Canadian Justice Review Board

10/10/2026

STELCO LAYOFFS: A seemingly snooty, and ill-informed Mélanie Joy has taken a dressing down from Stelco’s legal counsel Paul Simon. Stelco lays the blame squarely on the Carney government for allowing China to dump galvanized steel into Canada and intends to rely on provisions of the Investment Canada Act which allow for layoffs under the Act’s “monitoring of investments” provisions.

In a letter to Minister Joy, Stelco’s legal counsel says it is prepared to immediately call back laid off workers in Canada if Ottawa can reach a “Fortress North America,” trade pact with the U.S. but it has also been clear it believes the government has not done enough to reduce foreign dumping of galvanized steel in the country, which is hurting Stelco’s ability to compete in the domestic market. “The most important step the government could take,” Mr. Simon wrote, “would be to impose further restrictions on imports of cold-rolled and coated steel products into Canada, limit import substitution, and eliminate tariff waivers on foreign steel products that Canadian producers, including Stelco, can supply.” Simons also took issue with the government’s contention that it was blindsided by Stelco’s announcements to lay off workers in Canada and said that Stelco had been clear, both in its direct communications with Ottawa dating back to July, and in its public comments to investors, that its galvanized business was in trouble and that layoffs in Canada were imminent. Furthermore, he said that Ottawa had suggested a meeting to discuss “proposed revisions to the undertakings” owing to the expected idling of the affected Stelco operations.
“Your suggestion that you only recently learned of Stelco’s intentions to indefinitely idle its Hamilton Works finishing lines is therefore inaccurate and misleading to the Canadian public…By failing to mention or acknowledge these regular communications, your letter created the false impression that we have not been cooperative and transparent. This is profoundly regrettable at a time when we hope to lower public tensions and engage in a dialogue with you.” Mr. Simon wrote.

10/09/2026

UNDER ATTACK-CHINA’S WAR ON CANADA: Professor Dennis Molinari outlines how the Chinese CCP has managed to shape Canada’s current government into pushing China's agenda.

The Sun''s political columnist Brian Lilley talks with Dennis Molin...

10/09/2026

LAYOFFS: Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, according to Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate ticked up by 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 per cent. The decline follows 42,000 job losses in August, The decline was concentrated in youth aged 15 to 24, who accounted for 48,000 job losses,

10/08/2026

FOREIGN WORKERS PROGRAM: Is there also fraud in Canada’s foreign workers program that is displacing Canadian workers? As of July 31, 2026, there are 1,560,565 foreigners in Canada who hold only a work permit. Canada’s “official” unemployment rate according to Statistics Canada is 6.4% as of August 2026 (unchanged from July 2026), with youth unemployment at 12% [Total Unemployed: 1,459,500 people]
In the USA Vice President JD Vance and Labor Department officials announced Thursday the suspension of Microsoft, Adobe and others from a key employment-based green-card program, accusing major tech firms and outsourcing companies of abusing the visa system at the expense of American workers. Vance said Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers last year while benefiting from 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards, calling it a "scandalous system." "For every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with 1½ foreign indentured servants," Vance said.

10/07/2026

CANADA’S LNG KITIMAT PROJECT: Why is the Carney government allowing the involvement of a Chinese firm that was banned by the USA’s Biden administration and by the Trump administration? A state-owned Chinese company targeted by U.S. investment blacklists is heavily involved as a minority joint venture partner and major fabrication supplier.
The LNG Canada project has received direct and indirect government funding and support for its infrastructure and facilities in Kitimat, British Columbia:

• Federal Investment ($275 Million): In June 2019, the Government of Canada confirmed a $275 million direct investment. This included $220 million to help fund energy-efficient gas turbines to lower greenhouse gas emissions and $55 million for the replacement of the Haisla Bridge to support regional traffic. [1]
• Broader Public Support: According to research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), federal support for the LNG sector includes approximately $1.62 billion in public finance and $151.95 million in infrastructure funding, while the British Columbia provincial government has provided support through foregone revenue, reduced electricity rates, and enabling infrastructure. [1]
• Phase 2 Collaboration: In May 2026, the federal and provincial governments signed an enhanced investment co-operation agreement with LNG Canada to support the regulatory and infrastructure framework for the $33 billion Phase 2 expansion, which reached its Final Investment Decision (FID) in September 2026

The connection to Chinese state-owned enterprises stems from two major areas:

1. Joint Venture Ownership (PetroChina)
PetroChina owns a 15% stake in the LNG Canada joint venture. While PetroChina itself has faced various U.S. export controls and scrutiny over the years, the more extensive "blacklisting" by both the Trump and Biden administrations applies directly to its parent company, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), which was added to the U.S. Department of Defense and Treasury investment blacklist for its ties to the Chinese military.
2. Supply and Fabrication (COOEC)
For its Phase 2 expansion project, LNG Canada announced it will import specialized steel modules manufactured by China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC).
• The Blacklist Connection: COOEC is a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). CNOOC was placed on an economic blacklist by the Trump administration in January 2021, and that investment ban was subsequently sustained and expanded under the Biden administration.
• Project Justification: The decision to use a Chinese fabricator has drawn heavy political criticism from Canadian steelworkers and opposition leaders.

10/07/2026

A CARNEY CON-JOB? Former Liberal MP Dan McTeague says “Mark Carney’s pipeline is going nowhere, and he knows it”. Carney has simply replaced the consumer carbon tax with an equivalent ‘clean fuel’ tax and added an 'industrial carbon tax' that will deter any private investment in pipelines. The fuel taxes drive up the costs of almost everything, McTeague says.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mLS8WsnHA

10/06/2026

LAYOFFS: Although PM Mark Carney and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly have professed surprise and shock over the Stelco layoffs, and have asserted that they will use all legal means at their disposal (if any) to prevent layoffs, publicly available records show that all the major steel companies, and all the automobile manufacturers have been meeting with the Carney government for the past 2 years warning of layoffs if Carney failed to deliver on his election promise to conclude a trade deal with the USA. It appears from these records that the Carney government knew well in advance that layoffs were coming, suggesting that they can only blame themselves. A force majeure clause is a contract rule that excuses a party from blame or payment when an unexpected, uncontrollable event stops them from doing their job. The Carney government has not protected Canadian steel manufacturers by applying tariffs that would make China's steel products as expensive or more expensive to import compared to Canadian made steel.
• Federal Lobbyist Registry: Managed by the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada, this online tool tracks paid lobbyists seeking to influence federal policies, laws, or financial benefits. It includes registration returns and monthly communication reports detailing oral and arranged meetings with designated public office holders.

10/06/2026

CHINESE STEEL IMPORTS: Yes, the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) has explicitly stated that its members have the capacity to build the industrial modules for the Kitimat LNG project but were never approached by LNG Canada that instead gave the contract to China, the CBC reports. The revelation indicates that PM Mark Carney continues to be less than candid with Canadians about his so-called "buy Canadian policy" which in fact appears to be hollow. But because the Carney government has continued with the Trudeau government's cancellation of anti-dumping tariffs Chinese steel remains cheap. CTV's Vassy Kapelos exposes the problem.

The Front Bench panel discusses the revelation that the $33B LNG Ca...

10/05/2026

BILL C-22: Psiphon received roughly $600,000 in federal funding from the Liberal government's National Research Council, but has drawn up plans to move operations out of Canada over proposed lawful-access legislation (frequently discussed in connection to Bill C-22), the Globe and Mail reports.
• The Legislation: Tech and privacy advocates note that proposed federal lawful-access measures (such as Bill C-22) introduce broad metadata retention and technical compliance mandates for digital service providers. [
• The Response: Psiphon stated that these requirements would compromise the core privacy and no-logs security architecture it relies on to protect users living under heavily censored or authoritarian regimes (such as in China, Iran, and Russia), prompting the company to plan an exit from Canadian jurisdiction.

10/05/2026

TIT FOR TAT PROPERTY TAXATION & FEES: Canada has been charging US citizens and other foreigners elevated property fees for years and therefore Canadians should not be outraged that Florida plans to do the same, Brian Lilley points out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTDtC1xFlxY
Florida’s proposed property tax changes affect out-of-state US owners as well, because second homes and non-primary residences do not qualify for the new homestead tax breaks. New York City is currently attempting to charge an annual second-home surcharge—widely known as the Pied-à-Terre Tax—though its rollout is facing legal battles and delays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTDtC1xFlxY