Barbados PM rejects Braverman’s ‘asinine’ claim that ex-colonies should repay UK

Trollope and the Trumpet Blowers

Any Briton emigrating to Australia, he warned, would need to take the homegrown antipodean forthrightness on board

Barbados leader rejects ‘asinine’ claim by former UK minister that ex-colonies should repay Britain

Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley is describing as “asinine” a suggestion that former colonies pay Britain back for its investment in them

You cannot threaten people into silence about their own history

There is a particular kind of audacity that only a former colonial power can manufacture with a straight face. Reform UK, the British political party that has been steadily converting English anxiety into electoral victories, has now proposed introducing visa restrictions on nationals of countries that are seeking reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Read that again slowly. A British political party, in a country that ran the most profitable slave trading enterprise in Atlantic history, has proposed punishing African and Caribbean nations for having the temerity to ask for justice.

NP View: Canada, Dominion of freedom

July 1, we mark all this great land is and can still become

WATCH: Keir Starmer issues 'deep and profound' apology to victims of forced adoption scandal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a deep an profound apology to the victims of the historic forced adoption scandal.In a statement to MPs, Sir Keir told some of the victims attending in the public gallery: We are deeply and profoundly sorry to the mothers who were told they were unfit, who were prevented from caring for the children.The shame is not yours. The shame was never yours. The shame is ours. And I say that on behalf of the whole country.I know that this apology will not be able to lift that completely. It will help a little, I hope, but it won't lift it completely.I hope that this statement, this apology, perhaps gives some of them the confidence to speak about what happened to them, because it will help in a small way.WATCH ABOVE. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Listen to The Country: NZ special agricultural trade envoy, Nathan Guy

Listen to The Country: NZ special agricultural trade envoy, Nathan Guy

Canadians with mental illness who saw MAID as an option feel abandoned: ‘They’ve left me with nothing’

TORONTO — Betrayed. Dehumanized. Devastated. These are the words some Canadians use to describe how they feel about a special government committee recommending not to expand medical assistance in dying to people seeking the procedure for a mental illness. On June 17, the recommendation was released, stating that there was a lack of consensus on [] The post Canadians with mental illness who saw MAID as an option feel abandoned: ‘They’ve left me with nothing’ appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Rocker Bryan Adams Releases Trump Protest Song “51st State” for Canada Day

When you're talkin' 'bout my home/ You better show some respect,” the Canadian rocker said after the U.S. president talked openly about annexing Canada amid an ongoing tariffs war.

Woe Canada?

Perhaps merging Canada with the US? I’ll start with the aside:

UK PM Keir Starmer has destroyed the country and economy

TalkTV host Samara Gill has blasted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves for having destroyed the country and economy during their time in power. “Rachel Reeves who started on a very bad note by us finding out she lied on her CV and didn’t work for the Bank of England for as many years as she claimed – she’s also going to be out because they are very much a package deal,” Ms Gill told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “Her and Keir Starmer have singlehandedly destroyed the country and the economy in the past 18 months, and I think many people – the vast majority of Britain – would be very happy to see them go.”

ClearBridge Canadian Equity Strategy Q2 2026 Commentary

ClearBridge Canadian Equity Strategy Q2 2026 Commentary

Letters, July 12, 2026: ‘Let Canadians vote on Alberta’

Let Canadians speak Now that Prime Minister Mark Carey has shown his Liberal government will be treating Alberta with the respect it has previously not always had, perhaps the time has come for Canadians, who do not reside in Alberta, to express their feelings about that province. One option for an official referendum question could []

BURTON: Canada's Constitutional crisis began in 1982

It will be suggested by many Canadians that one cannot and should not question or point out the flaws of what is fuelling our present Constitutional crisis. To be clear, I have deep admiration and respect for the framers of the Canadian Constitution; however, and sadly, their well-intended intentions have created quite the mess in our very divided and fractured country.

IPC questions N$245m smart city grant

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) questions the government’s acceptance of a N245 million grant from China for a smart city pilot project, warning that it could undermine Namibia’s digital sovereignty. In a statement issued on Thursday, IPC shadow minister of international relations and trade Rodney Cloete says the party is concerned the grant announced [] The post IPC questions N245m smart city grant appeared first on The Namibian.

Barbados leader rejects claim that ex-colonies should repay Britain

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called asinine a suggestion by a British lawmaker that Britain's former colonies should repay it for its historic investment in them.

Do Canadians Hate America Now?

Do Canadians Hate America Now?

Calls for government accountability in South Africa's immigration crisis

Calls for government accountability in South Africa's immigration crisis

Hubris Sinks Canada

Photo Credit:Image: Mark Carney. Credit: Policy Exchange via Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Policy ExchangeBy J.B. ShurkWelfare queen Canada can’t survive without handouts.

Canada Should Start Talking With Iran

Leave it to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to casually drop a policy bombshell in a press conference. Two weeks ago, he pointed out that Canada’s lack of diplomatic ties with Venezuela had hampered its ability to respond to the horrific earthquake there, and so he proposed reopening the Canadian embassy in not only Caracas []

Zero tolerance': Non-Jewish Canadian CEOs, politicians, professionals condemn rising antisemitism

As a group of Canadian businesses and community leaders who are not Jewish, we ask colleagues to join us in condemning any act of antisemitism in this country, they wrote.

Rory Bremner: SEND help. The children we are failing and simply mustn’t anymore

Britain's reputation as a compassionate, fair and responsible nation depends not on the promises we make, but on whether we keep them for the children who need us most. The post Rory Bremner: SEND help. The children we are failing and simply mustn’t anymore appeared first on Conservative Home.

Ottawa reverses order to surrender some ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship certificates

OTTAWA — Just one week after some “lost Canadians” were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters over the weekend confirming their citizenship claims are once again considered valid. The department has said “a few dozen” people who received proof of citizenship under Canada’s citizenship-by-descent law received letters earlier this month [] The post Ottawa reverses order to surrender some ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship certificates appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

CMHC dished out $31.7M in bonuses last year despite housing crisis, records show

“If your organization’s goal is making homes affordable, your C-suite shouldn’t be taking millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses while Canadians can’t afford homes,” said the CTF's Franco Terrazzano

Lord Reg Empey: Immigration into the United Kingdom is most definitely not under control

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Time To Disassociate Forgotten Parish Status with St. Thomas – Minister Charles Jr.

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has called for an end to the long-held perception of St. Thomas as Jamaica’s “forgotten parish”, pointing to unprecedented government investment that is driving transformation in the eastern parish. Addressing a Jamaica Council []

Canadian Prime Minister Blames Recession on … Too Little Immigration?

Canada is headed for yet another recession, and their globalist prime minister is blaming immigrants—but not in the way you’d expect. He’s not pointing to the millions of people from the third world who flooded in, gutting wages and driving home prices to Hong Kong levels. Instead, it’s the opposite. The immigrants that Liberals imported...

The United Nations' Disdain

The United Nations' Disdain

Dual citizens for public office … Council of State advises against passage of proposed bill, 2025

The Council of State has advised against the passage of the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has announced. The private member’s bill, sponsored by the Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, seeks to remove constitutional restrictions that prevented dual citizens from occupying certain public offices. The post Dual citizens for public office Council of State advises against passage of proposed bill, 2025 appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Snobby Canadians think their country is better, what with their public health, helpful international reputation, rule of law and leader who isn't a deranged maniac [Murica]

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Protected: Beyond the Tantrum: Canadian Self-Determination Demands More Than Anti-Americanism

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: Beyond the Tantrum: Canadian Self-Determination Demands More Than Anti-Americanism appeared first on C2C Journal.

Liberals continue court fight against First Nations drinking water rights, despite new bill

The Carney government continues to fight First Nations in court to deny Canada has any legal duty to ensure they have safe drinking water on reserve, even as the Liberals advance legislation aiming to do just that. This contradiction is drawing accusations of hypocrisy and demands for clarity.