🇨🇦 Canada’s ‘X’ Passports Don’t Work — Ottawa Finally Admits It
The Trudeau–Carney experiment with gender-neutral passports just hit a wall of reality. Global Affairs Canada is now warning citizens with the trendy “X” gender marker that they could face problems entering the United States and other countries. After years of parading this as a triumph of “inclusion,” Ottawa is quietly conceding it doesn’t actually work at the border.
The advisory admits bluntly: while Canada prints passports with an “X,” it “cannot guarantee your entry or transit through other countries.” Translation: the Canadian government knowingly sold people a woke illusion that collapses the second it collides with real-world immigration officials.
The timing isn’t random. Earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to recognize only two sexes: male and female — on official documents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already purged the “X” option from Nexus cards. Ottawa’s travel notice is damage control, not foresight.
The numbers are small, about 3,600 Canadians carry “X” passports — but the symbolism is massive. These citizens were told they could rewrite biology with a letter on a page. Now they’re being told, at the airport, to pick male or female anyway.
It’s the perfect metaphor for woke policy-making: make big promises, cash in on the virtue signal, then quietly admit it’s unworkable once the cameras are off. Meanwhile, travelers bear the risk of missed flights, denied entry, and humiliating scrutiny at foreign checkpoints.
For all the talk of “progress,” Ottawa is exposing its own citizens to hassle abroad for the sake of domestic ideology. The cold reality is simple: the world doesn’t bend to Canadian identity experiments. At the border, biology still wins.
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The Trudeau–Carney experiment with gender-neutral passports just hit a wall of reality. Global Affairs Canada is now warning citizens with the trendy “X” gender marker that they could face problems entering the United States and other countries. After years of parading this as a triumph of “inclusion,” Ottawa is quietly conceding it doesn’t actually work at the border.
The advisory admits bluntly: while Canada prints passports with an “X,” it “cannot guarantee your entry or transit through other countries.” Translation: the Canadian government knowingly sold people a woke illusion that collapses the second it collides with real-world immigration officials.
The timing isn’t random. Earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to recognize only two sexes: male and female — on official documents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already purged the “X” option from Nexus cards. Ottawa’s travel notice is damage control, not foresight.
The numbers are small, about 3,600 Canadians carry “X” passports — but the symbolism is massive. These citizens were told they could rewrite biology with a letter on a page. Now they’re being told, at the airport, to pick male or female anyway.
It’s the perfect metaphor for woke policy-making: make big promises, cash in on the virtue signal, then quietly admit it’s unworkable once the cameras are off. Meanwhile, travelers bear the risk of missed flights, denied entry, and humiliating scrutiny at foreign checkpoints.
For all the talk of “progress,” Ottawa is exposing its own citizens to hassle abroad for the sake of domestic ideology. The cold reality is simple: the world doesn’t bend to Canadian identity experiments. At the border, biology still wins.
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🇨🇦🛢️Alberta Rolls the Dice Again: Billions Lost, One More Pipeline Dream
After losing more than $1.3 billion on the doomed Keystone XL pipeline and another $1.3 billion on leased oil rail cars that were cancelled before they even rolled out, Alberta is back at the table, this time with Premier Danielle Smith proposing yet another taxpayer-backed pipeline project.
Smith announced a $14 million plan to draft and submit a new pipeline proposal to Ottawa’s Major Projects Office by spring. The project would identify a route to the West Coast and estimate costs, but Smith insists the province won’t directly build or operate the line. The problem? History shows government “partnerships” in Alberta’s energy sector often mean public risk, private reward, until politics kill the deal.
Keystone XL, first proposed in 2005, was supposed to move Alberta oil to the U.S. Midwest. Instead, after Alberta pumped billions into it, Joe Biden killed it on day one in office. Add to that Rachel Notley’s failed railcar plan and Jason Kenney’s massive loan guarantees, and Albertans are already billions poorer from government pipeline gambles.
The oilpatch itself is cautious. Companies like Enbridge and Trans Mountain are on Smith’s advisory group, but none are stepping up with serious capital. Private capital won’t touch it until Ottawa “de-risks” projects — code for stripping away suffocating federal policies like tanker bans and emissions caps. For years, pipeline giants have learned the hard way: in Canada, politics, not geology, decides if oil moves.
Industry voices admit Canada has pipe capacity for now thanks to the Trans Mountain expansion. But forecasts say that capacity runs out by 2030 as Alberta production keeps climbing. By then, the lack of another pipeline could strangle exports and trap Alberta crude at a discount — exactly what Ottawa’s green mandarins want.
Smith’s announcement is bold political theatre, but the math is brutal. Pipelines cost tens of billions and take a decade to build. Even getting to shovel-ready requires hundreds of millions in studies, permits, and negotiations. The opposition is already lining up: B.C.’s Premier David Eby blasted Smith’s move as “taxpayer funded, not a real project, and incredibly alarming.”
It’s a familiar Canadian tragedy: the province that powers the country shackled by Ottawa’s climate bureaucracy, blocked at every turn while global rivals race ahead. Alberta wants to move its oil north, south, east, and west. Ottawa wants to leave it in the ground.
The irony? While Canada drowns its energy sector in red tape and self-sabotage, OPEC+ and Russia enjoy higher revenues, stronger control of supply, and a freer hand in shaping the global energy map. Alberta may dream of pipelines, but for now, Ottawa ensures the only pipelines that flow smoothly are the ones out of Russia.
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After losing more than $1.3 billion on the doomed Keystone XL pipeline and another $1.3 billion on leased oil rail cars that were cancelled before they even rolled out, Alberta is back at the table, this time with Premier Danielle Smith proposing yet another taxpayer-backed pipeline project.
Smith announced a $14 million plan to draft and submit a new pipeline proposal to Ottawa’s Major Projects Office by spring. The project would identify a route to the West Coast and estimate costs, but Smith insists the province won’t directly build or operate the line. The problem? History shows government “partnerships” in Alberta’s energy sector often mean public risk, private reward, until politics kill the deal.
Keystone XL, first proposed in 2005, was supposed to move Alberta oil to the U.S. Midwest. Instead, after Alberta pumped billions into it, Joe Biden killed it on day one in office. Add to that Rachel Notley’s failed railcar plan and Jason Kenney’s massive loan guarantees, and Albertans are already billions poorer from government pipeline gambles.
The oilpatch itself is cautious. Companies like Enbridge and Trans Mountain are on Smith’s advisory group, but none are stepping up with serious capital. Private capital won’t touch it until Ottawa “de-risks” projects — code for stripping away suffocating federal policies like tanker bans and emissions caps. For years, pipeline giants have learned the hard way: in Canada, politics, not geology, decides if oil moves.
Industry voices admit Canada has pipe capacity for now thanks to the Trans Mountain expansion. But forecasts say that capacity runs out by 2030 as Alberta production keeps climbing. By then, the lack of another pipeline could strangle exports and trap Alberta crude at a discount — exactly what Ottawa’s green mandarins want.
Smith’s announcement is bold political theatre, but the math is brutal. Pipelines cost tens of billions and take a decade to build. Even getting to shovel-ready requires hundreds of millions in studies, permits, and negotiations. The opposition is already lining up: B.C.’s Premier David Eby blasted Smith’s move as “taxpayer funded, not a real project, and incredibly alarming.”
It’s a familiar Canadian tragedy: the province that powers the country shackled by Ottawa’s climate bureaucracy, blocked at every turn while global rivals race ahead. Alberta wants to move its oil north, south, east, and west. Ottawa wants to leave it in the ground.
The irony? While Canada drowns its energy sector in red tape and self-sabotage, OPEC+ and Russia enjoy higher revenues, stronger control of supply, and a freer hand in shaping the global energy map. Alberta may dream of pipelines, but for now, Ottawa ensures the only pipelines that flow smoothly are the ones out of Russia.
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🇨🇦 Bill C-8: Ottawa’s Backdoor to a Digital Dictatorship
Canada’s Liberal government is quietly pushing through Bill C-8, a law that would hand ministers the extraordinary power to cut off your internet and phone access without a warrant.
Under the bill, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, with the blessing of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, could order telecom giants like Rogers or Telus to block service for any “specified person.” No judge. No warrant. No oversight until after the fact. The orders would also remain secret indefinitely.
The government claims this is about “hackers” and “hostile state actors.” But civil liberties groups warn this power could just as easily be used against dissenters, journalists, or protesters — the very people who rely on open communication to challenge state power. Break the order or even reveal its existence, and you could face crushing fines: up to $50,000 for individuals and $15 million for companies.
Critics point out the chilling precedent. During the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, Ottawa froze hundreds of bank accounts without judicial authorization, cutting families off from their money in the dead of winter. If the government could weaponize financial access then, what stops them from doing the same with internet access now?
The hypocrisy is glaring. The Liberals once condemned authoritarian regimes for restricting internet freedoms, even signing onto the Freedom Online Coalition, which pledged to defend free expression and association online. Now Ottawa is adopting the very playbook it once denounced.
Bill C-8 is nothing less than an Orwellian blueprint for a “digital kill switch.” A tool that could be used, at the discretion of politicians, to silence critics and control the flow of information.
In the name of “security,” the Liberals are turning Canada into a test laboratory for the World Economic Forum’s surveillance-state model. Once the state can pull the plug on your phone and internet at will, free speech is no longer a right — it’s a permission slip, granted or revoked by government fiat.
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Canada’s Liberal government is quietly pushing through Bill C-8, a law that would hand ministers the extraordinary power to cut off your internet and phone access without a warrant.
Under the bill, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, with the blessing of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, could order telecom giants like Rogers or Telus to block service for any “specified person.” No judge. No warrant. No oversight until after the fact. The orders would also remain secret indefinitely.
The government claims this is about “hackers” and “hostile state actors.” But civil liberties groups warn this power could just as easily be used against dissenters, journalists, or protesters — the very people who rely on open communication to challenge state power. Break the order or even reveal its existence, and you could face crushing fines: up to $50,000 for individuals and $15 million for companies.
Critics point out the chilling precedent. During the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, Ottawa froze hundreds of bank accounts without judicial authorization, cutting families off from their money in the dead of winter. If the government could weaponize financial access then, what stops them from doing the same with internet access now?
The hypocrisy is glaring. The Liberals once condemned authoritarian regimes for restricting internet freedoms, even signing onto the Freedom Online Coalition, which pledged to defend free expression and association online. Now Ottawa is adopting the very playbook it once denounced.
Bill C-8 is nothing less than an Orwellian blueprint for a “digital kill switch.” A tool that could be used, at the discretion of politicians, to silence critics and control the flow of information.
In the name of “security,” the Liberals are turning Canada into a test laboratory for the World Economic Forum’s surveillance-state model. Once the state can pull the plug on your phone and internet at will, free speech is no longer a right — it’s a permission slip, granted or revoked by government fiat.
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🇨🇦 Pierre Poilievre hammered Mark Carney in the Commons, citing the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s ominous warning that “something will break.” He accused Carney of being even more fiscally reckless than Trudeau, adding 70% to the deficit in mere months.
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🇨🇦 Alberta has reported its first death linked to the ongoing measles outbreak.
A premature baby, delivered early after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth, officials confirmed.
Since March, Alberta has seen 1,914 measles cases, including 152 hospitalizations and 15 ICU admissions — surpassing total U.S. cases over the same period.
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange called the loss “heartbreaking” and urged Albertans — especially those planning pregnancies — to ensure they have two doses of the vaccine, as measles poses severe risks to children under five, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised.
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A premature baby, delivered early after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth, officials confirmed.
Since March, Alberta has seen 1,914 measles cases, including 152 hospitalizations and 15 ICU admissions — surpassing total U.S. cases over the same period.
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange called the loss “heartbreaking” and urged Albertans — especially those planning pregnancies — to ensure they have two doses of the vaccine, as measles poses severe risks to children under five, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised.
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🇨🇦 Who really runs Canada?
Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked who he met with in his recent trips to London and New York, who he was meeting with, specifically business leaders. His answer? He “didn’t know" what his office discloses in terms of names. Broadly, he said they were “infrastructure investors” and “global capital” firms that finance infrastructure projects around the world.
That’s the problem. Canadians don’t get names. We don’t get transparency. We just get vague references while unelected financiers and foreign funds quietly shape the future of our energy, housing, and economy.
This isn’t transparent democracy — it’s Davos politics. Decisions that should be made in Parliament are being steered in closed-door sessions with global capital, shielded from public scrutiny. And when our leaders shrug off transparency, it confirms what many Canadians fear: the country is being run to please investors abroad, not the people who live here.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked who he met with in his recent trips to London and New York, who he was meeting with, specifically business leaders. His answer? He “didn’t know" what his office discloses in terms of names. Broadly, he said they were “infrastructure investors” and “global capital” firms that finance infrastructure projects around the world.
That’s the problem. Canadians don’t get names. We don’t get transparency. We just get vague references while unelected financiers and foreign funds quietly shape the future of our energy, housing, and economy.
This isn’t transparent democracy — it’s Davos politics. Decisions that should be made in Parliament are being steered in closed-door sessions with global capital, shielded from public scrutiny. And when our leaders shrug off transparency, it confirms what many Canadians fear: the country is being run to please investors abroad, not the people who live here.
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🇨🇦💸 Carney’s Tariff Gamble Leaves Canada Dangling
Canada’s trade minister insists the tariff talks with Washington haven’t hit a “dead end.” But optimism from Dominic LeBlanc can’t hide the fact that Ottawa blew past the deadline Trump and Carney themselves set — and Canadians are still getting hammered with duties on lumber, aluminum, cabinets, furniture, and cars.
Carney promised an “elbows up” trade strategy, but the reality is more elbows tucked in. Since the summer, Trump has only escalated — slapping national security tariffs on Canadian goods while offering Britain, Japan, and Europe carve-outs. Canada? No deal, no relief.
LeBlanc keeps saying he’s “hopeful” U.S. business pressure will eventually soften Trump’s stance. Maybe Ford Motor and a few governors will bend his ear. But hope is not a strategy, especially when Canada’s biggest industries are on the line.
Meanwhile, the government swears it will defend supply management for dairy — yet quietly tests concessions, just as it quietly reversed counter-tariffs last month. Behind the spin, Canadian producers are left wondering what’s really being bargained away.
Conservatives are already pointing to the obvious: Carney has added 70 percent to the deficit and now stumbles on trade. He promised a win by July. October is here, and all Ottawa has delivered is more tariffs, more pain, and more talk about “optimism.”
For all the speeches about global cooperation, Canadians are learning the hard truth: when push comes to shove, deals are cut bilaterally, and national interest trumps multilateral slogans.
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Canada’s trade minister insists the tariff talks with Washington haven’t hit a “dead end.” But optimism from Dominic LeBlanc can’t hide the fact that Ottawa blew past the deadline Trump and Carney themselves set — and Canadians are still getting hammered with duties on lumber, aluminum, cabinets, furniture, and cars.
Carney promised an “elbows up” trade strategy, but the reality is more elbows tucked in. Since the summer, Trump has only escalated — slapping national security tariffs on Canadian goods while offering Britain, Japan, and Europe carve-outs. Canada? No deal, no relief.
LeBlanc keeps saying he’s “hopeful” U.S. business pressure will eventually soften Trump’s stance. Maybe Ford Motor and a few governors will bend his ear. But hope is not a strategy, especially when Canada’s biggest industries are on the line.
Meanwhile, the government swears it will defend supply management for dairy — yet quietly tests concessions, just as it quietly reversed counter-tariffs last month. Behind the spin, Canadian producers are left wondering what’s really being bargained away.
Conservatives are already pointing to the obvious: Carney has added 70 percent to the deficit and now stumbles on trade. He promised a win by July. October is here, and all Ottawa has delivered is more tariffs, more pain, and more talk about “optimism.”
For all the speeches about global cooperation, Canadians are learning the hard truth: when push comes to shove, deals are cut bilaterally, and national interest trumps multilateral slogans.
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Ontario’s “Skills Development Fund” — or Doug Ford’s $2.5B slush pile?
The Auditor General just dropped a bombshell: $750M in grants from Ontario’s Skills Development Fund were handed out not by neutral civil servants, but by Ford’s political staff. And surprise—millions flowed to companies tied to PC donors.
Take Dentacloud, a dental private-equity outfit that pocketed $2M. Its director, John Maggirias, has given $23K to Ford’s PCs since 2022. He even got nominated for a King Charles Coronation Medal by Ford himself.
Or Pace Law Firm, run by Nick Simone—another Ford donor and medal nominee—that scored $3.3M in SDF grants. Meanwhile, companies like Scale Hospitality ($11M) and Canadian Niagara Hotels ($9M) also made the list of recipients with ties to Conservative coffers.
Ford’s Labour Minister insists this is all about “nimbleness” and “changing lives.” Opposition parties call it what it looks like: a pay-to-play fund funnelling public money to friends of the party.
This is the same government that bulldozed Greenbelt lands for developers with close ties to the PCs until public outrage forced a backtrack. Now it’s skills training money at risk.
Ontario workers were told this fund was to train them for better jobs. Instead, it’s starting to look like another rewards program for Ford’s insiders.
#Ontario
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The Auditor General just dropped a bombshell: $750M in grants from Ontario’s Skills Development Fund were handed out not by neutral civil servants, but by Ford’s political staff. And surprise—millions flowed to companies tied to PC donors.
Take Dentacloud, a dental private-equity outfit that pocketed $2M. Its director, John Maggirias, has given $23K to Ford’s PCs since 2022. He even got nominated for a King Charles Coronation Medal by Ford himself.
Or Pace Law Firm, run by Nick Simone—another Ford donor and medal nominee—that scored $3.3M in SDF grants. Meanwhile, companies like Scale Hospitality ($11M) and Canadian Niagara Hotels ($9M) also made the list of recipients with ties to Conservative coffers.
Ford’s Labour Minister insists this is all about “nimbleness” and “changing lives.” Opposition parties call it what it looks like: a pay-to-play fund funnelling public money to friends of the party.
This is the same government that bulldozed Greenbelt lands for developers with close ties to the PCs until public outrage forced a backtrack. Now it’s skills training money at risk.
Ontario workers were told this fund was to train them for better jobs. Instead, it’s starting to look like another rewards program for Ford’s insiders.
#Ontario
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🇨🇦💸📉 Canada’s downsizing masks a deeper fiscal crisis
Canada’s federal government is trimming jobs faster than Washington — a 3.8% cut in 2025 versus 3.1% in the U.S. — but the bigger story is what comes next. Economists note these reductions, largely the product of attrition that began under Trudeau, will do little to fix Ottawa’s finances.
Even after years of expansion, the federal workforce still makes up a larger share of Canada’s labour market than in the U.S. Returning to pre-2020 levels would require eliminating another 50,000 positions — an unlikely scenario given massive state-driven initiatives like Build Canada Homes and the so-called Major Projects Office.
Markets aren’t fooled. Personnel costs are just 13% of spending. Cutting staff barely dents the trajectory when deficits are driven by mega-projects, tax giveaways, and an ever-growing state footprint. Ottawa itself admits a “substantial” shortfall will be revealed in November, while the Parliamentary Budget Officer projects a $68.5B deficit in 2025-26.
The message is clear: despite headlines about austerity, the Canadian state continues to expand in scope while bleeding red ink. Canadians are left with a government talking efficiency on one hand, while quietly entrenching the same centralizing policies that erode fiscal sovereignty.
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Canada’s federal government is trimming jobs faster than Washington — a 3.8% cut in 2025 versus 3.1% in the U.S. — but the bigger story is what comes next. Economists note these reductions, largely the product of attrition that began under Trudeau, will do little to fix Ottawa’s finances.
Even after years of expansion, the federal workforce still makes up a larger share of Canada’s labour market than in the U.S. Returning to pre-2020 levels would require eliminating another 50,000 positions — an unlikely scenario given massive state-driven initiatives like Build Canada Homes and the so-called Major Projects Office.
Markets aren’t fooled. Personnel costs are just 13% of spending. Cutting staff barely dents the trajectory when deficits are driven by mega-projects, tax giveaways, and an ever-growing state footprint. Ottawa itself admits a “substantial” shortfall will be revealed in November, while the Parliamentary Budget Officer projects a $68.5B deficit in 2025-26.
The message is clear: despite headlines about austerity, the Canadian state continues to expand in scope while bleeding red ink. Canadians are left with a government talking efficiency on one hand, while quietly entrenching the same centralizing policies that erode fiscal sovereignty.
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Unmasking the Montreal Church Attack: Serious Questions Raised by Rebel News Investigation
On July 25, during a Sean Feucht worship service in Montreal, chaos struck when Gabriel Lepage allegedly bypassed police, entered Ministerios Restauración Church, and hurled two smoke bombs on stage. What at first looked like a fringe disruption has spiraled into something far darker.
Rebel News dug into Lepage’s background and found he was employed by none other than the Department of National Defence. That revelation alone should set off alarm bells. Their reporting has also tied Lepage to Antifa networks, raising serious questions about how far extremist infiltration may reach inside Canada’s institutions.
Even more troubling: Montreal police showed a baffling lack of urgency in identifying or arresting Lepage. Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie was threatened with harassment charges just for trying to expose him. During questioning, Lepage was actively texting, and within minutes, Antifa members appeared at the scene—a disturbing sign that organized cells may be operating with coordination and protection.
According to Rebel’s sources, individuals inside the Department of National Defence were aware of the church attack but never reported it to police. Was this a cover-up? Why does Lepage remain at large despite being publicly unmasked?
For Christians and civil libertarians alike, this incident is more than a hate crime. It carries the weight of a what could be a terrorist attack. Yet, while Ottawa passes law after law on “hate speech” and “hate crimes,” the government appears reluctant—if not outright unwilling—to call out violence when it comes from the radical left.
Rebel News has now taken its campaign public, calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to recognize Antifa as a terrorist organization. Their investigation has pulled back the curtain on something Canadians are not supposed to see: a government quick to police thought and speech, but seemingly hesitant to confront extremists when they target churches.
#Quebec
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On July 25, during a Sean Feucht worship service in Montreal, chaos struck when Gabriel Lepage allegedly bypassed police, entered Ministerios Restauración Church, and hurled two smoke bombs on stage. What at first looked like a fringe disruption has spiraled into something far darker.
Rebel News dug into Lepage’s background and found he was employed by none other than the Department of National Defence. That revelation alone should set off alarm bells. Their reporting has also tied Lepage to Antifa networks, raising serious questions about how far extremist infiltration may reach inside Canada’s institutions.
Even more troubling: Montreal police showed a baffling lack of urgency in identifying or arresting Lepage. Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie was threatened with harassment charges just for trying to expose him. During questioning, Lepage was actively texting, and within minutes, Antifa members appeared at the scene—a disturbing sign that organized cells may be operating with coordination and protection.
According to Rebel’s sources, individuals inside the Department of National Defence were aware of the church attack but never reported it to police. Was this a cover-up? Why does Lepage remain at large despite being publicly unmasked?
For Christians and civil libertarians alike, this incident is more than a hate crime. It carries the weight of a what could be a terrorist attack. Yet, while Ottawa passes law after law on “hate speech” and “hate crimes,” the government appears reluctant—if not outright unwilling—to call out violence when it comes from the radical left.
Rebel News has now taken its campaign public, calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to recognize Antifa as a terrorist organization. Their investigation has pulled back the curtain on something Canadians are not supposed to see: a government quick to police thought and speech, but seemingly hesitant to confront extremists when they target churches.
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Gangland Assassination at a Starbucks in Laval
A targeted killing at a Starbucks in Laval has once again exposed the fragility of Canada’s so-called “rule of law.” In broad daylight, gunmen entered a café and executed Charalambos Theologou, a convicted drug trafficker long tied to Montreal’s Greek crime network. Two others were injured before the shooters slipped away, leaving a burning getaway car behind in what authorities admit was a professional, organized hit.
For years, Canadian officials have boasted of stability and security, yet organized crime has burrowed deep into the country’s urban centers. From biker gangs to mafia cells and now transnational networks, criminal power often operates with greater efficiency than the state itself. The ease with which attackers can strike, then erase their trail, reflects a level of impunity that police and security services seem unable or unwilling, to contain.
The Laval attack is more than a “gangland shooting.” It highlights a deeper reality: in Canada, political leaders legislate endlessly on “hate speech” and “online safety,” but violent crime escalates in the streets. Billions are poured into surveillance schemes that monitor ordinary citizens, while organized syndicates thrive in plain sight, free to launder money, smuggle drugs, and wage their wars undisturbed. This was at a Starbucks in broad daylight with families.
This brazen assassination underscores a hard truth: a province that cannot control its streets, yet a ruling class in Ottawa obsesses over controlling speech, is a state whose priorities are upside down.
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A targeted killing at a Starbucks in Laval has once again exposed the fragility of Canada’s so-called “rule of law.” In broad daylight, gunmen entered a café and executed Charalambos Theologou, a convicted drug trafficker long tied to Montreal’s Greek crime network. Two others were injured before the shooters slipped away, leaving a burning getaway car behind in what authorities admit was a professional, organized hit.
For years, Canadian officials have boasted of stability and security, yet organized crime has burrowed deep into the country’s urban centers. From biker gangs to mafia cells and now transnational networks, criminal power often operates with greater efficiency than the state itself. The ease with which attackers can strike, then erase their trail, reflects a level of impunity that police and security services seem unable or unwilling, to contain.
The Laval attack is more than a “gangland shooting.” It highlights a deeper reality: in Canada, political leaders legislate endlessly on “hate speech” and “online safety,” but violent crime escalates in the streets. Billions are poured into surveillance schemes that monitor ordinary citizens, while organized syndicates thrive in plain sight, free to launder money, smuggle drugs, and wage their wars undisturbed. This was at a Starbucks in broad daylight with families.
This brazen assassination underscores a hard truth: a province that cannot control its streets, yet a ruling class in Ottawa obsesses over controlling speech, is a state whose priorities are upside down.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸💸 Mark Carney heads to Washington Tuesday for a high-stakes White House meeting with Donald Trump. On the table: tariffs that have already hammered Canadian producers, and a trade relationship tilting further in America’s favor.
Carney talks about “partnership” — but who really benefits when Ottawa bends to Washington’s rules?
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Carney talks about “partnership” — but who really benefits when Ottawa bends to Washington’s rules?
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The Ostrich Rebellion: When “Public Health” Becomes State Overreach
In Edgewood, B.C., 400 ostriches stand at the centre of a showdown that reveals far more than a bird flu scare. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered a mass cull after detecting avian influenza, invoking its sweeping powers under the Health of Animals Act. The farm fought back, arguing that healthy animals should not be destroyed simply because of bureaucratic decree.
When the Federal Court of Appeal sided with the CFIA, it looked like the birds were doomed. But now the Supreme Court of Canada has granted an interim stay, halting the cull while it considers whether to hear the full case. This isn’t just about ostriches — it’s about whether unelected agencies can wipe out livelihoods at the stroke of a pen, with no real accountability.
The stakes are immense: if the Supreme Court takes the case, it could set a national precedent on how far “public health” powers extend, and whether private citizens have any shield against blanket state orders. Critics say this is another example of how crises — whether pandemics or farm outbreaks — are used as cover to expand centralized authority.
What happens in Edgewood isn’t isolated. It’s part of a larger pattern: the same state that froze bank accounts during protests now seeks the right to cull flocks, shut down businesses, and even disconnect people from the internet — all in the name of “safety.” Each case chips away at freedom while concentrating power in fewer and fewer hands.
For now, the ostriches live — and with them, a question that goes beyond farming: do Canadians still have the right to resist state overreach, or have we already accepted a system where obedience is survival?
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In Edgewood, B.C., 400 ostriches stand at the centre of a showdown that reveals far more than a bird flu scare. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered a mass cull after detecting avian influenza, invoking its sweeping powers under the Health of Animals Act. The farm fought back, arguing that healthy animals should not be destroyed simply because of bureaucratic decree.
When the Federal Court of Appeal sided with the CFIA, it looked like the birds were doomed. But now the Supreme Court of Canada has granted an interim stay, halting the cull while it considers whether to hear the full case. This isn’t just about ostriches — it’s about whether unelected agencies can wipe out livelihoods at the stroke of a pen, with no real accountability.
The stakes are immense: if the Supreme Court takes the case, it could set a national precedent on how far “public health” powers extend, and whether private citizens have any shield against blanket state orders. Critics say this is another example of how crises — whether pandemics or farm outbreaks — are used as cover to expand centralized authority.
What happens in Edgewood isn’t isolated. It’s part of a larger pattern: the same state that froze bank accounts during protests now seeks the right to cull flocks, shut down businesses, and even disconnect people from the internet — all in the name of “safety.” Each case chips away at freedom while concentrating power in fewer and fewer hands.
For now, the ostriches live — and with them, a question that goes beyond farming: do Canadians still have the right to resist state overreach, or have we already accepted a system where obedience is survival?
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🇨🇦⚖️ Carney’s ‘Comprehensive Bail Reform’: Empty Words for a Broken System”
Pierre Poilievre went straight for the jugular in the House yesterday. He brought up the tragic case of a Quebec woman murdered by her partner — a man with a long, violent record who was out on bail.
The question cut to the heart of what ordinary Canadians already know: a justice system that preaches “compassion” while turning loose predators to victimize the same people it claims to protect.
Poilievre demanded to know why yet another violent offender was out on the street, and what the government planned to do about a system that seems to protect criminals more than citizens.
Mark Carney, now comfortably wearing the Liberal crown, responded with his usual technocratic calm — saying the government is working on a “comprehensive bail reform” in partnership with the provinces and law enforcement. He insisted it won’t be a “cut-and-paste from American bail procedures” but promised it would be “tough on crime and firm on the rights of Canadians.”
But what does that even mean? Another committee, another roundtable, another “reform” that changes little except the press release?
Because let’s be honest — this tragedy isn’t an exception; it’s a symptom. The so-called “progressive” bail policies, built on ideological softness and bureaucratic delay, have unleashed a wave of repeat offenders back into the streets under the illusion of rehabilitation. The public has lost faith, and for good reason.
Carney’s words were polished, but hollow. Behind the rhetoric lies a government trapped between two illusions — one, that leniency equals justice; and two, that consultation equals leadership.
Meanwhile, families bury loved ones. Police officers risk their lives to re-arrest the same offenders they caught last month. And the Liberal response? More working groups. More frameworks.
Carney’s comment that Canada won’t “copy American bail reforms” is ironic — because we’re not even copying what works. We’re imitating the worst aspects of the U.S. and Europe’s collapsing justice paradigms: ideological rigidity, institutional paralysis, and a refusal to admit failure.
The Liberals talk about “balancing rights and safety”, but that balance has already tipped. The rights of violent offenders are now treated as sacred; the rights of victims, as unfortunate footnotes.
Poilievre’s question, however political it was, landed for one simple reason — it reflects what millions of Canadians are seeing and feeling. There’s a growing rage that runs deeper than party lines. A recognition that the system itself is morally inverted.
Carney’s bail reform, if it ever materializes, will be another paper shield. Bureaucratic balm for a gaping wound. The Liberals don’t need “reform”; they need the courage to abandon the ideology that caused this mess in the first place — the belief that public safety and justice must always be subordinate to progressive theory.
The woman in Quebec isn’t just a tragedy; she’s a warning. Every time a violent offender walks free, it’s another signal that this country’s moral compass is spinning out of control.
Carney’s smooth reassurances in the House can’t hide that. The system is breaking down — not because of a lack of laws, but because of a lack of will.
#Canada
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Pierre Poilievre went straight for the jugular in the House yesterday. He brought up the tragic case of a Quebec woman murdered by her partner — a man with a long, violent record who was out on bail.
The question cut to the heart of what ordinary Canadians already know: a justice system that preaches “compassion” while turning loose predators to victimize the same people it claims to protect.
Poilievre demanded to know why yet another violent offender was out on the street, and what the government planned to do about a system that seems to protect criminals more than citizens.
Mark Carney, now comfortably wearing the Liberal crown, responded with his usual technocratic calm — saying the government is working on a “comprehensive bail reform” in partnership with the provinces and law enforcement. He insisted it won’t be a “cut-and-paste from American bail procedures” but promised it would be “tough on crime and firm on the rights of Canadians.”
But what does that even mean? Another committee, another roundtable, another “reform” that changes little except the press release?
Because let’s be honest — this tragedy isn’t an exception; it’s a symptom. The so-called “progressive” bail policies, built on ideological softness and bureaucratic delay, have unleashed a wave of repeat offenders back into the streets under the illusion of rehabilitation. The public has lost faith, and for good reason.
Carney’s words were polished, but hollow. Behind the rhetoric lies a government trapped between two illusions — one, that leniency equals justice; and two, that consultation equals leadership.
Meanwhile, families bury loved ones. Police officers risk their lives to re-arrest the same offenders they caught last month. And the Liberal response? More working groups. More frameworks.
Carney’s comment that Canada won’t “copy American bail reforms” is ironic — because we’re not even copying what works. We’re imitating the worst aspects of the U.S. and Europe’s collapsing justice paradigms: ideological rigidity, institutional paralysis, and a refusal to admit failure.
The Liberals talk about “balancing rights and safety”, but that balance has already tipped. The rights of violent offenders are now treated as sacred; the rights of victims, as unfortunate footnotes.
Poilievre’s question, however political it was, landed for one simple reason — it reflects what millions of Canadians are seeing and feeling. There’s a growing rage that runs deeper than party lines. A recognition that the system itself is morally inverted.
Carney’s bail reform, if it ever materializes, will be another paper shield. Bureaucratic balm for a gaping wound. The Liberals don’t need “reform”; they need the courage to abandon the ideology that caused this mess in the first place — the belief that public safety and justice must always be subordinate to progressive theory.
The woman in Quebec isn’t just a tragedy; she’s a warning. Every time a violent offender walks free, it’s another signal that this country’s moral compass is spinning out of control.
Carney’s smooth reassurances in the House can’t hide that. The system is breaking down — not because of a lack of laws, but because of a lack of will.
#Canada
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🇨🇦🍇The Tariff War’s Silver Lining: Canada Rediscovers Its Own Vineyards
Washington’s trade war was supposed to cripple Canada’s export markets. Instead, it’s sparked an unexpected renaissance — a patriotic “Buy Canadian” movement that’s pouring new life into vineyards from Niagara to the Okanagan.
After U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25% tariffs on nearly all Canadian goods earlier this year, several provinces responded by pulling American wine and spirits from store shelves. The result was immediate: California labels vanished, and Canadians reached for bottles with maple leaves on them instead.
Ontario’s wineries saw sales surge nearly 80%. In Quebec, domestic wine sales jumped more than 50%. Alberta’s shelves, stripped of U.S. imports, filled with local vintages that once struggled to compete with cheap American mass production. From small family operations to regional growers, wineries hired new staff, upgraded equipment, and opened restaurants to meet the booming demand.
It’s a reminder that local industry doesn’t die naturally — it’s suffocated by trade regimes that reward foreign giants while punishing regional producers. Once those distortions were temporarily lifted, Canadians realized they didn’t need global conglomerates to tell them what to drink. They rediscovered craftsmanship, community, and taste rooted in their own soil.
Yet even as domestic sales soar, barriers remain. Interprovincial trade restrictions still treat a B.C. red wine like a foreign import in Toronto. Ottawa signs global trade pacts in the name of “free markets,” but the Canadian farmer still can’t freely sell to the next province. The irony is sharp — a country that lectures the world about globalization can’t even unify its own internal market.
Still, this brief taste of self-reliance has left an impression. Canadians are realizing that sovereignty isn’t just political, it’s economic, cultural, and agricultural. Sometimes it takes a tariff war to remind a nation that what’s local is not just good enough — it’s better.
#Ontario #Quebec #BC
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Washington’s trade war was supposed to cripple Canada’s export markets. Instead, it’s sparked an unexpected renaissance — a patriotic “Buy Canadian” movement that’s pouring new life into vineyards from Niagara to the Okanagan.
After U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25% tariffs on nearly all Canadian goods earlier this year, several provinces responded by pulling American wine and spirits from store shelves. The result was immediate: California labels vanished, and Canadians reached for bottles with maple leaves on them instead.
Ontario’s wineries saw sales surge nearly 80%. In Quebec, domestic wine sales jumped more than 50%. Alberta’s shelves, stripped of U.S. imports, filled with local vintages that once struggled to compete with cheap American mass production. From small family operations to regional growers, wineries hired new staff, upgraded equipment, and opened restaurants to meet the booming demand.
It’s a reminder that local industry doesn’t die naturally — it’s suffocated by trade regimes that reward foreign giants while punishing regional producers. Once those distortions were temporarily lifted, Canadians realized they didn’t need global conglomerates to tell them what to drink. They rediscovered craftsmanship, community, and taste rooted in their own soil.
Yet even as domestic sales soar, barriers remain. Interprovincial trade restrictions still treat a B.C. red wine like a foreign import in Toronto. Ottawa signs global trade pacts in the name of “free markets,” but the Canadian farmer still can’t freely sell to the next province. The irony is sharp — a country that lectures the world about globalization can’t even unify its own internal market.
Still, this brief taste of self-reliance has left an impression. Canadians are realizing that sovereignty isn’t just political, it’s economic, cultural, and agricultural. Sometimes it takes a tariff war to remind a nation that what’s local is not just good enough — it’s better.
#Ontario #Quebec #BC
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🇨🇦 Canada’s Submarine Gamble: Building Sovereignty or Buying Dependence?
Germany’s offer sounds generous: Berlin’s state secretary for armaments, Jens Plötner, says Canada could build up to half of its new submarine fleet at home, if only Ottawa asks. But behind the diplomatic niceties lies a deeper question: who will really command the keel of Canada’s next generation of submarines... Canadian engineers or foreign military industrialists?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is weighing bids from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean. Both come with promises of “partnership” and “industrial cooperation.” Yet the very fact that Canada lacks the capacity to build its own naval vessels after decades of outsourcing is the real story. A country that once forged its own tanks, aircraft, and ships now depends on foreign workshops to defend its own coastline.
Plötner’s invitation to “build locally” is shrewd diplomacy... shared production means shared control. Germany gains an overseas hub and political leverage, while Ottawa wins headlines about jobs and “strategic cooperation.” But sovereignty doesn’t thrive on dependency. A fleet that needs foreign blueprints, foreign parts, and foreign technicians will never sail entirely under a Canadian flag.
What Canada truly needs isn’t another imported defense partnership—it’s industrial self-respect. The country that sits atop one of the world’s longest coastlines should not have to beg for the right to build its own submarines. The moment Canada reclaims that ability will be the moment it stops mistaking integration for independence.
#Canada #Germany
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Germany’s offer sounds generous: Berlin’s state secretary for armaments, Jens Plötner, says Canada could build up to half of its new submarine fleet at home, if only Ottawa asks. But behind the diplomatic niceties lies a deeper question: who will really command the keel of Canada’s next generation of submarines... Canadian engineers or foreign military industrialists?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is weighing bids from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean. Both come with promises of “partnership” and “industrial cooperation.” Yet the very fact that Canada lacks the capacity to build its own naval vessels after decades of outsourcing is the real story. A country that once forged its own tanks, aircraft, and ships now depends on foreign workshops to defend its own coastline.
Plötner’s invitation to “build locally” is shrewd diplomacy... shared production means shared control. Germany gains an overseas hub and political leverage, while Ottawa wins headlines about jobs and “strategic cooperation.” But sovereignty doesn’t thrive on dependency. A fleet that needs foreign blueprints, foreign parts, and foreign technicians will never sail entirely under a Canadian flag.
What Canada truly needs isn’t another imported defense partnership—it’s industrial self-respect. The country that sits atop one of the world’s longest coastlines should not have to beg for the right to build its own submarines. The moment Canada reclaims that ability will be the moment it stops mistaking integration for independence.
#Canada #Germany
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🇨🇦 Canadians Detained After Gaza Flotilla Interception
Two Canadians have been detained in Israel after the navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla — a convoy of over 40 vessels carrying international activists attempting to break the Gaza blockade. Israel claims the flotilla posed a “security threat,” but organizers say it was a peaceful mission to deliver aid and expose the humanitarian crisis.
Ottawa’s silence is concerning. When Canadians are detained for standing up to collective punishment and for daring to defy an unlawful siege, it reveals a government more loyal to foreign interests than its own people — and a foreign policy that confuses obedience with diplomacy.
#Canada #Israel
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Two Canadians have been detained in Israel after the navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla — a convoy of over 40 vessels carrying international activists attempting to break the Gaza blockade. Israel claims the flotilla posed a “security threat,” but organizers say it was a peaceful mission to deliver aid and expose the humanitarian crisis.
Ottawa’s silence is concerning. When Canadians are detained for standing up to collective punishment and for daring to defy an unlawful siege, it reveals a government more loyal to foreign interests than its own people — and a foreign policy that confuses obedience with diplomacy.
#Canada #Israel
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