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Trump: would rather deal with a Liberal
ironstone replied to blackbird's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
I don't know if Trump's statement is going to move the needle or not. Will this statement even get mentioned by the Canadian mainstream media? Progressives do not tend to listen to a variety of news sources. -
You're not aware that there were more violent protests coming from one side compared to the other? https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/09/09/realclearinvestigations_jan_6-blm_comparison_database_791370.html The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 19 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 740 times more costly than those of the Capitol riot. Authorities have pursued the largely Trump-supporting Capitol rioters with substantially more vigor than suspected wrongdoers in the earlier two cases, and prosecutors and judges alike have weighed Capitol riot defendants’ political views in adjudicating their cases. Dozens of accused Capitol rioters have been held in pretrial detention for months, where they have allegedly been mistreated. In the summer 2020 riots, the vast majority of charges were dismissed, as they were in the Inauguration 2017 unrest.
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A double standard? https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/17/remember-when-biden-bragged-about-defying-scotus-and-corporate-media-shrugged/ Former President Joe Biden openly admitted to defying the Supreme Court multiple times during his administration — and the media barely blinked. But when President Donald Trump challenges a lower court ruling by an activist judge, the media frames it as a “constitutional crisis.” The glaring double standard isn’t accidental; it’s part of a calculated effort by the left-wing corporate media to peddle the phony narrative that Trump is an authoritarian threat. Biden didn’t just defy the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on student debt — he bragged about it. “I promised to ease student debt for millions of folks. The Supreme Court blocked me, but it didn’t stop me,” Biden posted on X. “The Supreme Court tried to block me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me.” Biden doubled down months later. “I’m going to keep going.” By Biden’s own admission, he was defying the Supreme Court. But the propaganda press’ response was nothing more than a shrug. Axios’ Sareen Habeshian downplayed the Supreme Court’s ruling as a mere “setback,” noting that Biden was able to provide “relief” by “circumventing the need for Congressional or court approval.” CNN’s Katie Lobosco reported how Biden “found ways” to continue canceling “student loan debt despite Supreme Court ruling.”
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/immigration-litigation-prepared-advocacy-groups-democratic-leaders/story?id=115915848 Immigration advocacy groups and Democratic leaders are seeking to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants by pre-drafting lawsuits that could be filed as soon as he takes office. https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/17/protecting-terrorists-is-just-the-latest-of-judge-boasbergs-partisan-activism/ Last year, President Joe Biden’s administration designated Tren de Aragua a transnational criminal organization, meaning this was not just a Trump thing. Everyone agrees, Tren De Aragua are bad hombres. Who could be opposed to removing terrorists from the U.S.? Hardcore Democrats who passed the bar exam and are still hellbent on seeing Trump fail. Even if it means a few more daughters are raped and killed by terrorist gangs. By Saturday, opposition to terrorist deportation surfaced from the anti-American ACLU and the far left lawfare firm, Democracy Forward, led by Marc Elias (he has an entire page at The Federalist). The meddling attorneys whipped up a complaint and went to Old Faithful, Judge Boasberg. They asked for a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump Administration from the deportation. How these people entered the US is in itself an illegal act. Technically, all of them are criminals.
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I am of the opinion that Trump is to blame and that his tariffs are not necessary. Canada has been abiding by the USMCA which came about during Trump's first term. However, I do feel that Carney should consider the tariff war to be his top priority right now.
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Didn't these people break a law by entering the country illegally in the first place? Is it a nation of laws when Democrat run cities try to prevent ICE from apprehending illegal aliens? What is the issue here? Obama deported more people than Trump did in his first term. Is the issue of deportation different depending on who is doing it?
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No election until the tariff situation is resolved?
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You were the one implying his multiple citizenships were an asset. And if a Conservative leader was on record as saying 'I am European, actually...' he would have gotten more pushback.
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I seem to recall that a former Conservative leader having dual citizenship was an issue (Canada/US) with some in the media, but apparently Carney having also carrying UK and Irish citizenship is now an asset?
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A raw unfiltered look at Israel's enemy
ironstone replied to carepov's topic in The Rest of the World
Most Palestinians also reject the 2 state model. They want to wipe Israel off the map. -
Well to be fair, Carney did say he was European. “I am European, actually,” he told a moderator in a World Economic Forum session posted to social media. “I am an Irish citizen. Speaking as a European …” https://torontosun.com/news/national/warmington-mark-carney-has-spoken-as-a-european-but-will-he-speak-as-canadas-pm
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What does it even mean to be Canadian these days? Since 2015, Canada had a Prime Minister who publicly stated that we have no core values. Late last year, Justin Trudeau told the New York Times that Canada is becoming a new kind of country, not defined by our history or European national origins, but by a “pan-cultural heritage”. “There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada,” Trudeau said, concluding that he sees Canada as “the first post-national state.” Even the New York Times called the suggestion “radical.”
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It's more proof that he would like to prolong the trade war with the US as long as it benefits his party.
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The Trump administration is slowly getting rid of people that would turn the country into a sh*thole. More Than 250 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Deported to El Salvador Prison: Rubio But...a judge is trying to block these efforts. Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Deport Gang Members Under 1798 Alien Enemies Act The ACLU and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to speed along deportations of Venezuelan nationals. One side is trying to deport these violent gang members..and the Democrats are fighting that initiative.
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So much so that they voted for the man that wanted to make Canada the first 'post national state'. https://torontosun.com/2016/09/14/trudeau-says-canada-has-no-core-identity Late last year, Justin Trudeau told the New York Times that Canada is becoming a new kind of country, not defined by our history or European national origins, but by a “pan-cultural heritage”. “There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada,” Trudeau said, concluding that he sees Canada as “the first post-national state.” Even the New York Times called the suggestion “radical.”
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Meme/Cartoon of the Day
ironstone replied to WestCanMan's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
Wrong country but you get the idea😉 -
From April 1 of 2024: Gasoline: Going from $65 per tonne to $80, means the carbon price on a litre of gasoline will now be 17.6 cents per litre, up 3.3 cents per litre from before. That means filling a 50 litre tank from empty will cost about $8.80 in carbon price, about $1.65 more than before. https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/carbon-tax-increases-april-1-2024 On the example cited above, it would be nice to save that much on a fill up. I check the GasBuddy app every time I go out so it will be interesting to see how much the price drops, if any.
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Mark Carney's cllimate change fanaticism laid bare.
ironstone replied to I am Groot's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
How many people are dying from droughts, floods , earthquakes, storms etc? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/decadal-average-death-rates-from-natural-disasters