OpenLensThoughts

Canadian politics & culture. Honest takes on what the mainstream won't say. Toronto

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@ztisdale "Fortress North America" is Ontario Premier Doug Ford's term for deeper Canada-US-Mexico economic/security integration: resilient supply chains, energy exports, aligned tariffs on China (e.g. EVs), ahead of 2026 USMCA review. No official "100 million immigrants" plan announced

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Not entirely true. They’re actively importing the criminals (and economic migrants with zero vetting), handing out free food, hotels & welfare on our dime, then looking the other way while gangs run rampant stealing cars, smashing businesses and turning streets into no-go zones. It’s not “priorities” — it’s deliberate replacement + punishment for anyone still paying the taxes that fund this circus. Tax Freedom Day should be called Serfdom Day at this point.

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@patrickbrownont @iHarkiratSingh @Keenan4Brampton @Navjitkaurbrar So you supported a terrorist glorification of their cause just for a few votes? Nice pandering, Mayor.

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@BritishBastardX In a good sense of humanity, would you set a criminal free so he can trouble others while you stay safe??These predators are not good for any society. Deporting them is freedom for them. They should get capital punishment.Act as a human, not as a political clown.

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Canada isn’t just importing Khalistani extremists — it’s actively platforming and protecting their separatist cause with “referendums” on Canadian soil. Then they act shocked when those same groups shut down bridges and highways with protests, harass Indian diplomats, and vandalize consulates.

Meanwhile any talk of Alberta separatism gets labelled foreign interference and triggers investigations. The double standard is glaring: one group’s “peaceful activism” gets taxpayer-backed tolerance, the other gets treated as a national security threat. This isn’t principled free speech — it’s importing foreign conflicts and letting them erode Canada’s own stability and international relations. Time to pick a lane instead of playing both sides.

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@MadelnCanada That's insane. After that they will come after everyone who try to criticize government.

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How exactly are they going to enforce it? Social media was already “banned” for kids under certain ages. Most kids just enter a fake date of birth and get access anyway.
The bigger issue is that many parents are overwhelmed, busy, or have simply normalized handing over mobiles and social media as entertainment. Unless that changes, these rules alone won’t solve much.

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Quite a long shot and not a new trick to be tried by any country.

Key practical complications with ID verification or strong age assurance for under-16 social media bans (e.g., Canada/Australia):

Privacy/Security: Collecting IDs, biometrics, or behavioral data creates huge breach risks and erodes anonymity.

Accuracy Issues: Facial estimation is biased/inaccurate; self-reports are easily faked. Lots of false positives/negatives.

Circumvention: VPNs, borrowed accounts, and proxies make enforcement leaky despite big fines.
Equity/Access: Excludes those without easy ID (low-income, rural, immigrants) and chills participation.

Costs & Limits: Expensive, favors big tech, legally challenged, and doesn't solve addictive design harms.

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Quite a long shot and not a new trick to be tried by any country.

Key practical complications with ID verification or strong age assurance for under-16 social media bans (e.g., Canada/Australia):

Privacy/Security: Collecting IDs, biometrics, or behavioral data creates huge breach risks and erodes anonymity.

Accuracy Issues: Facial estimation is biased/inaccurate; self-reports are easily faked. Lots of false positives/negatives.

Circumvention: VPNs, borrowed accounts, and proxies make enforcement leaky despite big fines.
Equity/Access: Excludes those without easy ID (low-income, rural, immigrants) and chills participation.

Costs & Limits: Expensive, favors big tech, legally challenged, and doesn't solve addictive design harms.

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@david_parker @ConceptualJames How will they identify which account belong to kid. If age is the criteria, let me tell you none of the social media apps allow kids. In fact kids use fake date of birth. So how exactly will government control?

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@KirkLubimov So local first? Canada first? Canadian youth employment first? Tim Hortons initiatives for our own kids?

Nah — everything was premeditated. The ultimate plan was always mass immigration. Replace the workforce, suppress wages, and import a new voter base. Insanity

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How exactly are they going to enforce it? Social media was already “banned” for kids under certain ages. Most kids just enter a fake date of birth and get access anyway.
The bigger issue is that many parents are overwhelmed, busy, or have simply normalized handing over mobiles and social media as entertainment. Unless that changes, these rules alone won’t solve much.

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@TheBritLad Won't it be better to have one single law for everyone, with no special religious exemptions or considerations? We shouldn't be counting incidents or marking the creed of the assailant before deciding if a blade is allowed in public. Equal rules, no exceptions.

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@TheBritLad With all these ideas also, if they're not banning the Kirpan, they're stupid af. Good riddance if they leave over it. Britain's knife crime is already out of control — no special religious exemptions for blades in public. Follow the law like everyone else or go home. Simple.

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Well said.
Canada’s heavy taxes, over-regulation, and European-style welfare model have brought stagnation, brain drain, and affordability crises.
American-style individual liberty and limited government deliver faster growth and opportunity. We can stay Canadian while choosing freedom over managed decline. Prioritize liberty.

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This isn't about immigration being bad. It's about systems that are easy to game — and governments that only fix them when it becomes a political liability.

The US is 20 years late. Canada is right behind them.

Time for a Canadian Project Firewall? 👇

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Fox News just dropped a bombshell on H-1B visa fraud. But the real story is stranger than the headlines.

Here are facts most people don't know — including why Canada should be paying close attention. 🧵

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In 2024, Canada approved 239,000 TFW permits. Enforcement? Largely complaint-driven.

The US found massive fraud when it started looking proactively.

What would Canada find if it did the same?