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🇨🇦 Carney Cracks Joke About Trump — But the Timing Feels Off
At a Diwali celebration Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney mixed humour with politics — and took a light jab at Donald Trump:
“I can’t control Donald Trump, I’ve got to tell you. Actually, I can’t let him think I’m controlling him,” Carney joked. “You never know what’s gonna come next. But he did upgrade me to President — so I am okay. Don’t tell the Governor General, don’t tell King Charles, but keep that going,” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Carney then pivoted to unity, urging Canadians to “focus on building strength at home… one Canadian economy, millions of new homes, nation-building projects, and new trade corridors.”
But the optics aren’t lost on anyone: while the PM jokes about noscripts and Trump upgrades, the country faces layoffs, tariffs, and a looming recession.
Sometimes the punchline writes itself.
#Canada #USA
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At a Diwali celebration Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney mixed humour with politics — and took a light jab at Donald Trump:
“I can’t control Donald Trump, I’ve got to tell you. Actually, I can’t let him think I’m controlling him,” Carney joked. “You never know what’s gonna come next. But he did upgrade me to President — so I am okay. Don’t tell the Governor General, don’t tell King Charles, but keep that going,” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Carney then pivoted to unity, urging Canadians to “focus on building strength at home… one Canadian economy, millions of new homes, nation-building projects, and new trade corridors.”
But the optics aren’t lost on anyone: while the PM jokes about noscripts and Trump upgrades, the country faces layoffs, tariffs, and a looming recession.
Sometimes the punchline writes itself.
#Canada #USA
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🇨🇦🤖💧The Hidden Cost of Canada’s AI Boom: Data Centres vs. Water Security
As Ottawa and provincial governments race to attract AI investment — offering cheap hydro power and cool climates — a quieter crisis is emerging beneath the surface: water.
Massive data centres powering the AI revolution are becoming voracious consumers of Canada’s most precious resource. Microsoft’s new facility in Etobicoke, for instance, was approved to draw up to 1.2 billion litres of municipal drinking water per year — enough to fill 500 Olympic swimming pools.
In Nanaimo, B.C., where droughts are becoming more frequent, residents like retired professor Kathryn Barnwell are asking uncomfortable questions. “Life on this planet is sustained by water,” she said. “It’s not sustained by data.”
Ottawa touts data centres as engines of growth, but critics warn that few regulations exist to measure or limit their water use. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre calls it “a race ahead without guardrails.” Meanwhile, companies like Amazon and Google — some operating without even basic water meters — insist they’re “building sustainably.”
The problem isn’t the technology itself; it’s the imbalance. While Canadians are urged to conserve, multinational firms are given access to billions of litres of potable water to cool server racks that power AI chatbots and cloud platforms.
As former Amazon water scientist Nathan Wangusi put it bluntly:
“We should be disclosing how much water we are using. Hoodwinking the public is not good practice. It’s not good for business.”
Canada’s strength lies in its natural abundance — but abundance is not immunity. If the AI revolution is to have a truly Canadian character, it must be built on sustainability, not secrecy.
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As Ottawa and provincial governments race to attract AI investment — offering cheap hydro power and cool climates — a quieter crisis is emerging beneath the surface: water.
Massive data centres powering the AI revolution are becoming voracious consumers of Canada’s most precious resource. Microsoft’s new facility in Etobicoke, for instance, was approved to draw up to 1.2 billion litres of municipal drinking water per year — enough to fill 500 Olympic swimming pools.
In Nanaimo, B.C., where droughts are becoming more frequent, residents like retired professor Kathryn Barnwell are asking uncomfortable questions. “Life on this planet is sustained by water,” she said. “It’s not sustained by data.”
Ottawa touts data centres as engines of growth, but critics warn that few regulations exist to measure or limit their water use. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre calls it “a race ahead without guardrails.” Meanwhile, companies like Amazon and Google — some operating without even basic water meters — insist they’re “building sustainably.”
The problem isn’t the technology itself; it’s the imbalance. While Canadians are urged to conserve, multinational firms are given access to billions of litres of potable water to cool server racks that power AI chatbots and cloud platforms.
As former Amazon water scientist Nathan Wangusi put it bluntly:
“We should be disclosing how much water we are using. Hoodwinking the public is not good practice. It’s not good for business.”
Canada’s strength lies in its natural abundance — but abundance is not immunity. If the AI revolution is to have a truly Canadian character, it must be built on sustainability, not secrecy.
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🇨🇦🇮🇳 “I should not be under protection in a country like this.”
India’s new High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, says relations are “resetting,” but he’s blasting past allegations from Trudeau and the RCMP linking Indian diplomats to homicides and extortion as “preposterous and absurd” — and claims India is “still waiting for any evidence.” He also says he’s under protective detail in Ottawa and argues Canada must treat pro-Khalistan activism here as a Canadian law-and-order problem, not just an Indian one.
Ottawa’s line remains: public safety first, independent investigations must run their course, and anyone responsible will be held to account. Meanwhile, Sikh organizations warn that expanding ties with New Delhi while activists report threats looks like trading off community safety for diplomacy.
What to watch:
• Anand’s new Canada–India roadmap (trade, AI, critical minerals) alongside security talks.
• Whether RCMP or Public Safety provide more detail to substantiate last year’s claims.
• Concrete steps to protect all Canadians — including Sikhs — while Canada pushes India to cooperate on any criminal probes.
Bottom line: Rekindling ties with India might be strategically wise, but credibility now hinges on two things in tandem — real protections at home and evidence-based accountability if lines were crossed.
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India’s new High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, says relations are “resetting,” but he’s blasting past allegations from Trudeau and the RCMP linking Indian diplomats to homicides and extortion as “preposterous and absurd” — and claims India is “still waiting for any evidence.” He also says he’s under protective detail in Ottawa and argues Canada must treat pro-Khalistan activism here as a Canadian law-and-order problem, not just an Indian one.
Ottawa’s line remains: public safety first, independent investigations must run their course, and anyone responsible will be held to account. Meanwhile, Sikh organizations warn that expanding ties with New Delhi while activists report threats looks like trading off community safety for diplomacy.
What to watch:
• Anand’s new Canada–India roadmap (trade, AI, critical minerals) alongside security talks.
• Whether RCMP or Public Safety provide more detail to substantiate last year’s claims.
• Concrete steps to protect all Canadians — including Sikhs — while Canada pushes India to cooperate on any criminal probes.
Bottom line: Rekindling ties with India might be strategically wise, but credibility now hinges on two things in tandem — real protections at home and evidence-based accountability if lines were crossed.
#Canada #India
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🇨🇦🇮🇱 Netanyahu Adviser: Carney ‘Betraying Israel’ by Backing ICC Arrest Warrant
A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Mark Carney of “betraying Israel” after the Canadian leader reaffirmed that he would honour the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest if he set foot in Canada.
Ophir Falk, Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser, said Carney should “welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu, the leader of the lone Jewish state and only democracy in the Middle East, to Canada,” instead of standing by what he called a politicized overreach by the ICC.
Falk defended Israel’s two-year war in Gaza as “a just war by just means against a genocidal terrorist organization,” while dismissing mounting international outrage over the death toll — now above 68,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. More than half are women and children.
Carney, for his part, told Bloomberg that Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state was prompted by Netanyahu’s policies, which he said were “explicitly designed to end any possibility of a state of Palestine.” Canada, he added, acted because “the prospect was receding.”
The move — supported by France, Spain, and the U.K. — put Ottawa at odds with Washington, though Carney insisted it was the “least Canada could do” in defense of international law.
Falk warned that Carney’s position “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” and claimed that antisemitism in Canada is now among the worst in the West.
Human rights advocates counter that such framing conflates legitimate criticism of Israeli policy with prejudice. “Holding Israel accountable for conduct in Gaza is not antisemitism — it’s upholding international law,” said Michael Bueckert of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East.
The clash underscores a deeper shift: Carney’s Canada is aligning more with Europe’s emerging stance on Palestinian statehood, while Netanyahu’s camp is urging Ottawa to fall back in line with Washington and Tel Aviv
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A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Mark Carney of “betraying Israel” after the Canadian leader reaffirmed that he would honour the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest if he set foot in Canada.
Ophir Falk, Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser, said Carney should “welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu, the leader of the lone Jewish state and only democracy in the Middle East, to Canada,” instead of standing by what he called a politicized overreach by the ICC.
Falk defended Israel’s two-year war in Gaza as “a just war by just means against a genocidal terrorist organization,” while dismissing mounting international outrage over the death toll — now above 68,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. More than half are women and children.
Carney, for his part, told Bloomberg that Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state was prompted by Netanyahu’s policies, which he said were “explicitly designed to end any possibility of a state of Palestine.” Canada, he added, acted because “the prospect was receding.”
The move — supported by France, Spain, and the U.K. — put Ottawa at odds with Washington, though Carney insisted it was the “least Canada could do” in defense of international law.
Falk warned that Carney’s position “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” and claimed that antisemitism in Canada is now among the worst in the West.
Human rights advocates counter that such framing conflates legitimate criticism of Israeli policy with prejudice. “Holding Israel accountable for conduct in Gaza is not antisemitism — it’s upholding international law,” said Michael Bueckert of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East.
The clash underscores a deeper shift: Carney’s Canada is aligning more with Europe’s emerging stance on Palestinian statehood, while Netanyahu’s camp is urging Ottawa to fall back in line with Washington and Tel Aviv
#Canada #Israel
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🇨🇦 BREAKING: Poilievre Accepts RCMP Invitation Over Trudeau SNC-Lavalin Case
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s ready to meet with the RCMP and hand over all evidence related to Justin Trudeau’s alleged criminal code violations in the 2019 SNC-Lavalin affair.
The move reignites one of Ottawa’s darkest scandals — where Trudeau’s government was accused of pressuring then–Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in a corruption case against the Montreal engineering giant.
The RCMP previously said its investigation was limited by cabinet secrecy. Now, with new cooperation and mounting public pressure, the question returns:
⚖️ Will Canada finally see accountability at the highest level?
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s ready to meet with the RCMP and hand over all evidence related to Justin Trudeau’s alleged criminal code violations in the 2019 SNC-Lavalin affair.
The move reignites one of Ottawa’s darkest scandals — where Trudeau’s government was accused of pressuring then–Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in a corruption case against the Montreal engineering giant.
The RCMP previously said its investigation was limited by cabinet secrecy. Now, with new cooperation and mounting public pressure, the question returns:
⚖️ Will Canada finally see accountability at the highest level?
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🇨🇦⚖️ It was December 2018 — and Canada’s Attorney General pressed record. Turn up volume (audio recording)
Jody Wilson-Raybould, standing alone for the rule of law, captured a moment that would define a decade of Liberal corruption.
On the line: Michael Wernick, the most powerful public servant in the country — the Clerk of the Privy Council — carrying the Prime Minister’s message about the SNC-Lavalin criminal case.
“The Prime Minister is in a pretty firm frame of mind about this,”
Wernick warned. “I think he’s going to find a way to get it done, one way or another.”
That “this” was pressure — plain and simple, on Canada’s top law officer to interfere in a criminal prosecution against a Liberal-connected corporation accused of bribing Libyan officials.
Wilson-Raybould refused.
She was demoted. Then exiled.
Her sin? Believing the justice system should stand above political convenience.
Six years later, as the RCMP re-examines Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin affair, that audio still echoes — the sound of a Prime Minister’s will colliding with the rule of law.
A reminder that in Ottawa, corruption isn’t always shouted. Sometimes, it’s whispered — in a firm frame of mind.
#Canada
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Jody Wilson-Raybould, standing alone for the rule of law, captured a moment that would define a decade of Liberal corruption.
On the line: Michael Wernick, the most powerful public servant in the country — the Clerk of the Privy Council — carrying the Prime Minister’s message about the SNC-Lavalin criminal case.
“The Prime Minister is in a pretty firm frame of mind about this,”
Wernick warned. “I think he’s going to find a way to get it done, one way or another.”
That “this” was pressure — plain and simple, on Canada’s top law officer to interfere in a criminal prosecution against a Liberal-connected corporation accused of bribing Libyan officials.
Wilson-Raybould refused.
She was demoted. Then exiled.
Her sin? Believing the justice system should stand above political convenience.
Six years later, as the RCMP re-examines Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin affair, that audio still echoes — the sound of a Prime Minister’s will colliding with the rule of law.
A reminder that in Ottawa, corruption isn’t always shouted. Sometimes, it’s whispered — in a firm frame of mind.
#Canada
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🇨🇦🇮🇳 ‘Not yet reliable.’
India’s new High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik says Canada isn’t a dependable supplier of oil & gas — yet. He wants economic ties “firewalled” from politics and hints India will buy from partners who don’t wobble when the winds change.
Here’s the rub: India is a hungry, fast-growing market. They’re open to Canadian energy — LNG, light crude, even critical minerals — but we’ve spent years tying ourselves in knots: pipeline paralysis, a (still-contested) tanker ban, slow LNG build-out, and mixed signals on caps and permits. Meanwhile, U.S. producers, the Gulf, and Russia fill the gap.
Ottawa says Canada is a “very reliable supplier.” If so, prove it: lock in a Canada-India energy track alongside any trade framework; publish a concrete export plan (volumes, terminals, dates); fast-track LNG and pipeline capacity to tidewater; give investors regulatory certainty that survives cabinet shuffles.
Patnaik’s message is blunt but fixable. Reliability isn’t a press release — it’s molecules on ships, on schedule, at scale. If we want India’s business (and to diversify away from a tariff-happy U.S.), we need fewer speeches and more steel in the ground.
Bottom line: Make Canada bankable again — then “not yet” becomes “absolutely.”
#Canada #India
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India’s new High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik says Canada isn’t a dependable supplier of oil & gas — yet. He wants economic ties “firewalled” from politics and hints India will buy from partners who don’t wobble when the winds change.
Here’s the rub: India is a hungry, fast-growing market. They’re open to Canadian energy — LNG, light crude, even critical minerals — but we’ve spent years tying ourselves in knots: pipeline paralysis, a (still-contested) tanker ban, slow LNG build-out, and mixed signals on caps and permits. Meanwhile, U.S. producers, the Gulf, and Russia fill the gap.
Ottawa says Canada is a “very reliable supplier.” If so, prove it: lock in a Canada-India energy track alongside any trade framework; publish a concrete export plan (volumes, terminals, dates); fast-track LNG and pipeline capacity to tidewater; give investors regulatory certainty that survives cabinet shuffles.
Patnaik’s message is blunt but fixable. Reliability isn’t a press release — it’s molecules on ships, on schedule, at scale. If we want India’s business (and to diversify away from a tariff-happy U.S.), we need fewer speeches and more steel in the ground.
Bottom line: Make Canada bankable again — then “not yet” becomes “absolutely.”
#Canada #India
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🇨🇦🌲Softwood, Hard Truths
The lumber war is back — and this time, it’s testing the glue that holds Team Canada together.
After Washington piled another 10% tariff on Canadian softwood — now 45% total — B.C. Premier David Eby called it what it is: an economic emergency.
“Canadian lumber now faces higher tariffs going into the U.S. than lumber from Russia,”
Eby warned.
Yet instead of fighting fire with fire, Ottawa is choosing “dialogue.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters:
“There’s time to hit back and there’s time to talk. Right now, it’s time to talk.”
So while mills shutter and shifts vanish, Canada’s West waits — again — for action that never quite comes.
Eby refuses to “strike out on his own,” keeping token counter-measures like banning U.S. booze from B.C. liquor stores. But it’s small comfort to loggers watching their livelihoods burn at the altar of “negotiation.”
Ontario’s Doug Ford says he’s “sick and tired of sitting and rolling over.”
In B.C., they’d call that the sound of a tree falling — and no one in Ottawa hearing it.
Canada built itself on forests, not photo-ops. At what point does “Team Canada” stop talking and start swinging an axe of its own?
#BC
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The lumber war is back — and this time, it’s testing the glue that holds Team Canada together.
After Washington piled another 10% tariff on Canadian softwood — now 45% total — B.C. Premier David Eby called it what it is: an economic emergency.
“Canadian lumber now faces higher tariffs going into the U.S. than lumber from Russia,”
Eby warned.
Yet instead of fighting fire with fire, Ottawa is choosing “dialogue.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters:
“There’s time to hit back and there’s time to talk. Right now, it’s time to talk.”
So while mills shutter and shifts vanish, Canada’s West waits — again — for action that never quite comes.
Eby refuses to “strike out on his own,” keeping token counter-measures like banning U.S. booze from B.C. liquor stores. But it’s small comfort to loggers watching their livelihoods burn at the altar of “negotiation.”
Ontario’s Doug Ford says he’s “sick and tired of sitting and rolling over.”
In B.C., they’d call that the sound of a tree falling — and no one in Ottawa hearing it.
Canada built itself on forests, not photo-ops. At what point does “Team Canada” stop talking and start swinging an axe of its own?
#BC
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🇨🇦🇨🇳 The Pragmatist Pivot? Carney Courts Beijing
After years of frosty silence, Ottawa and Beijing are suddenly back at the table — and this time, Canada’s playing pragmatist, not preacher.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s visit to China — the first by a Canadian minister since Trump’s return to the White House — marks a quiet but unmistakable shift. Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi hailed it as a “fresh start,” pledging to “restart dialogue and exchanges at all levels.”
The timing is no accident.
With Trump 2.0 slapping tariffs on everything from Canadian steel to Chinese EVs, both middle powers are tired of being Washington’s collateral damage.
Mark Carney’s government is rebalancing. Analysts call it “pragmatic” — code for “no more moral lectures when the bills are coming due.”
Carney himself met Premier Li Qiang in New York last month, signalling Canada’s intent to “recalibrate” ties. Behind the scenes, officials discussed canola, EVs, and rare earths — the quiet arteries of the modern economy.
It’s a geopolitical tango of necessity.
China needs stable access to food and minerals. Canada needs diversified markets and leverage against an increasingly erratic neighbour to the south.
But make no mistake — Beijing hasn’t forgotten the Meng Wanzhou affair or Trudeau’s grandstanding on “interference.” Trust remains thin, and China will test Ottawa’s sincerity before offering any real concessions.
Still, this thaw shows one thing clearly: the Carney era is pragmatic, not performative. Ottawa’s new diplomacy isn’t about choosing sides — it’s about surviving the crossfire between two empires.
#Canada #China
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After years of frosty silence, Ottawa and Beijing are suddenly back at the table — and this time, Canada’s playing pragmatist, not preacher.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s visit to China — the first by a Canadian minister since Trump’s return to the White House — marks a quiet but unmistakable shift. Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi hailed it as a “fresh start,” pledging to “restart dialogue and exchanges at all levels.”
The timing is no accident.
With Trump 2.0 slapping tariffs on everything from Canadian steel to Chinese EVs, both middle powers are tired of being Washington’s collateral damage.
Mark Carney’s government is rebalancing. Analysts call it “pragmatic” — code for “no more moral lectures when the bills are coming due.”
Carney himself met Premier Li Qiang in New York last month, signalling Canada’s intent to “recalibrate” ties. Behind the scenes, officials discussed canola, EVs, and rare earths — the quiet arteries of the modern economy.
It’s a geopolitical tango of necessity.
China needs stable access to food and minerals. Canada needs diversified markets and leverage against an increasingly erratic neighbour to the south.
But make no mistake — Beijing hasn’t forgotten the Meng Wanzhou affair or Trudeau’s grandstanding on “interference.” Trust remains thin, and China will test Ottawa’s sincerity before offering any real concessions.
Still, this thaw shows one thing clearly: the Carney era is pragmatic, not performative. Ottawa’s new diplomacy isn’t about choosing sides — it’s about surviving the crossfire between two empires.
#Canada #China
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Court challenge begins to federal election result in Quebec riding won by single vote
Democracy, they say, turns on a single vote — and in Terrebonne, Quebec, that’s no metaphor.
The Bloc Québécois’ Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné lost her seat to Liberal Tatiana Auguste by exactly one ballot in April’s federal election. Now, that razor-thin result is under judicial review — because one voter’s ballot never made it home.
The voter says she filled out her special ballot for the Bloc, but Elections Canada mailed it to the wrong address. It was later returned — uncounted.
Her lawyer, Stéphane Chatigny, argues her Charter rights were violated, and that other voters may have suffered the same fate, with 16 other special ballots never returned in time.
“Every vote counts,” Ottawa preaches — yet here, bureaucracy may have buried democracy by accident.
If the court agrees, Canadians could see the first federal riding overturned by a single-vote dispute — a stunning indictment of how fragile our system has become.
Because in Terrebonne, one misaddressed envelope didn’t just silence a voter. It may have rewritten an election.
#Quebec
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Democracy, they say, turns on a single vote — and in Terrebonne, Quebec, that’s no metaphor.
The Bloc Québécois’ Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné lost her seat to Liberal Tatiana Auguste by exactly one ballot in April’s federal election. Now, that razor-thin result is under judicial review — because one voter’s ballot never made it home.
The voter says she filled out her special ballot for the Bloc, but Elections Canada mailed it to the wrong address. It was later returned — uncounted.
Her lawyer, Stéphane Chatigny, argues her Charter rights were violated, and that other voters may have suffered the same fate, with 16 other special ballots never returned in time.
“Every vote counts,” Ottawa preaches — yet here, bureaucracy may have buried democracy by accident.
If the court agrees, Canadians could see the first federal riding overturned by a single-vote dispute — a stunning indictment of how fragile our system has become.
Because in Terrebonne, one misaddressed envelope didn’t just silence a voter. It may have rewritten an election.
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🇨🇦 Ottawa’s New Watchdog — or a Toothless Hound?
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has unveiled the Liberals’ newest creation: a National Financial Crimes Agency to battle online scams and fraud. The timing? Just weeks before Mark Carney’s first budget — and amid rising criticism that Ottawa’s economic management has left Canadians more vulnerable than ever.
“Fraud is becoming more sophisticated,” Champagne said, as he promised Canada would be “best in class.” Yet, tellingly, no cost has been attached — a bold step with no price tag.
Canadians lost $643 million to scams in 2024, triple the amount from 2020 — a figure that represents just a fraction of the real damage, since only 5–10% of cases are ever reported. Ghost texts, fake bank links, and cloned CRA agents now stalk citizens daily, while regulators lag years behind the criminals they’re chasing.
The government says banks will soon be required to implement anti-fraud policies under a new Bank Act amendment. But critics note the Liberals themselves have become masters of creative finance — running projected deficits of $68.5 billion, up from $51.7B last year.
Pierre Poilievre wasted no time, declaring Canada “a country of empty bank accounts, empty fridges, and empty stomachs.” He’s demanding sweeping tax cuts, while the Bloc threatens to withhold support unless Quebec gets its $814M carbon rebate and higher transfers.
In other words — Ottawa’s budget math now depends on political horse-trading as much as accounting.
And that’s the irony: a government building a new agency to fight financial deception while drowning in its own fiscal illusions.
If Ottawa truly wants to restore trust, Canadians don’t need another bureaucracy. They need honesty, solvency — and leaders who understand that the real scam isn’t online. It’s often in the budget.
#Canada
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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has unveiled the Liberals’ newest creation: a National Financial Crimes Agency to battle online scams and fraud. The timing? Just weeks before Mark Carney’s first budget — and amid rising criticism that Ottawa’s economic management has left Canadians more vulnerable than ever.
“Fraud is becoming more sophisticated,” Champagne said, as he promised Canada would be “best in class.” Yet, tellingly, no cost has been attached — a bold step with no price tag.
Canadians lost $643 million to scams in 2024, triple the amount from 2020 — a figure that represents just a fraction of the real damage, since only 5–10% of cases are ever reported. Ghost texts, fake bank links, and cloned CRA agents now stalk citizens daily, while regulators lag years behind the criminals they’re chasing.
The government says banks will soon be required to implement anti-fraud policies under a new Bank Act amendment. But critics note the Liberals themselves have become masters of creative finance — running projected deficits of $68.5 billion, up from $51.7B last year.
Pierre Poilievre wasted no time, declaring Canada “a country of empty bank accounts, empty fridges, and empty stomachs.” He’s demanding sweeping tax cuts, while the Bloc threatens to withhold support unless Quebec gets its $814M carbon rebate and higher transfers.
In other words — Ottawa’s budget math now depends on political horse-trading as much as accounting.
And that’s the irony: a government building a new agency to fight financial deception while drowning in its own fiscal illusions.
If Ottawa truly wants to restore trust, Canadians don’t need another bureaucracy. They need honesty, solvency — and leaders who understand that the real scam isn’t online. It’s often in the budget.
#Canada
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 Snowbirds, Meet Big Brother
It’s official — even Canada’s retirees can’t escape the dragnet of Trump’s second-term security doctrine.
Under the new executive order, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” Canadians staying in the U.S. longer than 30 days must now register as aliens and provide fingerprints.
The rule, quietly enacted last April, applies to anyone over 14 years old, staying beyond a month, unless you hold NEXUS clearance. Those affected must fill out a U.S. alien registration form, submit biometrics, and carry documentation at all times.
Washington calls it compliance with “statutory alien registration laws.” Ottawa calls it… silence.
For millions of Canadian snowbirds — retirees who spend winters in Florida, Arizona, and California — it’s a jarring reminder that friendly borders aren’t frictionless ones anymore.
Once symbols of North American freedom of movement, the crossings at Niagara Falls and Peace Bridge are now biometric checkpoints.
The Trump Administration says it’s about “security.” But to many Canadians, it feels like something else: A quiet downgrading of trust — one fingerprint at a time.
#Canada #USA
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It’s official — even Canada’s retirees can’t escape the dragnet of Trump’s second-term security doctrine.
Under the new executive order, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” Canadians staying in the U.S. longer than 30 days must now register as aliens and provide fingerprints.
The rule, quietly enacted last April, applies to anyone over 14 years old, staying beyond a month, unless you hold NEXUS clearance. Those affected must fill out a U.S. alien registration form, submit biometrics, and carry documentation at all times.
Washington calls it compliance with “statutory alien registration laws.” Ottawa calls it… silence.
For millions of Canadian snowbirds — retirees who spend winters in Florida, Arizona, and California — it’s a jarring reminder that friendly borders aren’t frictionless ones anymore.
Once symbols of North American freedom of movement, the crossings at Niagara Falls and Peace Bridge are now biometric checkpoints.
The Trump Administration says it’s about “security.” But to many Canadians, it feels like something else: A quiet downgrading of trust — one fingerprint at a time.
#Canada #USA
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🇨🇦💸The Coming Digital Dollar Debt Trick?
Desjardins warns that Canada risks falling behind in the global stablecoin race — but maybe that’s not the disaster it sounds like. Because the real story here isn’t about innovation or convenience. It’s about debt, control, and who ends up footing the bill when the next financial reset arrives.
The United States is pushing full speed ahead with its USD-backed stablecoins under Trump’s GENIUS Act, presenting them as a tool for faster, cheaper payments. In reality, they’re a geopolitical instrument — a way to reassert the dollar’s dominance while quietly preparing to monetize trillions in unpayable debt.
Each stablecoin, supposedly “backed by U.S. Treasury bills,” reinforces demand for U.S. debt — a neat trick when Washington’s books are drowning in red ink. These digital dollars aren’t just the future of money; they’re a pressure valve for a collapsing system. When the time comes to “reset” the balance sheets, the losses will be spread invisibly across every holder of a digital dollar — socialized through code, not votes.
Canada would be wise to delay indefinitely, as we ought to be avoiding entanglement in an engineered digital bailout. Because once the U.S. embeds its debt inside the global payment infrastructure, every participating country effectively becomes a guarantor. The “stability” of the stablecoin becomes the justification for printing without consequence — all under the banner of innovation.
So while Desjardins calls for Canada to catch up, perhaps the wiser move is to stand back and watch. Let Washington tokenize its deficits. Let the dollar’s digital empire expand until it collapses under its own weight. Because when the system finally resets, those who stayed sovereign may just find they dodged the biggest financial Trojan Horse in modern history.
#Canada #USA
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Desjardins warns that Canada risks falling behind in the global stablecoin race — but maybe that’s not the disaster it sounds like. Because the real story here isn’t about innovation or convenience. It’s about debt, control, and who ends up footing the bill when the next financial reset arrives.
The United States is pushing full speed ahead with its USD-backed stablecoins under Trump’s GENIUS Act, presenting them as a tool for faster, cheaper payments. In reality, they’re a geopolitical instrument — a way to reassert the dollar’s dominance while quietly preparing to monetize trillions in unpayable debt.
Each stablecoin, supposedly “backed by U.S. Treasury bills,” reinforces demand for U.S. debt — a neat trick when Washington’s books are drowning in red ink. These digital dollars aren’t just the future of money; they’re a pressure valve for a collapsing system. When the time comes to “reset” the balance sheets, the losses will be spread invisibly across every holder of a digital dollar — socialized through code, not votes.
Canada would be wise to delay indefinitely, as we ought to be avoiding entanglement in an engineered digital bailout. Because once the U.S. embeds its debt inside the global payment infrastructure, every participating country effectively becomes a guarantor. The “stability” of the stablecoin becomes the justification for printing without consequence — all under the banner of innovation.
So while Desjardins calls for Canada to catch up, perhaps the wiser move is to stand back and watch. Let Washington tokenize its deficits. Let the dollar’s digital empire expand until it collapses under its own weight. Because when the system finally resets, those who stayed sovereign may just find they dodged the biggest financial Trojan Horse in modern history.
#Canada #USA
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🇨🇦🏚️⤵️📉 Average home price must fall in Canada to restore affordability, minister says
Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson finally said the quiet part out loud: average home prices in Canada must fall for affordability to return. After years of political tap-dancing around the housing bubble, Ottawa’s message has shifted from denial to reluctant admission — though still wrapped in euphemisms like “non-market housing” and “average costs.”
For decades, Canada’s housing market has been treated as a national wealth illusion — the one asset class politicians dared not touch. Homeowners were told they were “building equity,” while entire generations were locked out of the market. Now, with interest rates biting and immigration-driven demand surging, the federal government is cornered between two political taboos: letting prices fall or admitting the system was built to fail the young.
Robertson’s careful phrasing — that it’s the average price, not necessarily your home, that must come down — is the language of a minister trying to defuse a bomb that’s already ticking. In truth, you can’t have affordability without deflation somewhere — either in prices, profits, or political credibility.
Economists have long warned that Canada’s housing “crisis” is really a decades-long policy addiction — cheap credit, restricted supply, and tax breaks designed to keep prices high. But this model is reaching its mathematical end. When it takes 17 years to save for a down payment, the social contract snaps.
So now Ottawa is promising “non-market housing” — a polite term for public intervention in a broken private system. Yet the irony is thick: Robertson once presided over Vancouver’s housing explosion as mayor, and now he’s the man pledging to fix the national mess that grew from the same seeds.
Perhaps Canada is finally learning what other nations realized long ago: you can’t build prosperity on the back of speculation forever. Just don't hold your breath!
#Canada
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Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson finally said the quiet part out loud: average home prices in Canada must fall for affordability to return. After years of political tap-dancing around the housing bubble, Ottawa’s message has shifted from denial to reluctant admission — though still wrapped in euphemisms like “non-market housing” and “average costs.”
For decades, Canada’s housing market has been treated as a national wealth illusion — the one asset class politicians dared not touch. Homeowners were told they were “building equity,” while entire generations were locked out of the market. Now, with interest rates biting and immigration-driven demand surging, the federal government is cornered between two political taboos: letting prices fall or admitting the system was built to fail the young.
Robertson’s careful phrasing — that it’s the average price, not necessarily your home, that must come down — is the language of a minister trying to defuse a bomb that’s already ticking. In truth, you can’t have affordability without deflation somewhere — either in prices, profits, or political credibility.
Economists have long warned that Canada’s housing “crisis” is really a decades-long policy addiction — cheap credit, restricted supply, and tax breaks designed to keep prices high. But this model is reaching its mathematical end. When it takes 17 years to save for a down payment, the social contract snaps.
So now Ottawa is promising “non-market housing” — a polite term for public intervention in a broken private system. Yet the irony is thick: Robertson once presided over Vancouver’s housing explosion as mayor, and now he’s the man pledging to fix the national mess that grew from the same seeds.
Perhaps Canada is finally learning what other nations realized long ago: you can’t build prosperity on the back of speculation forever. Just don't hold your breath!
#Canada
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Edmonton Votes for Independence — and a New Civic Spirit?
Edmonton has spoken — and the message is clear: independence over partisanship. Three-term city councillor Andrew Knack has won the mayoral race with 38% of the vote, defeating Tim Cartmell, whose “Better Edmonton” party experiment fell short.
Knack’s victory isn’t just a local story — it’s a sign of a broader Canadian shift away from party branding and political machinery. In a time when federal politics feels like theatre and provincial politics like trench warfare, Edmontonians opted for something refreshingly old-fashioned: a mayor who listens.
In his victory speech, Knack hit the right notes of civic humility and shared purpose:
“This victory belongs to all of us — to every single worker, whether you build, teach, drive, fix, care, serve or create.”
It’s a tone that cuts against the grain of polarization. Where others talk about “Team Red” or “Team Blue,” Knack talks about Team Edmonton. His platform — tackling homelessness, improving public safety, and protecting essential services without gutting budgets — resonates in a city tired of slogans and austerity politics.
This election also marked the first test of Alberta’s new rules allowing political parties, corporate, and union donations in municipal races — a move that critics say opened the door to partisanship in city halls long prized for independence. Edmonton’s rejection of that model — mirrored by Jeromy Farkas’s win in Calgary — suggests voters are wary of importing provincial-style combat into civic life.
Low turnout (just 30%) remains a concern, but those who did vote delivered a clear verdict: community over ideology, independence over influence.
As Knack prepares to take office, the challenge ahead will be turning that spirit into tangible results.
#Alberta
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Edmonton has spoken — and the message is clear: independence over partisanship. Three-term city councillor Andrew Knack has won the mayoral race with 38% of the vote, defeating Tim Cartmell, whose “Better Edmonton” party experiment fell short.
Knack’s victory isn’t just a local story — it’s a sign of a broader Canadian shift away from party branding and political machinery. In a time when federal politics feels like theatre and provincial politics like trench warfare, Edmontonians opted for something refreshingly old-fashioned: a mayor who listens.
In his victory speech, Knack hit the right notes of civic humility and shared purpose:
“This victory belongs to all of us — to every single worker, whether you build, teach, drive, fix, care, serve or create.”
It’s a tone that cuts against the grain of polarization. Where others talk about “Team Red” or “Team Blue,” Knack talks about Team Edmonton. His platform — tackling homelessness, improving public safety, and protecting essential services without gutting budgets — resonates in a city tired of slogans and austerity politics.
This election also marked the first test of Alberta’s new rules allowing political parties, corporate, and union donations in municipal races — a move that critics say opened the door to partisanship in city halls long prized for independence. Edmonton’s rejection of that model — mirrored by Jeromy Farkas’s win in Calgary — suggests voters are wary of importing provincial-style combat into civic life.
Low turnout (just 30%) remains a concern, but those who did vote delivered a clear verdict: community over ideology, independence over influence.
As Knack prepares to take office, the challenge ahead will be turning that spirit into tangible results.
#Alberta
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🇨🇦🇺🇦 A Pause for Sanity — or Just More Secrecy?
After two years of promises and fanfare, Ottawa has quietly cancelled its plan to donate refurbished armoured vehicles to Ukraine — and no one seems willing to explain why. Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed before committee that the $250 million Armatec contract has been “nullified,” but offered no reason, citing confidentiality.
The question now isn’t just what happened to the deal — it’s whether this marks a rare moment of strategic sobriety in Ottawa.
Canada has spent years shipping weapons halfway around the world while its own Arctic sovereignty, industrial capacity, and border security remain chronically underfunded. The federal government calls it “supporting democracy.” But increasingly, it looks like draining our own defences to sustain someone else’s war — a war with no clear end, no diplomatic off-ramp, and no plan beyond perpetual escalation.
If this cancellation signals a shift — even a cautious one — toward national interest over NATO theater, then perhaps there’s still hope for sanity in Canadian defence policy. But the secrecy surrounding it feels all too familiar. Why was the contract really scrapped? Technical issues? Political friction? Or quiet recognition that Canada’s military stockpile and manufacturing base are dangerously thin?
McGuinty insists Canada continues sending brand-new vehicles to Ukraine. Yet each new shipment raises the same uncomfortable question: when does helping an ally become weakening ourselves?
It’s time for Ottawa to remember — Canada’s first duty isn’t to Washington or Kyiv. It’s to Canadians and to securing our own territory before underwriting another forever war.
#Canada #Ukraine
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After two years of promises and fanfare, Ottawa has quietly cancelled its plan to donate refurbished armoured vehicles to Ukraine — and no one seems willing to explain why. Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed before committee that the $250 million Armatec contract has been “nullified,” but offered no reason, citing confidentiality.
The question now isn’t just what happened to the deal — it’s whether this marks a rare moment of strategic sobriety in Ottawa.
Canada has spent years shipping weapons halfway around the world while its own Arctic sovereignty, industrial capacity, and border security remain chronically underfunded. The federal government calls it “supporting democracy.” But increasingly, it looks like draining our own defences to sustain someone else’s war — a war with no clear end, no diplomatic off-ramp, and no plan beyond perpetual escalation.
If this cancellation signals a shift — even a cautious one — toward national interest over NATO theater, then perhaps there’s still hope for sanity in Canadian defence policy. But the secrecy surrounding it feels all too familiar. Why was the contract really scrapped? Technical issues? Political friction? Or quiet recognition that Canada’s military stockpile and manufacturing base are dangerously thin?
McGuinty insists Canada continues sending brand-new vehicles to Ukraine. Yet each new shipment raises the same uncomfortable question: when does helping an ally become weakening ourselves?
It’s time for Ottawa to remember — Canada’s first duty isn’t to Washington or Kyiv. It’s to Canadians and to securing our own territory before underwriting another forever war.
#Canada #Ukraine
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🇨🇦💸 Budget Brinkmanship: Carney’s Balancing Act Between Illusion and Insolvency
Ottawa’s minority government is wobbling and Liberal House Leader Steven MacKinnon just admitted it. With the Nov. 4 budget looming, he says he’s “starting to worry” about support from opposition benches. Behind the platitudes lies a simple truth: Mark Carney’s first real political test may also be his first real crisis.
The Liberals need at least one opposition party to survive a confidence vote and no one’s eager to play saviour. Pierre Poilievre is demanding deep tax cuts and a $42B deficit cap. The Bloc Québécois wants billions in transfers and new social programs. The NDP, now whittled to seven seats, holds the tiebreaker but is playing coy, waiting to see the budget before committing.
Carney, once the technocrat whispering to markets, now faces a country losing faith in technocracy itself. Canada’s deficit is set to hit $68.5 billion, even before factoring in Carney’s NATO pledge to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, a move that would make Ottawa’s books implode faster than its rhetoric about “fiscal responsibility.”
MacKinnon dismissed opposition demands as “ludicrous.” But what’s truly ludicrous is pretending Canada can keep borrowing like an empire while governing like a start-up. The Bank of Canada can’t print trust — and that’s the one currency this government is running out of.
Meanwhile, Carney’s balancing act — between NATO’s militarization, the IMF’s debt warnings, and domestic affordability, looks increasingly untenable. Every promise to “restore affordability” collides with the same structural reality: you can’t spend your way out of a cost-of-living crisis fueled by government spending.
So as the Liberals brace for a potential collapse of confidence, Canadians are left asking: is this budget another round of fiscal theatre, or the moment Ottawa finally confronts the reality beyond the numbers?
#Canada
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Ottawa’s minority government is wobbling and Liberal House Leader Steven MacKinnon just admitted it. With the Nov. 4 budget looming, he says he’s “starting to worry” about support from opposition benches. Behind the platitudes lies a simple truth: Mark Carney’s first real political test may also be his first real crisis.
The Liberals need at least one opposition party to survive a confidence vote and no one’s eager to play saviour. Pierre Poilievre is demanding deep tax cuts and a $42B deficit cap. The Bloc Québécois wants billions in transfers and new social programs. The NDP, now whittled to seven seats, holds the tiebreaker but is playing coy, waiting to see the budget before committing.
Carney, once the technocrat whispering to markets, now faces a country losing faith in technocracy itself. Canada’s deficit is set to hit $68.5 billion, even before factoring in Carney’s NATO pledge to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, a move that would make Ottawa’s books implode faster than its rhetoric about “fiscal responsibility.”
MacKinnon dismissed opposition demands as “ludicrous.” But what’s truly ludicrous is pretending Canada can keep borrowing like an empire while governing like a start-up. The Bank of Canada can’t print trust — and that’s the one currency this government is running out of.
Meanwhile, Carney’s balancing act — between NATO’s militarization, the IMF’s debt warnings, and domestic affordability, looks increasingly untenable. Every promise to “restore affordability” collides with the same structural reality: you can’t spend your way out of a cost-of-living crisis fueled by government spending.
So as the Liberals brace for a potential collapse of confidence, Canadians are left asking: is this budget another round of fiscal theatre, or the moment Ottawa finally confronts the reality beyond the numbers?
#Canada
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🇨🇦🪖Rot Beneath the Uniform: The State of Canada’s Military Housing
Canada’s Auditor General just issued a report that reads like a moral indictment, not a bureaucratic audit. Our soldiers — the men and women tasked with defending the country — are living in barracks with unsafe drinking water, broken toilets, leaking walls, and no Wi-Fi.
Let that sink in. The same government that lectures about “defending democracy abroad” can’t even ensure its defenders have clean water at home.
Across 32 buildings, there are 227 high-priority repairs — yet only five percent have been completed. Some military housing is so old it predates the moon landing. Communal showers, overcrowding, and a chronic lack of basic privacy have become the norm. Meanwhile, more than 3,700 soldiers are still waiting for housing on base — a figure that dwarfs the 205 units actually available.
The Trudeau and Carney governments have spent billions projecting “global leadership” from NATO summits to Ukraine pledges. But as Karen Hogan’s report shows, Canada’s Armed Forces are rotting from within.
Defence Minister David McGuinty insists Ottawa is “working actively to improve all of that.” Yet this is the same government that found $250 million for cancelled Ukraine vehicle contracts, but somehow can’t patch a barracks wall or replace a corroded pipe in Petawawa.
And we wonder why recruitment is collapsing. Who wants to serve a country that treats its soldiers like a budget line to be deferred?
Canada doesn’t need another procurement announcement. It needs a reckoning, a return to national sovereignty, domestic self-respect, and care for those who serve.
Because until Ottawa fixes what’s broken at home, talk of defending freedom abroad rings hollow.
#Canada
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Canada’s Auditor General just issued a report that reads like a moral indictment, not a bureaucratic audit. Our soldiers — the men and women tasked with defending the country — are living in barracks with unsafe drinking water, broken toilets, leaking walls, and no Wi-Fi.
Let that sink in. The same government that lectures about “defending democracy abroad” can’t even ensure its defenders have clean water at home.
Across 32 buildings, there are 227 high-priority repairs — yet only five percent have been completed. Some military housing is so old it predates the moon landing. Communal showers, overcrowding, and a chronic lack of basic privacy have become the norm. Meanwhile, more than 3,700 soldiers are still waiting for housing on base — a figure that dwarfs the 205 units actually available.
The Trudeau and Carney governments have spent billions projecting “global leadership” from NATO summits to Ukraine pledges. But as Karen Hogan’s report shows, Canada’s Armed Forces are rotting from within.
Defence Minister David McGuinty insists Ottawa is “working actively to improve all of that.” Yet this is the same government that found $250 million for cancelled Ukraine vehicle contracts, but somehow can’t patch a barracks wall or replace a corroded pipe in Petawawa.
And we wonder why recruitment is collapsing. Who wants to serve a country that treats its soldiers like a budget line to be deferred?
Canada doesn’t need another procurement announcement. It needs a reckoning, a return to national sovereignty, domestic self-respect, and care for those who serve.
Because until Ottawa fixes what’s broken at home, talk of defending freedom abroad rings hollow.
#Canada
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