Carson Jerema: Chairman Carney is here to take over the economy

Mark Carney announced his “ambitious goal” to double “non-U.S. exports” on Wednesday night, but he didn’t mean it, and no one should take it as a serious government objective, no matter how many professorial hand gestures the prime minister makes.

There is a relatively straightforward way for Canada to increase non-U.S. exports — by clearing the way for the construction of pipelines to both coasts, as well as building LNG export terminals. But Carney shows little sign of being interested in what Canada actually has to offer, only in the ways he can exert greater control over the economy.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks

One week ago I had the distinct feeling it was Groundhog Day, or as the Russians call it, Dyen Surka.

Amid US threats to pressure Moscow – by supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine – Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump held a telephone call. The result: the announcement of a US-Russia summit in Budapest.

Last August, amid threats of additional US sanctions against Russia, Putin met Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The result: the announcement of a US-Russia summit in Alaska.

Déjà vu.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

$15B and No Guarantees? Rick Perkins Breaks Down the Stellantis Deal

For weeks, Canadians were told, confidently, smugly, that the $15 billion handed to Stellantis and Volkswagen was protected by “job clauses” and “performance-based contracts.” That’s the line Industry Minister Mélanie Joly repeated in interviews, press releases, and on social media. It’s a lie.

Yesterday, we sat down with former Member of Parliament Rick Perkins one of the few people who actually read the unredacted contracts in question and he laid it out plainly: those job guarantees don’t exist. Not in the way you were told. Not even close.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

The Church of England’s plan to pay £100m in reparations explains exactly why its pews are empty

Given Lenny Henry wants the British state to pay £18tn in slavery reparations, perhaps we should be thankful that the Church of England wants to cough up “only” £100m as part of its Project Spire, the Church Commissioners’ proposal to invest in “communities affected by historic transatlantic chattel slavery”.

Not only does the Church want to spend this money, but a parliamentary response to a question asked by the Conservative MP Neil O’Brien this week highlighted how its leaders are jumping through a series of legal hoops to do so, including applying to register a new charity they propose to call The Fund of Healing, Repair and Justice.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSlavery and Reparations

A Visit With Occam’s Razor

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOur World

Smith tables bill allowing Alberta to ignore international agreements that impact provincial jurisdiction

The Alberta government has introduced new legislation aimed at clarifying how international agreements signed by the federal government apply within the province.

Titled the International Agreements Act, the proposed law would ensure that international treaties or accords negotiated by Ottawa only take effect in Alberta if implemented through provincial legislation.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAlberta

Migrant Avoids Deportation Because Rape of Swedish Girl Didn’t Last Long Enough

The headline seems ridiculous, but it is true.

After arriving in Sweden as an asylum seeker when he was a minor, Eritrean migrant Yazied Mohamed raped Meya Åberg in September last year, when she was just 16 years old, while she was on her way back home from work.

According to the Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland, this attack was not “extremely serious”—and so does not warrant deportation—because of its “duration.” This prompted commentator Ian Miles Cheong to note that “the suffering of a 16 year old is now measured in minutes”—a sign of “how far the system has fallen.”

h/t kiki9

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

For bailing on promises to Canada, Stellantis and GM will have to pay duty on U.S. vehicles and parts, Carney government says

OTTAWA — Stellantis and GM will pay an immediate price at the border for bailing on their production promises to Canada, the federal government advised the U.S. automakers Thursday.

According to a source with knowledge of a letter sent Thursday to Stellantis and GM, the federal finance and industry departments notified the companies they are no longer considered eligible to get the full break on Canadian counter-tariff duties on autos and auto parts they import to Canada because the carmakers fail to meet the requirement to maintain Canadian-based production.

Joly is mad. Watch Out Trumpers!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over Ontario’s ‘fake’ anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan

President Trump abruptly called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday after the Ontario government funded an anti-tariff ad campaign, featuring the voice of Ronald Reagan.

“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump wrote in a late night Truth Social.

Globe – Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over Ontario anti-tariff ad

CBC – Trump says he’s terminating trade talks with Canada over Ontario anti-tariff ad

NatPo – Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated,’ claiming Ontario used ‘fake’ anti-tariff Reagan ad

CTV – Trump says trade negotiations with Canada are ‘terminated’ after Ontario’s anti-tariff ads

Global – Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

INTERNATIONAL …

NYTimes – Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada

WSJ – Trump Says He Is Terminating Trade Negotiations With Canada

BBC – What’s in controversial Reagan advert and is it what he really said?

The Times – Trump terminates Canada trade talks over Ronald Reagan ‘fraud’

The Telegraph – Trump ends trade talks with Canada over anti-tariff Reagan advert

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", WTF?