Food security expert urges Canada to invest in agriculture, not just military capabilities

Food security expert urges Canada to invest in agriculture, not just military capabilities

An international expert in global food security is visiting Canada this week to urge officials to continue investing in agriculture, warning that the continued Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has upended supply chains in the middle of planting season in many countries.

Ismahane Elouafi, the executive managing director of the world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research network, CGIAR, said the closing of the strait is driving up the prices of oil and fertilizer, which means less productivity, higher costs for farmers and rising food prices − economic pain that will be felt a few weeks from now.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Food Insecurity"

France’s Fuel Shortages Expose Europe’s New Energy Crisis

France’s Fuel Shortages Expose Europe’s New Energy Crisis

12% of French petrol stations have run out of at least one type of fuel. The French government insists there is no nationwide shortage and no supply crisis. Officials describe the problem as a series of “local and temporary logistical tensions,” concentrated mainly in the network of TotalEnergies’ service stations.

But the figure matters because of what it reveals. Europe’s new energy crisis, triggered by the war with Iran and rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, is no longer an abstract geopolitical risk. It is beginning to affect ordinary life.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inFrance

The Left Is Baffled—but Still Repulsed—by the White Working Class

The Left Is Baffled—but Still Repulsed—by the White Working Class

Democrats can rebrand candidates, but they cannot hide a long record of condescension toward the very working-class voters they now need to win back.

After failing to win Congress and the presidency in 2024, the Democrats conducted an internal postmortem of what went wrong. While they predictably did not divulge the full results, everyone knew what they had found.

Their obsessions with the low side of 30/70 issues had especially alienated Democrats from white middle- and working-class voters. Yet middle-class whites still comprise about 40–50 percent of the population and are perhaps overrepresented in voter turnout.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Elite Decadence & Decay", "Elites vs. Populists"

Nearly 50% of all violent offences go unpunished in Canada—why police are solving fewer crimes

Nearly 50% of all violent offences go unpunished in Canada—why police are solving fewer crimes

Recent months have seen a wave of extortion attempts targeting business owners in British Columbia and Ontario, with some involving arson and even shootings. As a response, police task forces and the Canada Border Services Agency have stepped up efforts to crack down on organized crime, amid concerns that many extortion incidents are going unreported. These developments come as Canada faces rising violent crime and a growing public debate about safety. They raise a pressing question: how many crimes are actually being solved?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

The Iran Rescue: The Payoff of Painful Lessons

The Iran Rescue: The Payoff of Painful Lessons

The well-deserved accolades have already been given, although there will be yet another round when the medal citations have been written, and the heroes summoned for their ceremonial presentations. There will be many such, all well-earned, because the rescue of the two downed F-15 crew represents a remarkable achievement, both heroic on-the-ground performance and masterful leadership up and down the chain of command.

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

Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada

Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada

OTTAWA – Almost a third of police investigations involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada between 2020 and 2025 saw the subjects of the probes leave the country before their cases could be resolved through the legal process.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through an access to information request list 67 incidents involving members of foreign missions that required police involvement over that time period.

In 22 of those cases, the person facing the criminal allegations left Canada before charges could be laid or the court process was completed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

More Canadians willing to serve in Armed Forces during major conflict, poll suggests

More Canadians willing to serve in Armed Forces during major conflict, poll suggests

An increasing percentage of Canadians say that they would be willing to serve in the Armed Forces if Canada were involved in a major conflict, suggests a new poll.

The public opinion survey, conducted by Nanos Research for The Globe and Mail, also shows that a majority of respondents said they have a positive view of the military and would support a friend or family member joining the Canadian Forces. Most respondents agreed that the military is a good career option for young people today.

Better than a poke in the eye I guess …

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

CNN Taps Lefty-Activist General to Warn Trump Iran Strikes Could Be ‘War Crimes’

CNN Taps Lefty-Activist General to Warn Trump Iran Strikes Could Be ‘War Crimes’

On Tuesday’s CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish turned to retired Brigadier General Steven M. Anderson to assess President Trump’s potential expansion of military strikes on Iran.

Anderson repeatedly warned that targeting infrastructure such as bridges, power plants, and water facilities could amount to “war crimes,” even suggesting U.S. troops could be put in the position of refusing “illegal” orders.

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

House prices dropping in Canada’s most expensive cities, but still out of reach for many

House prices dropping in Canada’s most expensive cities, but still out of reach for many

Housing prices are dipping in Canada’s priciest markets, but real estate experts say it’s not necessarily the break for which potential first-time homebuyers have been waiting — and that break may never come.

TD Economics said in a report last week that it expects home prices to slide 0.3 per cent across Canada this year, after a weak performance in the market over the last two quarters, with Ontario and B.C. facing the biggest drops.

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

Despotic, Neurotic, and Likely Psychotic: Liberals Have Become the Insane Clown Stasi

Despotic, Neurotic, and Likely Psychotic: Liberals Have Become the Insane Clown Stasi

What do fat, blue-haired tundra wookiess, women with weeners, and your grandma in her frog costume have in common? They are all Democrats, and they are nuttier than elephant patties. Forecast: gonzo, with a chance of explosive violence and/or a stupid costume.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Progressives

WARMINGTON: Trump offers grace to Canada but threatens Iran’s ‘civilization will die tonight’

WARMINGTON: Trump offers grace to Canada but threatens Iran’s ‘civilization will die tonight’

American President Donald J. Trump has threatened Iran that their “whole civilization will die tonight” if they don’t surrender the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

On his Truth Social account, he wrote, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, who knows?”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inPresident Trump