The world as understood by Islamic nations varies wildly from the Western nations’ understanding of the world. Whereas Muslims see the world through the lens of history, the West has jettisoned or rewritten history to suit its ideologies.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
STEYN IN DENMARK
My main message for the audience was to keep in mind that freedom has never been particularly popular. Most people prefer their security and comforts to freedom and although history shows that although everyone benefits from being free, it has always been a small minority who actually pursue and protect the cause.
BACKING AWAY FROM NIQAB POLICY
The NDP is very worried about the niqab issue, which, polls suggest, is staunchly opposed by the vast majority of Quebecers. Three more NDP candidates in Quebec are backing away from Mulcair's stated policy.
FUR IS FLYING AMONG LEFTIES
Thomas Mulcair has claimed time and again on the campaign trail that NDP premiers have the best record for balanced budgets in Canada. Except in one case, he likes to say. "And he turned out to be a Liberal."
TARGETTING MARKET BOARDS
Unhappy Canadian dairy farmers parked dozens of tractors in central Ottawa and walked their cows down the main street opposite Parliament on Tuesday to protest trade talks they said could cripple them.
CANADA'S ELDERLEY OUTNUMBER CHILDREN
The number of people aged 65 and over has exceeded the number of children in Canada for the first time, with the proportion of the elderly only expected to increase.
PUTIN'S HYPOCRITICAL CALL
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday derided Russia's call for the creation of an international antiterrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments.
INADVERTANT MISUNDERSTANDING
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she "strongly supports" the federal NDP's plan to combat climate change, except for a cap-and-trade system that could potentially move money out of her province.
Monday, September 28, 2015
CLINTON DELUSIONS
Bill Clinton did, however, attribute some blame to the press, stating that before the presidential race, Hillary Clinton “was the most admired person in public life."
ADVANTAGES TO BECOMING A VICTIM
The fact is that so often charges of religious prejudice, racism, and sexism, under scrutiny, break down and prove melodramatic, if not outright fabrications.
UNITED AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE
'Islamic State is the greatest national security threat to the United States', while Russia also genuinely fears the terrorist group.
WHY MIGRANTS AVOID CYPRUS
Cyprus has a policy preventing most of those granted asylum from bringing their family members to join them.
POVERTY STRICKEN MANSION OWNERS
Some homeowners in tony parts of the west side of Vancouver and Richmond are claiming to have income as low as people struggling in Vancouver’s poor Downtown Eastside. Canada needs to crack down on these tax-avoiders
ECONOMY ON SUSTAINABLE GROWTH PATH
“The drag from the oil and gas sector, while it isn’t lightening up, it’s not getting worse. So, we’ve basically absorbed the huge negatives in the first and second quarter. And now they’re not pulling down growth even further now.”
THE LIGHT DAWNS
Alberta NDP MLA suddenly understands why it was a bad idea to give raises to bigwigs, take junket to Boston
GO DEEP? TRUDEAU IN TROUBLE ALREADY
In a turbulent world with new troubles at every turn, the moderator of Monday night's Munk Debate on foreign policy has a simple message for the three main federal leaders: forget the talking points, and go deep.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
THE ALL POWERFUL U.N.
World leaders pledged money and political clout to achieve equality for women by 2030 at a UN meeting Sunday co-chaired by China's President Xi Jinping, who has faced strong criticism for cracking down on women's rights activists.
MULCAIR TO SAVE THE PLANET
Polluters would have to pay for their actions under a plan to put a price on carbon and set limits for greenhouse gas emissions. He refused to say what the carbon price would be, saying the market will dictate that.
TRUDEAU'S BRILLIANCE ON DISPLAY. AGAIN.
The Liberal Party believes that terrorists should get to keep their Canadian citizenship ... because I do,” Trudeau said. He added: “As soon as you make citizenship for some Canadians conditional on good behaviour, you devalue citizenship for everyone.”
REALITY SMACKS THE EUROPEAN UNION
EU officials now acknowledge that the framework designed to engage and transform the bloc's neighbors was flawed from the outset due to a mixture of arrogance and naivety.
EYES ON THE SKY
Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat Sunday night and Monday when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year.
PUTIN POLISHING HIS HALO
Putin branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, Putin said Russia's support for the Assad government was based on the U.N. Charter.
REWARDING YOUR MOUTHPIECE
“A new Liberal government will invest $150 million in new annual funding for the CBC,” said the Liberal leader.
LIBERAL FAIRY TALES
The federal Liberals say they can add almost $146.5 billion in new government spending and tax cuts over the next four years, and still bring the budget back to balance with a surplus of about $1 billion by the end of a four-year mandate.
ALBERTA'S NDP: A LESSON FOR ALL CANADIANS
Canadians who care to look will see what a federal NDP government would look like by examining the actions of Alberta’s new NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley.
THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION
After another season of searching in the cold waters off Nunavut, HMS Terror remains elusive, but more artifacts hinting at life and death aboard HMS Erebus have been found in the wreck of the 19th-century reinforced wooden vessel.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
OBLIVIOUS TO THE TRUTH
After a morning with Pope Francis at the White House, President Obama marked Eid al-Adha with a lengthy statement noting that “regardless of race, religion, and gender we are reminded that our rich diversity is what strengthens our nation.”
MAKING ROOM IN DETROIT
The Syrians would be welcomed by close to 3,000 Syrian refugees already living in Metro Detroit, the fourth-largest Syrian refugee community in the U.S. “We have the community infrastructure. We have the faith-based organizations,” Fakhouri said.
SYRIA'S PATH TO PEACE
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot play any role in a future political transition because it would not be credible to the Syrian people after so many deaths at the hands of his government, France's foreign minister said on Saturday.
NOT WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON
President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he had reached a "common understanding" with Chinese President Xi Jinping on curbing economic cyber espionage.
STATE OF SIEGE IN GERMANY
Merkel was cheered when she opened the floodgates to migrants. Now, with gangs of men roaming the streets and young German women being told to cover up, the mood's changing
THE TWERP AND THE GREEN PROFIT
During a testy phone call, Justin Trudeau dismissed David Suzuki’s views on the Liberal climate change policy as “sanctimonious crap,” according to Suzuki. . Suzuki says he fired back, calling Trudeau a “twerp.”
Friday, September 25, 2015
HILLIER'S RECALL BILL DEFEATED
Hillier's bill would have allowed constituents to recall their MPPs via petition if it could have gained signatures from 25% of the number of voters from the last election.
BRAIN DEAD PETA
A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel lawsuit filed Tuesday.
WYNNE'S MYTHICAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS CRISIS
Ontario is so worried about my future that they’re slowing down my ability to fully own my home and to accumulate a comfortable rainy day reserve of cash. Because, you know, prudence and stuff.
TIME TO HAUL OUT THE WAR CANOES
The rapidly aging nature of our navy fleet has been a known issue for years, and yet successive governments, Liberal and Conservative, did nothing.
NOT CRIME! JUST SLEAZE!
The premier reportedly cannot comprehend why the media are so “obsessed” with the Sudbury byelection. “There are certain people in the press gallery who I just know are out to get me,” she says. “They can’t stand what I stand for and they are going to look for any way to make me look bad.”
STEYN: "REFUGEES" IN EUROPE
Watching European news broadcasts right now is like an insane demotic inversion of the Emperor's new clothes. "To a fool these thousands of fit young Muslim men appear well dressed and well fed. But a wise man such as Your Majesty can easily see that they are desperate starving refugees in rags."
Thursday, September 24, 2015
SKIPPED HISTORY CLASS
Hamilton NDP’s Alex Johnstone ‘didn’t know’ what Auschwitz was . According to her NDP biography, Johnstone, who is in her early 30s, also serves as the regional vice chair to the Ontario Public School Board Association. She's a social worker by training.
SENTENCE FOR VIA RAIL TERROR PLOTTERS
A Toronto court on Wednesday sentenced two men to life in prison for plotting to derail a passenger train between New York and Toronto,
RE-ALIGNING THE ALLIES
Russia says Assad should be part of international efforts to fight Islamic State, while the United States believes he is part of the problem.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
SCOTS' SNOW TERMINOLOGY
Here are a few more words to add to your vocabulary as we prepare for winter. Good luck with the pronunciation.
NOTLEY BACKING OFF CAMPAIGN PROMISES
Notley said the budget will "present a plan to return to balance" but later told reporters that campaign promises, increasing cost pressures and a further drop in oil prices means the government may not balance the budget by 2018-19, as promised.
SCHOOLYARD WHINERS
Members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) have stepped up job action as more than a year passes without a collective agreement.
US EXAM ANGERS ONTARIO NURSES
The president of the College of Nurses of Ontario denies it’s a U.S. test and says it’s all about making sure nurses are safe to practise. “It’s not an American test and it’s not a Canadian test — it’s a nursing exam. It’s assessing nursing knowledge,”
HILLARY AGAINST KEYSTONE
After months of saying she didn’t want to step into the State Department businesses by issuing her opinion on the Keystone XL pipeline, the former secretary of State decided she’s against it.
FISCAL CREDIBILITY ISSUES
The NDP plan to greatly raise social spending while also balancing the budget in their first year in office is “thin.” As to the Liberals' economic platform, Trudeau admitted “if the (economic) situation gets radically worse, we might revise those numbers . The Tories have spent like drunken sailors but they’re better with money and economics than the other two.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
ABSURD ALARMIST ASSERTIONS
Developed countries have dug a tiger trap – and walked into it. Their constant rants about “catastrophic manmade climate change” are driving policies that shut down carbon-based energy, economic growth and job creation
CHINESE DENY CYBER SPYING
U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice issued a stern warning to China on Monday before President Xi Jinping's visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop
PRETTY WORDS
The head of NATO pledged to help Ukraine defend itself against pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday but disappointed some in Kiev who seek supplies of defensive weaponry
TAKING A STAND
"Our position is, we're not going to vote for something that allows money to continue to go to Planned Parenthood
2015 INVASION OF EUROPE
This exposes the lie peddled in some quarters that vast numbers of those reaching Europe are from Syria,
MIGRANT QUOTA?
European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
FIGHT OR FLEE?
Some Iraqi soldiers are abandoning their posts and joining a wave of civilian migrants headed to Europe, raising new doubts about the cohesion of the country's Western-backed security forces in the fight against Islamic State militants.
DUKING IT OUT IN QUEBEC
The Bloc Québécois are continuing to court NDP voters with a new inflammatory ad that blurs pipeline politics and religious freedoms.
RABID PARTISANSHIP IN CANADA'S MEDIA
It’s now apparently a hazing ritual for the most theatrical columnists of the left to speak ill of our country in foreign publications.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
The tight lips and apparent inactivity in Edmonton are mostly an attempt to help Thomas Mulcair and the federal NDP win the Oct. 19 federal election.
BC WOLF CULL
BC is aiming to increase the number of wolves it kills this winter in the second year of a plan to save endangered caribou, prompting criticism from celebrities and renewed debate over the controversial strategy.
LAND CLAIM TO BLOCK CONSORTIUM
First Nation says it is seeking aboriginal title to the land where a Malaysia-led consortium hopes to build a $36-billion liquefied natural gas terminal.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
ANGELA MERKEL: NO LIMITS
Angela Merkel, said there should be no limits for immigration from the Muslim Middle East to Germany. With that, she started the stampede. (watch the video of woman who asks about risk)
"POSSIBLE MILITARY DIMENSIONS" - YA THINK?
The IAEA said 10 days ago it had sent Iran questions over "ambiguities" in its submissions relating to the assessment of its past nuclear activities.
BYE BYE BASHAR
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Russia and Iran to use their influence over Assad to convince him to negotiate a political transition.
BLACK MARKET DOCUMENTS
There's a growing network of document forgers who are capitalizing on refugees’ and migrants’ need for civil documents.
A TOEHOLD TO OPPRESSION
Because she won’t show her face, therefore we must turn the other cheek to a slap. This is profoundly misguided — not a reasonable accommodation but a capitulation. The niqab is not a commandment of faith for Muslim women.
Friday, September 18, 2015
USING THE MIGRANT CRISIS
Top Iman Sheikh Muhammad Ayed recently gave a speech in which he asserted that Muslims should use the migrant crisis to breed with European citizens and “conquer their countries”.
SO YOU DOWNLOADED WINDOWS 10...
Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system has been praised for improving upon the flaws of its predecessor, but the company is facing widespread criticism for what some are calling invasive data collection.
OF COWS AND CARS
Canada must sign up to a proposed 12-nation Pacific trade pact, even though the country's auto makers might not be happy with some of the conditions. Trade ministers failed to clinch the Trans-Pacific Partnership at a meeting in late July amid disagreements over sectors such as auto and dairy.
CROATIA DEMANDS MIGRANTS MOVE ON
After suddenly landing in the path of the biggest migration in Europe for decades, Croatia said on Friday it could no longer offer them refuge and would wave them onwards, challenging the EU to find a policy to receive them.
CREATIVE ACCOUNTING
Lysyk said successive Saskatchewan governments of varying party stripes have made it a practice to issue two sets of books each year. The government focuses on the one that includes only a portion of the government's financial activities and which can easily be manipulated "to portray whichever financial picture the government would like."
STALLED IN SUDBURY
Allegations of bribery. Political intrigue. It was a controversy that dominated the legislature, but eight months after police began an investigation into the Liberals’ Sudbury byelection affair, the probe has stalled.
FINANCE MINISTER COMES OUT SWINGING
Trudeau is “joined at the hip with the premier of the province and she’s got a job-killing pension plan,” Oliver said. “Trudeau has made very clear his approval for what the Liberal government of Ontario is doing.”
REHASHING THE LEADERS' DEBATE
The strongest line of the night: Harper knocked it out of the park by saying, “We don’t measure our level of optimism through our level of spending.”
Thursday, September 17, 2015
ON LIBS CLAIM PAN AM GAMES A MONEY MAKER
I don’t believe them for a minute. I’ll tell you what they have a surplus of — arrogance and unmitigated gall to add to their love of red ink.
THE SKUNK AT THE PICNIC
He’s left a trail of outraged politicians and bureaucrats in his wake as he swash buckled his way through the red tape and what he called “rulitis” — the propensity of some civil servants to apply needless rules.
ONTARIO LIBERALS BLUBBERING
It looks good on them. For years they’ve profited from millions of dollars of union advertising. Now their union buddies have turned on them. Brings a tear to my eye.
CREATING THE RESULTS YOU WANT
“Our results clearly show that, in terms of the statistics of the long-term global temperature data, there never was a hiatus, a pause or a slowdown in global warming.
RESOLVING THE COOL DISPUTE. AGAIN.
COOL was first implemented in the USA in 2008, calls for the identification of the place where the livestock was born, raised, and slaughtered. This information is placed on the labels of products for retail sales.
PUTIN & ASSAD CHANGING THE GAME
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia,, underlining growing Russian support to Damascus that is alarming the United States.
ARABS OUTVOTED
An Arab bid to pressure Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal failed on Thursday after Washington and other powers united to reject it at the U.N. atomic watchdog's annual gathering.
MIGRANTS SEEKING NEW ROUTES IN EU
The EU's commissioner in charge of enlargement, urged member states to stay calm and fight the crisis together. "The Western Balkans must not become a parking lot for refugees. That would be a grave geostrategic mistake. Cool heads on all sides are all needed now, not harsh rhetoric," he said.
JEAN'S FAULTY MEMORY
Considering how the Chrétien era ended, the giddy lionization of this man and all the myths that have coalesced around him does not inspire confidence.
CANADA'S ECONOMIC PLATFORMS DEBATE TONIGHT
Learn about the economic platforms of the three official parties, assessing their plans on everything from energy and housing, to taxation and jobs. You may watch online, or on television, and participate in the debate.
CONSERVATIVE REFUGEE CRISIS RESPONSE
Seven voters in 10 agree with the statement: “We can’t compromise Canada’s security, and individual Syrian refugees should go through proper screening to make sure they aren’t terrorists even if this slows down their admission to Canada
NDP TO HIKE CORPORATE TAX
The New Democratic Party unveiled its economic plan, relying on corporate tax increases to pay for a suite of spending programs and promising four years of budgetary surpluses if it forms government next month.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
MUSLIMS INVADE AUSTRIAN BORDER
An eye-witness account from a Polish writer who was present on the Italian-Austrian border on September 5, 2015, as swarms of Third World nonwhites poured across the border to invade Austria and Germany.
DOWN ON THE FARM
Drones are making a name for themselves for enabling agriculture to become more efficient and precise.
A RATIONAL DECISION FROM TORONTO!
"I can't look people in the eye at this point in our city's development and tell them that an Olympic bid is the best use of our time, our energy or our investment," said Toronto mayor, John Tory. Still recovering from Wynne's Pan Am Games, eh John?
RUSSIA JUST HELPING OUT
Russia's recent movements near Syria's city of Latakia suggest that Moscow plans to establish a "forward air operating base" there, the US has said.
CONVENIENTLY FORGETTING THE PAST
The political parties attacking Harper on refugees today don’t exactly have spotless records of moral purity on the file themselves.
WHY NOT A PAPER BAG ON THE HEAD?
A Federal Court of Appeal panel has dismissed a government appeal over a ban on face coverings at citizenship ceremonies.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IMMIGRATION POLICY
It is important to take the long view in the debate over admitting Syrian refugees. Canada remains a tolerant country precisely because we have done such an excellent job of integrating newcomers.
IGNORING THE GLARINGLY OBVIOUS
Wynne's Liberals will look at the financial implications of buying more electricity from Quebec.
Ontario already imports electricity from Quebec, but increasing the amount of power would likely require the construction of new -- and expensive -- transmission lines.
Ontario already imports electricity from Quebec, but increasing the amount of power would likely require the construction of new -- and expensive -- transmission lines.
TAKING TOM TO TASK
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is brushing aside premiers’ concerns about some his key election promises, including Senate abolishment, the party’s child-care plan and his commitment to balance the books.
ANYTHING BUT GREEN SOLAR ENERGY
A study from Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, exposes the toxic truth about the manufacturing and disposal of solar photovoltaic modules.
THE DETERMINATION OF CAPTAIN GREENE
Nine years after Captain Trevor Greene took an axe to the head in Afghanistan, he is walking again, with the help of an exoskeleton and the Royal Canadian Legion.
ONTARIO'S PROACTIVE FARMERS
Called Farm, Food & Beyond: Our commitment to sustainability, the program builds on the Environmental Farm Plan by expanding the scope to include " a whole farm sustainability plan that addresses environmental practices along with economic and social issues important for sustainability."
CANADIANS' PERSONAL DEBT LEVELS
Canadian household debt compared to income rose to a record in the second quarter, highlighting one of the key vulnerabilities to the financial system the Bank of Canada is watching.
URGING LONE WOLF ATTACKS
CAIRO: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants.
TRUDEAU, AKA CAPTAIN MIDDLE CLASS
Trudeau repeated his promise to lower taxes on small businesses, but then bizarrely and insultingly added that up to half of all small businesses are shams set up by rich people to avoid paying taxes.
RENEWED CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE
The head of the OSCE monitoring group said a renewed ceasefire had opened up a window for political progress. Almost 8,000 people have been killed since fighting began in April 2014.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
THE OCEAN 2K "HOCKEY STICK"
One of the reasons for the strange lack of interest in this newest proxy “Hockey Stick” was that the proxy data didn’t actually show “the climate was warming about 20 times faster than it cooled during the past 1,800 years”.
VIDEO: EPA GOLD KING MINE DISASTER
On September 2, 2015 EPA posted the following edited footage filmed by EPA contractors of the Gold King Mine blowout of August 5, 2015.
CANADA'S HELP FOR REFUGEES
Canada is acting out of a humanitarian spirit, helping those most in need, and being smart about our own safety. It’s far less likely to grab international headlines, but it’s the right approach.
Friday, September 11, 2015
CANADA'S REFUGEE RECORD
You’ve heard the competing claims: That Canada is one of the most generous in taking in refugees -- and that we are a laggard.
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Alan Kurdi’s father worked with human smuggler and captained boat that capsized, survivor says.
h/t SDA
h/t SDA
CARNAGE IN MECCA
At least 87 people killed and 200 injured after giant crane 'operated by Bin Laden firm' collapses on Grand Mosque during freak lightning storm
SABRE RATTLING IN CHINA
If the pace of growth falters further, and consumer confidence wanes, China’s Communist party—which has enjoyed unchallenged authoritarian control, as long as it delivered rising prosperity to the masses—may double down on its militaristic appeal to nationalists
BLAME CANADA
The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach has told a German newspaper that he blames Canadian authorities for the tragedy that also killed his wife and another son.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
BILL TAXI UNION FOR POLICING COSTS
The Ottawa Police Service has spent an estimated $60,000 in overtime because of the airport taxi dispute. As long as the labour fight continues, the unbudgeted police costs will likely climb.
CLASS ACTION AGAINST HYDRO ONE
Ontario Ombudsman released a scathing report in May into the billing practices of Hydro One that said the company sent faulty bills to 100,000 customers, tried to cover up the issues and spent $88.3 million dollars trying to fix the problem.
MIXING IT UP IN SYRIA
Russia says the Syrian government must be incorporated into a shared global fight against Islamic State, the Islamist group that has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq. The United States and Assad's regional foes see him as part of the problem.
DUTCH PARLIAMENT DEBATES REFUGEE CRISIS
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders called the wave of refugees pushing into Europe an "Islamic invasion", during a parliamentary debate on Thursday that exposed deep divisions over how the Netherlands should respond to the crisis.
HE SAID IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE
China and the United States can cooperate on cyber security and could work together with other countries on global cyber security rules in a spirit of respect, China's top diplomat was quoted
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
GIVING POLITICIANS THE BOOT IN ONTARIO
Disgruntled voters might like this. Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington MPP Randy Hillier is looking to give voters a chance to punish bad politicians. He wants to allow voters a chance to recall MPPs under new legislation through his private member’s bill.
PUTIN'S FUN PARK
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kiev.
LONGEST REIGNING UK MONARCH
Queen Elizabeth II has thanked well-wishers at home and overseas for their "touching messages of kindness" as she becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
TRUDEAU'S EI PLAN
So here’s the rub — rather than reducing premiums, Trudeau’s plan will actually raise them from what they would otherwise have been. He admitted as much at his press conference
"ENSURING CONTINUED STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY"
Alberta will restore its international reputation with a new climate change policy backed by action to meet its emissions targets, Environment Minister Shannon Phillips told a conference Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
DENIAL IS A DISEASE
Monbiot: Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease. It exists in a sphere that cannot be reached by evidence or reasoned argument; any attempt to draw attention to scientific findings is greeted with furious invective.
DENMARK'S CLEAR MESSAGE
The Danish government has placed adverts in several Lebanese newspapers exporting a clear - but unspoken - message to would-be migrants: Don’t come to Denmark.
HOLES IN FORTRESS EUROPE
13 per cent children, 12 per cent women, 75 per cent men Steyn: That's not the demographic distribution of fleeing refugees, but of an invading army.
ASSAULTING YOUR PAYCHEQUE
Justin Trudeau continued his assault Tuesday on your paycheque. This time, it comes in the form of higher employment insurance premiums which will reduce your take-home pay.
CHALLENGES FOR THE CANADIAN ECONOMY
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its key interest rate on hold Wednesday following a string of better than expected economic data.
Monday, September 7, 2015
REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFLATIONARY THREAT
The Group of 20’s pledge to refrain from currency wars rings hollow. The world’s most important finance officials have neither asked the United States to delay raising interest rates, nor provided another plan to stop capital from fleeing China and other developing economies.
THE USELESS U.N.
It will take a lot of work to determine by the end of the year whether Iran was previously developing nuclear weapons, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
NO SURPRISE HERE
Labour unions across Canada preparing to launch major anti-Harper offensive. The lefty media is salivating at the thought.
STRATEGIC VOTING
Loose pool of potential NDP/Liberal vote-swappers confound election predictions. It's a first for a Canadian general election and the new dynamic is confounding handicappers everywhere, from polling and press offices to voters on the hustings.
$8 BILLION DOLLAR HOLE
Canadians can’t afford the NDP,” Kenney said. “We are only a third of the way through this campaign and already their reckless spending would mean massive tax hikes.
REMOTE CONTROLLED DRONE ATTACK
Two of the British jihadists killed in Syria were blitzed by a drone controlled by RAF pilots sitting 3,000 miles away in Lincolnshire.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES
While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the four-year-old conflict was quietly running into the sand.
ADVICE FOR PATRICK BROWN
For five agonizing years, I watched as the Liberals ran Ontario into the ground whilst the PC Party of Ontario ran themselves into the ground. If you plan to become Premier of Ontario, you have problems to solve.
BLEATING LEFTIE MEDIA
When the Harper Haters gather around the beach campfire this weekend, one of the favourites to warm up that crowd are tales about how the country’s 22nd prime minister has no respect for poor, old working journalists who are just trying to do their jobs.
SHOCKER!!: ROT IN A GOVERNMENT MINISTRY
Anti-terrorism branch of public safety ministry dysfunctional prior to terror attacks, top secret probe finds.
EGYPTIAN COURT RULING
Mohammed Fahmy’s Al-Jazeera work made him a Muslim Brotherhood member by default, court ruling says.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
HE WHO FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY,
May live to run another day.
Sol Schindler on the (missing) things that won wars and secured peace.
"The Greatest Generation didn’t build any nations. We tore a few evil ones apart and as a result a few free nations reappeared .."
Sol Schindler on the (missing) things that won wars and secured peace.
"The Greatest Generation didn’t build any nations. We tore a few evil ones apart and as a result a few free nations reappeared .."
Friday, September 4, 2015
INSULTING AMERICAN CITIZENS
Media underestimates the impact of Clinton email scandal; the leftie press didn't bury the story deep enough.
SHAMEFUL INACTION OF WEALTHY GULF STATES
The five wealthiest Gulf Nations have so far refused to take a single Syrian refugee
MIGRANTS TRECK TO AUSTRIAN BORDER
Thousands of refugees have abandoned Budapest station and started WALKING the 100 miles to the Austrian border
EUROPE'S MIGRATION CRISIS
Scroll down this page to the Reuter's Graphics to check out the map and charts documenting the statistics of the migration.
LOGICAL SOLUTION TO SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS
Christie Blatchford: Alan Kurdi’s story should galvanize the world — but Harper can’t be blamed for this tragedy. Watch the video for PM Harper's response...and the applause that follows.
NDP NANNY STATE
In Tom Mulcair’s world, that’s the role of government; to expand the state’s reach into our lives because we’re doing such a lousy job of taking care of ourselves.
SIGN VANDAL EXCUSES HERSELF
A Conservative federal election candidate in Yukon donned in camouflage gear emerged from the bush on a dark, rainy night to catch someone vandalizing his campaign signs.
MEDIA DRAMA VS THE FACTS
Citizenship and Immigration Canada did, however, receive an application for Abdullah Kurdi's brother, Mohammed, but said it was incomplete and did not meet regulatory requirements for proof of refugee status recognition.
SEEKING DAMAGES AGAINST CHEVRON
The Supreme Court of Canada rules this morning on whether Ecuadorian villagers have the right to use an Ontario court to seek billions in damages for environmental contamination from a major oil company.
ONTARIO PC LEADER WINS SEAT
Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown will have a seat in the Ontario legislature when it resumes in a little over a week after winning a byelection Thursday.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
PRESSURE BUILDING FOR EU ACTION ON MIGRANTS
Hundreds of migrants left Budapest aboard a packed train bound for a town near the Austrian border on Thursday after two days of chaos symbolic of a European asylum system brought to breaking point.
ONT GOV'T DEATHBED MONEY GRAB
Ontario's Estate Administration Tax is charged on the total value of the deceased's estate. The total value of the estate is the value of all assets owned by the deceased at the time of death
EXPOSING THE NDP ELECTION BULLSH*T PROMISES
From a national childcare program to balanced budgets, the abolition of the Senate and the repeal of the Clarity Act, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has been making some hefty promises on the way to a leading position in voting intentions.
TRUDEAU DIGS IN THE STIMULUS RUT
On Wednesday, Trudeau added insult to injury by pledging “historic investments in green infrastructure” the Liberals predict will grow the economy...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
PUTIN'S ARCTIC LAND GRAB
The Kremlin is increasingly resorting to theatrics and trying to “stick it to the West” in any way it can in an attempt to divert public attention from growing social and economic problems.
KNOWING YOUR PLACE IN THE FOOD CHAIN
Scientists researching changes in polar weather have been left trapped in their Russian base by at least five hungry polar bears looking for food.
CONTINUING CHAOS IN CALAIS
Screaming passengers threatened to smash windows of Eurostar after being trapped in dark and sweltering carriages for five hours after migrants climbed on train roof
VIA RAIL TERROR PLOTTER SENTENCING
One of the two men convicted in a terrorist plot to derail an Ontario passenger train spat loudly in court Wednesday before standing and pounding on his chest while insisting he is not insane.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
THE BALANCED BUDGET ELECTION
“Not deficits, not higher taxes,” the Prime Minister warned this morning, distilling almost the entirety of his budget pitch to five words. The Liberals and NDP have their own versions and timetables.
BORDER BOOZE BATTLES
Comeau is the New Brunswick man who -- rather than pay a fine for buying beer legally in Canada and taking it home -- is fighting back against an over zealous liquor commission.
STEYN ON THE MEDIA
There is nothing worth reading in American newspapers and they entirely deserve to go out of business
OIL PATCH NUMBERS
Alberta, which has been hammered by falling crude prices, is forecasting a record budget deficit of C$5.9 billion this year, a number that could increase to C$6.5 billion
COOLING GUN BARRELS
A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday
US GOV'T SANCTIONS
The sanctions Washington is currently considering would not target suspected hackers of government data, but rather foreign citizens and firms believed responsible for cyber attacks on commercial enterprises, one official said.
RED INK IN SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan is forecasting a $292-million deficit this year mainly due to low oil prices and the cost of fighting wildfires.
JUSTIN'S DEFICIT PRETZEL
Trudeau is in a flip-flop pickle, the first party leader in this election campaign who finds himself taking three different positions on federal gov't deficits.
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