LEVY: New Toronto Tory MP puts Olivia Chow on notice for letting antisemitism fester 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #resigntrudeau 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 https://tnc.news/2024/12/16/levy-new-tory-mp-puts-chow-on-notice/ via @truenorthcentre

According to Bloomberg, Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to its largest trading partner - the United States - including uranium, oil and potash, to retaliate if incoming president Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs. Today's threat comes one day after Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother to infamous, and now deceased, Toronto mayor Rob Ford) also flexed what little muscles he has under that copious shell, and suggested that the province would cut off electricity exports to the US over Trump’s tariff threat (which amounts to some 14 million MWh, or enough to power to large data centers). https://www.zerohedge.com/political/canadian-dollar-tumbles-after-turdeau-sic-reportedly-weighs-export-tax-uranium-oil

TORONTO — Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has imposed an administrative penalty of $2.46 million against Exchange Bank of Canada for non-compliance with money-laundering rules. Fintrac says it found Exchange Bank of Canada failed to submit suspicious transaction reports when there were reasonable grounds to do so, failed to conduct ongoing monitoring of business relationships and failed to report $10,000 or more in cash in a single transaction. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/11/exchange-bank-of-canada-fined-246m-by-fintrac-for-anti-money-laundering-failures/

Conservative MP criticizes two-tier policing after Ezra Levant arrest! Colin Carrie criticized the Trudeau Liberals for supporting censorship that is making its way across Canadian institutions, including the Toronto police, who recently arrested Rebel News boss Ezra Levant while he was filming a pro-Hamas rally. 🇨🇦#NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP🇨🇦 🇨🇦#SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud🇨🇦 🇨🇦#resigntrudeau🇨🇦 🇨🇦#JustSayNoMore🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/conservative_mp_criticizes_two_tier_policing_after_ezra_levant_arrest

One expert says he intends to “steer clear” of Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank as an investment for the time being as the lender deals with the fallout from a multi-billion-dollar money laundering fine in the U.S. and a weakened growth outlook. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/05/portfolio-manager-says-steer-clear-of-td-for-now-after-bank-cuts-guidance/

Toronto police attempt to censor Rebel News, deny access to press conference! Control freaks! The Toronto Police Service is now vetting media outlets and trying to censor videos. Too bad TPS won’t engage in law enforcement re: pro-Hamas thugs. 🇨🇦#NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP🇨🇦 🇨🇦#SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud🇨🇦 🇨🇦#resigntrudeau🇨🇦 🇨🇦#JustSayNoMore🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/toronto_police_attempt_to_censor_rebel_news_deny_access_to_press_conference

While it may be true that illegal crossings in general in Canada are only a fraction of what they are in Mexico, Brian Lilley points out in a column in the Toronto Sun that the number of terror suspects apprehended is far greater up north. According to statistics provided by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, in the last fiscal year alone, 358 potential terror suspects were encountered at the Canadian border, compared to just 52 at the Mexican one. The year before, 484 potential terror suspects were stopped coming in from Canada, compared to just 80 from Mexico; in 2022, the numbers were 313 and 67 for Canada and Mexico, respectively. https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2024/12/02/terror-suspect-caught-at-the-northern-border-indicative-of-a-bigger-problem-n4934746

The joint lawsuit, filed on Friday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, follows similar suits brought against OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 by the New York Times, which claimed copyright infringement of news content related to AI systems. The Canadian outlets - which include the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), are seeking what could amount to billions of dollars in damages, as they have demanded 20,000 Canadian dollars (US$14,700) for each article they claim was illegally scraped and used to train ChatGPT. "OpenAI is capitalizing and profiting from the use of this content, without getting permission or compensating content owners," the group said in a Friday statement, adding that they're responsible for the "bulk of Canada’s journalistic content." https://www.zerohedge.com/political/its-illegal-canadian-media-sues-openai-scraping-large-swaths-content-train-chatbot

Oh Christmas tree: Will rising costs deter Ontarians from spending ahead of holidays? https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/28/ontario-christmas-tree-farms-costs-inflation/

Toronto gift shop sparks outrage after responding to Hanukkah inquiry with 'genocide' comment! A brouhaha over online statements posted by Outer Layer Cards & Gifts proves yet again that mixing politics and business can be volatile… 🇨🇦#NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP🇨🇦 🇨🇦#SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud🇨🇦 🇨🇦#resigntrudeau🇨🇦 🇨🇦#JustSayNoMore🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/toronto_gift_shop_sparks_outrage_after_reply