Juno Jump Start | Mark Carney booed during Calgary Stampede appearance
Carney was met with boos from the crowd during his appearance at the Calgary Stampede, Farkas endorses Carney as “favourite prime minister," and more.
Mark Carney booed during Calgary Stampede appearance
Prime Minister Mark Carney was met with boos from the crowd during his appearance at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday evening, with videos of the moment quickly spreading across social media.
Carney was at the Calgary Stampede on July 11 for his first visit as prime minister.
After meeting with Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 leaders, he spent the day touring the grounds, meeting attendees, and discussing issues like pipeline development before taking in the evening chuckwagon races at GMC Stadium.
Videos shared online appear to show Carney receiving audible boos from portions of the crowd while attending the evening event. Keep Reading
Jeromy Farkas endorses Carney as “favourite prime minister”
While at the Calgary Stampede, Calgary’s mayor Jeromy Farkas posted an image after meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Liberal MP for Calgary Confederation, Corey Hogan, endorsing the Liberals, saying the two were his “favourite.”
Farkas also delivered a speech while at the Ismaili Muslim Stampede breakfast, defending the Liberals’ mass immigration policies and denouncing “anti-Palestinian racism” and “Islamophobia.” Keep Reading
Corporate America is dropping DEI. Canada isn't.
The United States may be moving away from diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the workplace following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders last year. Still, most companies in Canada are sticking with it.
The Trump administration has long campaigned against DEI, most recently banning its use by federal contractors and subcontractors in March, which resulted in corporations such as Meta, Amazon and Google abandoning many of those programs entirely. Keep Reading
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Former Natural Resources scientist charged with data breach involving China
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Ottawa and Alberta announce Pathways project MOU
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OP-ED: Toronto is dying, Chow’s got to go
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So answer me this - How much did it cost us to be blessed with his quick visit to the Stampede? Flight, fine dining, security etc. and we probably paid for his cowboy hat as well.
Because he Hates Canadians, and some people have noticed! Good thing there are politicians ready to kiss his ass! Weak brained assholes