Defence Official Fired After Criticizing Anti-US Rhetoric Sues for Wrongful Dismissal

Defence Official Fired After Criticizing Anti-US Rhetoric Sues for Wrongful Dismissal

A former Department of National Defence executive who was dismissed after criticizing Western leaders’ rhetoric toward the United States is suing the federal government.

Raquel Garbers filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa on June 11. Garbers is seeking roughly $2 million for lost benefits and punitive damages.

“DND deliberately or negligently assisted in destroying Ms. Garbers’ career and well-being as a respected federal executive and defence expert,” the claim says.

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Canada must vet new immigrants for cultural compatibility

Canada must vet new immigrants for cultural compatibility

Canada has finally begun to acknowledge what millions of Canadians have known for years: immigration levels matter. After bringing in approximately 485,000 permanent residents in 2024, the federal government reduced its targets to 395,000 in 2025 and 380,000 in 2026. Temporary resident numbers have also been cut significantly.

Yet while politicians have become willing to discuss how many immigrants Canada can absorb, they remain remarkably reluctant to discuss a far more important question: who are we admitting, and should cultural compatibility play any role in the answer?

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Experts pour cold water on Carney’s claims World Cup will be a boon for Canada’s economy

Experts pour cold water on Carney’s claims World Cup will be a boon for Canada’s economy

In a statement celebrating the start of the World Cup, Prime Minister Mark Carney touted the economic benefits of the tournament, saying it is poised to yield thousands of new jobs and deliver billions in aid to Canada’s struggling economy.

“The FIFA World Cup is projected to create and support nearly 25,000 jobs and add $2 billion to Canada’s economy,” a release issued by Carney’s office on Thursday reads. “But the real impact will go much beyond the games. It will be Canadians watching our players playing in our stadiums, surrounded by our fans.”

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CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa’s food plan has promise, but it lacks a clear vision for competitiveness

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa’s food plan has promise, but it lacks a clear vision for competitiveness

The federal government’s new National Food Security Strategy, valued at roughly $3.2 billion over ten years, is one of the most significant food policy announcements in recent memory. It signals that Ottawa finally recognizes what Canadians have been experiencing for years: food affordability matters, supply chains matter, and domestic food production matters.

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Germany’s Big LNG Deal With Canada May Never Deliver a Single Cargo

Germany’s Big LNG Deal With Canada May Never Deliver a Single Cargo

The Iran war has made supplies of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, the most strategic since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Suddenly, countries are scrambling to get their hands on molecules that provide reliable baseload power to industries and homes.

That explains why Germany is buying LNG from Canada. It’s to ensure long-term energy security, reduce reliance on volatile global supplies, and diversify away from Middle Eastern and Russian energy markets.

h/t patthedog

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DND says $1M spent on in-flight meals for CANFORCE ONE, but numbers don’t add up

DND says $1M spent on in-flight meals for CANFORCE ONE, but numbers don’t add up

OTTAWA — Just as Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in Paris to begin another overseas trip, newly released documents show the Department of National Defence spent nearly $ 1 million on in-flight catering aboard CANFORCE ONE during the PM’s first 12 months in office — but questions remain on the accuracy of those numbers.

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Carney is all-in on industrial policy. It’s a bad bet

Carney is all-in on industrial policy. It’s a bad bet

By now, it’s clear the Carney government’s approach to economic development amounts to an all-in bet on industrial policy, a fad that has picked up steam globally. The thinking goes like this: the state chooses the right sectors and firms, directs capital and support to them, and builds a stronger economy from the top down. But a popular idea isn’t necessarily a good one.

Ottawa is betting big regardless.

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Jamie Sarkonak: The Liberals’ Bill C-34 is a boomer plan to censor the internet

Jamie Sarkonak: The Liberals’ Bill C-34 is a boomer plan to censor the internet

On Wednesday, the Liberals tabled Bill C-34, which would restrict minors from social media. That’s the headline pitch, but the bill goes much further, offering cabinet the power to ban children from online games, shut online entities out of Canada completely and order websites to censor content deemed “harmful” by the government. It’s a Great Canadian Firewall in the making.

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Joe Adam George: Muslim Brotherhood has its sights set on Canada

Joe Adam George: Muslim Brotherhood has its sights set on Canada

Some time ago, I attended a closed-door meeting with foreign intelligence officials to discuss the growing influence in Canada of the Muslim Brotherhood, the powerful transnational Islamist movement that is the ideological root of all modern Islamic terrorism.

The Brotherhood’s objective, I was told, is two-fold: to achieve a paralyzing effect on the ability of Canadian policymakers to act against it; and to steadily expand its influence in Canada. Indeed, the Gaza war has mobilized and emboldened the Islamist group’s “white-collar jihadists” in the country to advance its strategy of “civilizational jihad” — gradual institutional transformation, rather than violent overthrow.

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A Toronto Police Officer Is Dead, a Toronto Jail Official Was Marked for Murder, a Hells Angel Was Indicted as Tehran’s Hired Gun: Inside Canada’s State-Cartel Violence Marketplace

A Toronto Police Officer Is Dead, a Toronto Jail Official Was Marked for Murder, a Hells Angel Was Indicted as Tehran’s Hired Gun: Inside Canada’s State-Cartel Violence Marketplace

TORONTO – At 5:40 in the morning on June 11, heavily armed tactical officers breached a fourth-floor unit at 15 Martha Eaton Way, a high-rise in the city’s northwest that has been marked by gang gunfire for decades. They were executing one of several search warrants tied to a series of shootings across the city — including the March 10 attack on the United States consulate, an incident American prosecutors allege was directed from abroad by a commander of an Iranian proxy militia. Within moments, Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old tactical veteran and father, was shot dead. A 19-year-old resident, Nicholas Bennett, was struck multiple times by return fire and will be charged with first-degree murder. A second 19-year-old, Zara Jabbi, wanted in connection with the consulate shooting, remains at large.

 

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Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Require ID or Face Scan to Use Social Media

Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Require ID or Face Scan to Use Social Media

Canada’s long-anticipated and dreaded Bill C-34 arrived on June 10 with the usual fanfare about protecting children.

We obtained a copy of the bill for you here.

Marc Miller, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, tabled it.

Strip off the press release and what is left is a law that lets an appointed federal body order Canadians’ posts deleted across the country, decide which platforms can give an account to a 15-year-old, and tell AI chatbots to watch what you type.


Bill C-34 LPC Internet anonymity killer

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DONOVAN: ‘Somali Heritage Month’ is the latest sign Canada lost its own identity

DONOVAN: ‘Somali Heritage Month’ is the latest sign Canada lost its own identity

On June 8, Liberal MP for Etobicoke Centre, Yvan Baker, introduced a private member’s bill to declare July of every year as “Somali Heritage Month.”

It should be noted that Toronto’s Etobicoke is home to a large, heavily concentrated Somali population. In June 2024, Baker gathered with “members and leaders of the Somali-Canadian community” to raise the Somali flag at City Hall to “celebrate Somalia’s Independence Day.”

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Carney’s trade “deals” contingent on Canada’s access to the US market

Carney’s trade “deals” contingent on Canada’s access to the US market

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has captured global attention by championing the idea of an alliance of mid-level economic powers that would operate beyond President Donald Trump’s increasingly protectionist United States.

Yet Carney’s push to lessen dependence on the U.S. is colliding with a stubborn reality: access to American markets remains a crucial part of Canada’s appeal to prospective trading partners, according to interviews with a dozen government officials and business leaders.

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Trump is unlikely to rip up CUSMA, his trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Here’s why

Trump is unlikely to rip up CUSMA, his trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Here’s why

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump once again flexing his power to scrap his country’s free trade deal with Canada and Mexico, there’s plenty of reason to doubt he would actually follow through on such a threat.

Trump signed the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in his first term and at the time boasted of it as “the most modern, up-to-date, and balanced trade agreement in the history of our country.”

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