The Public Health Agency confirms effective April 1 it will directly manage a national program that has paid out more than $18 million to Canadians harmed by Covid shots. Consultants hired to run the Vaccine Injury Support Program were blamed for causing “frustration and hardship.”
Thousands of acres of dead pine left standing in Jasper National Park were a “key contributing factor” to a disastrous 2024 blaze that burned a third of the town, confirms a Canadian Forest Service report. Cabinet had blamed climate change: “Jasper saw a severe Mountain Pine Beetle attack that peaked around seven years before the fire.”
If one were to blame poor forest management for this devastating fire, it would remove any traction for that green farce called "climate change".
To wit:
And Carney, who was an economic advisor to Trudeau, penned a piece in the Globe and Mail in which he called those donating to the cause participating in “incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority” and “anyone sending money to the Convoy should be in no doubt: you are funding sedition.”
This was from a guy who just made trade, sovereignty and security agreements with the same communist China that not long ago held two innocent Canadians in prison and also was deemed to have interfered with Canada’s democracy.
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According to the Investigative Journalism Foundation, Prime Minister Mark Carney's investment portfolio comprises 567 entities, with only three being Canadian firms.
Ethics Commissioner filings, spanning 16 pages, detailed extensive stock holdings, predominantly blue-chip American firms, including oil, railway, retail, credit card, airline, and pharmaceutical companies, according to Blacklock’s.
Among his stocks, 91% are in U.S.-headquartered companies.
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a striking speech at the World Economic Forum in which he exhorted countries to band together and speak out against bullies and “hegemons” but didn’t call out any by name.
Prime Minister Mark Carney did not misspeak in Beijing. He chose his words carefully, and therein lies a severe problem.
When a Canadian prime minister praises the idea of a “new world order” while sitting in China, he is not engaging in neutral diplomacy. He is endorsing language that carries an extremely specific meaning in Beijing and an unmistakable warning signal in Washington. For a country whose security and prosperity depend on solidarity with the United States, with whom it has had a historically challenging relationship, Carney’s comments carry significant risk, if not real damage.
In Chinese strategic doctrine, a “new world order” is not about reforming globalization. Its real objective is displacing U.S. power, weakening Western alliances, and replacing liberal norms with a hierarchical system built on state control and non-interference that shields authoritarian rule. Beijing enforces this model at home through mass surveillance, censorship, arbitrary detention, and the repression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, and pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong. Abroad, it destabilizes the Indo-Pacific region through military pressure on Taiwan, coercion of Japan and the Philippines, border aggression against India, and the militarization of the South China Sea in defiance of international law.
Globally, it projects power through diaspora intimidation, economic coercion, cyber operations and political interference, weaponizing capital and supply chains. Simply put, this is a hegemonic state pursuing its interests at the expense of others, including Canada. When Canadian leaders adopt this framing, they legitimize Beijing’s core narrative as Washington views global competition entering a decisive phase.
The diplomat whose hurried closure of our Embassy in Kabul left 1,290 Canadians trapped in Afghanistan has been recalled from his final overseas assignment. “Goodbyes are sad,” Reid Sirrs wrote in a farewell to colleagues: “Hello to a new adventure.”
Ideally, the only thing this moron should say good-bye to is his pension, a thing he doesn't deserve.
To wit:
Federal managers should complete an 86-hour course at taxpayers’ expense for certification on “Canada’s colonial history,” says a Treasury Board memo. Workshops and seminars were a “journey that provides historical reflection,” it said.
Reflection?
Good idea.
I am thankful that the Fathers of Confederation, chiefly Sir John A. Macdonald, made use of the wheel and a written language (neither of which were known in "indigenous" circles) brought the existing provinces together as one dominion, one nation called Canada that expanded, built a railroad, mapped the second-biggest land-mass in the world, created a bulwark against fascism during the Second World War and had the third largest navy at the end of that conflict.
When I further reflect on things, I am not thankful that plutocratic, treasonous, dismissive and incompetent kleptocrats with "a basic admiration" for a Third-World communist dictatorship have driven out the country's intelligentsia and skilled classes, replaced them with cheap, unskilled labour who have no love or concern for the country, that taxes and living costs, particularly for food, have been drive up so high that basic necessities are now luxuries, have allowed outside companies to pick the economic carcass clean and have caused the citizens of this once-great dominion to question its existence.
I don't like those bits at all.
But thank God for running water.
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— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) January 19, 2026
What was lacking in Ottawa, the court observed, was not legal authority but policing resources and co-ordination. That is not a national emergency. It is a failure of governance.
Equally damning was the government’s disregard for provincial opposition. Most provinces warned that invoking the Emergencies Act would be unnecessary and divisive. Cabinet failed to meaningfully engage with that opposition.
“In a federation,” the court wrote, “provinces should be left to determine for themselves how best to deal with a critical situation, especially when it largely calls for the application of the Criminal Code by police forces.” The judges emphasized that if the situation does not exceed capacity or authority of the provinces, “they should be left to their own devices.”
The regulations enacted after the declaration fared no better under constitutional scrutiny.
The court ruled that the sweeping ban on assemblies violated freedom of expression by criminalizing mere attendance at protests, including peaceful expression on Parliament Hill. Individuals could face up to five years in prison “not because of anything they were doing,” but because someone else nearby might breach the peace. That, the judges held, was grossly overbroad and unconstitutional.
Perhaps most chilling was the ruling on the financial measures. Banks were compelled to share Canadians’ private financial information with police without a warrant, without notice, and without recourse. Financial institutions were effectively deputized as agents of the state and told to “leverage the news” and social media to identify suspects.
The court found that this ad hoc system “lacked procedural safeguards” and allowed privacy to be invaded based on “potentially unfounded, subjective beliefs.” It violated the Charter’s protection against unreasonable search and could not be justified.
This decision now stands as binding precedent. It places real legal constraints on future governments and ensures that the Emergencies Act cannot be repurposed as a political convenience. It restores the act to what Parliament intended: a narrow, exceptional tool, not a blunt instrument against dissent.
The government spent millions defending the indefensible. It lost completely. And in doing so, it handed Canadians one of the most important civil liberties rulings in a generation.
That is worth celebrating.
Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat and Chinese detainee, weighed in on Canada’s newly announced trade arrangements with China following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meetings with President Xi Jinping this week.In a series of social media posts on Saturday, Kovrig, who spent more than three years in the Chinese Communist Party’s custody following the arrest of a Huawei executive in 2018, warned that the long-term risks could outweigh the short-term economic relief.On Friday, Carney announced a deal that would allow 49,000 Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) into Canada annually at a tariff rate of six per cent, down from the 100 per cent tariff announced by the previous Liberal government in lock-step with the previous U.S. administration. In exchange, China has agreed to reduce tariffs on some Canadian canola products, excluding canola oil, and certain seafood products from between 25 and 85 per cent to either zero or 15 per cent.In one post on X, Kovrig said the visit, the first by a Canadian prime minister since 2018, “was never just a courtesy call.” He posited that China was in search of tangible wins on EV access, energy and political cooperation.“With Canada–U.S. relations under strain, the General Secretary smelled blood in the water and seized a moment of increased leverage,” Kovrig wrote.“Carney secured limited relief for farmers and reopened dialogue channels, but Xi kept his pressure tools and is sure to keep using them.”
WATCH: Canadian journalist confirms that members of the press have been forced to carry "burner phones" for the first time while in China, out of concern that the CCP will spy on delegation members.
— Harrison Faulkner (@Harry__Faulkner) January 15, 2026
Q: Is China really the right kind of partner for Canadian industry?"
Joly:… pic.twitter.com/yHPDrCX32g
In April 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney was standing on the stage of the federal election leaders’ debate when he was asked to identify the greatest threat to Canada’s national security.
Without hesitation, Carney declared: “China.”
On Thursday, Carney stood at a podium in Beijing’s Ritan Park and beamed as he announced a new “strategic partnership” with China that aims to increase trade, communication and collaboration between both countries.
It also makes a strong push for Chinese EV investments in Canada with the eventual objective of having a manufacturing plant established in Canada.
If the swing in tone gives you whiplash, you’re not alone. So, what changed in those nine months?
It’s hard to tell.
Ask Carney if he still believes China to be the greatest threat to Canada’s national security and he’ll skirt the issue.
That’s despite concerns that the technology in the vehicles could be used by China to spy on users and pose a threat to foreign countries’ national security. …
In the meantime, the public service’s concerns about security while in China were certainly obvious from the start of the trip.
One hour before Can Force One entered Chinese airspace Wednesday, all public servants and political staff were required to power down their usual work and personal devices and stash them in a Faraday bag.
While in Beijing, they all used “burner” devices, which were promptly returned as soon as the delegation’s plane left Chinese airspace Saturday.
There’s no need to use burners in Qatar and Switzerland — the next stops on the eight-day trip — showing that not all allies are on equal security footing.
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In early November, the Israeli Defense Forces made a decision that sent ripples through defense and cybersecurity circles worldwide: withdraw every Chinese-manufactured vehicle from its senior officer fleet. The IDF marked approximately 700 cars, predominantly the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro model, for removal by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
This wasn’t a routine fleet upgrade. The IDF’s Chief of Staff ordered the recall after national security agencies concluded that these vehicles posed an unacceptable espionage risk. The concern wasn’t hypothetical damage—it was the potential for sensitive information leakage and intelligence collection that could compromise military operations.
Before the recall, the IDF had already prohibited Chinese cars from entering military bases. Security officials attempted to neutralize the threat by “sterilizing” the vehicles’ multimedia systems to prevent external data transmission. They failed. The risk, they concluded, couldn’t be fully eliminated through technical workarounds. No public evidence of actual data breaches emerged, but for military planners, the possibility alone was enough.
The move places Israel alongside the United States and United Kingdom, where Chinese technology faces similar restrictions in high-security environments. The message is clear: the threat is real enough to warrant drastic action.
What Makes a Car Dangerous
Israeli cyber experts don’t call these vehicles “cars with connectivity issues.” They call them “mobile intelligence platforms.” The distinction matters.
A modern vehicle runs on a closed operating system with extensive wireless connectivity. Inside that chassis: cameras, microphones, sensors, and communications systems capable of collecting audio, video, geolocation, and biometric data. These systems can transmit information remotely to external servers—potentially located in China—without the driver’s knowledge or the importer’s consent.
The built-in GPS receivers and telematics control units constantly broadcast location data, driving behavior, and vehicle diagnostics. For senior military officers, this creates an unintended surveillance network. Tracking these vehicles in real time could reveal army mobilizations, operational patterns, classified locations, and secure installations.
The Chery Tiggo 8’s high-definition 360-degree cameras add another layer of vulnerability. These cameras could inadvertently capture details about military exercises, troop movements, or critical infrastructure like missile defense installations. The primary concern isn’t that these systems are actively spying—it’s that they could be hacked to provide unauthorized access to this aggregated intelligence.
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The secret police join forces:
Carney and Xi ink MOU on "Cooperation in Combating Crimes Between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China." Wanna bet Ottawa will honor this MOU, unlike the BS one it inked with Alberta?https://t.co/4S2BGrsxHO
— Perilous Times (@_periloustimes_) January 17, 2026
Any Freedom Convoy appeal to the Supreme Court will be heard by a Chief Justice who publicly called protestors anarchists and hostage takers. Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s remarks were “highly inappropriate,” said one legal group: ‘Conflicts of interest may arise from the judge having expressed views evidencing bias.’
The road to democracy must be paved with several speed bumps for those who would subvert.
The Trudeau government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act against a largely peaceful trucker protest remains one of the most significant civil liberties failures in modern Canadian history. It was not merely a policy misjudgment or a momentary lapse under pressure; it was an overreach that trampled the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ...
(Sidebar: the crappy document written by a communist.)
... divided the country, and exposed how fragile constitutional protections become when political expediency takes precedence over principle.
The consequences were immediate and severe. Protesters were subjected to aggressive policing. Bank accounts were frozen without warrants. Individuals were ostracized socially and professionally. Careers were destroyed. Neighbours were turned against one another. Canada’s reputation as a measured, rights-respecting democracy was diminished on the international stage. And at the centre of it all stood a federal government that chose coercion over dialogue, spectacle over restraint, and force over constitutional fidelity.
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber became the most visible faces of this response, dragged through an agonizingly slow justice system that has compounded punishment through delay alone. Years later, their legal battles are still unfolding, underscoring a bitter irony: while ordinary citizens endure prolonged legal uncertainty, those who authorized the overreach remain insulated from consequence.
In January 2024, the Federal Court confirmed what many legal scholars and civil libertarians had argued from the outset. Justice Mosley ruled that the Trudeau government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable and unlawful. The threshold for a national emergency, as defined in legislation, was not met. Existing laws were sufficient. The government failed to demonstrate justification, transparency, or intelligibility in its decision-making. Most damningly, the court found that measures such as warrantless financial surveillance and asset freezes violated core Charter protections, including freedom of expression and protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
Rather than accept responsibility, the federal government appealed.
That appeal, finally resolved in January 2026, only deepened the indictment. The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the original ruling, reaffirming that emergency powers are a last resort — not a tool of political convenience. The court rejected the government’s argument that the lower court relied on “20/20 hindsight,” confirming instead that the legal deficiencies were evident at the time of invocation. Peaceful protest, even disruptive protest, does not constitute a national security threat.
And yet, despite this clear judicial rebuke, nothing of substance has changed.
No minister has resigned. No official has been disciplined. No restitution has been meaningfully offered to those whose rights were violated. No legislative guardrails have been strengthened to prevent a future government from repeating the same abuses. The Charter was breached, acknowledged as breached, and then quietly set aside as an unfortunate but consequence-free episode.
This is the most corrosive lesson of all.
Canada’s constitutional framework depends not only on courts identifying wrongdoing, but on governments respecting those findings and accepting accountability. When illegal actions carry no penalty for those in power, the law ceases to function as a restraint and becomes a procedural inconvenience. Justice delayed may be justice denied for citizens — but for governments, delay often functions as absolution.
Indeed.
Without any resignations or lawsuits or any action to restrain government excess, this was merely a game of "I told you so".
That will not do.
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Yesterday, the Canadian federal court of appeal unanimously declared Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to have been unreasonable and “ultra vires” (exceeding legal authority. Unlawful).
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) January 17, 2026
Although it is a good ruling, as far as I am concerned, the justice it provides is… pic.twitter.com/47L3C2GQ1o
Get used to not heating your house or fueling your car:
So, as it turns out, oil and natural gas aren’t dead fossil fuels and the previous Liberal government of Justin Trudeau, which kept insisting they were, was dead wrong.
That blunder is costing the Canadian economy up to $25.6 billion a year and who knows how much more if Canadian politicians don’t get their act together.
Canada should be sitting pretty in the global energy market today because we have vast reserves of reliable energy, presided over by democratically-elected federal and provincial governments, as opposed to dictatorships.
We are the world’s fourth-largest producer and exporter of crude oil, with the world’s fourth-largest proven reserves.
We are also the world’s fifth-largest natural gas producer and fourth-largest exporter, with the world’s ninth-largest proven reserves.
The problem is our lack of pipelines and infrastructure to get these resources to global markets.
As a result, we have to sell more than 90% of our oil exports and almost 100% of our natural gas exports to the U.S. at huge discounts, because they’re our only major customer, costing the Canadian economy an estimated $25.6 billion per year in lost revenue.
We don't have to have our own people arrested by China.
Oh, wait ... :
Canadians have since been informed that our country is now forming a “new strategic partnership” with China, which consists of five pillars, including “energy, economic and trade co-operation, public safety and security, multilateralism, and culture and people-to-people ties.”
You read that right: public safety and security … with China.
Stumbling over his words while making this announcement, Carney said, “This is an area where pragmatic and constructive engagement with China is crucial. Through this pillar, our law enforcement agencies will increase co-operation to better combat narcotics trafficking, transnational crime, cybercrime, synthetic drugs and money laundering. And we will create safer communities for people in both our countries.”
Are Canadians supposed to believe that Carney will wave a magic wand and China will suddenly stop being the primary global source of fentanyl? That Chinese Triads will suddenly stop laundering drug money through Vancouver real estate? That the People’s Republic of China, beguiled by Carney’s charm, will no longer be interested in hacking Canadian telecoms for the purpose of espionage?
What about the overseas Chinese police stations, which are used to influence and control members of the Chinese diaspora and influence foreign officials? President Xi has referred to such political interference activities as a “magic weapon” for the “Chinese people’s great rejuvenation.” And let’s not forget about the kidnapping of the two Michaels.
Does Carney think China’s aspirations suddenly changed following the release of the final report of the Foreign Interference Commission a year ago? He must have read it, because at the April 2025 federal leaders election debate, when asked what the biggest security threat to Canada was, he answered, once again stumbling, “I think the biggest security threat to Chi—, uh, Canada, is China.”
And Carney will hide it all, too:
Federal managers have issued new guidelines for concealing records effective January 26 including permanent deletion of chat posts within 15 days. The policy follows Prime Minister Mark Carney’s election pledge that Access To Information was “quite important.”
