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Canada drops sponsorship of conference that talks of U.S. as foreign interference actor

The Canadian government has withdrawn its sponsorship of an anti-disinformation conference in Lithuania that feature panels talking about the United States as a foreign interference threat.

Samantha Lafleur, a spokesperson for Global Affairs, said the government wasn’t comfortable with the framing of some of the panels and Canadian officials will still take part in the conference but will not chair any discussions.

“Following changes to the framing of several panel discussions, Global Affairs decided to revise its participation in those sessions at the EU DisinfoLab 2026 conference,” Ms. Lafleur said in an e-mailed statement.

A rare outbreak of common sense.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2026October 7, 2026•0•Canada, USA

Elon Musk backs Alberta, Saskatchewan leaving Canada, applauds Parti Quebecois victory

CALGARY — The world’s richest man has given the Parti Quebecois (PQ) his seal of approval following the party’s election victory on Monday, while also calling for Alberta and Saskatchewan to leave Canada.

“Good, Quebec should separate,” Elon Musk wrote in an X post on Wednesday in reaction to the news.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2026October 7, 2026•0•Canada

‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military

On the morning of 11 September 2001, Perry Chalmers was running drills for the Royal Canadian Regiment’s specialised mortar platoon in New Brunswick when he heard the news: America was under attack. Word quickly spread across the base. “I went inside to watch the news,” the former corporal recalls. “And there was a huge feeling of – and you’re going to have to excuse me – holy shit. What the fuck just happened?”

Chalmers called his wife, who informed him that, just before 10.30am, the second of the World Trade Center towers had fallen. With that, his battalion was put on notice: dispatched to nearby airports to assist in the forced landings of commercial aircraft after the shutdown of North American airspace.

The Canadian troops went to retrieve their rucksacks and any other necessities, should they need to spring into action at a moment’s notice. As Chalmers recalls: “Things started to happen really quickly.”

It’s a Guardian piece.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2026October 7, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, USA

The Belleville shooting shattered my faith that care and nuance would keep me safe

On Friday, Sept. 25, I was invited to accompany members of the Sons of Jacob congregation in Belleville, Ont., back into their synagogue for the first time since their Kol Nidre service had been shattered by gunfire earlier that month.

During this intimate service for Shabbat, or the weekly Jewish day of rest, I stood beside a stained-glass window riddled with bullet holes, frighteningly close to the pews where we prayed. The service was small and beautiful. People cried openly as they sang. They expressed gratitude for the lives they were still able to live, and they prayed for Constables Jeff Smith and Michael McCurdy, who had helped ensure that they could. There was something surreal about standing in a place of religious refuge while confronting how little distance had separated an ordinary Jewish service from mass death

by Blazingcatfur•October 6, 2026October 6, 2026•0•"Oct 7 2023", Canada

Carney’s U.S. invasion contingency: What Canadians should understand about the PM’s ‘extreme tail risk’ message

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s description of possible U.S. military action against Canada as an “extreme tail risk” raises a question Canadians deserve to have answered clearly: what does preparing for such a contingency actually tell us about the danger?

Carney said the scenario was “not a base case,” but that it would be irresponsible not to prepare. Canadians should understand that distinction: a government can examine a highly unlikely event because its consequences would be catastrophic. The existence of a contingency assessment does not, by itself, establish that an attack is expected.

by Blazingcatfur•October 6, 2026October 6, 2026•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Canadian Pop Star Fumbles National Anthem at Soccer Game

A Canadian pop star was booed when she failed to remember the words to her own national anthem during a soccer game between Canada and Peru in Montreal on Saturday.

Alessia Cara was chosen to sing “O Canada” in French before the match, but she appeared to fumble and lose her nerve as the song progressed, Express reported Sunday.

Express – Famous popstar booed over national anthem as outraged fans demand ‘passport taken away’

This sums up EXACTLY how Canada is doing right now.

A ‘professional’ singer hired for the Canada vs Peru game in Montreal cannot even remember the words to her own national anthem. A task that school children manage daily is too complex for her.

What an embarrassment. https://t.co/AiyUL6YpT3

— Seinfeld’s Puffy Shirt 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 (@JoniWagner) October 4, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•October 6, 2026October 6, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

AUBUT: Barbarians inside the gates

One thing I have noticed about Canadian politics is that each party can easily be subverted by a small cadre of determined people, illustrative of Thomas Sowell’s comment that the barbarians are not at the gate. They are inside.

A provincially registered corporation must have articles of incorporation, statutory shareholder rights, and bylaws that lay out how the rights of the shareholders are protected. Yet political parties have no such requirements. Each can create its own rules, and it doesn’t take much for a group to rig things such that they can take over control of party headquarters. Once in place, they control the show.

by Blazingcatfur•October 6, 2026October 5, 2026•0•Canada

The Great Generational Rip-Off

I had an epiphany the other day about life in Canada. It came to me, of all places, in a grocery store, holding an $11 carton of milk. The shop in question was Summerhill Market, an upscale store in an upscale part of Toronto, with prices to match: $10.49 for a dozen eggs, $14.36 for a single chicken breast, $20 for a small bag of rice. At 37 years old, I’m doing all right—I no longer worry about paying the rent every month—but I still only go to Summerhill to scan the aisles for clearance stickers. Otherwise, I retreat to the nearby No Frills. I used to marvel at how Summerhill stayed afloat during an affordability crisis—until I started paying attention to the other shoppers. Most are seniors, filling their baskets with $20 bags of potato chips and other little luxuries I could never imagine buying.

I get the feeling Carney’s LPC is softening us up to accept the elite’s enjoyment of communism while we enjoy the tyranny.

h/t pd

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 5, 2026•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Communism, Communists, WTF?

PM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporations

Since assuming office a year and a half ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly promised that his government would “build Canadian and buy Canadian.”

But American-controlled multinational corporations have dominated the most lucrative federal contracts under Carney’s leadership, a Toronto Star analysis of government data shows. The share of government contract dollars going to U.S. companies also increased.

Since Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister in March 2025 and up to the end of July 2026 — the latest available data — Ottawa awarded $25 billion in contracts to buy everything from cloud services to military vehicles and office furniture.

I never thought we would see another government so ready to lie about everything.

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 5, 2026•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Moderate new Muslim group aims to broaden dialogue beyond certain ‘politically charged issues’

There are roughly two million Muslims in Canada. But they don’t see themselves in conversations being held in their name in Ottawa, says a leader of the new Muslim Policy Institute (MPI).

The MPI, launched this month, is dedicated to including Canadian Muslims in the dialogue that shapes policy about how they live.

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 4, 2026•0•"Islamist Entryism", "Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Canada urged to keep ‘eyes wide open’ on espionage

OTTAWA – Espionage is a deadly serious and generally misunderstood business, and it’s critical for Canadian politicians thinking about starting a foreign spy service to decide “with their eyes wide open,” a new study says.

“Virtually no Canadian knows how espionage is actually done,” says the paper by former Canadian intelligence officials Alan Barnes and Geoff St. John.

“Romantic, facile notions predominate. Those bemused — or deceived — by the fictions of page and screen would benefit by learning how espionage is really done.”

h/t Hermes

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 4, 2026•0•Canada, Espionage

Canada left without seat on International Ice Hockey Federation’s council

No Canadians have been elected to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s council, a surprising result for a nation considered one of the sport’s powerhouses.

Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson was up for one of the minimum three female spots on council at Friday’s election at the IIHF’s semi-annual congress in Tenerife, Spain.

Henderson was eliminated in the second of three rounds of voting. Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer, Turkiye’s Merve Tunali and Poland’s Marta Zawadzka won the council seats.

Canada is not being invited to a lot of parties of late.

by Blazingcatfur•October 4, 2026October 4, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Enjoy A Hot Potato While Signing Your Death Warrant!

A church in Canada has come under fire for hosting a hot potato night, in which congregants attending can enjoy a baked potato, that focuses on educating attendees about the country’s government-assisted suicide, know as Medical Assistance in Dying

h/t handy n handsome

by Blazingcatfur•October 4, 2026October 4, 2026•0•Canada, MAiD Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, WTF?

Canadian city that legalized drugs is so awash with substances that crows are getting high on its streets

A permissive Canadian city is so full of drugs that even its birds have been seen getting high on the streets.

Crows in Prince George, British Columbia have been finding opioids left over by addicts in the crime-ridden city.

The city decriminalized possession of drugs in a disastrous woke 2023 pilot program which it chose not to renew in early 2026 – but the consequences continue to be felt locally.

by Blazingcatfur•October 4, 2026October 3, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Should Canada adopt a four-day work week?

Who wouldn’t want to work one less day a week — for the same pay?

Nine out of 10 Canadians say they are interested in a four-day work week, compared to just six in 10 who want the ability to work from home. The appeal is clear: four eight hours at work instead of five and more time for life outside it.

Carney would not approve. Pic is from the 1970’s energy crisis, working by candlelight.

by Blazingcatfur•October 4, 2026October 3, 2026•0•Canada