Ottawa spends $43M on health care for rejected asylum claimants sparking backlash

Ottawa spends $43M on health care for rejected asylum claimants sparking backlash

Federal figures show Ottawa spent more than $43 million last year providing health care benefits to illegal immigrants and rejected refugee claimants, fuelling criticism from Conservatives who say taxpayers are footing the bill for services many Canadians struggle to access.

Blacklock’s Reporter says data released by the Department of Immigration indicates 19,771 individuals whose asylum claims were denied still accessed coverage through the Interim Federal Health Program, including prescriptions, clinical care and transportation to medical appointments.

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John Ivison: Washington’s set to eat Canada’s digital sovereignty for lunch in the CUSMA talks

John Ivison: Washington’s set to eat Canada’s digital sovereignty for lunch in the CUSMA talks

Canada’s trade negotiator, Janice Charette, told a business audience this week that our trade agreement with the U.S. is “the envy of the world.”

The consensus in Ottawa seems to be that if Canada can emerge from the renegotiation process with much of the current trade deal intact, it will be a win.

But there is a minority view that looks at the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement through the lens of digital sovereignty and prosperity. From that perspective, Canada is not the most privileged of America’s trading partners: rather, it is the most captive.

Down Mexico Way …

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How Europe is wargaming an invasion

How Europe is wargaming an invasion

The four frogmen in black wetsuits emerged almost noiselessly from the murky depths. No tell-tale stream of bubbles betrayed their approach.

Assault rifles at the ready, they surfaced in enemy-held territory, using “rebreather” scuba gear developed for special forces that recycles each exhaled breath.

Minutes earlier, they had checked the lake for mines; now they began probing the surrounding woodland for snipers. Their water-resistant weapons were ready to fire.

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A visit with Occam’s Razor

A visit with Occam’s Razor

Rumble Link

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How Tommy Robinson won the battle for Maga’s heart

How Tommy Robinson won the battle for Maga’s heart

When Sir Christian Turner, a career diplomat, was made Britain’s new US ambassador after Lord Mandelson’s sacking, his priorities were clear. First, he was to act as a safe pair of hands, preserving what was left of the special relationship. Second, he was to dispel the notion that Britain had become a woke hellhole, where knife gangs and Islamists run amok, and where critics are locked up.

“I won’t shy from debate,” Turner vowed in his opening speech in February. “I will tell you why London is the safest city in the G7 – fact – why we’re not curtailing free speech – fact– and I want to hear how you see it too.”

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Prime minister should be required to divest assets, says committee

Prime minister should be required to divest assets, says committee

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report.

In its report made public Thursday morning, the committee said putting assets in a blind trust isn’t good enough, recommending instead “that the Government of Canada amend the Conflict of Interest Act that, for the application of subsection 27(1) the prime minister, as a reporting public office holder, is fully divested from their controlled assets through sale, since placement in a blind trust does not constitute true divestment.”

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German Schools Block Students From AfD Work Placements

German Schools Block Students From AfD Work Placements

Schools in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt have barred pupils from undertaking work placements with the regional parliamentary group of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), triggering a row over political neutrality in education.

The restrictions apply to the annual “Girls’ and Boys’ Day” (also known as Zukunftstag), a nationwide initiative that allows students to gain short-term work experience in businesses, public institutions, and political offices.

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MACLEOD: Carney’s anti-American fantasy will cost Alberta

MACLEOD: Carney’s anti-American fantasy will cost Alberta

Mark Carney’s YouTube video is being praised in the usual circles as sober, statesmanlike realism. It is nothing of the sort. It is the same old Ottawa delusion in a better suit.

Carney says Canada’s close economic ties to the United States (US) have become a weakness that must be corrected. That may sound sophisticated in Toronto and Liberal campaign war rooms, but from Alberta, it sounds ridiculous. Alberta’s relationship with the US is not a policy mistake. It is the basis of our prosperity.


Sad cuz it’s true.

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Joel Kotkin: Canadians must stop romanticizing a failing Europe

Joel Kotkin: Canadians must stop romanticizing a failing Europe

Canadians have long looked away from their often gruesome southern neighbor, tempted instead to embrace a chicer European identity. They could point to a more civil public culture, greater bilingualism and a more generous welfare state, compared to the dog-eat-dog reality of the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney has called Canada “the most European of non-European countries,” and some policy wonks now advocate joining the EU.

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Canadian Senator’s Anti-‘Foreign Interference Hysteria’ Group Invites Elected Officials to Fundraiser After Parliament Clash Over United Front Findings

Canadian Senator’s Anti-‘Foreign Interference Hysteria’ Group Invites Elected Officials to Fundraiser After Parliament Clash Over United Front Findings

TORONTO — Days after a former Central Intelligence Agency analyst testified in Parliament about a sitting Canadian senator’s group’s alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party, that group, led by Liberal-appointed Senator Yuen Pau Woo and former Conservative senator Victor Oh, reached out to elected officials in the Toronto area and invited them to a fundraising gala.

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