Haydenism

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

Ben, not commenting on your disappointment in conservativism, I’m not an expert on the movement. I’m wondering if you have had access to classified security briefings? You might be underestimating Canadian security problems and the level of compromise in the political class, and institutions, that past, current and future DC administrations will address in different ways, but the problems for Canada won’t change under the current or perhaps even Conservative governments, from what I can see. Just a thought because I think you have a lot of good analysis. And trade is related to security, like it or not. There is a non partisan re industrialization movement in the U.S. that is aimed at preparing for war with China, (you can listen to lots of Silicon Valley podcasts to catch it) and all other nations are getting bruised in that US driven movement. Tariffs are a blunt tool. Not saying they are not politicized and abused, but that is a non partisan trend that is security driven at least in large part. Good leadership in our country would have recognized the trend very long ago, or adapted very quickly at least. Instead we see idiocy like the BC Ferry Deal to China that reeks
of Canada China Business Council corruption? We should be re industrializing and innovating ourselves. What if Nortel was a world leader and not stolen by CCP intelligence?

[Thelmle66 @Thelmle66]

@lovelylibrary @ABDanielleSmith Perhaps if you and the other teachers/parents that are REALLY concerned about the children’s wellbeing, you could do a deeper dig into the real cause of this issue:

https://t.co/EkUgGZ4xg1

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

Just to just to recap—because this one’s almost too absurd to believe: BC Ferries cuts a billion-dollar deal with a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new ferries. Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—always quick to perform outrage when the cameras are on—writes a stern letter saying how “dismayed” she is. She scolds British Columbia for daring to do business with a hostile foreign regime that’s literally attacking our critical infrastructure in real time.

And then—wait for it—it turns out her own federal government quietly financed the whole thing.

Yes, really.

According to an explosive report from The Globe and Mail, the Canada Infrastructure Bank—a federal Crown corporation—provided $1 billion in low-interest financing for the very same China shipbuilding deal Freeland claimed to oppose. The contract was signed in March 2025. The outrage? That only came later, when the public found out about it in June.

Freeland's letter to BC’s Transportation Minister was loaded with warnings. She talked about China's “unjustified tariffs” and “cybersecurity threats.” She demanded assurances that “no federal funding” would support the purchase. But what she didn’t mention—what she conveniently left out—was that Ottawa had already cut the cheque. The financing was already in place. The loan had been approved. Freeland just didn’t say a word.

And when reporters asked for clarification, what did her office say? Nothing. They passed the buck to another minister. The new Infrastructure Minister, Gregor Robertson, now claims the government had “no influence” in the procurement decision. No influence? You loan a billion dollars to a company and have no opinion on where it goes?

Let’s be clear: This wasn’t some harmless miscommunication. If it wasn’t a cover-up, then it was sheer incompetence—the same brand of incompetence that’s driven our shipyards into obsolescence, our economy into dependence, and our country into managed decline. An entire federal cabinet stood by, watched this unfold, signed the cheque—and then pretended they had nothing to do with it.

And British Columbia’s government? Just as bad. Premier David Eby, the man who pretends to champion “BC First,” claims he was “not happy” with the China deal but says it’s “too late” to change course. Too late? This isn’t an asteroid heading for Earth. It’s a contract. And contracts can be rewritten, canceled, renegotiated—if anyone in charge had the political will to stand up and say, “No, we don’t hand billion-dollar infrastructure projects to hostile regimes.”

But instead, we get excuse after excuse. They say BC Ferries is independent. They say there was no capacity in Canada. They say we had no choice. All the while, Canadian shipyards sit idle, unionized workers are frozen out, and the Canadian taxpayer is stuck subsidizing Chinese shipbuilding—and Chinese espionage.

Because while all of this was happening, we now know that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called Salt Typhoon was actively breaching Canadian telecommunications networks. That’s not speculation—it’s confirmed in a federal cyber security bulletin dated June 19, 2025.

Chinese actors exploited a vulnerability in Cisco equipment and infiltrated the networks of at least one major Canadian telecom provider. They pulled config files, rerouted traffic through GRE tunnels, and monitored call metadata and SMS communications. Translation: They were spying. On us. On officials. On infrastructure.

So let’s break this down. In February, China hacked Canadian telecoms. In March, Canada quietly finances a massive shipbuilding contract with China. In June, Freeland pretends to be outraged—while hiding the fact that her own government bankrolled it.

And now we’re told, “There’s nothing to see here. No jurisdiction.”

Really?

Freeland has jurisdiction when it comes to issuing carbon taxes, banning handguns, and lecturing citizens about disinformation—but somehow has no jurisdiction when her own Infrastructure Bank gives a billion dollars to build ships in a country that’s attacking our networks and undermining our democracy?

And it gets worse. The interest rate on the loan? Just 1.8%. That’s below market. That’s a subsidy, plain and simple. The financial gap will be recorded as government funding. So even if the Liberals want to play word games about “no direct funding,” that distinction is meaningless. The money came from taxpayers. It went to BC Ferries. It ended up in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.

So what do we call this? It’s not economic strategy. It’s not climate policy. It’s not forward-looking infrastructure planning.

It’s decline. Managed decline.

It’s a government that tells Canadians we’re too broke, too slow, too divided to build our own ships. So we’ll just outsource it. To the same regime our intelligence services say is spying on us and interfering in our elections.

This was a test. A big one. And the people who told you they were going to put “Canada First”—people like David Eby and Mark Carney—failed that test spectacularly. When it came time to make a real choice—stand with Canadian workers, Canadian industry, and Canadian sovereignty—or cave to foreign pressure and cheap outsourcing, they chose China.

And then they lied about it.

But Canadians aren’t stupid. We know what leadership looks like—and this isn’t it. We don’t need more slogans. We need action. We need courage. We need people in government who actually believe in this country and the people who built it.

Because Canada can build ships. Canada can defend its infrastructure. And Canada should never hand over critical national projects to a regime that’s actively working against our interests.

If this is what “Canada First” looks like under the Liberals and the BC NDP, then we need something better. It's time to stop managing decline and start building again.

Call the election. Let Canadians choose a path forward—one rooted in strength, in sovereignty, and in pride. Let us choose leaders who put Canada first—for real.

globe and mail article: https://t.co/CYCHpHrptq

[Mike Lake @MikeLakeMP]

WATCH THIS! ⬇️

Asked twice why Saudi oil is treated more favourably than Canadian oil by this Liberal government, the Ministers of Energy and Environment clearly told their House Leader they wanted no part of the question (watch the left part of the screen before the first response).

In the end, the Energy Minister drew the short straw on the first question and then punted the second off to the Secretary of State for Rural Development!

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@THudson59618056 @DanAlbas Because they knew they couldn't complete....

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@mrsunshinebaby Yes I believe you are wrong. He should have stepped into Canadian cultural media channels. Not necessarily political ones, in order to push back against the legacy media smear campaign that so many Canadians believed.

[Matt Strauss @strauss_matt]

I gave my maiden speech in Canada's House of Commons:

The Liberals trampled on the Charter rights of Canadians. I see no indication the leopard can change it's spots. I am here to speak truth to their power.

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@TheJasonPugh @MarcNixon24 @dsimieritsch When someone has stock and influence in a company, then moves into a role of government that can influence industry to BENEFIT said company (modular housing, nuclear, heat pumps.....etc......), most rational people would consider that A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. It's not that hard.

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@KirkLubimov https://t.co/f20LeU8Ixb

[Northern Perspective @NorthrnPrspectv]

TERREBONNE RIDING - Liberal Candidate Declared the Winner Despite Uncounted Ballot - NOT OVER YET

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@globalnews Flood their contact with complaints. This is unacceptable.
https://t.co/7IJjoGuaaq

[Drea Humphrey @DreaHumphrey]

OSTRICH UPDATE: Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner, Karen Espersen, shares a heart broken plea with the public after learning that the courts granted the CFIA its culling order for their 400, healthy birds.

You can respectfully demand the CFIA back down at https://t.co/ziF2wnKOdh

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@oboelabs @nenshi Maybe this is part of it too

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@LauraBabcock And here I was thinking that CSIS verified Chinese election interference was harming our democracy... What was I thinking?!!?

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@ikwilson Agreed. Division in the right is EXACTLY what the left want, and are trying to stoke, as demonstrated by Nenshi's attacks on Danielle Smith.

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@JayGenXer From one of Shawn's podcasts?

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@mark_slapinski Yes

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@WestCoastRebel2 @HarmanBhanguBC Edison is actually making some phenomenal trucks, with massive torque. Their videos are well worth the watch

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@patrickbetdavid @PierrePoilievre Completely irrelevant. The audience he needed to reach do not watch Rogan or you.

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@friesen_f I for some reason recall taxpayers paying for a lot of things that were completely irrelevant to Canadians over the last 10 years.

[Haydenism @Haydenism4]

@MarkJCarney You clearly didn't hear the message, because after months of Canadians paying for effectively no sitting government, you guys are going on holiday.
Did you hear the message from much of the West?