Canada

The future fighter debate

OTTAWA—For the senior brass at the Royal Canadian Air Force, there is no question whatsoever that they want the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning as the replacement for their aging fleet of CF-18 Hornet fighter planes.

They have wanted the F-35, and only the F-35, since this fifth-generation stealth strike fighter was first on the drawing board in 1997.

In 2010, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government announced a sole-source deal to purchase 65 F-35s for the Air Force at a cost of $9-billion for the aircraft, and a total program cost of $16-billion. However, as the F-35 experienced technical teething trouble, and the costs soared, Harper pushed the reset button on the entire controversial procurement.

Not sure Elbows Up TDS is the best mindset when evaluating fighter jets.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "RCAF", Canada, Sweden, USA

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa wants fewer cow farts, but farmers not blowing hot air

Canada’s approval of Bovaer earlier in 2024 was hailed as a climate breakthrough. The additive, designed to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle, was endorsed by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after extensive review. For many, it symbolized progress: a clean, simple intervention promising climate benefits without compromising productivity.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Send him back problem solved …

This Canadian immigrant says he was traumatized by five years of separation from his family. He has launched a lawsuit against the government

For more than five years, Thomas Ndayiragije could only remotely parent his children — refugees in limbo in South Africa — while he lived alone in exile in Canada.

The Burundian human rights activist had fled without his family because they did not have passports or a Canadian visa. Even after he was granted protection in Canada, Ottawa would not issue his dependants a travel document until their permanent residence application was approved.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Canada

Canada needs to ban Muslim Brotherhood, advocates urge

Carney speaks at a Muslim Brotherhood function

OTTAWA — As the United States prepares to declare a contentious Islamic group a terrorist entity, pressure is growing here at home for Canada to follow suit.

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated his administration’s intention to declare the Muslim Brotherhood — an Islamist organization founded in Egypt nearly a century ago — a terrorist organization.

Carney loves the Muslim vote nothing will be done in Canada.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Muslim Brotherhood

Somali woman who was in a polygamous marriage and lied to get into Canada wins another chance to stay

A Somali woman barred from Canada for five years for giving false names and birth dates for herself and her two children while applying for refugee status here, dodging the fact that she had entered into a polygamous marriage with a Canadian-Somali man, has won another chance at staying in this country.

Fadumo Yusuf Mohamed Abdille came to Canada in 2012 and was granted refugee status, but that was vacated in 2023 due to misrepresentation on her refugee claim, according to a recent Federal Court decision out of Toronto.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Deport …

Migrants’ rights groups call on Carney government to withdraw border security bill

The federal government’s border security bill is an open door to violate the rights of migrants and should be dropped, advocacy groups said on Monday on Parliament Hill.

Representatives of the Migrant Rights Network, the Canadian Council for Refugees and other groups held a news conference on Parliament Hill after failing to get on the witness lists for Commons committees studying Bill C-12.

“Bill C-12 proposes changes to nine pieces of legislation, is 70 pages long and yet has only been given three weeks of study,” said Karen Cocq, spokesperson for the Migrant Rights Network.

You can bet your tax dollars are funding these trough feeding parasites and of course the CBC platforms them.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

GOP lawmaker complains Canada’s defense spending still falls short in the long run

HALIFAX — Republican lawmaker Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says it’s all good and well that Canada is finally meeting its NATO defense spending commitments, but Canada should make up for two decades of back dues — to the tune of $300 billion.

“Can we do a makeup payment for the 20 years of shortfalls as well?” Tillis told a Saturday panel at the Halifax International Security Forum, a international gathering of defense officials and security professionals.

The only money spent will be used to fortify Festung Ottawa against anticipated popular uprisings.

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

George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty

George Brown has suspended enrolment in two of its high-profile hospitality programs here in Toronto, but the college is still offering the diplomas in Dubai, the Star has learned.

The international partnership — a deal signed just before a provincial ban on such ventures — has the faculty union crying foul and the government reminding the school to put Ontario students first.

“I think that’s what people are trying to make sense of — why?” said Jeff Brown, the local union steward for the Ontario Public Services Employees’ Union.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

KLEIN: Senate tribunal shows our institutions are failing Canadians

“… The Senate of Canada allowed its space to be used for what was described as a tribunal on “Canadian responsibility.” In practice, it became a platform for speakers who have promoted antisemitic claims, defended terrorist violence, and spread bizarre, evidence-free accusations such as “rape by animals.” These are not fringe comments from an obscure website. They were spoken inside one of the most respected democratic institutions in our country. The room was booked by a senator appointed by the Prime Minister. Other senators were invited to join.”

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

Conservative MP warns against mandatory digital ID for Canadians

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is urging cabinet to ensure any digital identification program remains strictly voluntary, warning that mandatory systems could turn taxpayer-funded services into tools of surveillance.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the Department of Employment is moving forward with legislative changes that would allow Canadians to use digital ID when applying for Employment Insurance and Old Age Security benefits.

(Incognito)

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Digital Currency", Canada

Plug-in polluter? Why Canada may need to rethink ‘transition’ EV

Pitched as a great compromise for the environmentally conscious yet road-tripping driver, plug-in hybrids — or PHEVs — have a few problems.

For one, people aren’t plugging them in.

Study after study show these vehicles — which boast an electric motor for emission-free rides and a gas engine for longer range — are actually being used more in gas mode. This means they’re polluting a lot more than a customer might think.

The CBC continues to push the LPC’s EV lie.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Geoff Russ: Liberal nationalism is a cringey failure. The new right can step up

Canada’s young people, especially the large numbers of younger conservatives, feel more and more homeless in their own country.

They are not only priced out of housing, but told by their teachers, media broadcasters, and elected officials that Canada is imaginary, and that Canadians are guilty of being genocidal “settlers” by demerit of their birth and heritage. There is real and justified anger among them.

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

GUNTER: Nutrien’s U.S. port project shows Carney’s MPO more about politics than results

Potash is a key component in agricultural fertilizer, and demand is on the rise worldwide. Farms in places such as China, India and Japan are consuming ever larger quantities.

Canada is the largest potash producer in the world (about one-third of the total). Our annual potash exports are valued at around $9 billion to $11 billion and are expected to grow for the next couple of decades.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada