Geoff Russ: Canada’s populist movement will have its day

Unless Carney addresses issues such as affordability and immigration, grassroots anger will eventually bring his government down

Canada’s populist moment did not come to pass — at least not yet.

Having deluded themselves into believing that the status quo is tenable, many on the left celebrated the result of the recent federal election as proof that Canada could withstand the wave of anti-establishment politics that has swept the West in recent years.

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Hamas supporters arrive in Toronto from Amsterdam to terrorize annual Jewish event

Anti-Israel activists have descended on Toronto from Amsterdam to join their Canadian counterparts in disrupting the annual Walk for Israel event on Sunday morning.

Israel supporters will walk approximately 3.5 kms along Bathurst St., heading north from Wilson Ave. to Sheppard Ave. at 9 am EST.


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“Allahu Akbar” and “Free Palestine”: It’s the Clash of Civilizations, idiots

Threatened churches, Islamized schools, converted temples, massacres in Jewish museums: Islamic culture does not think the way we do.

A group of young people storm a church in Avignon, France, shouting “Allahu Akbar” and threatening to set it on fire. The police are forced to put the church under protection. Don Milan says that the young people hurled insults against Christianity. “They shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and repeated to us several times: ‘We will return and burn your church'”.

In Rouen, Normandy, other “young people” entered during Mass and slaughtered the priest, Jacques Hamel.

There are countless churches under police protection in France, from Indre to Yvelines.

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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on iPhones

US President Donald Trump has said he is recommending a 50% tariff on all goods from the European Union being imported to the United States.

“Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” he wrote in a post on social media on Friday. He said the new tariffs would kick in on 1 June.

The announcement marks an escalation of Trump’s trade war with the EU. He initially proposed a 20% tariff on most EU goods, but halved it to 10% until 8 July to allow time for talks.

The president also threatened to impose a 25% import tax “at least” on iPhones not manufactured in America.

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“Unimaginably Cruel.”: 2 men face deportation after ‘knowingly’ dragging pedestrian under car

Horrific details are emerging in court about a deadly hit-and-run in Surrey in which a man was trapped under a car and, according to the prosecution, knowingly dragged more than a kilometre after being struck.

The actions of Gaganpreet Singh and Jagdeep Singh, who are now also facing deportation for their actions, are being described by the victim’s family as “unimaginably cruel.”

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Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment

Harvard is suing the Trump administration after it revoked the university’s ability to enrol international students, escalating a dispute between the White House and one of America’s most prestigious institutions.

In the suit filed in Boston, the university called the administration’s actions a “blatant violation” of the law.

It comes a day after officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said they would be revoking Harvard’s access to student visa programmes.

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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program.

The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a “large contributor” to an unsustainable level of immigration and claims the program is taking jobs away from Canadians and suppressing wages.

What sort of person votes Liberal?

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Sweden Democrats Say No to Reducing Police Standards for the Sake of Diversity

The police forces should not “mirror” society but “protect” it.

Officials hoping to change police entry requirements to increase diversity are facing pressure from Sweden Democrat politicians who stress that forces should not “mirror” society but “protect” it.

A new report from Sweden’s National Audit Office complains that one-fifth of female applicants to the police fail the strength test—which involves lifting a weight from the ground to the chin—and that one in three applicants with a foreign background fail the aptitude test.

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Trans children more likely to be white and privileged, says head

Transgender children tend to be “white and privileged”, Britain’s so-called strictest head teacher has claimed.

Katharine Birbalsingh, head of the Michaela Community School in Wembley, northwest London, said her school was unlikely to have any trans pupils because of its mainly ethnic-minority intake.

Birbalsingh, who previously worked as the government’s social mobility tsar, told The London Standard: “If one actually did a survey on this sort of thing nationally, I think you would find that white privileged kids would be more likely to be doing that. No question.”

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More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: Poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada — even if almost two-thirds say they don’t want that to happen.

The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians understand Albertans’ desire for independence.

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Spain’s blackout story is disintegrating

The stench of a cover-up hangs over Spain’s giant blackout, the worst electricity failure in any developed country in modern times.

Faith in the current investigation has reached rock-bottom. The socialist government of Pedro Sánchez is trying to buy time with explanations that either make no technical sense or veer into absurdity.

Red Eléctrica, which runs the grid, is accused of stonewalling everybody.

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Travel to and from Canada takes a nosedive: StatCan

Canada’s tourism sector is taking a hit in the wake of world-wide economic uncertainties and political tensions, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.

Visits to Canada from overseas took a nose dive in March compared to the same month last year with a 17.4 per cent drop, a trend that has continued for six straight months, according to the data.

And fewer U.S. residents are crossing the border into Canada, with trips down 6.6 per cent in March on a year-over-year basis.

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