in early May, but robbed a Lively man in June, have been given the equivalent of five-month jail sentences.

“Gentlemen: your conduct is reprehensible,” Ontario Court Justice Julie Lefebvre told Nicolae Curca, 63, and Laurentiu Vaduva, 37, as she issued identical sentences of one day in jail on Tuesday.

The Crown and defence lawyers suggested the sentences, which take into account their pre-trial custody time.

Oh My! They face possible immigration consequences!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Canada’s fertility rate has hit a record low. What’s behind the drop?

Canada’s fertility rate, which has been steadily declining, has hit a record low and the country is now among the “lowest-low” fertility nations.

Statistics Canada released new data on Wednesday showing that the Canadian fertility rate in 2023 was 1.26 children per woman, which is the lowest recorded level since the agency began collecting data.

The record-low fertility rate was registered across the country in 10 of the 13 provinces and territories.

NO FUTURE. People are reluctant to have children in a nation whose government hates them so much that they import millions from incompatible cultures so they can harvest votes and impoverish their own citizens through depressed wages and unaffordable housing.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Demography

Rising number of Canadians support major health care reform, survey finds

Nearly half of all Canadians say their access to medical care has worsened over the last few years, with two-thirds experiencing what they consider an unreasonable wait for surgeries and other services, a new survey has found.

As a result, 73 per cent now say they’re open to major reform of the health care system, including a larger role for the private sector. But that doesn’t mean they support private payment: Nearly two-thirds felt it wouldn’t be fair to allow patients to buy medically necessary care because, “the rich would be better served.”

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Jesse Kline: The pressing need to invest in, and protect, our Arctic territories

Leaks, ineffective anchors, mechanical breakdowns among problems facing new Arctic patrol ships

As southern Ontario’s hot, sticky summer starts to wind down, the last thing on most people’s minds is the vast, frozen tundra of Canada’s Far North. But on Sept. 18, a group gathered in downtown Toronto to hear a broad range of experts discuss Arctic sovereignty and security.

Granted, the Far North has always been a very niche area of interest in Canada, which is curious for a country that prides itself on being a northern nation. But perhaps that’s to be expected when 90 per cent of our population lives within 160 kilometres of the U.S. border, many in cities such as Vancouver and Toronto that have relatively temperate climates.

Ice Breakers, Submarines, Frigates, Supply vessels, Arctic patrol vessels, Fighter Jets,  Armored vehicles, Sleeping Bags, Recruiting crisis – is there anything Canada’s armed forces aren’t lacking beyond ludicrous DEI policies?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Justin Trudeau is fighting to keep his minority government alive. Here’s what that might cost him

OTTAWA—What is the price of parliamentary peace? Is any price too high for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now that the NDP-Liberal co-operation deal is dead?

Liberals have begun talks with the New Democrats and the Bloc Québécois, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday. The goal is to find common political ground with the opposition for the months ahead.

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

Trudeau’s grip on Montreal cracks as Bloc, Conservatives gain ground

Support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sharply declined in Montreal, one of his party’s last political strongholds, marking a dramatic shift in a city long considered a Liberal bastion, according to new polling.

As public dissatisfaction grows, even Trudeau’s once-secure base — home to his House of Commons seat — now appears vulnerable.

Trudeau’s “unpopularity, along with broader discontent with the Liberal party, has eroded support even in areas that previously seemed unassailable,” the Angus Reid Institute reported on Tuesday.

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

Everyone is running against Trudeau except Liberals who are running away

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs’s approval ratings are the lowest of any premier in Confederation, according to the Angus Reid Institute. When he launched his re-election campaign Thursday, Mr. Higgs needed to pick on someone even more unpopular.

Luckily for him, there’s Justin Trudeau.

Every politician in Canada is running against Mr. Trudeau, except Liberals, who are running away from him.

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

Tasha Kheiriddin: Foreign interference hearings are the best spy show going

As Parliamentarians spar over a DOA non-confidence motion and the prime minister chats with late-night host Stephen Colbert, the drama Canadians should really be watching is Season Two of the Hogue Commission on foreign interference. From a clueless Liberal party apparatchik to the Speaker’s refusal to prioritize issues of national security, it is the best spy show going — if only Canadians would tune in. So here are the highlights from the latest instalments.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Foreign Interference", Canada

Scammers: Nearly 13K international students applied for asylum this year, data shows

Nearly 13,000 international students have applied for asylum in Canada in the first eight months of the year, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows.

Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, a total of 119,835 refugee claims were made in Canada. Of these, 12,915 were claimants who were on either study permits (11,605) or study permit extensions (1,310), the department data said.

Trudeau is intent of destroying Canada.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trudeau enjoys summit season, detached from Canadian reality

As Canadians struggle with an economy still dealing the effects of inflation, an affordability crisis, a housing crisis and rising unemployment, fear not, Justin Trudeau is looking out for you by speaking to other global celebrities.

Justin has convinced himself that he is a man of international stature rather than the blowhard from Canada who sits funny.

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

‘It raises an eyebrow’: Embattled federal human rights pick lists job he never did on resume

Birju Dattani – Hateful Muslim

OTTAWA — The federal government’s former pick for head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission who resigned before actually starting the job is now listing the title on his resume.

Birju Dattani was appointed as chief commissioner back in June, but resigned before starting the job in August after an investigation determined he did not “directly disclose” the anti-Israel nature of his work as a graduate student nearly a decade ago.

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

What if Harris wins the U.S. election and Poilievre wins in Canada? How the ensuing tension could hurt Canada’s economy

As U.S. election day approaches in just seven weeks, it’s looking like the Canadian economy might be caught between a rock and a hard place — regardless of the outcome.

Experts say a Donald Trump presidency and his proposed 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports would hurt Canada’s economy, but Kamala Harris could also be problematic — especially if
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre becomes Prime Minister.

Shortly after the U.S. election, talks around the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, referred to as CUSMA, will ramp up as it is set for review on July 1, 2026.

Kamala is a genuine worry given she is a fool and a Deep State puppet.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA