On Jan. 20, as Donald Trump was preparing to gild the Oval Office, Joe and Jill Biden made their wistful departure aboard a Marine Corps helicopter out of Washington, D.C., and into a post-presidential life in Delaware. The Bidens have since—mostly—obeyed decorum and kept quiet.
But this week Hunter Biden spoke. And the former first son had a lot to say.
The frenzied tariff announcements of recent weeks risk obscuring a simple fact: most Canadian exports face no tariffs when entering the United States.
Goods that are compliant with the rules of origin of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement have been exempted from tariffs imposed in February based on White House claims about fentanyl coming from Canada, and what the U.S. calls “reciprocal” tariffs, which are poised to come into effect on Aug. 1. No such exemption has been granted to other countries.
Last year, more than 90,000 people made asylum claims in Ontario, and it seems Premier Doug Ford wants that number to go up.
Ford made the comments at the close of the meetings he and other premiers held this week in Huntsville.
“We will be issuing our own work permits. We aren’t going to sit around and wait for the federal government,” Ford said.
Will Ontarians stand up and kick this pr*ck to the curb, or nah? @fancypants_s https://t.co/8tF7soO6lQ
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) July 25, 2025
h/t Auntie Polly
Canada’s beleaguered national broadcaster should have been privatized long ago.
There are endless reasons why. The CBC’s budget is bloated. The organization’s accountability to taxpayers who foot the bill is virtually nil. And journalists shouldn’t have their salaries paid for by the government. Full stop.
The CBC is an extreme-left activist NGO, not a broadcaster.
Streaming giant Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos says artificial intelligence (AI) will have a huge and largely positive impact on the film and TV industries in the near future.
Sarandos feels that AI will make it cheaper to produce our entertainment, but he also thinks it has the potential of making it better.
Alberta’s immigration minister says he’s concerned about the federal government’s plan this year to accept thousands of parents and grandparents of immigrants already in Canada.
Joseph Schow responded Tuesday to a federal notice that Ottawa plans to take in 10,000 applications from those who have previously expressed interest in sponsoring family members.
Schow took issue with the 10,000 figure.
In a statement, Schow said provincial health-care systems, housing and social services don’t have the capacity and could be overwhelmed.
The Essex Police Commissioner has demanded that migrants are removed from Epping following days of protests.
In a letter to Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, Roger Hirst said The Bell Hotel, which has been the focal point of unrest, was “unsuitable” for housing migrants and that the presence of asylum seekers was “clearly creating community tension”.
On Thursday night, police were preparing for more disorder outside the hotel and planning to keep protesters separate in order to prevent clashes.
‘I didn’t get an answer!’
GB News’ @CDP1882 reflects on the press conference held by Ben-Julian Harrington, the chief constable of Essex Police, on the Epping migrant hotel protests. pic.twitter.com/bCuiKeqtT9
— GB News (@GBNEWS) July 23, 2025
OTTAWA — An internal government document reveals there was awareness among some officials that Ottawa ending its electric vehicle subsidies in January would lead to an “immediate” hit to EV sales and market uncertainty, as it coincided with the United States’ rollback of its own electrification programs.
Geezuz. @fancypants_s https://t.co/MOMNAlAnBc
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) July 25, 2025
h/t Auntie Polly
A DEI training video produced by the BBC that purports to provide guidance on how to deal with ‘microaggressions’ in the workplace has gone viral because it’s so ridiculously hilarious.
The video is a perfect example of what deranged leftists believe the world is like, but in reality no one acts the way the actors in the piece do.
No one acts like anyone in this video. https://t.co/AG5dfYZKFN
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) July 22, 2025
The United States may not reach a negotiated trade deal with Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, suggesting his administration could set a tariff rate unilaterally.
Trump, speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Scotland, said: “We haven’t really had a lot of luck with Canada. I think Canada could be one where there’s just a tariff, not really a negotiation.”
Trump on August 1 tariffs: "We haven't had a lot of luck with Canada. I think Canada could be one where they just pay tariffs. It's not really a negotiation." pic.twitter.com/2fTnPaacGq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 25, 2025
France will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations general assembly in September, President Macron has announced.
The announcement came with Macron due to hold emergency talks on Gaza with Sir Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, on Friday.
Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine.
I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.… pic.twitter.com/VTSVGVH41I
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 24, 2025
Netanyahu to Macron: Palestinian state would be launch pad to annihilate Israel
Next? One of these I suspect – Germany, Belgium, England.
The Supreme Court just made it much more difficult to sentence youth offenders as adults
The 14-year-old charged in the fatal stabbing of a senior in a Toronto parking lot will serve, at most, four years in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. Four years – roughly the time it takes to finish a degree, or renew a mortgage term – a blink of time compared to the 71 years that the accused allegedly extinguished because Shahnaz Pestonji would not give up her car keys. Ms. Pestonji was stabbed and killed in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight when she was loading groceries into her car last week. The accused allegedly fled the scene, and later, appeared to go live on his Instagram feed, where he discussed the incident and also danced around to rap, flashing an apparent firearm.
For a good number of European nations, taking the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood “seriously” means launching investigations and (eventually) releasing reports. Meanwhile, it appears Washington may be about to show them how it should be done—by designating the Brotherhood as a terrorist group outright.
Senator Ted Cruz plans to introduce a bill after last month’s antisemitic attack in Colorado, which was reportedly carried out by a supporter of the Islamist group which is working to infiltrate Western societies.
