Canadian special elections indicate voters backing Carney’s stand against Trump

Canadian special elections indicate voters backing Carney’s stand against Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party swept three special elections late on Monday, in polls that were seen as a key test of whether voters supported his tough stance against President Donald Trump amid a trade war.

Results on Monday showed the Liberals secured contested seats in Quebec, Toronto and British Columbia, according to Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC. The biggest win for the Liberals was in a district in Quebec held by the Conservatives since 2018. The other two seats were already held by Liberals.


Inbred anti-Americanism combined with a dose of TDS is more like it.

Share

Michael Higgins: Trade war was never about sovereignty

Michael Higgins: Trade war was never about sovereignty

A week ago, in a spirited, resolute and bombastic press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney framed the tariff war with the U.S. as nothing less than the survival of Canada.

Carney was determined to “protect Canadian sovereignty,” maintain our “independence and sovereignty,” and “not compromise our sovereignty.”

“The new U.S. tariffs are designed to hurt us and divide us,” he said.

Share

Liberals sweep all three federal byelections

Liberals sweep all three federal byelections

The Liberals swept a trio of federal byelections on Monday night, adding one more member to the ranks of their majority government and picking up a seat that had been held by the Conservatives since 2018.

The Tories posted a disappointing showing in all three races, but none more than the loss of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, where the party was relegated to a distant third-place finish.

Share

Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail slush fund project should balloon to $150-billion over 40 years, document shows

Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail slush fund project should balloon to $150-billion over 40 years, document shows

An internal document obtained by The Globe and Mail shows the full cost of a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City is estimated at about $150-billion once four decades of operating and maintenance expenses are included – a figure that is well above the range regularly cited by federal officials.

Alto – the Crown corporation responsible for the massive infrastructure project – says the high-speed rail line will cost between $60-billion and $90-billion. The organization has said a more precise cost estimate will be released as the project is advanced.

Share

This is worth watching just for Freeland’s twitch

This is worth watching just for Freeland’s twitch

Share

Republican Party blocks Islamist media outlet CBC/Radio-Canada from convention after support of 9/11 terrorists uncovered

Republican Party blocks Islamist media outlet CBC/Radio-Canada from convention after support of 9/11 terrorists uncovered

OTTAWA — U.S President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has revoked the CBC/Radio-Canada’s press access to its upcoming midterm convention, citing the public broadcaster’s now-reversed policy not to refer to 9/11 as “terrorism” without direct attribution, National Post has learned.

A CBC spokesperson confirmed Monday that the Republican National Convention (RNC) had revoked access for both CBC and Radio-Canada to its major party gathering on Sept. 9 and 10, ahead of key mid-term elections.

Share

Carney’s Approval Is Strong. But It Rests on One Big Issue.

Carney’s Approval Is Strong. But It Rests on One Big Issue.

The Carney government’s approval rating is strong. But our new analysis suggests that strength rests on a much narrower foundation than the topline number implies.

Our latest Abacus Data survey finds 56% approve of the federal government, compared with just 29% who disapprove. Yet when Canadians grade the government across ten different issues, the picture is far less flattering. On five files, including housing, affordability, the deficit, immigration, and crime, more people disapprove than approve.

Share

Renaming a Lake: A Surefire Way to Expose the Corrupt

Renaming a Lake: A Surefire Way to Expose the Corrupt

Watching the tussle between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump unfold — the former “Lake Ontario”/”Lake America,” ya know… Well, I’ve decided it’s about time I waded into this fight.

Carney rode into power in 2025 on a wave of manufactured Canadian nationalism, casting himself as the last line of defense against American economic influence — “elbows up,” as the slogan goes. Strip away the branding, though, and you find a man deeply, personally enmeshed in the very country he’s built his entire political persona around opposing. Grade-one hypocrisy, dressed up in a maple leaf.

Share

GOLDSTEIN: Our economy? Now for the bad news

GOLDSTEIN: Our economy? Now for the bad news

Let’s start with the good news.

Statistics Canada reported Friday that the Canadian economy grew by 3.3% on an annualized basis in the second quarter (April to June) of this year, its best performance since 2023 and highest in the G7.

The federal agency also revised an earlier finding that the economy contracted by 0.1% in the first quarter (January to March) to a 0.3% increase.

Share

Christian leaders urge Trump to create legal pathway for Jewish Canadians facing antisemitism

Christian leaders urge Trump to create legal pathway for Jewish Canadians facing antisemitism

The National Association of Christian Lawmakers and its partners asked the administration to direct the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to develop “lawful, secure, and appropriately expedited pathways” for eligible Jewish Canadian nationals and their immediate family members.

h/t Mauser

Share

Escalation tactics in trade negotiations with the U.S. prove to be a minefield

Escalation tactics in trade negotiations with the U.S. prove to be a minefield

There have been tariffs and countertariffs, negotiations and breakdowns, “Lake America” and an invitation to kiss the Premier of Ontario’s posterior.

Since Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from an unpalatable trade agreement with the United States, the two countries are again engaged in a tense standoff, and there is little indication about what will happen next.

Share

Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation

Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation

The federal government is asking a court to toss out a high-profile environmental lawsuit, arguing that it’s not required to update Canada’s climate plan to meet national emissions reduction targets.

The government also says it’s not the court’s role to make or direct climate policy, and has filed a motion asking the court to strike the case before it goes to full hearings.

Must be interfering in Carney’s profiteering.

Share

Criminalizing Dissent

Criminalizing Dissent

h/t Mauser

Share

Canada ready to further distance itself from U.S. on military procurement

Canada ready to further distance itself from U.S. on military procurement

The flareup in the Canada-U.S. tariff war has not only strengthened Ottawa’s resolve to boost military co-operation with Europe and Asia — it’s also hurting prospects of major military purchases from the United States.

In an interview, the head of the Defence Investment Agency says the Canadian public would have no appetite for sole-source military contracts to American firms.

Share

Hamilton police accused of political interference over Dominion Society conference

Hamilton police accused of political interference over Dominion Society conference

CALGARY — On the eve of the Dominion Society of Canada’s nationalist conference in Hamilton, Ontario, local police are facing accusations of political interference after releasing an announcement asking venues in the city to report any new bookings for the convention after its original venue backed out.

They’ve disallowed comments for some reason.

WTF?

(more…)

Share