Japan warns of ‘new era of crisis,’ asks for record defense budget rfa.org/english/news/c… "The ministry assessed that China had been 'intensifying changes to the status quo by force' in the entire region around Japan"

Not so long ago Canadian officials boasted about the invulnerability of our democratic system and warning calls from harassed diaspora and human rights groups went unheard. The reality of foreign interference is now impossible for the govt to ignore--despite its best efforts.

Essential fact in criticisms about Cda imposing tariffs on Chinese goods is that China uses massively subsidized exports for aggressive geopolitical purposes, a major difference w western governments. ⁦Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA)⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁦AAC⁩ globe2go.pressreader.com/article/281745…

Well, that textbook with the absolutely mad caricature of an Irish family has been withdrawn. (By the way, that wasn't the only problem with the textbook, it was all-in on gender ideology, like a lot of other SPHE textbooks). extra.ie/2024/09/04/new…

Was just sent this video where CBC’s David Cochrane was quit puzzled as to how I could break the story of the NDP pulling out of the coalition agreement before Trudeau’s PMO was even informed. Contacts everywhere.

Hmm...2200% increase in Italian exports to Kyrgyzstan. Didn't know they were into so much Italian stuff. Sanctions only work if countries actually enforce them. Robin Brooks

Suspect in deadly unprovoked attack was on probation nationalpost.com/news/vancouver… “There is a prior conviction for assault, there’s a prior conviction for assault causing bodily harm and at the time of his arrest he was on probation...for an assault that occurred in 2023,”

We’ll never know what treasures the Tudor Reformation robbed us of spectator.co.uk/article/well-n… "You might say the same about the shattered world of medieval Christianity. It is broken and dispersed, but its fragments carry the same indissoluble charge"

The Secrets of an Unassuming N.Y. Official Accused of Working for China nytimes.com/2024/09/04/nyr… "Ms. Sun’s alleged behavior fit into a common tactic of attempting to buy influence in countries including Canada, Australia or the United States"

Idea that end of Spokesperson发言人办公室 NY consul general Huang Ping's term happened to coincide w case breaking strains credulity, esp given 4+ year invstgtn. #China govt highly likely 2 have pulled him back 2 avoid worse scandal; see: Manchester UK consulate, 2022. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Imagining the Future thecatholicthing.org/2024/09/05/ima… "How much energy has the Church spent trying to innovate its way to an imagined future that appeals to the sensibilities of a generation that is fast disappearing and will not be replaced?"

China supports Maduro so it can recover the multimillion-dollar investments it made in Venezuela. europeanconservative.com/articles/analy… "...endorsing the fraud perpetrated by Maduro will not allow China to recover its money; in fact, it will further harm the Chinese government"..."

No mention of the number of times his name has come up in connection to reports on China’s election interference

‘Paddy-bashing’ and the blind spot of progressives spectator.co.uk/article/paddy-… "This the irony of the cult of diversity – it is presented as a virtuous crackdown on prejudice, but it often boils and seethes with prejudices of its own"

China Stops Foreign Adoptions, Ending a Complicated Chapter nytimes.com/2024/09/06/wor… “It’s really hard that there are hundreds of families that are waiting, that have a place prepared and we sit here hopeless, with our hands tied"

National campaign director for federal Liberals resigns, citing toll on his personal life nationalpost.com/news/politics/… (A feeling shared by many Canadians)