Zelensky at Davos: Europe’s Blackmailer

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/zelensky-davos-europes-blackmailer/

…Since Washington closed its checkbook, Europe has become Ukraine’s ATM. A staggering €280 billion has been paid & committed. That’s not charity. That’s taxpayer money from nations already drowning in debt, stagnation, and energy insecurity. Belgium, France, Italy — all hovering near or above 120% debt-to-GDP. And still, Brussels keeps wiring billions eastward.

And what does Mr. Zelensky do after receiving this river of cash? He goes to Davos and publicly accuses Belgium — yes, Belgium — and Europe of doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding.

Their crime? Refusing to illegally confiscate Russian central bank assets frozen in Brussels. Let’s hear Mr. Zelensky precisely in Davos:

‘when the time came to use those assets to defend against Russian aggression, the decision was blocked. Putin managed to stop Europe.’

Belgium’s prime minister pointed out an inconvenient detail: international law still exists. Treaties protecting sovereign assets still exist. And seizing €200 billion without legal basis could expose tiny Belgium to catastrophic retaliation claims — roughly one-third of its GDP. A sane government would call that a serious risk. Zelensky calls it treason.

At Davos, he sneered that “Putin decides how frozen assets are used,” not Europe. Translation: any European leader who refuses to break the law on demand is now a Kremlin puppet. All the rational arguments put forward against seizing Russian assets: pssst! Pretexts! Falsehoods! Lies! European leaders speak, but their vocal cords are being manipulated from MOSCOW!

This isn’t diplomacy. It’s extortion rhetoric. Continue…

Will Sweden Go Nuclear? Scandinavian Country in Talks With France and UK on Nuclear Cooperation

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/will-sweden-go-nuclear-scandinavian-country-talks-france/

Will Sweden get Nukes?

Once there was a time when Scandinavian Kingdom of Sweden was pacifist and neutral, and had what many viewed as a perfect society.

But now, it has joined NATO and inserted itself in the European rearmament craze, while its society filled with migrants is rife with crime, and about 60 ‘no-go zones’.

Now, if all that is not enough, reports suggest Sweden may be about to try and develop nuclear weapons, while engaging in cooperation with the UK and France.

The reaction online was mixed, at best. Continue…

Sarah Mullally Confirmed as New Archbishop of Canterbury – First Woman to Lead Woke Church of England Gets Heckled During Confirmation Ceremony (VIDEOS)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/sarah-mullally-confirmed-as-new-archbishop-canterbury-first/

Anglicans keep getting woker and woker.

As Britain national identity has been eroded under leftist Labour party rule, other institutions like the ultra-woke Church of England (CoE) are helping speed up the collapse process.

Today (28), Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the new archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to spiritually lead the CoE.

In the video below, as the female speaker says ‘no person has appeared in opposition to the confirmation’, a furious male voice shouts ‘I did!’, and goes on a rant until security removes the person.

The images show that not even half the seats in the Cathedral are taken in this supposedly important moment – showing us just how decadent the CoE has become. Continue…

BREAKING: President Trump Announces First Ever Assistant Attorney General to Investigate Fraud Nationwide

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/breaking-president-trump-announces-first-ever-assistant-attorney/

President Trump on Wednesday announced he has nominated Colin McDonald to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement.

The new position will be Senate-confirmed, and Senate Majority Leader Thune has promised a swift confirmation. Continue…

Worried Japan Shuts Down World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Mere Hours After Restart When Alarm Sounds

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/worried-japan-shuts-down-worlds-largest-nuclear-plant/

Restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is a delicate affair.

Fifteen years ago, Japan (and the world) lived through one of the worst nuclear disasters ever at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

It was the ‘perfect storm’: a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami that overwhelmed the plant’s defenses.

Lack of power disabled the cooling systems for the reactors, leading to meltdowns in three reactors, hydrogen explosions, and significant releases of radioactive materials into the environment, prompting the evacuation of over 150,000 people.

The disaster led to Japan shutting down all of its 54 reactors, and only now is the world’s largest nuclear power plant being restarted.

TEPCO announcement regarding the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, highlighting its capacity, safety approvals, and reactor startup plans for Unit 6. But will it? News arose today that Japan was forced to suspend operations at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa mere hours after its restart. Continue…

Trump Officials Held Secret Meetings With Prominent Canadian Group Seeking To Secede

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-officials-held-secret-meetings-prominent-canadian-group-seeking-secede

A new bombshell report in Financial Times says that US officials have held recent talks with Canadian separatists seeking to break Alberta, Canada's oil-rich western province, away from Ottawa.

"Officials in the [US President] Donald Trump administration discussed loaning Alberta $500 million to break up Canada and make it the 51st state," one source told the FT.

This follows on the heels of Trump earlier this month posting a fictitious map showing Canada as part of the United States. The report also comes days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech in Davos before the World Economic Forum (WEF). He called out President Trump for creating a "rupture" in the existing world order.

Carney has also told his parliament, "The world has changed. Washington has changed. There is almost nothing normal in the US now - that's the truth."

Trump famously fired back: "Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements" while adding that Carney "wasn't so grateful" and that Canada "gets a lot of freebies from us."

Recall too the words of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at Davos: "Alberta is a natural partner for the US. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."

And now the FT article, along with other media, claim Trump is destabilizing Canada by these secret meetings between the Canadian separatists and "very, very senior" officials in the US administration.

Jeff Rath, legal adviser to the movement in question - the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) - has gone so far as to proclaim that Washington is pushing for an "independent" Alberta.

APP leaders are now seeking follow-up meetings with the US State and Treasury Departments next month to request a $500 million credit facility to bankroll secession, while also pressing for US recognition and new pipeline routes that would bypass Canadian federal approval, according to the reports. They are said to be 'taking advantage' of the ongoing friction between the US and its northern neighbor.

Sources briefed on the discussions told the Financial Times that representatives from the province, where it turns out Carney himself was raised, have met with US State Department officials in Washington on no less than three separate occasions over the past nine months.

Per The Daily Beast, a State Department spokesperson has admitted that the meetings took place but suggested nothing has been agreed to, stressing that "no commitments were made."

That same report cites Carlo Dade from the Canada West Foundation, a Calgary think tank, who described: "The Americans are more than happy to continue to play Canadians off each other."

EU Formally Designates IRGC A Terrorist Group, Granting Trump Political Cover

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-poised-label-irgc-terror-org-boosting-potential-trump-strikes-iran

As expected, it happened in a meeting of top EU leaders on Thursday:

EU foreign ministers agreed Thursday to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist" group, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said.

"Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise," she said.

One byproduct, (or perhaps the intent?) is that this will give President Trump more political cover if he decides to strike Iran. A 'narrative' is taking shape, despite the internal protests having long dissipated.

Repression cannot go unanswered. Continue…

Venezuela Signals Historic Energy Reset As Oil Laws Open To Foreign Capital

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/venezuela-signals-historic-energy-reset-oil-laws-open-foreign-capital

Venezuela is moving to overhaul its hydrocarbons law, opening the door to deeper foreign and private-sector participation.

The reforms introduce far more flexible operating and fiscal structures, allowing private and mixed companies to take on operational control.

If paired with sanctions relief, the changes could mark a true reopening of Venezuela’s oil sector, shifting policy from ideological rigidity toward pragmatic, investment-led recovery.

Venezuela is edging toward what could become the most consequential energy shift in a generation. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez reportedly met with senior international oil executives this week at a PDVSA facility, as the government opens consultations on a partial reform of the country’s Organic Hydrocarbons Law.

The proposed changes, now moving through Venezuela’s National Assembly, would fundamentally reshape the fiscal and contractual rules governing the country’s oil and gas sectors.

While the state would retain sovereignty over Venezuela’s oil, highlighting how the reform can foster growth and attract investment can inspire confidence among industry professionals and investors. Continue…

Ukraine's Biggest Corruption Scandal: Interpol Arrest Warrants Requested For Zelensky Associate Suspected Of €100M Fraud

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/orban-backs-weidels-demands-ukraine-pay-germany-reparations-nord-stream-2-sabotage-0

Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have appealed to Interpol to issue an international warrant against Ukrainian-Israeli Timur Mindics and his business partner Alexander Zuckerman, both considered fugitives from justice and both reported to hold Israeli citizenship.

The corruption scandal centers on bundles of money, a toilet made of gold, and threads leading to the Ukrainian president.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have officially submitted to Interpol the documents aimed at launching the international arrest of both Mindics and Zuckerman. The announcement was made by Oleksandr Klimenko, head of SAPO, wrote Ukrainian outlet Strana Today.

Mindics is currently in Israel, which he reportedly fled to an hour before anti-corruption officers raided his apartment, leading to suspicion someone in the government tipped him off that the raid was coming.

He is being tried in absentia for corruption crimes in the energy sector. The entrepreneur, who has a long history with Zelensky and played a key role in his rise to power, previously claimed that he was scapegoated in the scandal, while Zuckerman also denies the allegations.

“The case is particularly sensitive, as Mindich had close ties with President Volodymyr Zelensky for many years,” writes Starna Today. Continue…

Fire Engulfs Former Volkswagen Factory, Which Now Makes Chinese Brand, South Of Moscow

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/fire-engulfs-former-volkswagen-factory-now-chinese-operated-south-moscow

Fire crews extinguished a fire that broke out early Wednesday at the former Volkswagen plant in Russia's Kaluga region, now repurposed as part of Moscow's post-sanctions auto ecosystem.

There's been little in the way of a cause mentioned in international reports, amid an investigation, though skeptical headline consumers will note there's been a tit-for-tat covert sabotage campaign long underway between Russia and Ukraine-Europe in the context of the war, now about to enter its fifth year.

According to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, the blaze erupted at a foam recycling workshop inside the Tenet automobile facility, which currently assembles Chinese-made vehicles, and no casualties were reported. Continue…

Turkey Says It Foiled Iranian Intelligence Plot At US Incirlik Base

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkey-says-it-foiled-iranian-intelligence-plot-us-incirlik-base

Various Turkish and Middle East sources are reporting that Iranian intelligence attempted to spy on the major US airbase at Incirlik, and that a cell of Iranian agents has been busted.

The report, originally in Turkey's Sabah newspaper on Wednesday, said that Turkish intelligence and Istanbul police detained six people across five provinces. The report claims the cell was led by Iranian intelligence codenamed "Haji" and another codenamed "Doctor".

A Turkish asset is alleged to have hired people to take photos and videos of the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, which has been jointly controlled by Ankara and Washington for decades, and which plays host to American tactical nuclear weapons as part of a broader NATO nuclear-sharing program. Continue…

UK Government To Create 'British FBI', Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition Cameras

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-government-create-british-fbi-roll-out-nationwide-facial-recognition-cameras

The British Home Secretary unveiled plans in Parliament on Jan. 26 for a new National Police Service (NPS), which is modeled on the FBI and will take over the fight against terrorism and organized crime in the United Kingdom.

At the weekend, Shabana Mahmood described the NPS as a “British FBI” and said it would alleviate the burden on local police forces, allowing them to concentrate on issues such as shoplifting and street robbery.

The NPS will replace the National Crime Agency, which covers England and Wales, but it will also have a UK-wide role.

On Monday, the Home Office published a 106-page White Paper that sets out in detail the new police structure and how it would be supported by state-of-the-art technology.

The document says the government would invest 115 million pounds ($157 million) over the next three years “to enable the rapid and responsible adoption of AI and automation technologies by the police.”

A new National Centre for AI in Policing, known as Police.AI, would be created.

There are also plans to roll out facial recognition cameras nationwide to help police catch wanted criminals on watchlists.

The number of facial recognition camera vehicles would be increased from 10 to 50.

“A hundred years ago, fingerprinting was decried as curtailing our civil liberties, but today we could not imagine policing without it,” Mahmood said.

“I have no doubt that the same will prove true of facial recognition technology in the years to come.” Continue…

GM CEO Warns Of 'Very Slippery Slope' As Canada To Import Cheap Chinese EVs

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/gm-ceo-warns-very-slippery-slope-after-canada-import-cheap-chinese-evs

Shortly before Davos, Canada and China announced a 5-point 'strategic partnership' which includes slashing tariffs on Chinese EVs from 100% to 6.1% for the first 49,000 units, in exchange for China cutting tariffs on Canadian canola from 85% to 15% until at least the end of the year.

After Donald Trump stomped his feet and threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian exports, PM Mark Carney assured the US that the deal with China was simply 'rectifying' some 'issues' that developed over the last several years.

Yet, the reduced EV tariffs remain…

In response, General Motors CEO Mary Barra told employees at an all-hands meeting that the EV deal is a risk to North American auto manufacturing, WSJ reports.

"I can’t explain why the decision was made in Canada," Barra told employees, warning "It becomes a very slippery slope," and noting that Chinese automakers benefit in China from high tariffs imposed on importers, plus technology restrictions that prevent other companies from entering their market.

Under the agreement between China and Canada, at least half of the EVs imported would be required to have a price of $35,000 Canadian dollars (US$26,000), according to Carney's office. Canada will also work with Chinese automakers to ensure timely vehicle certifications, and that they meet the country's motor-vehicle safety standards.

Canada, meanwhile, is a major market for Detroit automakers. In 2025, Ford, GM and Jeep owner Stellantis sold over 700,000 vehicles combined in Canada. One factor which makes this easy is that Canada's emissions standards closely mirror those of the US.

That said, Canada's auto industry has been burnt, badly by Trump's tariffs on vehicles and parts made there, causing US automakers to scale back manufacturing as a result. Last year GM made the decision to stop making slow-selling electric vans at an Ingersoll, Ontario factory, while Stellantis has canceled plans to build the electric Jeep Compass in Ontario - and will instead make them in Illinois.

Chinese automakers, meanwhile, have been rapidly gaining global market share in recent years, but continue to be effectively barred from entering the massive US car market due to triple-digit tariffs on Chinese vehicle imports. Meanwhile, they're making roughly 25% of new Chinese cars in Mexico.

We hear they're pretty cool too.

NASA Set to Launch 1st Manned Moon Rocket In 50 Years: What To Know

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/nasa-set-launch-1st-manned-moon-rocket-50-years-what-know

For the first time in more than 50 years, NASA has mounted a rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for a manned flight around the moon.

The super heavy lift rocket is called the Space Launch System. Fueled by more than 700,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen and two solid rocket boosters reminiscent of the space shuttle era, the orange and white behemoth could, as soon as Feb. 6, carry the Artemis II crew—NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen—on their 10-day voyage around the moon and farther from Earth than any astronauts have gone before. Continue…

China Eggs On Canadian PM Mark Carney Trashing U.S.

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2026/01/28/china-eggs-on-canadian-pm-mark-carney-trashing-u-s/

China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday was delighted by the tiff between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, urging Carney to prove his mettle by doubling down on the anti-American comments that Bessent claimed he had retracted.

Carney gave a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, last week in which he decried the end of the “rules-based international order.” He suggested President Donald Trump’s tariffs and foreign policy decisions destroyed that order, although he did not mention Trump by name.

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was present in the Oval Office when Trump spoke with Carney by phone. He said he overheard Carney “very aggressively walking back some of the unfortunate remarks he made at Davos.”

Asked about Bessent’s remarks, Carney insisted “I meant what I said in Davos,” and had not walked back anything during his call with Trump. He also claimed Trump was not upset by Carney’s recent trade deals with China.

The Global Times praised Carney’s rejection of Bessent’s remarks as “another move that was viewed by analysts as reducing overreliance on the U.S. and seeking diversification of foreign relations.”

“Carney’s latest responses mark a series of signs that the Canadian prime minister, who was elected in April 2025 succeeding Justin Trudeau, does not bow to U.S. pressure. Rather he is standing tough and won’t retreat from its strategic approach toward the U.S., that is to push for reducing overreliance on the U.S., seeking for diversification and establishing more pragmatic ties with other countries,” the Chinese Communist paper gushed. Continue…

Convicted Islamist terrorist running for office in UK

https://www.rt.com/news/631716-terrorist-local-election-birmingham/

Shahid Butt has urged his young supporters to knock their enemies’ “teeth out”

A convicted Islamist terrorist is running for local office in the British city of Birmingham. Shahid Butt has urged voters to overlook his past “mistakes,” which include conspiring to bomb the British consulate in Yemen.

In an interview with Birmingham Live this week, Butt described himself as the “ideal candidate” to “unite” his district of Sparkhill in city council elections this May. Two-thirds of Sparkhill’s residents are of Pakistani origin, while a third of Birmingham’s 1.1 million population is Muslim.

Butt was jailed for five years in Yemen in 1999, after being found guilty of planning attacks with a gang of Jihadists on the British consulate in Aden, an Anglican church, and a Swiss-owned hotel.

He maintains that he did nothing wrong, and that his confession was extracted under torture. “It was all just made up,” he told the Birmingham Mail. “Nobody actually died, nothing happened at all.”

He has admitted to “mistakes” in his past, however. Butt was a member of a Pakistani street gang in his youth, which fought with white skinhead gangs in 1980s Birmingham. He also admits to traveling to fight in Afghanistan and Bosnia in the 1990s alongside the son of convicted terrorist Abu Hamza.

Butt, who describes himself as an “Islamist,” is a member of the Independent Candidates Alliance (ICA), a group of Muslim candidates set up by lawyer and accused money launderer Akhmed Yakoob. The ICA is running 20 candidates across Birmingham in the upcoming elections.

“I am not a pacifist,” Butt told Birmingham Live. “If someone attacks me…I am not just going to turn the other cheek, I am going to defend myself. I will be pre-emptive, as the law advises me, if I feel like my life is threatened, or my family, I will do a pre-emptive strike.”

He has advised his fellow Muslims to follow his approach. “Muslims are not pacifists,” he told protesters before local team Aston Villa’s match against Maccabi Tel Aviv last November. “If somebody comes into your face, you knock his teeth out. That’s my message to the youth.”

Governor General’s salary jumps to nearly $400,000

https://www.rebelnews.com/governor_general_s_salary_jumps_to_nearly_400_000

Mary Simon now makes more than five times what most Canadians take home annually.

Governor General Mary Simon’s taxpayer-funded salary has climbed to $393,800 in 2026, following another automatic pay hike — despite Canadians struggling with soaring food and housing costs.

The Privy Council Office confirmed the increase to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, explaining that the raise is mandated under the Governor General’s Act, which guarantees annual salary increases by law.

Simon’s pay rose by $15,800 this year alone and has increased by $91,000 since 2019. This marks her fifth automatic raise since taking office. Continue…

Ottawa paid Stellantis $222M before Canadian shutdown

https://www.rebelnews.com/ottawa_paid_stellantis_222m_before_canadian_shutdown

Subsidies tied to job promises fail to stop production halt

The federal government has handed more than $222 million in taxpayer funding to auto giant Stellantis for its Ontario operations, according to a new parliamentary disclosure.

The figures were revealed in a response to an Order Paper Question from Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer(Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley), answered January 26.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada confirmed that since 2023, Ottawa has provided $222,358,464 to Stellantis through the federal Strategic Response Fund — all as non-repayable contributions.

The breakdown by year shows: Continue…

Ottawa shipped 33 million COVID shots after pandemic ended — but won’t say what they cost

https://www.rebelnews.com/ottawa_shipped_33_million_covid_shots_after_pandemic_ended_but_won_t_say_what_they_cost

The federal government is hiding information about the cost of tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccines distributed after the pandemic was officially declared over.

The federal government delivered more than 33 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after the pandemic was officially declared over but is refusing to disclose how much taxpayers paid for them.

The figures were revealed in a response to an Order Paper Question from Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer (Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley), answered January 26.

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, between May 5, 2023 and March 31, 2025, Ottawa delivered 33,463,130 vaccine doses and distributed 31,488,380 doses to provinces and territories.

Broken down by manufacturer: Continue…

ELBOWS UP: Liberals spent $5.3 million on ads to 'transform Canadian patriotism'

https://www.rebelnews.com/elbows_up_liberals_spent_5_3_million_on_ads_to_transform_canadian_patriotism

The ads ran across TV, connected TV, digital audio, Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat and programmatic digital platforms.

The federal government has spent more than $5.3 million on an advertising campaign designed to “transform Canadian patriotism,” according to a new parliamentary disclosure.

The figures were revealed in a response to an Order Paper Question from Conservative MP Tim Uppal (Edmonton Gateway), answered January 26.

The Privy Council Office confirmed it allocated $5.55 million and spent $5,349,488.75 on advertising campaigns since 2022, all routed through the Prime Minister’s Office.

Two major ad blitzes carried the same stated goal:

“Transform Canadian patriotism from passive to active and embed the idea of ‘choosing Canada’ into everything we do as a nation. Buy, support, embrace and explore all things Canada.”

The first campaign ran March 21 to March 31, 2025, costing $2,516,939.87. The second ran October 6 to October 29, 2025, costing $2,832,548.88 — in the lead-up to the federal election. Continue…

Ottawa got just $15M back from $40M+ loan to cricket protein company

https://www.rebelnews.com/ottawa_got_just_15m_back_from_40m_loan_to_cricket_protein_company

The company that promoted insect protein as a climate-friendly food alternative has reportedly only paid back $15 million from a $40 million loan provided by Farm Credit Canada.

Farm Credit Canada has recovered only $15 million of the more than $40 million it loaned to Aspire Food Group, the company behind the government-backed “crickets for food” scheme, and it refuses to say how much taxpayers have actually lost.

The figures were revealed in a response to an Order Paper Question from Conservative MP John Barlow(Foothills), answered January 26.

According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Farm Credit Canada advanced $36.5 million in 2022 and another $4.19 million in 2024 to Aspire Food Group, a company that promoted insect protein as a climate-friendly food alternative.

As of 2025, Aspire had repaid only $15 million.

The government also confirmed Aspire defaulted on its loan obligations.

“Certain events of default occurred,” the response states. On January 24, 2024, Farm Credit Canada issued a demand letter and moved to enforce its security under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The loans were not repaid, and in May 2025, Aspire was placed into receivership under FTI Consulting.

Aspire’s assets were later sold to Halali Group Holdings, with the Ontario Superior Court approving the transaction in October 2025. Following that sale, Farm Credit Canada received an interim distribution of $15 million from the proceeds.

But when asked how much of the remaining balance was written off or forgiven, Farm Credit Canada refused to answer.

“Farm Credit Canada is not in a position to disclose the details of specific loan losses, write-offs, or loan forgiveness for Aspire or any other borrower,” the agency said, calling the information “commercially sensitive.”

Ottawa can say how much it handed out. It can say how little came back. But it won’t say how big the hole is.

Ottawa knew Algoma Steel planned layoffs months before approving $400M loan

https://www.rebelnews.com/ottawa_knew_algoma_steel_planned_layoffs_months_before_approving_400m_loan

Even with the warning, the Liberals still went ahead with a loan doling out hundreds of millions to the company.

The federal government has admitted it knew Algoma Steel was planning layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie months before approving a $400 million taxpayer-backed loan, according to a new parliamentary disclosure.

The admission came in response to an order paper question from Conservative MP Jim Bélanger (Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt), answered January 26.

Finance Canada confirmed that Algoma first told the federal government in June 2025 that layoffs were a possible part of its business plan as it transitioned to a “sustainable long-term” model.

Despite that warning, Ottawa moved ahead with massive financial support.

The government agreed in principle to provide Algoma with a $400 million loan on September 29, 2025, under the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan facility. The deal was finalized on November 17, 2025. The Ontario government simultaneously committed another $100 million, bringing the total public loan package to $500 million.

Just days later, on November 30, 2025, Algoma formally informed the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation that it would proceed with layoffs.

Bélanger also asked whether the federal government secured any job guarantees in exchange for the loan. Ottawa refused to say.

“The specifics of agreements… are subject to commercial confidentiality,” the Department of Finance said, declining to disclose whether workers’ jobs were protected as a condition of the bailout.

The disclosure undermines earlier claims that the loan was meant to protect jobs in Northern Ontario and raises new questions about why taxpayers were put on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars without clear employment guarantees.

Most candidates from Canada’s 2025 election say they are concerned about foreign influence on voters

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/most-candidates-from-canadas-2025-election-say-they-are-concerned-about-foreign-influence-on-voters/

The vast majority of candidates on the ballot box for Canada’s 2025 election have stated they are certain that foreign agents were actively trying to sway people’s voting intentions one way or another.

According to data released from a Survey Of Candidates for the 45th General Election, as noted by Blacklock’s Reporter, nearly half of the candidates were also convinced that illegal funds were being used to interfere in the democratic process.

Most candidates, some 76 percent, said they were concerned with the spread of “false information online.”

About 65 percent agreed that “foreign countries or groups [were] using social media and other means to interfere with or influence the political opinions of Canadians.”

More concerningly, nearly half, 49 percent, believed that there were serious issues with foreign money being “used to influence politics in Canada, and foreign countries or groups trying to interfere with the selection of candidates by political parties.”

The results from the survey, conducted by Léger Marketing Inc. and costing some $68,517, are shocking to say the least and were drawn from 837 candidates nationwide, with people’s party affiliation not being mentioned. Continue…

Is ANTIFA linked to the BC NDP? Leaked documents reported by Juno News contain the names of two BC NDP affiliates who are alleged to have funded ANTIFA domestic terror campaigns

https://breaking-news.ca/is-antifa-linked-to-the-bc-ndp-leaked-documents-reported-by-juno-news-contain-the-names-of-two-bc-ndp-affiliates-who-are-alleged-to-have-funded-antifa-domestic-terror-campaigns/

Is this why Eby’s NDP won’t condemn ANTIFA?

Alison Gu is one of the names that Juno News reports has donated ANTIFA riots against lawful ICE operations. Alison Gu is also the name of a Burnaby City Councillor who has donated over $2,000 to the BC NDP, including $1,350 during the 2024 election year. Gu’s bio says that she is passionate about “rebuilding politics to center compassion and care as the foundation.”

https://burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/councillor-alison-gu

Kristin Schneider is another name identified by Juno as a reported donor for the illegal anti-ICE riots. That name also belongs to a person who donated $1,200.00 to the BC NDP in 2020 and was recognized in the BC Legislature on March 11, 2025 by the NDP’s Burnaby North MLA, Janet Routlege for membership on Routlege’s electoral district association. A person with this name is also the Chair of the Burnaby Board of Education who campaigned for the Burnaby Citizens Association. From Schneider’s campaign video: “Diversity and inclusion… I see myself reflected in those values”.

When ANTIFA was designated as a terrorist organization last fall, I pressed the BC NDP to condemn the organization. They refused. 👇

British Columbians deserve to know why. We deserve to know how many NDP supporters are funding ANTIFA and other leftwing terrorist organizations. Continue…

Man suffering from 'profound loneliness' receives MAiD

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/man-suffering-from-profound-loneliness-receives-maid/70746

In another case of euthanasia via Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program, a man in his 60s with a disability was euthanized despite his main source of suffering being loneliness.

Referred to as Mr. B in a 2025 report by the Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee (OMDRC), he was living with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects an individual's ability to move, and is usually caused by damage to the developing brain before birth.

This meant Mr. B was wheelchair-bound — but could independently control his wheelchair, transfer himself, and use the bathroom independently.

He lived in a long-term care facility (LTCF) due to his advanced care needs and had been living there for many years.

His life, partly due to his disability, was characterized by much isolation.

Mr. B expressed this "profound psychosocial suffering and loneliness" which he attributed to a lack of relationships and community.

This is an experience he claimed to have had his entire life.

His living conditions did not help.

His time in an LTCF only further exacerbated his loneliness and feelings of a "lack of belongingness."

His life seemed empty — and due to his profound suffering, six to eight weeks prior to Mr. B requesting MAiD, he decided to stop eating and drinking. Continue…

Mother Calls for MAID Overhaul After Alleging Her 26-Year-Old Son Was Wrongfully Euthanized

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Ontario resident Margaret Marsilla says her 26-year-old son Kiano Vafaeian was given medical assistance in dying (MAID) in B.C. even though he didn’t suffer from a terminal or unbearably painful medical condition and was denied euthanasia in Ontario.

MAID currently permits doctor-assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses or other incurable medical conditions. Under Track 2, eligibility also extends to individuals with chronic illness or disability who are experiencing “unbearable physical or mental suffering” but whose death is not “reasonably foreseeable.” An expansion to allow MAID for those whose sole underlying condition is mental illness is currently paused until 2027.

“I strongly feel that if he wasn’t approved for MAID, he would have still been around,” Marsilla said, adding that her son was an intelligent and kind young man whose loss is deeply felt by his whole family.

Marsilla, who took part in the press conference with Joseph Caprara, her husband and Vafaeian’s step-father, said they remained very close to Vafaeian into adulthood, providing financial, housing, and medical support and helping him try to stabilize his life as he faced physical and mental health challenges.

Marsilla noted that her son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in early childhood and later went on to lose sight in one eye and diminished sight in the other eye.

She said Vafaeian later went on to become addicted to cannabis, psilocybin, and other drugs in an attempt to treat his discomfort and mental illness. After being repeatedly turned down for MAID in Ontario between 2022 and 2024, he was given a link in an email from Health Canada to find other provinces where he could seek it, she added. Continue…

South Korean Sub Maker Hanwha Signs Agreement With Algoma Steel

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South Korean submarine maker Hanwha Oceans says it has signed a series of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie’s tariff-battered Algoma Steel.

Hanwha says it signed a memorandum of understanding with Algoma that pledges $275 million in financial support to stand up a new structural steel beam mill in Canada.

The pact also declares Hanwha’s intention to purchase steel products for both the construction of Canada’s new submarine fleet and the maintenance infrastructure to support it.

Both commitments come on the condition that Hanwha wins Ottawa’s massive, multi-billion-dollar procurement contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with up to 12 modern submarines.

Hanwha also signed co-operation agreements on Monday with Telesat, MDA Space, Cohere and PV Labs, all while a South Korean delegation of government and business officials visited Toronto.

Rival German bidder TKMS has also signed teaming agreements with Canadian companies, such as Quebec manufacturer Marmen and the artificial intelligence company Cohere.

Ottawa Seeks to Bring Korean Car Manufacturing to Canada via MOU With Seoul

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Ottawa has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seoul to bring South Korean automotive manufacturing and new investments to Canada’s auto sector.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and her Korean counterpart, Minister Jung-Kwan Kim, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) earlier this week aimed at strengthening Canada and Korea’s “comprehensive strategic partnership,” which launched in 2022, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said in a Jan. 29 news release.

Ottawa says the non-binding MOU was signed to facilitate cooperation between Canada and Seoul on bringing Korean automotive manufacturing to the country and expanding domestic electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing opportunities. It also covers collaboration on critical minerals and artificial intelligence.

The MOU also intends to attract investments in Canada’s battery production, battery-materials processing, and “the refinement, processing and recycling of Canadian critical minerals.”

“This agreement will grow our auto sector, create good jobs and reinforce Canada’s position as a global leader in future‑ready vehicle manufacturing,” Joly said in a Jan. 29 statement.

She told reporters on Jan. 27 that Canada is “happy to have the Koreans in town,” noting that the agreement follows her trip to Korea in November 2025, where she engaged with senior government officials and industry representatives.

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said the MOU also means Canada is diversifying its exports, but the release didn’t contain any further explanation about what this involves. Continue…

Former Minnesota governor says U.S. state should 'join Canada'

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Former professional wrestler-turned politician Jesse Ventura believes 'someone seriously should contact Canada and ask them if they're open to this'

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, says the state should start looking into ways to “join Canada.”

The outspoken former professional wrestler turned one-term governor put forward his notion of secession in a recent interview on The SpinSisters, a new Minnesota-based podcast on politics and policy.

“How about since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we’re so out of control, let’s join Canada,” he said when asked by co-host Mary Lahammer what advice he would give current Governor Mike Walz on navigating the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

“Instead of Canada becoming the 51st state of America and lose their health care… I’d like to see Minnesota, all of us become Canadians.”

He proposed a petition to leave the union and join Canada who he’s sure would “be happy” to welcome the Minnesotans.

“And then all those Iowans, think of what a mess it’ll be when they have to cross an international border to come up here fishing,” he said of residents in the neighbouring state to the south.

Lahammer and co-host Tara Erickson both chuckled slightly at the latter, but Ventura insisted he’s “serious.” Continue…

JUST IN: Trump Threatens Canada with 50% Tariffs on ALL Aircraft, Says He’s Decertifying Canadian Planes in Response to Canada’s Refusal to Certify Gulfstream Jets

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President Trump on Thursday announced that he plans to impose on Canada 50% tariffs on “any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America” and to decertify all aircraft made in Canada.

“Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made, we are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses, and all Aircraft made in Canada, until such time as Gulfstream, a Great American Company, is fully certified, as it should have been many years ago,” Trump said on Truth Social.

“If, for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Full statement below: Continue…