U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next

Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta’s separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington’s possible intentions.

Some even see dangerous parallels between American efforts to inflame Alberta separatism and the Russian campaign to gin up a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine a decade ago.

Last week, an Alberta separatist group revealed that it was hosted at three meetings by the U.S. State Department.


Honestly as the true nature of the Carney ChiCom alliance is revealed annexation looks better and better.

Energy minister won’t rule out Chinese state-owned companies from buying majority stakes in Canada’s oil patch

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Government expected to announce it’s scrapping EV mandate in favour of new fuel efficiency system: source

The federal government is expected to announce its national automotive strategy on Thursday that includes scrapping Canada’s electric vehicle mandate and replacing it with a new system of fuel efficiency standards and credits, CBC News has learned.

Two sources say Ottawa is also expected to bring back popular electric vehicle incentives for consumers purchasing electric vehicles.

Money will also be announced to build more charging stations for EVs across Canada to help consumers, a source said.

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SLOBODIAN: Taxpayer-funded ‘spin’ doctors — Ottawa spent $262,000 teaching bureaucrats how to dodge Parliament’s questions

Consultants were paid $262,609 to coach federal managers on how to answer questions when summoned to testify before parliamentary committees.

These consultants offered managers “strategic and practical advice” on committee appearances. They were hired to “review material and provide comments, advice, and suggested questions,” the cabinet wrote in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the Commons, per Blacklock’s Reporter.

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Canadians Grow Increasingly Hostile Towards Immigration

A record high share of Canadians now say the effects of immigration on the nation are mostly negative

Newly updated immigration polling from Research Co is suggesting Canadians are rapidly turning against immigration as the anti-immigration trend continues.

The most recent numbers find that 48% of Canadians say that immigration to Canada is having a mostly negative effect on our nation, compared to 34% who say that it’s having a mostly positive effect.

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New federal grocery rebate will cost $12.4 billion, PBO estimates

Canadians have been dealing with sticker shock for years as grocery prices have shot up by more than 30 per cent since 2020, according to the most recent data from Statistics Canada.

Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a suite of affordability measures to help Canadian families who are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. The flagship measure is the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.

We now know what that will cost. On Monday, the parliamentary budget officer announced that the federal government’s plan to increase the GST credit and offer a one-time payment to Canadians will cost Ottawa an estimated $12.4 billion over five years.

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Carney government replacing islamophobia and antisemitism envoys with “Social Cohesion” Kommissars

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney government said Wednesday that it is eliminating Canada’s special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism.
The positions will be replaced by a new “Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion, ” Culture and Identity Minister Marc Miller said in a news release.

“The Advisory Council will be comprised of prominent Canadians from academia, experts and community leaders with a mission to foster social cohesion, rally Canadians around shared identity, combat racism and hate in all their forms, and help guide the efforts of the Government of Canada,” Miller said.

You and I will be in the Kommissar’s cross-hairs.

h/t Patti Jo

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The 51st state bait and switch that rattled Canadian voters

It was the rhetoric no one saw coming from a President supposedly dedicated to law and order: threats not just to limit or alter trade with Canada, but “absorb” the country altogether as the 51st State. Falsely labeled as a solution to fentanyl abuse and alleged subsidies, coupled with “liberating” Canada from its far-left leader and lowering taxes, the 51st state narrative sprung to life from nowhere, dispersed like wildfire, and directly influenced an election handily going to Pierre Poilievre straight into Mark Carney’s hands.

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Canada to Claim Stellantis, GM Owe Hundreds of Millions to Government

The move could escalate tension between Ottawa and the automakers, who have scaled back production in the country

OTTAWA—Canada estimates that officials will aim to recover “hundreds of millions of dollars” from Stellantis and General Motors after the companies scaled back production in the country, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said Tuesday.

Joly told reporters she would provide more details in the coming days. Seeking compensation of that scale is likely to escalate tension between Ottawa and North American automakers, whose share of automobile production in Canada has declined steadily in the past decade.

Canadian officials and representatives from Stellantis have been in talks since at least November after the automaker said it would shift production of the Jeep Compass from a factory in Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois. Earlier this decade, Canada provided the equivalent of just over one billion Canadian dollars, or about US$731 million, to the automaker to reconfigure the Brampton plant and maintain production in Canada.

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‘Everyone in this room has your back’: Canadian Media Producers Association President pledges industry support for Carney

Reynolds Mastin, the President and CEO of the Canadian Media Producers Association, told Prime Minister Mark Carney that the industry has his back, in comments given at the association’s recent summit.

“Prime Minister, know that every person in this room, and the 180,000 people who work in the industry, have your back, just as we know that you have ours,” said Mastin in a 15-second clip posted on X.

Canadian Pravda (Incognito)

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John Ivison: Carney’s diversification plan will turn to disaster if China attacks Taiwan

In his speech at his party’s convention in Calgary on Friday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre expressed his wariness about the “strategic partnership” the Carney government has struck with China.

Cognizant that many western Conservatives welcomed Beijing’s tariff relief on canola provided by an agreement to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, he did not expand on his misgivings.

The deal is deliberately limited in scope and certainly does not justify the wilder ramblings of some MAGA types like President Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon, who mused about Canada and China conducting joint military exercises in the Arctic.

Carney doesn’t care about no Taiwan.

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In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada

For the first time in generations, Canada’s only neighbour is a threat.

The threat exists on two levels.

There are barriers to Canadian exports to the United States, and the possibility of more to come. That economic threat is reversing decades of continental trade and integration.

I bet Carney will announce a China bid.

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Ottawa considers reviving EV incentives just in time for ChiCom Spycars arrival!

The federal government is considering bringing back consumer incentives for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids as it finalizes its national automotive strategy, CBC News has learned.

Sources with knowledge of the plans, whom CBC News has agreed not to name because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly, say that a decision on the incentives — and whether they would be similar to a suspended rebate program — has not yet been made.

Canada’s incentive program for zero-emissions vehicles, known as iZEV, was suspended more than a year ago after it ran out of money due to high demand.

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Carney poaches Ontario NDP’s token to run for seat vacated by Bill Blair

The deputy leader of the Ontario New Democrats is launching her bid to enter federal politics by running for the Liberals in the riding held for the last decade by Bill Blair.

Doly Begum represented the provincial riding of Scarborough Southwest for the NDP in Queen’s Park since 2018. She resigned on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming federal byelection.

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Rising food bank visits show more Canadians are at risk of homelessness yet Corporate human traffickers demand more cheap foreign labour

For a long time, the food bank in Renfrew County, Ont., was only open during the day. But back in 2021, after staff began hearing from clients who were having trouble making it in, they extended their hours to 7 p.m.

“We’re seeing a huge number of working families, where mom and dad both have just about minimum wage jobs and they just can’t make things work,” said Mike Wright, who has volunteered with his wife at the food bank for more than 15 years, and has run it for the last five.


As always these despicable conmen wrap themselves in the flagCanada’s immigration reforms put nation-building projects at risk

No matter the question, no matter the issue the answer is always more 3rd World migrants.

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Risks of working with China outweigh the benefits, Michael Kovrig warns

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade deal with China has ruffled feathers, especially in Washington, and left many wondering whether the risk of exploitation and retaliation is worth the reward of increased trade.

National Post decided it would be a good time to share insights from China expert Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat who was wrongfully detained for nearly three years in China in retaliation for the arrest of Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. Kovrig has long stressed that China uses economic and political coercion in its dealings with partners.

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