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To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/9/2025 10:40:56 PM
From: Maple MAGA	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218004

One person can be right and everyone else wrong, or one person can be wrong and everyone else right. Being correct is no consolation to me when all the mining and resource capital heads south. You WIN...

To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/19/2025 12:13:46 PM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By longz Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218004

ICE detention a ‘nightmare’ says Canadian woman’s family By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2025 6:37 am WATCH ABOVE: Family of Canadian woman detained by ICE pleads for her release – Jul 9, 2025 Paula Callejas was trying to expand her swimsuit business in Florida after taking time off to take care of her ailing father in Canada before his death. Instead of celebrating the fashion line, the Canadian was taken into United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. The 45-year-old’s family said their finances are being stretched as they try to navigate the confusing and difficult legal and immigration systems in the United States. “She was very strong, very strong,” said her mother Maria Estella Cano. “Now every, every day she (cries), every day and (says) she can’t take it anymore.” U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up deportation efforts since his return to the White House in January after successfully campaigning on a promise to take drastic actions on illegal immigration. The immigration crackdown includes controversial actions like targeting students for protesting, as well as sending people to a notorious prison in El Salvador. There has been an increase in raids by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, called ICE, at restaurants and farms amid dramatic standoffs with protesters. While Trump’s team have said they are targeting criminals first, they also said anyone in the country illegally will be deported. Callejas was born and raised in Montreal after her family immigrated from Colombia. She started her swimsuit line in Canada around 2012 and was gaining momentum but when her father became unwell she paused her dreams to help care for him. Following her father’s 2020 death, Callejas restarted her efforts to build a swimsuit company. Family said she did a few runway shows in Florida over the years and saw that there was real opportunity for her fashion line to develop in the state. She even was invited to take part in Miami Swim Week last year. Teenage boy dies after plane crashes into Ontario lake, hitting dock Google kills ad fee in response to Canada removing digital services tax Here’s why the Bank of Canada could be done cutting interest rates for now 2025 wildfire season one of the worst on record, and it’s not over yet: government She bought property in Florida, her mother said, and lived a modest life while working to build the brand. Family said they believed she was in the United States on a non-immigrant visa for people with special skills that was set to expire in March. They said she applied for an extension in February, but it was denied for a technical reason around the colour of ink used to sign the document. Family said Callejas reapplied, thinking the issue was solved. On March 28, Callejas was arrested for battery after family said there was an altercation with her then-boyfriend. Family say Callejas maintains her innocence in the situation and said she was defending herself. After posting bail, her family said Callejas was taken into ICE custody. An ICE spokesperson said Callejas entered the United States on a non-immigrant visitor visa and violated the terms of her admission. ICE said she will “remain in custody pending completion of her immigration proceedings.” Cano said her daughter’s detainment has been a “nightmare” for the family. “Every time I open my eyes, it is not real life,” Cano said, holding back tears. Family said Callejas has been transferred to at least three different facilities. Finances are being exhausted as they try to get legal representation. They said it cost US$5,000 just for one lawyer to submit paperwork. As Callejas spends more time in detention, her mental health is also suffering, family said. Canos said she wants her daughter to be able to have a fair chance to defend herself in court. Her next appearance for the criminal charge is on Monday. Cano said when that is resolved they want Callejas to leave the United States on her own accord so that she can finish her visa application from Canada and continue her dreams of a swimwear line. Global Affairs Canada said it could not provide information about particular cases because of privacy concerns. The department said on June 27 it was aware of about 55 Canadians detained by ICE. The number of cases has remained relatively stable in recent months, it said, however it fluctuates as cases are resolved and new cases arise. Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old Canadian citizen, died in ICE custody in South Florida in June. Noviello was being detained pending removal from the U.S., officials said. He entered the U.S. in 1988 on a legal visa and became a lawful permanent resident in 1991. He was convicted of drug trafficking and other charges in 2023 and sentenced to a year in prison, officials said. Noviello was picked up by ICE agents at his probation office last month and charged with removability because of his drug conviction, authorities said. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on social media at the time that “Canadian consular officials are urgently seeking more information from U.S. officials.”

To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/19/2025 12:21:17 PM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By longz Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218004

Laurentian Liberal Values. Connie is saying his NET ZERO brain does not believe in separation of Church and State, just like ISLAM does not believe in separation of Church and State. I respect the fact that ISLAM does not believe in Connie. "Muslim values are Canadian values." Mark Carney, PM Canada. Who paid him to say this? pic.twitter.com/LVIknUHO4P — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 19, 2025

To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/20/2025 7:51:01 AM
From: Maple MAGA	3 Recommendations Recommended By longz Mick Mørmøny Roads End Respond to of 218004

NP View: Mark Carney's Trumpian moment This is the way the liberal economic order ends Author of the article: By National Post View Published Jul 19, 2025 Last updated 22 hours ago 4 minute read 321 Comments Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, walks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16. In “The Art of War,” the Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” By imposing tariffs on Canada’s non-American trade partners, Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking that advice one step further — becoming the enemy he was elected to confront. Throughout history, the prevailing international order has been overthrown countless times, but it doesn’t always go out with a bang, as it did in 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand took a bullet to the jugular, precipitating the First World War and leading to a precipitous decline in international trade. At our current moment in history, we are witnessing the process of trade liberalization that was started after the Second World War go out with a whimper. The dismantling of the postwar economic order was started by U.S. President Donald Trump, who began by targeting Canada and Mexico, and then extended his tariffs to the rest of the world. But in every crisis lies an opportunity. For Canada, the opportunity was not only to develop the natural resources we have allowed to sit idle for years, but to forge an alliance of free-trading nations that could act as a counterweight to Trump’s protectionist policies. Carney is not only squandering this unique opportunity, he’s introduced policies that will only serve to broaden the global trade war. This week, the prime minister announced a series of measures intended to protect Canada’s steel industry after Trump increased tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to a punishing 50 per cent. Some of the more sensible policies include a pledge to use Canadian steel for domestic infrastructure projects and funds to help retrain affected workers. But Carney also announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel imports, including from countries that Canada has free trade agreements with. NP View: Mark Carney needs a chainsaw, not a scalpel NP View: Week one, and Mark Carney’s cabinet is even worse Going forward, the tariff rate quota will be set at 50 per cent of 2024 levels for countries that don’t have trade agreements with us and 100 per cent for those that do. Steel imports above those levels will be slapped with a 50 per cent tariff. On the surface, the Liberals are following a certain logic: Trump’s across-the-board steel and aluminum levies will lead to a glut of supply in producing countries, which they will try to dump into the Canadian market at rock-bottom prices, putting our domestic industry at risk. But in doing so, Carney is all but inviting our trade partners to bring in retaliatory tariffs against Canadian products. Following the Trudeau government’s decision to impose a 100 per cent tax on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent levy on its steel and aluminum last fall, Beijing retaliated by sanctioning numerous Canadian products — including canola oil, fish, seafood and pork — which has had a deleterious effect on our agriculture industry at the most inopportune time. Toronto police identify 14-year-old suspect in fatal stabbing of Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, in parking lot Danielle Smith says pulling Alberta out of supply management is worth considering Michael A. Sachs: Why I'm moving my family to the United States The worst part is that Carney’s tariffs are also being imposed on countries that have free trade deals with Canada, which will surely violate the spirit, if not the text, of those agreements. If any of those countries are found to be dumping steel into Canada at below-market rates, the proper course of action would be to use the dispute-resolution mechanisms contained in our existing agreements, rather than imposing blanket tariffs on everyone. When he made his announcement at a steel company in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, the prime minister said that, “Moving forward, we must diversify our trade relationships.” But who’s going to want to do business with a country that stabs its closest allies in the back? And how are we going to entice more countries to open their markets to Canadian products when Ottawa has shown that it can’t be trusted? Unfortunately, Carney has been so consumed with striking a deal with the United States — which he now admits is unlikely to fully eliminate tariffs on Canadian products — he has largely neglected the other side of the coin: expanding our trading relationship with other countries. Yes, he travelled to Europe in June and signed a security and defence pact with the European Union, but it merely reiterates our commitment to the free trade deal we signed in 2016 but still hasn’t fully come into force because not all EU member states have ratified it. If Carney can’t even convince his pals in Europe to ratify an agreement that’s already been negotiated, it’s hard to believe he will have much luck convincing other potential partners to cut new deals with us. Especially given that one of the first things Canada’s 45th Parliament did following the spring election was pass a law protecting supply management from future trade negotiations. This is the way the liberal economic order ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. Not with a mercantilist leading the most powerful economy on earth but with other world leaders emulating his tactics and playing right into his illiberal hands.

To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/28/2025 12:44:08 AM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By longz Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218004

LILLEY UNLEASHED: Toronto is a city in decline

To: gg cox who wrote (215434)	7/30/2025 3:43:20 PM
From: Maple MAGA	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 218004

Canada pledges $30,000,000 in Gaza aid, $10,000,000 for Palestinian Authority to work toward statehood Jul 30, 2025 1:00 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams 8 Comments It is unconscionable that Canadian taxpayers are being forced to pay $10,000,000 to the Jew-hating Palestinian Authority for work toward so-called Palestinian statehood. “Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood,” by Dylan Robertson, Canadian Press, July 28, 2025: While Canada is not joining France in recognizing a Palestinian state, it is funding the Palestinian Authority’s preparations to lead a globally recognized country that includes Gaza and the West Bank. Ottawa is also adding $30 million to its humanitarian funding for desperate Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “The Palestinian question is at the heart of any hope for long-term stability in the Middle East,” Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told a major United Nations conference on Monday in New York. “A workable Palestinian state needs legitimate, democratic governance that serves all Palestinian people.”… The Palestinians do not want a two-state solution, but a one-state solution, that is, the obliteration of Israel, as the Palestinian National Charter indicates. Article 19 says that “the establishment of the state of Israel are entirely illegal, regardless of the passage of time,” and Article 22 also states that “the liberation of Palestine will destroy the Zionist and imperialist presence.” Five months ago, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas stated at a Fatah Revolutionary Council Session: “We will not stop the payments to the prisoners and the martyrs’ families.” The PA, in its ongoing quest for legitimacy, keeps deceiving the world in saying it would stop its multimillion-dollar pay-for-slay program against Israeli Jews, but it really hasn’t stopped this program at all. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation already recognizes a “State of Palestine,” as does the UN, so why would Canada give $10,000,000 to help the PA work toward statehood? And what borders is Canada supporting, and funding, for this new state? Canada’s giving taxpayer money is worse than France’s recognizing Palestinian statehood. The PA is no different from Hamas in its goal of destroying Israel (from the River to the Sea). Meanwhile, in the UK, Keir Starmer is also using recognition of Palestinian statehood as a means to strong-arm Israel: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the UN to bring in aid and takes other steps toward long-term peace. Canada’s move to send $10,000,000 does not achieve what Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand hopes for: i.e., “long-term stability in the Middle East.” It achieves the opposite, by pouring more money into jihadist coffers. As for the $30,000,000 pledge for Gaza humanitarian relief, given the corruption in Gaza, Canadians have no assurance about where their tax dollars are going. Right now, even the White House can’t provide details about aid distribution in Gaza. Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. has given $60 million to help. “That’s a lot of money for food, a lot of money that can take care of people for a long time,” he told reporters on Air Force One on Tuesday as he returned from Scotland. “And we want to make sure it’s going to be — it’s being spent properly. And part of the spending is the distribution.” Yet the Liberals rushed ahead without assurances.