Famed political operative James Carville described the perception the Democratic Party was soft on crime as a “stench” it couldn’t shake.
For good measure, Carville added that “defund the police” were the “three stupidest words in the English language.”
“It’s like when you get smoke on your clothes and you have to wash them again and again,” Carville told The Hill. “Now people are running away from it like the devil runs away from holy water.”
Canada needs to significantly strengthen its border, says a former chief of staff to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, because it can’t absorb large numbers of migrants who could flee here to evade U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge of mass deportations.
Peter Wilkinson, who recently spent 21 months as Ms. Joly’s top lieutenant and previously served as chief of staff to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, said Canadians should be deeply concerned about Mr. Trump’s plan to deport up to 11 million undocumented migrants after he takes office in January.
The Conservatives plan to table a new non-confidence motion to oust the government, this time based on critical statements NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has made about the Liberals.
“I agree with Jagmeet Singh that the Trudeau government is ‘greedy’ and ‘anti-worker.’ Now, Jagmeet Singh will have a chance to vote for a non-confidence motion made up entirely of his own words,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media platform X on Nov. 29.
Hot on the heels of videos showing Justin Trudeau “dad dancing” at a Taylor Swift concert, the prime minister is now posting selfies on social media of himself at a pub, beer in hand, with a big smile and friendship bracelets featured prominently on his wrist. It looks as if the prime minister hasn’t a care in the world.
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not appear willing to budge on his plan to send a $250 rebate to “hardworking Canadians,” despite pressure from the opposition to give the money to seniors and people who are not able to work.
The rebate is one of two affordability measures the Liberals announced this month, along with a plan to temporarily cut the federal sales tax on a list of items that are popular over the holidays.
It’s official. Starting Dec. 14, the federal government’s two-month GST/HST holiday will temporarily reduce the tax to 0%, offering Canadians a reprieve until Feb. 15.
While this initiative appears to be a gift for consumers during the holiday season, it comes with unintended consequences that could harm consumers, retailers, and the broader economy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s willingness to cut a trade deal with the U.S. alone came as a betrayal, says Mexico’s lead trade negotiator, adding that it has already proven to be a mistake.
Any desire by Canada to divert blame toward Mexico for U.S. problems with illegal immigration and imported narcotics was “erroneous,” Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez Romano said in an interview this week.
In-house research by the Department of Immigration says 47% of Canadians feel there are too many immigrants coming into Canada, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
The 2024 IRCC Online Tracking Survey, conducted over a two-week period in November 2023 that coincided with street protests and antisemitic crimes following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, found the anti-immigration stance as high as 58% in Saskatchewan, 56% in Prince Edward Island, 52% in Ontario and 48% in Alberta.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller was admonished in the House of Commons during question period Thursday when he told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to “grow a pair” and get his security clearance.
Miller withdrew the comment but has yet to apologize for the language.
I CAN’T believe that Marc Miller just told Pierre Poilievre to ‘grow a pair’ in response to the Liberals being questioned on their failed border security! The audacity. Marc Miller better be kicked the F out. NOW. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/dFKY1MKy7k
— That Curious Cat (@ThatCurious_Cat) November 28, 2024
It was in a high school gymnasium in Missouri that Winston Churchill first warned of an “iron curtain” descending across Europe. If peace were to prevail, he said, the Western alliance must be strong and the newly-founded United Nations must be “a force for action and not merely a frothing of words.”
Sitting in a well-appointed hotel ballroom in Halifax last weekend, chess grandmaster and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov quoted Churchill’s prescient warning. Russia has prosecuted a nearly three-year-long war against its neighbour, he said, and the U.N. has only frothed words. “So,” Kasparov said. “Forget the United Nations.”
It was then that Canada’s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, interrupted. “We must never forget the United Nations,” she said. I cringed. “We need the United Nations,” Joly insisted.
One residential construction worker would have to produce nearly three-quarters of a home each year to meet the federal government’s 2031 housing goal, a number of homes-per-worker nearly two-times higher than today’s average, given major challenges around innovation and supply chains.
Last April, the Trudeau government announced its new housing plan, which included the promise of 3.87 million new homes by 2031.
Canada didn’t live up to its values on immigration over the last few years as it allowed more people into the country than it could absorb, said former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.
Carney, who is a special adviser to the Liberal party, made the comments at an event on Wednesday in Ottawa held by Cardus, a Christian think tank.
“I think what happened in the last few years is we didn’t live up to our values on immigration,” Carney said.
What a crock. He’s only sorry they got caught.
OTTAWA — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday that the looming threat of a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian exports to the United States won’t dissuade him from pursuing an ambitious climate action plan, anchored by the federal carbon tax.
Support for Canada’s record-high immigration levels has plummeted, according to new polling by the Department of Immigration.
Blacklock’s Reporter says the decline in approval comes as Canadians express concerns over the strain on housing, social services, and societal integration, coinciding with heightened tensions following anti-Israel protests and incidents of antisemitic violence.
The Department of Foreign Affairs spent over $523,000 on furniture in a single day as the fiscal year came to a close on March 31, records reveal.
Blacklock’s Reporter says the rush purchases, which included 73 separate orders for office and residential furniture, have reignited concerns about the federal government’s so-called “March Madness” spending habits.
