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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Western Alienation Separation", Alberta

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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

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

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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity Crime", "Diversity Fatigue", "Immigration from incompatible cultures"

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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

‘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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Transnational Crime", Mexican drug cartels, Mexico, Mexico - Failed State

FIFA is no Taylor Swift, new data shows. Why the World Cup isn’t delivering a massive economic boom for Toronto

FIFA is no Taylor Swift, new data shows. Why the World Cup isn’t delivering a massive economic boom for Toronto

The World Cup has been a bit of a miss for Toronto hotels. For other parts of the economy? It’s no Taylor Swift.

According to data released this week by payments processing giant Moneris, spending by international tourists in the Toronto area has been up in several key categories since the World Cup kicked off, but total spending by locals, domestic tourists and international tourist, has only been marginally higher than the rate of inflation.

No Taylor Swift will eventually be revealed as BIG Fat Tab for the taxpayer to pay.

Bonus tax payer loss … Cristiano Ronaldo fans block busy Toronto highway for a glimpse of World Cup Portugal team bus

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Bread and Circuses"

Brussels Moves To Shut Down Europe’s Biggest Anti-Migration Campaign

Brussels Moves To Shut Down Europe’s Biggest Anti-Migration Campaign

Campaigners behind the ‘Save Europe Act’ say the European Commission is preparing to reject their European Citizens’ Initiative after receiving a letter warning that its proposals appear to violate the European Union’s fundamental rights and values.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Europe

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s pivot on climate change the right move, but is it real?

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s pivot on climate change the right move, but is it real?

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pre-Canada Day pivot away from Justin Trudeau’s failed $200-billion-plus climate strategy, after supporting it up to late last year, is a classic example of what makes the public cynical about politics.

The timing was strategic, after Parliament had adjourned for the summer and the day before Canada Day, when Canadians were thinking about barbecues and fireworks, not industrial greenhouse gas emission targets.

“The Great Negotiator Carney” having zero success beyond Eurovision and accelerating ChiCom infiltration needed some good PR knowing CUSMA was not going to be renewed.

So he tossed some crumbs to the peasants by “renouncing” Trudeau’s nation killing green-scam.

Don’t believe it, Carney wants Canada destroyed as much as Junior did.

Next he’ll have CBC telling us that it was Poilievre’s idea to bail out his Developer bagmen.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Many Suspect COVID-19 Outbreak Was Not Accidental

Many Suspect COVID-19 Outbreak Was Not Accidental

Recent revelations about the origins of the COVID-19 virus have heightened suspicions many Americans have about both the pandemic and the vaccines used to treat it.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of American Adults consider it likely that the COVID-19 pandemic was part of a secret plan by global elites to reduce worldwide population, including 24% who think it’s Very Likely. This view of the virus as “a population control scheme” has been called COVID-19 misinformation. Forty-five percent (45%) don’t believe this explanation is likely, including 30% who say it is Not At All Likely, while 10% are not sure.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease"