Green Group Already Under Scrutiny Honors Leader of Foundation That Gave Millions to China-Linked Entities

Green Group Already Under Scrutiny Honors Leader of Foundation That Gave Millions to China-Linked Entities

An environmental group facing scrutiny for its ties to China honored a leader of a major left-leaning grantmaking foundation that has given millions of dollars to China-connected entities.

The Environmental Law Institute on Tuesday honored Julie Packard, vice chair of the board of trustees for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with its 2026 Environmental Achievement Award. Packard’s group has funded a range of Chinese institutions including universities scrutinized by Congress, a public foundation, and a research institute.

They’re everwhere.

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New poll shows deadlock between Red-Green alliance candidate Chow and Bradford days before Toronto election

New poll shows deadlock between Red-Green alliance candidate Chow and Bradford days before Toronto election

New polling just days before Toronto’s mayoral election shows Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow are locked in a narrowing race prior to election day on Oct. 26.

Several polls put Bradford the challenger slightly ahead of Chow the incumbent. Others still place her ahead of Bradford, indicating there is no clear favourite, according to research firms that publish the polls.

A new Liaison Strategies survey released Wednesday puts Bradford at 49 per cent support and Chow at 47 per cent among decided and leaning voters, with three per cent choosing someone else.

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Far-Left Antifa Groups at Forefront of Violent Riots, French Intel Finds

Far-Left Antifa Groups at Forefront of Violent Riots, French Intel Finds

French intelligence services have reportedly identified the far-left as having been at the forefront of the violence that occurred during the riots across the country on Saturday, including Antifa and other similar radical groups.

A couple of vids/stills were AI but nowhere near what Macron implies.

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LILLEY: Desperate Chow turns to scare tactics as Bradford surges

LILLEY: Desperate Chow turns to scare tactics as Bradford surges

If you doubt the polls showing Brad Bradford overtaking Olivia Chow, just watch Chow. She’s campaigning like someone who’s behind.

The desperation radiating from the Chow campaign grows by the day — wild claims, nothing but negativity. That’s not how front-runners campaign, and it tells me her internal numbers are likely worse than the public ones.

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Ilhan Omar reemerges to beg supporters for cash as probe into her immigration status intensifies

Ilhan Omar reemerges to beg supporters for cash as probe into her immigration status intensifies

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) raised her head to beg for more cash as she vowed to return to the campaign trail and fight the federal investigation into her immigration status.

The lefty “Squad” member posted a minute-long video from the back of a car Tuesday night as she continues to lay low since her home was searched as part of the sprawling federal probe.

She thanked her supporters for sending donations that she said would help “fight Trump and his administration for trying to intimidate me and so many other people right before the midterm elections.”


h/t Mauser

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Slowing economy will mean more red ink and debt costs for Carney’s budget, PBO says

Slowing economy will mean more red ink and debt costs for Carney’s budget, PBO says

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy will slow to a crawl over the coming months, which will lead the Carney government to increase both its borrowing and interest payments more than what was expected just four months ago, Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog said Tuesday in a new report.

With the federal budget scheduled for Nov. 5, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) added to the government’s fiscal squeeze by projecting that the Canadian economy will grow this calendar year by just 0.9 per cent and 1.5 per cent in 2027, down from the 1.1 per cent and 1.6 per cent that were forecast just four months ago. The slower growth is primarily a function of the Canada-United States trade war escalation that started in June.

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Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

Italy’s government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan and vowed a “firm response from the state” after protests against the cost of living descended into clashes with police, vandalism and looting. Further demonstrations are planned on Saturday.

The government of the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, also announced new security measures, including an offence of violent participation in ⁠a demonstration, tougher penalties for ⁠rioters, and financial liability for ​parents whose children take part in vandalism and looting.

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We asked Chrystia Freeland how Canada should handle Trump’s trade threats. Here’s her advice

We asked Chrystia Freeland how Canada should handle Trump’s trade threats. Here’s her advice

Canada should treat the ongoing trade war with the United States as a “pandemic-level national crisis,” said Chrystia Freeland said at a talk Monday night to promote her new book.

The former finance minister and deputy prime minister urged the federal government to work to protect the economy as it did during the COVID-19 pandemic, by supporting small businesses and the residents most hard-hit by tariffs. (In August, the government announced $7.5 billion in tariff relief, including support for small businesses and money for workers laid off because of tariffs.)

“What I hope we do as a country, is treat this as a pandemic-level national crisis,” she said.


I hope Trump sanctions her.

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“We Will Use Your Democracy to Destroy Your Democracy”

“We Will Use Your Democracy to Destroy Your Democracy”

Years before ISIS existed, the Islamist cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed reportedly told journalist Patrick Goodenough something that seems to be willfully ignored by the vast majority of people in the West:

“We will use your democracy to destroy your democracy.”

In one sentence, Bakri identified the vulnerability at the heart of a free society.

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Alberta’s decisive decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump

Alberta’s decisive decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump

“Vote like Canada depends on it,” Prime Minister Mark Carney declared to cheering crowds in Calgary last week on a stage emblazoned with bright red and white “Forever Canadian” banners.

It’s a message that appears to have struck a chord with the electorate, as preliminary results show more than two-thirds of Alberta voters said they want to remain a part of Canada.

But the future of the federation does still rest on its richest province.

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A coup for you

h/t XC

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Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods.

While most of its western European neighbours generally favour police tactics that prioritise crowd containment and de-escalation, France has long responded to social movements that take to the streets with, at times, shocking physical force.


But they do possess an elan others lack.

Only at the Guardian

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Idea of partnering with U.S. is ‘under attack’ in Canada, Hoekstra says

Idea of partnering with U.S. is ‘under attack’ in Canada, Hoekstra says

The U.S. Ambassador says the idea of Canadians partnering with the United States “is under attack here in Canada.”

Envoy Pete Hoekstra, speaking in Gatineau on Tuesday at a conference on the space sector, played down a costly trade war currently under way between the U.S and Canada, and signalled Washington is closely watching talk from Ottawa about scaling back dealings with the U.S.

From the Trump administration’s perspective, the U.S. is “not in a trade war with Canada,” Mr. Hoekstra said. Rather, he said, Washington is trying to determine what level of tariffs should apply to Canadian products if sellers want to gain access to the U.S.

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