Toronto group calls to release alleged Iran proxy who coordinated waves of attacks on Jewish sites

Toronto group calls to release alleged Iran proxy who coordinated waves of attacks on Jewish sites

A Toronto activist group called for the US to release the Iranian regime proxy group commander who allegedly helped orchestrate attacks on Jewish, Israeli, and dissident sites and individuals across Europe and North America in the name of Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), in a Thursday statement.

Al-Ahrar Palestinian Prisoner Support called for the immediate release of Kataib Hezbollah commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, who had been extradited and charged by the US Department of Justice on May 15 for various terrorism offenses related to 18 attacks.

The Canada-based organization called on activists and organizations to act against the “violent move” by the US, rejecting his criminalization and describing his attacks as legitimate wartime actions.

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Honda just issued a warning about its future in Canada. That could inadvertently hand a win to Chinese EV makers

Honda just issued a warning about its future in Canada. That could inadvertently hand a win to Chinese EV makers

One of Ontario’s biggest and most reliable automakers is warning Canadians not to take its presence here for granted.

“Companies don’t automatically keep building vehicles in the same country just because it’s always been that way,” Honda Canada president Dave Jamieson told an industry summit convened by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association in Vaughan this week.

It wasn’t a throwaway line. Jamieson spent almost his entire speech — one of his first since taking the job last year — making the case that Canada is at a policy crossroads that could determine whether his company keeps investing in its manufacturing base in Alliston, Ont.

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Liberal MP defends his Somali Heritage Month bill amid online backlash

Liberal MP defends his Somali Heritage Month bill amid online backlash

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Yvan Baker says his proposal to create a Somali Heritage Month in Canada is intended to recognize contributions made by immigrant communities, responding to criticism that emerged after the bill was introduced in Parliament.

Baker’s Bill C-283, which received first reading this week, would designate July as Somali Heritage Month.

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Russia calls Canada a ‘warmonger’ for new drone deal with Ukraine

Russia calls Canada a ‘warmonger’ for new drone deal with Ukraine

OTTAWA — Moscow is calling Canada a “warmonger” for signing a drone-production deal with Ukraine and is vowing to publish the address of a Canadian company working with Kyiv.

Two weeks ago, Ottawa announced a corporate partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers that could see drones made in Canada deployed to Ukraine’s front line.

The deal involves Ukrainian company Airlogix and Canadian drone maker Sentinel R&D, which is based in Hamilton, Ont.

I blame Grifty!

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A Uyghur Advocate’s Warning to Mark Carney: Canada Is on “a Suicide Mission,” and Beijing’s Hidden Hand Reaches Into Western Media

A Uyghur Advocate’s Warning to Mark Carney: Canada Is on “a Suicide Mission,” and Beijing’s Hidden Hand Reaches Into Western Media

OTTAWA/ISTANBUL — On June 12, Dr. Gulshan Abbas turns 64. She will mark the birthday, as she has marked the last seven, inside a Chinese prison — serving a 20-year sentence her family says was manufactured to punish her sister for speaking out.

That sister, Rushan Abbas, co-founder and executive director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, joined the Bureau Podcast from Istanbul this week to discuss her memoir, Unbroken, and to deliver a blunt warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney: Canada is walking the same road the United States walked decades ago and only really corrected course over the past decade.


Podcast – “I Wonder How Many People Mark Carney Has Around Him That’s Actually Working for China”: Rushan Abbas, author of Unbroken.

OTTAWA — Rushan Abbas, co-founder and executive director of the Campaign for Uyghurs and author of the memoir Unbroken, joined The Bureau Podcast from Istanbul, in the middle of a tour that has carried her from the Oslo Freedom Forum to the halls of the U.S. Congress — where, she says, countering Beijing is now one of the only things uniting Republicans and Democrats.

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Michael Taube: Carney underplays U.S. cancellation of 86-year defence partnership with Canada

Michael Taube: Carney underplays U.S. cancellation of 86-year defence partnership with Canada

Canada-U.S. relations have reached the lowest point in our collective lifetime. Frustrations with U.S. President Donald Trump and tariffs largely changed the course of last year’s federal election. There’s been a staggering rise in Canadian nationalism and anti-American sentiments in the Great White North. Unfounded fears about annexation ran wild for a spell. Cross-border business and tourism, retail and supply chain issues have been affected, too.

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Defence contractor linked to deputy minister’s brother secured meeting with Carney

Defence contractor linked to deputy minister’s brother secured meeting with Carney

A Canadian defence technology startup whose chief lobbyist is the brother of Deputy National Defence Minister Christiane Fox was granted a private meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss military drone technology, according to newly disclosed government records.

Blacklock’s Reporter says documents obtained through Access to Information show Ottawa-based Dominion Dynamics met with the prime minister as the company seeks to expand its role in Canada’s defence sector.

(Incognito)

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Scrap China EV deal, auto group says in push to focus on U.S.

Scrap China EV deal, auto group says in push to focus on U.S.

Diversification beyond the U.S. automobile market is “not an option” for Canada and Ottawa should scrap a trade deal with China that is seeing Chinese electric vehicles enter the Canadian market, a group representing three of the biggest U.S. automakers in Canada said on Tuesday.

The standing committee on international trade in the House of Commons heard from Brian Kingston, the president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association, a group that represents the operations of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis in Canada.


This ought to go over well in Washington.

China’s EV maker BYD is gearing up to enter the Canadian market… US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

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Arbour’s fantasy vision of Canada

Arbour’s fantasy vision of Canada

Much like Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the Jewish community last week, Governor General Louise Arbour described an idealized Canada that doesn’t exist in her installation speech on Monday.

They share the enduring view of the Laurentian Elite — the political, legal, financial and cultural gatekeepers of Canada in the Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto corridor — of which Arbour, as a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Supreme Court justice, is a charter member.


Under the Liberals GG appointments are treated as opportunity to insult Canadians.

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As Allies Tie China’s Police Ministry to Overseas Repression, RCMP Refuses to Name Its Partner Agency

As Allies Tie China’s Police Ministry to Overseas Repression, RCMP Refuses to Name Its Partner Agency

OTTAWA — In January 2026, the RCMP signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), renewing a framework for police cooperation with the same arm of the Chinese state that prosecutors in two democracies have now tied, in open court, to the surveillance and intimidation of dissidents on foreign soil — and, in one of those jurisdictions, to a notorious triad. It is a development that corroborates recent United States Treasury sanctions and Washington Post reporting pointing to deepening ties between Beijing’s security services and transnational Chinese mafia proxies.

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Canadians react to Mark Carney’s food and groceries ‘fake’ benefit video

Canadians react to Mark Carney’s food and groceries ‘fake’ benefit video

On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney shared a video of himself, his wife Diana Fox Carney, and other local Members of Parliament at a discount grocery store in Brampton to promote the launch of the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.

Or as the Toronto Sun’s Brian Lilley put it, “celebrate his government’s total failure on affordability.”

His wife wore Chanel?

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US adds China EV manufacturer BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

US adds China EV manufacturer BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

The US has added several major firms from China, including e-commerce giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD, to a list of companies said to have ties with the Chinese military.

The Department of Defense’s list aims to alert American organisations to the risks of doing business with the Chinese firms, but their inclusion does not mean they are immediately sanctioned.

The Chinese embassy in the US told the BBC the list was “discriminatory” and said firms from China have strictly complied with the laws abroad.


This should make Carney happy.

BYD confirms Canada launch for late 2026 with 20+ dealerships and C$25,000 start price

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Rempel Garner criticizes government’s plan to launch foreign worker ad campaign

Rempel Garner criticizes government’s plan to launch foreign worker ad campaign

OTTAWA — Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner is criticizing federal immigration officials after testimony revealed the government is preparing an international advertising campaign aimed at attracting more foreign workers to Canada.

Appearing before the committee, Alexis Graham, acting assistant deputy minister for economic programs at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, said officials are preparing a promotional campaign targeting prospective workers abroad.

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Nearly one in 10 Toronto mortgage holders won’t qualify to refinance next year

Nearly one in 10 Toronto mortgage holders won’t qualify to refinance next year

Toronto homeowners remain some of the country’s most vulnerable borrowers, according to a recent Bank of Canada report. The new study estimates that roughly nine per cent of Torontonians with mortgages won’t qualify for refinancing next year—more than double the percentage of Canadians as a whole.

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