SandraD

“If we want Conservative principles to win the battle of ideas, we have to defend them openly, with passion and conviction.” #MaximeBernier

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

What the hell!

[Sheldon Yakiwchuk @YakkStack]

Free, eh?

Where does this free money come from that pays for these services?

[James E. Thorne @DrJStrategy]

Canada: Crying Over Spilt Milk in a Self‑Inflicted Stagnation

Canada’s elite have spent a quarter‑century turning a rich, opportunity‑dense economy into a slow‑growth, over‑levered cul‑de‑sac, and they still insist nothing is structurally wrong. There is no sense crying over spilt milk about past mistakes when the architects of this stagnation are still in charge and still in denial.

Canada did not just drift into secular stagnation; it embraced a kind of virtue socialism and an industrial policy anchored on climate change targets rather than productive capacity, competitiveness, or growth. An economy built on world‑class natural resources, strategic geography, and human capital has been deliberately downgraded into a housing‑addicted, low‑productivity balance sheet recession risk, and the people who did it still show up on panels calling this “resilience.”

For years, Canada’s comparative advantages in energy, resources, and industrial capacity were something to apologize for, regulate to death, or tax into oblivion, while policy and capital chased the illusion that you could mortgage and virtue‑signal your way to prosperity. The result is a country flirting with a liquidity trap, where even lower rates may barely move a real economy suffocated by over‑priced assets, under‑built productive capital, and households too damaged to borrow again.

The real scandal is not that Canada faces secular stagnation; it is that the elite engineered it, denied it, wrapped it in climate rhetoric, and now blame external shocks while the data scream that this is a made‑in‑Canada crisis.

To be clear, Canada’s problems are not the result of President Trump!

If Canada’s elite will not finally admit that decades of attacking its own strengths, worshipping its own bubbles, and treating industrial policy as a morality play have left the country one downturn away from a full balance sheet recession, then they are not guardians of the national interest, they are custodians of decline, and at this point, there really is no sense crying over spilt milk, only over the refusal to fix the mess they made.

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

I’m going to get a copy!

[Dean Baxendale @DMCBaxendale]

It’s hard to imagine that Wilful Blindness would become one of the most successful investigative books ever published in Canada on political corruption, foreign interference, state-backed organized crime, and malign state enterprise.

This week, it once again returned to #1 Best Seller on https://t.co/guvoNLDvGf in the International Security category. It has held that number 1 position over 40 weeks.

Five years after its original publication—and now in its third edition—the book continues to top the charts, a testament to Sam Cooper’s investigative journalism and to Canadians’ growing interest in understanding foreign interference, elite capture, and transnational organized crime.

Thank you to every reader who has supported this remarkable journey.

Truth still matters.

Get your copy here

https://t.co/eonPadZyOi

@scoopercooper @hollyanndoan @TerryGlavin @cburton001 @cbcwatcher @StephenLeDrew @DMCBaxendale

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

@MarkJCarney @liberal_party As in your 51% stake in Westinghouse nuclear reactors.

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

.@MarkJCarney aides are silent on who told pollster @BruceAnderson of unusual plan to pay corporate donors tax credits to refit 24 Sussex Drive. Anderson polled it 7 weeks before announcement. 
https://t.co/p0n5Vd13oT #cdnpoli

[Vesper @vesperdigital]

𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Bruce Anderson):

As former chair of Abacus, Bruce obtained 16 Government contracts between 2020-2025 totaling over $1.5M+ for Abacus Data under Liberal administration.
(-search.open.canada.ca)

Bruce Anderson is reported as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'inner circle' during Carney's election campaign
(The Hill Times)

Kate Purchase (Bruce Anderson's daughter) held a senior communications role in Justin Trudeau's orbit. (Maclean's)

Why are shocked they get private business deals ahead of everybody else?

So much for non-partisanship Liberal polling insiders, who managed to grift off of the tax payers.

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Judge faults @CanBorder for failing to deport illegal immigrants, cites case of foreign criminal wanted under warrant who was repeatedly arrested, jailed, freed & re-arrested since 2022. 
https://t.co/DGpysLRHFM #cdnpoli @FrankCaputoKTN

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

BREAKING: Economists downgrade growth to the worst in a decade (outside COVID). That makes Carney’s growth record worse than Trudeau’s.

Let that sink in.

He’s delivered the only recession and the worst food inflation among G7 countries.

You can’t grow an economy with bailouts, handouts, and carveouts for the Liberal Club.

We grow it through low taxes, affordable prices, and opportunity for all.

[Jason Lavigne @JasonLavigneAB]

These “Forever Canadian” signs were spotted at an Edmonton print shop yesterday.

There appear to be 1,250 signs here. Based on typical campaign sign printing costs, that could easily represent $6,000–$7,000 in advertising material.

That raises a very fair question:

Who paid for them?

According to Elections Alberta’s public reporting, Forever-Canadian Citizens Initiative Society is currently listed at $0.00 in reported contributions.

As a registered TPA myself, I know there are strict rules around who can contribute, how funds are received, and how those contributions are reported.

So when a registered TPA shows $0 reported, but signs worth thousands of dollars appear to be in production, Albertans deserve transparency.

This is not an accusation.
It is a fair question.

Who paid for the signs?
Were they donated?
Were they reported?
Will they show up in the next filing?

Everyone should be playing by the same rules.

You can review the TPA rules and contribute to our campaign here:
https://t.co/SVpLfib1aP

[National Post @nationalpost]

John Ivison: Shifting stories and questionable connections call for a probe of Carney’s condo bailout https://t.co/fimG71KI5v

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

@belligerentNuck @cgy_guy Same

[Vesper @vesperdigital]

@MarkJCarney @MarcMillerVM You're party for 10 years have increased the cost of living between 40-60%! And you stand here acting like you've changed anything.

Life under your party has been catastrophic. Resign!
https://t.co/FSYPjQKFmW

[Rise Of Alberta @RiseOfAlberta]

@JeromyYYC What a scam headline.

Jeremy is calling 137 Calgary Chamber survey replies “68% of Alberta businesses” in a city with 58,000 businesses, pushed by leftist Chamber chair Deborah Yedlin and her pal Mark Carney.

Ottawa is the threat to business. Independence is the fix.

[Jason Lavigne @JasonLavigneAB]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Partial court win for Stay Free Alberta.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a partial stay, meaning Elections Alberta can now move forward with counting and verifying the signatures submitted for the Stay Free Alberta petition.

This is a major step forward for transparency.

Albertans were told this petition had gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures. Now the official count can finally be verified and reported.

To be clear, this does not end the full court case. The petition still cannot yet be certified as successful or formally referred to the Minister of Justice while the appeal continues.

But today’s decision removes the block on verification.

The signatures will now be counted.

Albertans deserve to know the numbers.

This is a procedural victory, a transparency victory, and a major development for everyone who believes Albertans have the right to be heard.

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

This DEI ideology must be stopped!

[SandraD @MBPrairieGirl6]

Quite the list!

[Moose on the Loose @dsimieritsch]

Mark Carney has 23 direct conflicts of interest, 4 indirect and 3 cabinet conflicts. Total of 30 conflicts of interest.

[The Reclamare @TheReclamare]

On a claim going back 300 years, in 1912 Canada's highest court upheld that usage of land did not grant Indigenous a right to title, and that 'Settlers' legal title held precedence

Don't know who is arguing the Cowichan/Musqueum/etc claims, but here is link https://t.co/ejxlw4QLC3 @CDNConstFound @JCCFCanada @PharaBoard @timthielmann @KerryLynneFindl

[Resist CBDC 🏁 @Resist_CBDC]

Just coincidentally - all the world leaders - all met up in Davos - and all made the exact same errors - open borders - COVID - vax mandates - Digital ID - CBDC - green energy - trans - all at the exact same time - all in the exact same manner - just coincidentally.

[Jasmin Laine @JasminLaine_]

A former Canadian NDP MP is running a YouTube channel called MeidasCanada “Powered by MeidasTouch Network.”

MeidasTouch is a Soros-backed American political media operation classified as hyper-partisan left by Ad Fontes Media.

These are the same people who often accuse anyone on the right as being “foreign interference”, “paid for”, and try to cast doubt and suspicion on the motives of anyone who has a different political leaning.

The Canada Elections Act bans foreign entities from spending money to influence Canadian elections.

I have questions.

[Rebel News @RebelNewsOnline]

New poll proves Rebel News is Canada's fastest growing news source

Pollara, one of Canada's major polling companies, has released its fourth annual Trust in Media survey. The results show, for the fourth year in a row, Rebel News is getting stronger.

@EzraLevant walked through the numbers on Wednesday's episode of The Ezra Levant Show.

The number of Canadians who watch Rebel News daily has doubled in the past year, with 8% of Canadians now say they watch on most days, and another 14% watching occasionally — a combined reach of 22% of the country.

For comparison, the Globe and Mail, founded in 1844, backed by millions in government subsidies, and owned by Canada's wealthiest oligarch, sits at 11% daily readership.

"I think there's a real chance we'll catch up with them next year," Ezra said, "even though they've had a 171-year head start."

The numbers among Gen Z are even more striking. In the 18- to 34-year-old demographic, 14% say they watch Rebel News on most days. The Globe and Mail's daily readership in that same age group is also 14%.

"As many young people watch Rebel News as read the Globe," Ezra said. "Our little band of citizen journalists. Wow." He noted that Rebel News's marketing budget is close to zero, and growth has come entirely through word of mouth.

The trust numbers tell a similar story.

In 2023, Rebel News had a net trust score of minus 8 — meaning more Canadians distrusted it than trusted it. In 2026, that number is even. Among Canadians who actually watch Rebel News, the trust score has climbed from 57% to 72% over three years.

The Globe and Mail's trust score among its own readers is 74%. "We're almost in a tie with them," Ezra said.

Perhaps most surprisingly, Rebel News's net trust score among Liberal voters is minus 3. "Almost as many Liberals trust us as don't," Ezra said.

Throughout its 11-year history, Rebel News has never taken a cent in government funding. Instead, Ezra noted the company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting the government over issues like censorship and defending journalists who have been arrested while on assignment.

“Canadians notice,” Ezra said, “and they like it.”