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Trump warns Starmer ‘illegal migration will destroy the UK from within’

Donald Trump urged Keir Starmer to deploy the military to stop the Channel boats crisis breaking Britain today.

At a tense joint press conference, the US president warned that illegal immigration ‘destroys countries from within’ – as he highlighted his own success in securing America’s borders.

Mr Trump also bluntly stated that he ‘disagreed’ with Sir Keir’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state, urged the UK to do more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, and pointedly hailed the ‘traditions of British liberty’.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUK, USA

Ford calls on Carney to keep 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles

Canada needs to maintain its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday.

Ford said the measure is critical to securing a trade deal with the U.S. and protecting Canada’s auto sector.

“If the federal government removes its tariffs against Chinese-made EVs, you will contradict and undermine months of engagement with U.S. officials and lawmakers about the need to protect and enhance our highly integrated cross-border automotive supply chains,” Ford writes.

The China class will have the final word. My guess is 50-50 we’ll be driving Xi-Mobiles.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats

Venezuela says it has begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity in the region.

Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have blown up at least two Venezuelan boats and a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month – a move slammed by UN experts as “extrajudicial execution”.

The strikes and a deployment of US warships in the region have raised fears of an invasion in Venezuela, whose president, Nicolás Maduro, has been accused by Washington of being a cartel leader.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela

After ICE raids, Canada sees surge in benefit shoppers crossing border through New York

Canada is seeing a sharp increase in asylum-seekers entering through a border crossing between New York and the province of Quebec, as President Donald Trump’s policies drive away migrants and even some U.S. citizens.

Canadian officials have received more than 5,500 asylum claims since the beginning of July at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing, south of Montreal. That’s a 263% increase from the same period last year, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Canada, USA

What to Know About the North American Summit Taking Place Without the U.S.

The leaders of Canada and Mexico, the United States’ two largest trading partners, will meet on Thursday — without their U.S. counterpart — after eight months of chaotic trade talks and threats of tariffs.

The talks, between Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, are expected to focus on trade, as well as investments in areas like mining, agriculture and natural gas.

Both leaders will also discuss preserving their free trade partnership with the United States, which has so far limited the effect of President Trump’s tariffs on their economies. On Tuesday, the three countries opened public consultations on the trade pact, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement, or the U.S.M.C.A., the first step in a review of the agreement.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Mexican drug cartels, Mexico, USA

Not just the F-35: Canada’s many U.S. military deals will be a tough sell to boycott-minded Canadians

Defence Minister David McGuinty is clearly getting tired of being asked about the soon-to-be-completed review of Canada’s purchase of F-35 fighters from the United States.

“You’ve heard me on this before,” he told journalists on Tuesday, with uncharacteristic frankness. “The F-35 review is continuing. It’s — I have nothing else to say at this stage.”

The poor man hasn’t been able to poke his head out in public over the last few months without facing questions about the politically charged review in one form or another.

My suspicion remains that other states have steered clear of doing business with the Carney government.

His Big International Success has been to promise Zelensky’s forever war more of our money while Canadians can’t afford homes and Carney’s Corporate Welfare pals swamp the nation with 3rd World cheap labour.

Fear of Trump? Canada’s unreliability? Carney’s Climate Craziness? Lots of reasons why.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Little progress being made in Canada-U.S. trade talks as Carney’s focus shifts to Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, things have been eerily quiet in Washington, D.C. recently.

Much of the focus in Washington has been on trade with the United Kingdom and U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit there this week. The trip promises plenty of royal pageantry that British leaders hope will persuade the American leader to lower tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

U.S. warns Canada of potential negative consequences if it dumps F-35 fighter jet

The release of the Canadian military’s review of the F-35 fighter jet is expected shortly but the U.S. has already signalled this country could face serious consequences if the Liberal government decides not to proceed with the arms deal.

Defence Minister David McGuinty has committed to the public release of the review which will come by the end of the summer.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCAF", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

King Charles will warn Trump about the fate of the planet. Trump probably won’t listen.

LONDON — It was June 2019, and the president of the United States was taking tea with the future British king.

The meeting between Donald Trump and then Prince Charles was scheduled to last 15 minutes. It stretched to an hour and a half.

Trump could barely get a word in edgeways. Charles did “most of the talking,” the president told a TV interviewer the day after they met.

Who wants to make time for a climate nag?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Woke Royals", USA

Feds ‘looking at’ axing Chinese EV tariffs to ease canola tax

OTTAWA — On the same day the prime minister is set to meet Saskatchewan’s premier after his trade mission to China, Canada’s industry minister said opening the Canadian market to Chinese-made EVs isn’t off the table.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning outside of the Liberal cabinet meeting, Melanie Joly said loosening Canada’s restrictions to China’s electric vehicles has not been ruled out to ease punishing tariffs on Canadian canola.

Flooding the market with cheap Chinese EV’s to keep a Canola market open? What could go wrong?

I mean besides Trump eviscerating what’s left of Canada’s auto industry.

Who wins?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

Trump announces 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in second US strike on Venezuela-based drug traffickers

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Monday that the US military had carried out a second strike against purported drug traffickers from Venezuela in international waters.

Three “male terrorists” were killed, Trump announced on Truth Social.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, Venezuela

CHARLEBOIS: Ditch the inch, ditch the patriotism gimmicks

The so-called buy Canadian movement gained momentum when Donald Trump suggested, half in jest but with a tone of menace, that Canada could one day become America’s “51st state.”

The remark struck a nerve. Canadians reacted with indignation and pride, choosing to affirm their sovereignty not only through political rhetoric but also through their wallets. Many began rejecting U.S. products and looking more deliberately at what it meant to support Canadian ones.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA