JD Vance blames immigration for Canada’s ‘stagnating’ living standards

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance made a series of posts criticizing Canada’s political leadership, public broadcaster and immigration system, saying our living standards are “stagnating” because of all the “foreign-born” people living here.

In posts to his X account Friday, Vance says Canada’s elected leaders have created “immigration insanity” by leaning into diversity.

“While I’m sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into ‘diversity is our strength, we don’t need a melting pot, we have a salad bowl’ immigration insanity than Canada,” he said.

He’s absolutely right. Blame Trump if you must but Canada’s scumbag elites deserve the lion’s share of the blame for Canada’s sorry state.

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Tom Flanagan: Louis Riel’s leadership was ruinous for the Métis

And yet, Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrates him

Métis leader Louis Riel was hanged 140 years ago on Nov. 16, 1885. Prime Minister Mark Carney took time out of being booed at the Grey Cup for a nation-to-nation hug with David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Relying on Liberal talking points, Carney said that Riel wanted a “more inclusive Canada.” Now that the festivities are over, let’s think about Riel’s true impact upon the Métis and upon Canada.

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Mexico president issues ferocious warning to Trump after US strikes threat

Donald Trump’s threat of US military strikes against drug cartels inside Mexico is a non-starter, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday.

‘It’s not going to happen,’ she said at a press conference, responding to Trump’s warning that he would do ‘whatever we have to do,’ including strikes within the territory.

Trump on Monday told reporters in the Oval Office that he would be ‘OK’ with assaults on drug lords operating inside Mexico, arguing that it would be justified to stop the inflow of the deadly opioid fentanyl.

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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney must not give in to China’s temptations

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s in a bind. On one side, there’s U.S. President Donald Trump, strangling our auto industry and cutting off trade talks, in the wake of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s “Reagan was right, you are wrong” ad campaign. On the other, there’s Chinese leader Xi Jinping, offering to lift restrictions on agriculture and seafood imports in exchange for Canada dropping its ban on electric vehicle imports from China. Decisions, decisions.

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Oxford Union president-elect who ‘celebrated’ the death of Charlie Kirk is ousted after vote of no confidence

The controversial President-elect of the Oxford Union has been dramatically sacked following outrage over his remarks over the death of right-wing US influencer Charlie Kirk.

A resounding vote of no confidence by the membership of the prestigious debating society in George Abaraonye resulted in a more than 2:1 majority, with 1,228 votes in favour and only 501 against, well beyond the two-thirds majority needed to force his resignation.

The 70 per cent no confidence majority means he will be deemed to have resigned, effectively having been sacked after calling the vote himself to try and shore up his support.

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Lamborghini swerves away from all-electric future

The boss of Lamborghini has said its customers still want “the sound and the emotion” of internal combustion engines, and the company will use them in its cars for at least the next decade.

Speaking to the BBC at the Italian supercar-maker’s London showroom, chief executive Stephan Winkelmann said enthusiasm for electric cars was declining – creating an opportunity to focus on hybrid power instead.

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Michael Kovrig: Don’t buy the gaslighting, China’s intentions towards Canada are hostile

China’s officials are sweet-talking Canadians. Its Ambassador, Wang Di, has given smiling interviews calling for the two countries to “have a correct perception of each other.” His other catchphrases include “mutual respect,” “win-win cooperation,” and “positive energy.” Appearing recently on CTV’s Question Period, he assured that current trade disputes would disappear if only Canada would drop its tariffs.

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Polyamorous parenting is coming our way, if we don’t watch out

IN Montreal a ‘throuple’ of three polyamorous men have adopted a three-year-old girl.

The men are seeking to have all three of them recognised as her legal parents. Their bid comes hard on the heels of a bizarre ruling in Quebec in April ordering the Civil Code to allow more than two legal parents.

For what possible reason? You may well ask. It is this: capping ‘filiation’ at two parents sends the message that only ‘so-called “normal” families, with a maximum of two parents, represent family structures that are valid and worthy of legal recognition’. 

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Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s steps down after being ‘silenced’

Jerry Greenfield resigned from his position at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company, “with a broken heart,” according to a social media post by co-founder Ben Cohen on Wednesday.

The announcement follows years of friction between the co-founders and the company’s owner, Unilever, over social and political issues.

It also comes ahead of a planned stock market float of Unilever’s ice cream unit, The Magnum Ice Cream Company.

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Kathleen Wynne? WTF?

Here’s a link to the Wynne Star piece – Between us we’ve been school trustees, education ministers, and a premier of Ontario. Doug Ford is on the verge of making a terrible mistake

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Trump to award Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday morning for memorial services marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks, Donald Trump said he would be awarding rightwing activist and close ally Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Kirk was a “giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people”, Trump said. “Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Erika and his beautiful children, fantastic people they are. We miss him greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie’s voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on.”

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