🇨🇦🇺🇸Migrants using Canada’s border to illegally enter U.S. is concerning, says Immigration minister

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says migrants illegally using Canada’s border as a route to the United States is very concerning, and he has spoken to his U.S. counterpart about the issue.

The number of encounters with U.S. officers at the U.S.-Canada border increased sharply in 2022, including ones involving nationals from India, Mexico and China.

Mr. Miller, asked about Indian nationals using Canada as a route to illegally cross the border into the U.S., said he had spoken to Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, about the issue.

#immigration #US
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🎓🏠More than 1,300 students at University of Guelph can’t find a place to live

Some first-year students attending the University of Guelph may have trouble finding a place to stay during the semester.

The university recently announced that over 7,000 high school students across Ontario who had applied for programs at U of G have accepted offers of admission. U of G will accommodate 85 per cent of all students who applied for residence and of those accommodated, 95 per cent are Ontario students.

They go on to say that higher-than-anticipated acceptances means the university won’t be able to accommodate everyone who applied for housing.

#housing
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Singh 'more alarmed' after reading report, but won't break from Liberal-NDP agreement

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is “even more alarmed than before” after reading the un-redacted report alleging there are MPs and senators who are participating to some degree in foreign interference efforts.

The conclusions that were drawn by the report are that there were serious examples where parliamentarians engaged in activity that undermined our country.

Some of that reported activity, Singh adds, is illegal and it is all unethical.

Singh could not detail the names or number of MPs listed in the report, due to the provisions associated with his top security clearance, but stressed there are unresolved issues that must be dealt with.

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🇨🇦🇺🇦Air defence system promised to Ukraine 18 months ago still hasn't arrived

Canada announced plans in January 2023 to donate a $406-million surface-to-air missile defence system, but there's still no delivery date.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the air defence system, known by the acronym NASAMS, is currently being built by the United States, and the delivery date is out of Canada's control.

You see, making loud promises is much easier than actually delivering on them. The only winner here is the military-industrial complex.

#Ukraine #US #Trudeau
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🏠Homelessness in Canada up 20% since federal strategy launched in 2018

The number of homeless people in Canada increased by 20 per cent since the federal Liberals launched their national housing strategy in 2018 to decrease homelessness by 2028, according to a new report released from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO).

Canada’s most recent point-in-time homeless count shows the 20 per cent increase amounts to a current total population of 34,270 unhoused people. More than 24,000 were considered chronically homeless.

#housing
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🇨🇦❌🇨🇳Canada blocks Chinese rare earths deal in Trudeau-led crackdown

Canada’s government will buy stockpiled rare earth materials from Vital Metals Ltd. in a deal that prevents the company from selling its production to a Chinese buyer.

The small Australian firm, which mines rare earths in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will sell its stockpiled rare earth material to the Saskatchewan Research Council for C$3 million ($2.2 million). The arrangement, facilitated by Canada’s federal government, keeps Vital from moving forward on a plan it started in December to sell that same stockpile to China’s Shenghe Resources Holding Co. for C$2.4 million ($1.7 million).

#China
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🇨🇦🇺🇸🇯🇵🇵🇭Canada, U.S., Japan and Philippines conduct exercises in South China Sea

The United States, Canada, Japan, and the Philippines conducted a two-day joint maritime exercise in Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said on its website on Monday.

The maritime cooperative activity was aimed at "upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the four nations' commitment to bolstering regional security and stability," the U.S. Pacific Fleet said.

It involved four warships and a series of maritime maneuvers.

#US #Japan #Philippines
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📢Man films a large crowd of muslims in Toronto praying in a park

And the government thinks your religion offends others, unless it's basically any religion other than Christianity.

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Conservatives have massive 20-point lead over Trudeau Liberals: Abacus poll

A survey recently conducted by Abacus Data has found that the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre has a 20-point lead over Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Since the last poll was released in May, the former has gained support, while the latter has continued its downward trend. The NDP, meanwhile, has remained steady.

🔹42 percent said they'd vote Conservative were the election held today. The Liberals came in at just 22 percent, which Abacus explained was the lowest vote share they have measured since Trudeau was elected prime minister in 2015.

#Trudeau #Poilievre
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🪖Military lacks the power to address many soldiers' complaints about pay, benefits: report

A new report from Canada's military watchdog says the leadership of the Armed Forces is often hamstrung in its ability to address grievances from within the ranks.

The slow pace of the military grievance process has been cited repeatedly as one of the biggest problems for those in uniform. Some Armed Forces members can wait years for their complaints to be addressed, only to be told by senior brass that there's nothing that can be done about federal guidelines and regulations.

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Airplane food cost more than $220K on Trudeau's Indo-Pacific trip

New records show that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s six-day Indo-Pacific trip in September 2023 had a catering bill of more than $223,000.

The trip, in which Trudeau met with business leaders in Singapore and the president of Indonesia as well as attending the G20 summit in India, cost nearly $2 million.

#Trudeau
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Something tells me Jacinda Ardern and Chrystia Freeland could be friends.

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Trudeau, who suffers from the main character syndrome, couldn't bear the idea of not standing next to Zelenskyy at the Ukraine peace summit, so he had to shout "Glory to Ukraine" uncontrollably to get any attention.

#Trudeau #Ukraine
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The Prime Minister is so invested in making his country as diverse as possible that he occasionally forgets what his country's flag looks like.

Let's kindly remind him.
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#Trudeau
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Police make arrest after video shows road rage incident in Toronto

It was 2024, and life was increasingly shifting into survival mode.

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🇨🇦🇮🇷Canada listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group after years of pressure

The federal government is listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada's Criminal Code after years of mounting pressure.

This action sends a strong message that Canada will use all of the tools at its disposal to combat the terrorist entity of the IRGC. Our government will ensure that there is no immunity for Iran's unlawful actions and its support of terrorism.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters.

#Iran
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Police seize $2.5M in drugs, lay hundreds of charges in investigation targeting GTA gang

York Regional Police say they have seized approximately $2.5 million worth of drugs, as well as cash, vehicles and 18 firearms as part of a 14-month investigation targeting a "large-scale" gun and drug trafficking network.

Police say 20 people have also been charged in the investigation, dubbed "Project Lookout," which targeted a street gang known as the Haywan Gang.

#Ontario
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Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland is asked why the Trudeau government is hiring social media influencers on TikTok to spread government messaging despite identifying TikTok as a national security risk.

As expected, she gave no coherent answer.

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New report says 1 in 4 Canadians may be living in poverty

A new report from Food Banks Canada suggests the number of Canadians living in poverty may be higher than previously thought, with the organization estimating 25 per cent could fall under this category because they cannot afford two or more household essentials.

But according to Trudeau, Canadians are worried about the climate crisis.

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🚙🇨🇦🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺Canada prepares potential tariffs on Chinese EVs after US and EU moves

Trudeau’s administration is planning possible new tariffs on Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles to align Canada with measures taken by the US and EU.

The government wants everyone to switch to EVs because we're in a climate emergency. But when you buy your electric car, they want their piece of that pie.

#energy #China #US #EU
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What would you say to this asylum seeker?

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