Canada – Page 6 – Blazingcatfur

Drug companies choosing not to sell life-saving and life-extending medicines in Canada

“Canadians have only access to eighteen per cent of all innovative medicines that are available around the world. Americans have access to over 90 per cent,” explains Dr. Bettina Hamelin, President and CEO of Innovative Medicines Canada, which represents Canadian pharmaceutical companies.

“Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, which are the richer countries in this world, have access to about 28 per cent [of innovative medicines]”, Hamelin says from her Toronto office, explaining that the big problems are time and money.

by Blazingcatfur•August 18, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"Healthcare Crisis", "Healthcare", Canada

So called Canadian with alleged Muslim terrorism links denied Panama entry

A Canadian man with alleged ties to terrorist organizations has been barred from entering Panama and returned to Canada.

According to Panama’s National Migration Service, the detection occurred during verification procedures.

by Blazingcatfur•August 18, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Neighbours of U.S. consulate suspect say newcomers should leave political troubles behind

The bomb scare at Halifax’s U.S. consulate that shut down much of the city’s downtown last week had its echoes in Clayton Park, the suburb established in the 1960s that in recent years has been a magnet for the port city’s burgeoning population of immigrants.

As downtown was swarmed by police, including bomb experts who found potentially explosive items in a car outside the consulate, the investigation took Halifax police to the quiet cul-de-sac home of the man charged in the episode.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

What is Canada’s housing rate per 1000 people compared to …

…the rates of Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, USA and Italy?

Canada has roughly 420–426 housing units (dwellings) per 1,000 people in recent years, which is among the lowest of the compared countries and well below the OECD average.

According to the C.D. Howe Institute, Canada’s ratio stood at 431 units per 1,000 people in 2015 but fell to 426 by 2023 as population growth outpaced new construction. An IMF assessment cited about 419 in 2020 (below the then-OECD average of ~485), with further declines afterward. Other sources (including earlier Scotiabank and OECD-related figures) place it in the low-to-mid 420s around 2020–2023.

Approximate recent comparisons (dwellings/housing units per 1,000 inhabitants, mostly 2021–2025 data from national statistics, OECD Affordable Housing Database compilations, and secondary aggregations; years and exact definitions can vary slightly by source):Italy: ~600–603 (highest among the group; elevated in part by secondary/vacation homes).

France: ~550–559.
Germany: ~510–516.
Britain (UK): ~426–433.
USA: ~425–428.
Canada: ~420–426. cdhowe.org
Ireland: ~410–417.

Britain is facing a housing disaster – A sclerotic economy and an ever more restrictive planning system have brought us to the brink.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada

Not a crime to shove legalized pot up butt says prisoner

A package of cannabis that may have been purchased legally from a government-owned store became illicit when a detainee at a Quebec prison stuffed it in his anus, the province’s highest court has ruled.

The decision comes in the case of Vincent Tardif, who had appealed a conviction for possessing cannabis with the intent to distribute, arguing that the prosecution hadn’t proven that he knew the cannabis he possessed was illicit.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Douglas Todd: How Norway’s amazing road tunnels get built, compared to B.C.

Norway, a land with more than 1,200 different road tunnels, has a world reputation for getting its projects done much faster, and at lower cost, than other jurisdictions — and that includes British Columbia.

Norway is a country of mountains, evergreen trees and ocean inlets, much like the west coast of Canada. The populations of B.C. and Norway are identical, at 5.6 million each.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•August 16, 2026August 16, 2026•0•Canada

Muslim Association promises ‘Jew-free’ incident will not recur at future pogroms

The Muslim Association of Canada has released an update following an incident that occurred during its convention in Toronto in May when the phrase “Jew free” was shown on a word-cloud screen of submissions during a seminar session.

“First, MAC wishes to re-iterate that this phrase is offensive and hurtful to Jewish Canadians, to Muslim Canadians, and to anyone committed to a pluralistic society,” MAC says in the August 12 statement, adding that it “is unequivocally against Islamic teachings.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 16, 2026August 15, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Canada

Geoff Russ: Woke 1 was crazy. Woke 2 is worse and has already conquered Canada

United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently declared that “Woke 1 was crazy.” That was supposed to represent a retreat from the extremes reached during the alleged first wave of “woke,” conjuring up memories of compulsory struggle sessions, left-wing racialization in universities and the workplace, and pronoun creep.

Woke 1 was rather ridiculous and provided great fuel for laughs and cheap entertainment across North America. However, Woke 1 implies Woke 2 is coming, and it will be far worse when it does. In fact, in Canada, at least, Woke 2 is already here, and the fact it is quieter is not a sign of weakness. Not only is Woke 2 turning the accommodation of Woke 1 into durable power, it is cycling in fresh causes post-pandemic.

by Blazingcatfur•August 16, 2026August 15, 2026•0•"Peak Woke", Canada

Dominion Society marches ahead with nationalist conference despite Hamilton mayor’s opposition, political pressure

CALGARY — The founder of the Dominion Society of Canada says that his nationalist organization is planning to proceed with an upcoming conference in Hamilton, Ontario, later this month despite opposition from the city’s mayor and uncertainty over whether controversial Austrian remigration advocate Martin Sellner will be admitted to Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•August 15, 2026August 15, 2026•0•"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Liberal Party Criminal Abuse Of Immigration Policy For Private & Political Gain", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada

WARMINGTON: Mississauga mayor’s election race a neck-and-neck dead heat

A new opinion poll shows the campaign to become the next mayor of Mississauga is a dead heat!

What a heavyweight horse race it is. Strong field. Unique set of circumstances.

You have the former mayor challenging the current mayor, who took over the job in a byelection when the previous mayor quit to pursue provincial politics but wants to come back now that she was unsuccessful there.

No Islamist candidate. I guess these two are sufficiently subversive.

by Blazingcatfur•August 15, 2026August 14, 2026•0•Canada

Quitting Canada: Why I am moving to the United States

Grainy videos hide more than they reveal. They smooth out the texture and contours of life in a single moment. We often look back on these relics as beautiful, simpler times.

But it’s hard to grasp what life felt like for the protagonists in the frame. The anxiety and excitement. The stack of bills collecting on the counter or the sick grandparents out of view. The optimism or dread of whether a child’s life will be more promising than a parent’s.

A good but long read.

by Blazingcatfur•August 15, 2026August 14, 2026•0•Canada, USA

FINLAYSON: Canada’s move away from fossil fuels remains greatly exaggerated

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global markets for crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), triggering worldwide price spikes and raising doubts about the reliability of the hydrocarbon-rich Middle East region as an energy supplier. These developments have also pushed up energy prices in Canada.

We’ll al be driving electric cars and living in homes heated by solar power!

by Blazingcatfur•August 14, 2026August 14, 2026•0•Canada

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves permit for Line 5 pipeline project in Michigan

Following a recent setback, plans to build a tunnel for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan have received approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The permit issued Wednesday is required for a plan to replace the pipeline crossing in the straits with a tunnel. The approval comes after Michigan’s supreme court recently ordered state regulators to reconsider another permit for the project.

by Blazingcatfur•August 14, 2026August 14, 2026•0•"Energy Matters", Canada, USA

Shorter Star: Only racists object to their money being given to freeloading though deserving foreigners

Ford government accused of xenophobia for going after temporary residents, undocumented migrants on social assistance

The Ford government is fuelling xenophobia by excluding temporary residents and undocumented migrants from accessing Ontario’s social assistance programs, critics say.

On Thursday, Children, Community and Social Services Minister Michael Parsa announced that the new rules, effective immediately, are meant to protect taxpayer dollars, ensuring Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program are focused on supporting only families and individuals who are legally authorized to live in Canada.

“They are promoting xenophobia with these speeches that migrants are stealing and leeching off the systems, which we are not,” said Luisa Ortiz-Garza, a migrant community co-ordinator at Parkdale Community Legal Services. “I think this is just an openly racist policy.”

It figures …

COMMIE Luisa Ortiz-Garza …. illegal in Canada for 13 years and then rewarded with a Canadian passport

Her and her migrant husband working to bring more Illegals into Canada https://t.co/oilA5vxRbK pic.twitter.com/bORrkqw9vk

— Joe Meyer (@Joe_Meyer1) August 14, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 14, 2026August 14, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Canada, WTF?

When tariffs spark patriotism

In the long and complicated relationship between Canada and the United States, economic tensions are nothing new. Trade disputes, tariff battles, and political disagreements have shaped the cross‑border dynamic for decades. But every so often, an unexpected consequence emerges—something neither government planned nor predicted.

During my recent visit to Toronto, walking through grocery stores, drug marts, and major retailers, I witnessed one of those consequences firsthand: a quiet but unmistakable rise in Canadian patriotism. And ironically, it appears to have been triggered not by Canadian politicians or media campaigns, but by Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian exports.

by Blazingcatfur•August 14, 2026August 13, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada