Ambassador says Carney’s Davos speech is being put into practice at UN

Ambassador says Carney’s Davos speech is being put into practice at UN

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada’s ambassador.

“We have set up a number of different kinds of relationships that work for specific issues,” said David Lametti, Canada’s ambassador to the UN. “And that’s precisely the manner in which I think Prime Minister Carney has envisaged this, for areas outside of the UN.”


The UN is a cesspit, small wonder they’d like Carney’s con but then Lametti is such a sycophant he probably made the whole thing up.

 

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‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests

‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests

South Africa was holding its breath on Tuesday as mass anti-immigration protests were held across the country. They come after a weeks-long campaign against foreigners that has seen at least four killed and tens of thousands fleeing for safety.

In the coastal city of Durban, where violence had been expected, the streets were unusually quiet and shops were shuttered as tension hung thick in the air.

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There is more bad news coming for separatists in Alberta

There is more bad news coming for separatists in Alberta

When the Alberta government announced the makeup of what was to be an impartial panel examining the economic cost of independence, a couple of the names raised eyebrows.

Ted Morton would be taking part. The former provincial finance minister was a signatory to the infamous “firewall letter” that was published in 2001 and called for greater Alberta autonomy in Canada. Meantime, the panel was to be headed by Jack Mintz, a conservatively inclined economist who wrote a 2020 book with Mr. Morton (and Tom Flanagan) called Moment of Truth: How to Think About Alberta’s Future. In it, the authors said none favoured separation as a first option, “but we also see it as a viable last resort if all else fails.”

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Why Negotiating With Terrorist Regimes Such as Hamas and Iran Is a Terrible Idea

Why Negotiating With Terrorist Regimes Such as Hamas and Iran Is a Terrible Idea

The Trump Administration is making a big mistake by engaging in negotiations with Hamas — as well as Iran.

Instead of weakening the Iran-backed terrorist group and its sponsors, these negotiations legitimize them as political actors and, for Hamas, only strengthen their standing among Palestinians; and for Iran’s rulers, among countries that might have been hoping to move toward the West.

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Canada aims to announce 10 countries backing global defence bank at NATO summit

Canada aims to announce 10 countries backing global defence bank at NATO summit

ANKARA/LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – Canada is aiming to announce around 10 founding nations for a global defence bank at next week’s NATO summit in Turkey, ​the lead Canadian negotiator told Reuters on Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is promoting the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) as part of his call this year for an ‌alliance of “middle powers” to combat what he sees as the fracturing of the traditional U.S.-led world order.

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Man convicted of murdering wife days after he arrived in Canada

Man convicted of murdering wife days after he arrived in Canada

A man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife in Abbotsford, B.C., just days after he arrived in Canada.

Jagpreet Singh was charged in the death of 41-year-old Balwinder Kaur, his wife of more than 20 years, who was found suffering from multiple stab wounds in her basement suite on March 15, 2024.

While Singh did not dispute causing the fatal stab wounds, he argued that he should only be convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter, telling the court he killed Kaur “in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation.”

h/t Mauser

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B.C. developers say they don’t want government buyout for empty condos

B.C. developers say they don’t want government buyout for empty condos

Real estate developers are pushing back against claims that a new federal-provincial program to buy up empty condos is something the industry asked for, with the Urban Development Institute and others saying that it isn’t a bailout and won’t help their sector.

Two weeks ago, Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney said they are putting together a plan to buy more than 2,200 unsold local condos and provide them as affordable housing.

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Personal Wealth: The US $696,277 per adult. Canada $399,886 per adult. Thanks Liberal Party!

Personal Wealth: The US $696,277 per adult. Canada $399,886 per adult.  Thanks Liberal Party!

North America is the richest region of the world when it comes to personal wealth, according to a new report from Swiss bank UBS, but in terms of countries Canada ranks 13th.

With an average personal wealth of US$660,000 per adult in 2025, North America is followed by Australia and New Zealand, which together had an average wealth of US$590,000. Western Europe was ranked third, with an average wealth of US$330,000 per person.

… Canada came in 13th place in the country rankings with an average wealth of US$399,886 per adult.


The US $696,277 per adult. Canada $399,886 per adult.

Thanks Liberal Party!

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‘Like good Mexicans, we laugh’: the cartoonist drawing humour from Sinaloa’s brutal drug cartels

‘Like good Mexicans, we laugh’: the cartoonist drawing humour from Sinaloa’s brutal drug cartels

Spare a thought for the mid-level narco.

What to do with all the bodies? Where to find a corrupt cop worth his salt? And how to catch the eye of that former beauty queen?

Such are the struggles of El Ñacas and El Tacuachi, the two sicarios – cartel gunmen – who are the stars of a cartoon that has been satirising the underworld of Mexico’s Sinaloa state for two decades, even as the reality has darkened by the day.


A snapshot of life in a Narco State.

We in Canada should not be smug in judging our “free trade” partner.

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