Tonight, we have a little laugh at the fairer sex: How Women Split the Bill at a Restaurant. Of course, this is just comedy, it couldn’t possibly happen in real life.
Your best tips of late are appreciated!
We’re Going To Need More Popcorn
The Hub- This week’s leaders’ debates mark a new low for our democracy
We will watch a debate where everything from which leaders are allowed to appear on stage to the specifics of the debate format to who its broadcasts are is determined by a government “commission,” established by the incumbent party and overseen, until recently, by the same government’s favourite political appointee or David Johnston.
I’ll Cut My Own Hair
Shenanigans
Rebel News- Mark Carney tried to trick Rebel News — but we caught him and he backed down!
It’s 2025 now. There’s another election. But Mark Carney is the PM, not Trudeau. And this time, when we applied for accreditation, they said we were welcome to attend! In fact, they said we could send as many reporters as we liked. Sixteen of us applied, and 16 of us were accredited.
I knew that was a trick. I knew they were lying.
Housing Bust
A housing market swamped by exponentially rising debt coupled with a period of sharply rising interest rates is bound to head south sooner or later. But not to worry, we can just tell ourselves that it’s all due to tariffs.
Home sales fell 4.8% in March from February, and together with declines in the previous three months were down 20% from their recent high, posted in November, CREA said on Tuesday.
On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, sales were down 9.3% on an annual basis and were the lowest for the month since 2009.
It’s Not How Deep You Plow, It’s How Long You Stay In The Field
Evan Menzies- Yes, Canada, size matters: campaign crowds tell a story too many have been dismissing
To the chagrin of some in the media still used to the traditional model of coverage, a whole new ecosystem has evolved around these rallies with pre- and post-event coverage.
George Orwell, Call Your Office
Spiked- You got a licence for that?
Indeed, in a very real sense, we are witnessing the criminalisation of everyday life. Increasingly, everyday activities, such as feeding pigeons, playing ballgames or merely standing in a group are being criminalised.
No Pipelines for You
Let That Sink In
I’ll never drive one, but when the enemy of your enemy: TESLA OUTSOLD THE NEXT 10 EV BRANDS COMBINED IN Q1 2025
Related: Latest Harvard Harris Poll
A.I. Will Fix Everything
Sam Cooper- AI-Driven Election Interference from China, Russia, and Iran Expected, Canadian Security Officials Warn
The warning came Monday from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force, whose officials detailed how foreign state actors, including China, Russia, and Iran, are likely to use so-called “hack-and-leak” operations, generative AI, and social engineering to undermine confidence in Canada’s democratic process.
A Hat Trick
WSJ- Trump’s Triple Win at the Supreme Court
A 5-4 majority handed Mr. Trump a partial victory Monday by allowing his Administration to continue deporting Venezuelans believed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang under the Alien Enemies Act.
Elbows Down! Elbows Down!
Our Chinese-Installed Governor In Ottawa
This seems a little “too on the nose”.
This damning open letter from two RCMP officers calling for the resignation of 9 Liberal Cabinet Ministers is not a good look for the Carney government.
“23 Percent of American 17-year-old boys have an ADHD diagnosis.”
One of the greatest evils of my 90s childhood was the sedation and casual drugging of young boys for acting like boys in a school system built for little girls.
And it’s only now that we’re finally allowed to ask questions. Decades too late.
My father (the last of the old-fashioned family docs) used to say if you want to remain healthy, stay as far away from the hospital as you possibly can.
The same maxim could be said for children: you want healthy kids, keep them far away from grand medical experiments, especially when it relates to their developing minds.
Power from Manitoba? And a vote for seccession
Before the Manitoba premier pulls out of US contracts, maybe he should have lined up a willing buyer? Because he really, really wants to sell power to Saskatchewan now, according to the press conference I listened to late Monday. Are we going to buy? Be sure to read his comments about neighbours paying mortgages…
Manitoba Hydro ends two US contracts, seeks to sell power to Nunavut and possibly Saskatchewan
Jim Warren once again knocks it out of the park.
Jim Warren: Manning said a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession. And he’s right.
I was interviewed in January at a Calgary conference by Robbie Picard. This is that interview, just published Monday:
“We need to diversify our markets. We need to get to other places.”
Canadian Press
Canada’s LNG industry set to take flight as interest reignites in Alaska megaproject
I anticipate Canadian natural gas prices are going to go up as a result. Good for producers, great for Alberta and BC. Not so good for SaskPower, businesses and home owners who need heat.
“ICE agents snatch anti-Israel Columbia protester Mohsen Madawi during his US citizenship appointment”
Sorry Mahdawi, these are the new rules.
This is Mohsen Mahdawi.
He's co-President of the Palestinian Student Union and organizer of the pro-Hamas rallies at @Columbia.
Here he is chanting "Nothing is more honorable than dying for a noble cause!"
He has now been detained by @ICEgov. 👏pic.twitter.com/hwg4ZtkMCm
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) April 14, 2025
Today In Islam
Tuesday On Turtle Island
Great Leader Kim Sung Carney’s Canada: Jordan Peterson – Who is Mark Carney? No guns in Carney’s Canada. Liberal MP accuses Israel of genocide. Perhaps Mohammad Carney could clarify. $191.000 a year.
Woke America: Fighting the oligarchy. Lefties freak out.
Stories You Won’t Find At The CBC: Defending our society. Is civil war coming to Europe? Ancient child sacrifices. Paul Joseph Watson – We were right.
Your morning meme. Another meme.
Wow, What Incredible Power Donald Trump Has!
Turns out, if you ever see any overweight black women, please know it’s not their fault, it’s Trump’s fault. That’s not me saying this, it’s this woman. Even the obesity of black women is Trump’s fault!
Update: Sorry, I completely messed up the link. Now fixed!
April 15, 2025: Reader Tips
Tonight, comedian Juliet Chandler mocks fitness influencers at the gym. (link fixed)
Bonus: VDH opines on a variety of current topics, including Canada.
Betcha got some good tips for us! Here’s hopin’.