Surely this is just a massive coincidence, right?
The unemployment rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Friday. August’s losses fell short of economists’ expectations for a gain of 15,000 positions.
And just south of us:
The U.S. labor market bounced back in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs, ending a summer of lackluster hiring with a bang.
The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.1%.
The federal ethics commissioner has found that Nunavut MP Lori Idlout violated parliamentary conflict-of-interest rules by obtaining taxpayer reimbursements for purchases from businesses owned by herself and her spouse.
The finding is contained in the Idlout Report, released Wednesday by Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein.
This is the time at SDA when those things that never made sense, start making sense.
Who benefits most from a destabilized, quasi-communist basket case on America's northern border?
China. https://t.co/Z6g2c6zEps
— Katewerk (@katewerk) September 3, 2026
More on this: Why Would Carney Be Selling Out Canada to the Chi-Coms? (h/t roaddog)
A Study Of EDI In Canada Research Chairs Program: Executive summary
Is diversity truly our strength? Does equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) improve excellence?
Since 2017, the prestigious Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, which sets the agenda for Canadian academic research, has moved dramatically in the direction of implementing EDI ideology and quotas.
Regrettably, prioritizing EDI results in an “equity-excellence trade-off”: Canadian taxpayers are funding cultural socialist activism among elite professionals at the expense of the disinterested pursuit of truth.
And, Canadian research is paying a high cost for its unfettered embrace of EDI, both through the non-meritorious appointment of less qualified Black, Indigenous, and female chairs, and by diverting millions of dollars to left-wing scholar-activist research.
According to our analysis — the first of its kind — EDI ideology is costing approximately $36 million per year, equivalent to a 12 per cent “tax” on the CRC’s $300 million annual budget.
While previous studies have examined demographic differences and the effects of EDI on organizational and team performance, none has examined its organizational-level consequences in academic research. This study fills that gap by testing EDI’s impact on research output in the CRC holders program from 2016 to 2025. It turns out, diversity is not merely neutral — it can actually lower performance.
Because real DEI has never been tried: This is one of the 68 “world-class academics” Canada poached from the USA at a COST OF 504 million Dollars….
Timing is everything: He waited until the day Mark Carney is desperate to pick up a seat in Quebec and he leaves the Liberals -1 when Parliament resumes until more byelections are scheduled.
Carney announced Monday that Dominic Barton, the former Canadian ambassador to China and a well-known name in corporate Canada, will chair the board of directors for Invest in Canada.
Much of Barton’s career was spent at McKinsey and Co., a global consultancy firm. Barton is also the chair of mining giant Rio Tinto and LeapFrog Investments.
@scoopercooper – Hopefully the Conservatives that probed Barton’s links to PRC state owned enterprises consider the implications on this appointment. Doesn’t dispel the notion I’ve been following on where the influence lies in Carneyland. Barton’s colleague over in UK is already investigated in PRC influence allegations.
"It was under his watch at McKinsey that so many of the problems… festered." — @PekingMike (@nytimes) on former Canadian ambassador to China, Dominic Barton. At 8/11pm with @ae_clarke (@CarletonSPPA), @jaimanchin (@StrategyCorp) & @spaikin | Producer: @harrisonlowman #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/XFmRLrO9cK
— The Rundown (@therundowntvo) December 1, 2022
Recently sat down with @SNewmanPodcast to discuss trade and why Canada continues to fall short against the U.S.
"Mexico became the U.S.'s number one trading partner, surpassing Canada, by playing the game without emotion. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Carney is widely popular across… pic.twitter.com/mTwHkP9B7V
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) August 31, 2026
We officially got caught relabeling (to Made in Canada) & selling inferior Chinese steel into the US using NAFTA/USMCA. The Obama admin caught us years earlier but were more polite than the Trump admin.
Now we been caught doing the same thing with Chinese lumber?
Can’t… https://t.co/obBjdESeNu
— Lee Humphrey (@tleehumphrey) August 31, 2026
If U.S. President Donald J. Trump was upset about Premier Doug Ford telling him to “kiss” his behind, there’s no telling how he may react to an Ontario judge saying the man charged in shooting up the American consulate in downtown Toronto does not have to sit in jail and is free to wait at home until his trial. […]
Just steps from where the March 10 shooting occurred, Jabbi strolled into the courtroom to face the Crown’s office challenging his July 7 strict conditions bail release. Later in the day, he walked right out those doors free of shackles or handcuffs and on release after a judge dismissed the attempt to keep him incarcerated. The judge also implemented a publication ban that does not allow reporting of the reasons.
Incidentally, he’s also linked to the murder of Toronto Police Const. Marc Pinizzotto in June, so there’s that.
Lake America EXPOSED THE DOUBLE STANDARD And Canada Discovered HISTORY MATTERS Overnight!!
They already renamed streets, squares, universities, parkways, a stop sign, the national anthem, and even a syrup bottle and called it reconciliation.
Then one executive order later,… pic.twitter.com/6oobpalUqO
— Dan Dicks (@DanDicksPFT) August 29, 2026
Mark Carney and Team Canada take Canada for a ride on the Tariff Titanic. Donald Trump watching from Lake of America. pic.twitter.com/dGbVSNgskp
— RPN Entertainment (@rpnenter) August 29, 2026
CBC reversed its 9/11 language guidance Friday, allowing journalists to describe the attacks as terrorism without attribution after the leaked directive sparked widespread backlash.
The change came amid criticism from FBI Director Kash Patel, who threatened ties with Canadian agencies that refused to reject the policy, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded CBC retract it and apologize.
CBC said the change applies specifically to 9/11, while its broader attribution policy for other acts of politically or ideologically motivated violence remains intact.
This is the state broadcaster. Patel should follow through.
Chrystia Freeland was just WRECKED on American television:
COMPLETE HUMILIATION
Chrystia Freeland gets absolutely wrecked on US national news
She gets called out for destroying the Canadian economy and sending it into Third World Country status
Her response China is great.
SPEECHLESS 😶 pic.twitter.com/WM1Yp36ol3
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) August 28, 2026
Uh oh! https://t.co/GwWA5nHGjU
— MapleWisdom (@MapleWisdom123) August 27, 2026
It’s always cute when Canada thinks it matters.
Were the latest CRTC mandates, and justifiable American opposition to them, the excuse for claiming a supposed threat to Quebecois culture and ending the trade talks? None of that would surprise me. In any case, it’s an incredibly stupid hill to die on and it sickens me that Canadians seem happy to go along with that.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the U.S. put pressure on Canada to adjust its position on rules around discoverability of content online, and that U.S. demands would have affected Canada’s ability to protect its culture, including the French language.