Maxime Bernier Calls for Closing the Asylum Loophole
There is a systematic, deliberate dismantling of our border integrity happening right under our noses. The Asylum Loophole has become a backdoor pass to Canada, and our refugee system is a laughingstock.Let me give you the numbers: In 2024, international students filed 20,245 asylum claims, six times more than in 2019. These aren’t genuine refugees. They are people on study permits and temporary work visas who simply don’t want to leave.They know the trick: Claim asylum, get inserted into a backlog of 300,000, and buy yourself 17 months to stay. They protest, they claim it’s unfair, and establishment politicians cave.Look at India, a democratic ally, yet claims have skyrocketed from 375 in 2015 to 17,180 last year. Why? Because they know they can play the system.The Liberals made it easy to be accepted as a refugee. They abandoned security checks. They actively dismantled all the usual controls designed to eliminate fraudsters, human traffickers, and terrorists.Between Jan 2019 and Feb 2023, the Immigration Refugee Board accepted 24,599 asylum claimants without a single government employee meeting them in person. Not one interview. They were processed by a computer and waved right in.The result? 79.8% of all Canadian asylum claims are accepted.In the early 2010s, we rejected 40% and officers did their jobs. Now, with over 100,000 claims per year, we green-light 80%. It makes no sense. Compare that to Sweden (60% rejection) or Ireland (70% rejection). Only Canada is this weak.The policy must be: If you enter on a temporary visa and file a fake asylum claim to extend your stay, your claim is automatically rejected, and you are immediately deported. No delays, no automated approvals, no 80% acceptance.It’s time to end this racket and enforce our borders. — Maxime Bernier
The horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, is a national tragedy. It’s one of the deadliest massacres in Canadian history.In times like these, grief and sadness are very real but not enough. We must have the courage to speak the truth.The mainstream media and the police claim the shooter was a woman. This is false. It’s a lie. And Establishment politicians did not challenge that.The shooter was a young man who identified as a woman. A young man trapped in a delusion fueled by a radical ideology that denies biological reality. Instead of helping this gender confused boy overcome his mental health issues, his delusion was actively encouraged. His mind and body was contaminated by telling him he was a girl, by pumping him with dangerous drugs designed to suppress his natural development. Encouraging a delusion is child abuse.As my friend Billboard Chris once said: “We don’t have gender identities; we have personalities. And personalities don’t require a sex change. We have two sexes, zero gender, and infinite personalities.”That’s reality. But our society has abandoned reality. We have allowed a sinister cult to take over our institutions. We have allowed a radical ideology to convince us that a boy can become a girl. This tragedy is the inevitable outcome of a society that has gone sick. It’s a sick society that tells gender dysphoria children they were born in the wrong body.It’s sick to render children sterile with drugs. It’s sick to mutilate healthy genitals in the name of “affirmation.” And it’s sick to refuse to acknowledge that the radical gender ideology had an impact on the shooter’s behavior.We must change course before more lives are lost. We must reject this toxic ideology. We must stop lying to children. And we must have the courage to say what everyone knows but few dare to express:No kids are transgender. There are only children who have been deceived. The gender ideology is a lie, and it’s destroying our society –Maxime Bernier
May the lessons Germany finally seems to be learning help guard other nations from the same sad fate, writes Gwyn Morgan. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Postmedia files
Germany has long been Europe’s economic engine and its GDP is still third largest in the world, behind the U.S. and China and just ahead of Japan and India. But because of serious economic and social policy failures Germany is now a nation in decline.
Begin with economic policy. Reliable, affordable energy is key to any country’s economic well-being. In 2002, Germany’s 11 nuclear plants generated more than a third of its electricity, with coal and oil supplying the rest. Since then huge investments in solar and offshore wind power have been made with the intention of phasing out fossil fuels. Germany’s long-term plan, driven by an irrational anti-nuclear power campaign by environmental zealots, was to generate enough power from wind and solar to allow the shutdown of all nuclear plants by 2036.
Then came the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Although it was triggered, not by a nuclear accident, but by tidal waves from an offshore earthquake, the unwarranted fear the plant’s destruction aroused accelerated the shutdown of Germany’s safe and reliable nuclear plants.
Within six months, eight of the plants were closed, which left no choice but to import Russian natural gas for power generation. The Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, completed in 2012, in effect replaced secure nuclear power with dependency on a pipeline controlled by Vladimir Putin.
Had Germany kept its nuclear plants, a Price Waterhouse report concluded last year, fully 94 per cent of its power generation would now be emissions-free and the average price of its electricity would be 23 per cent lower.
High energy prices have made German industry less competitive in the face of surging global competition. Chinese automakers such as BYD and NIO have entered European markets with innovative, affordable products, eroding profitability and market share for Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz. Production in Germany declined 25 per cent between 2017 and 2023, according to auto industry data.
The socio-political picture is even more dismal. During the 2015 Syrian civil war, large numbers of displaced Muslim asylum-seekers made their arduous way though the Balkans and into Europe. They came in huge, unruly waves, instilling fear in local citizens. Greece, Poland, Hungary and Belarus forcibly prevented entry. Germany was the exception, taking in 76,000 Syrians in July of 2015 and 170,000 in August — after which chancellor Angela Merkel made her famous “wir schaffen das” (we can do it) declaration, further opening the flood gates. By the end of 2015, Germany had taken in 1.2 million Muslim refugees, creating profound social and economic challenges for the country. Even as these became apparent, Germany continued to accept hundreds of thousands of Islamic migrants. In 2023, it accepted 300,000 asylum seekers, 80 per cent of whom were Muslim.
Now Germans are paying a terrible price in the form of Islamic terrorism. Last February, a 24-year-old Muslim man was arrested in Munich after a car-ramming attack that injured 39 people, two very seriously. This and other attacks have forced the government to take action against Islamic extremism. In November, it banned a group called Muslim Interaktiv that had called for Germany to become an Islamic caliphate where “Islamic law should take precedence over German law in regulating life in the Muslim community, including the treatment of women.”
Germany also strengthened controls on mosque funding from countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar that have encouraged radicalization. As Ahmad Mansour, an outspoken critic of Islamic extremism, has said: “Muslim Interaktiv is part of an Islamist network that carry out intimidation campaigns, specifically to indoctrinate young people with Islamist ideology. That indoctrination includes antisemitism.”
The integration of the huge waves of migrants is an enormous challenge. Immigration offices, schools, language instructors, social service providers and employment offices have been overwhelmed. Meanwhile, like other European countries, Germany is committing demographic suicide. The average fertility rate in the European Union is 1.4, well under replacement. Fertility rates for Muslim women, in countries that track groups separately, are up to twice as high.
This is the lamentable story of how eco-ideologically driven energy supply decisions and ruinous immigration policies have brought the economic and social destruction of postwar Europe’s greatest success story. May the lessons Germany finally seems to be learning help guard other nations from the same sad fate.
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Gwyn Morgan, a retired business leader, has been a director of five global corporations.
Naoki Hyakuta, leader of Japan’s Conservative Party, issued a strong warning on immigration during a recent speech. Pointing to developments across several European nations, he argued that Japan should avoid following the same path.
In a nation where self-defense is apparently a fireable offense, Mark Hehir, a dedicated London bus driver, has been hailed as a hero by the public but sacked by his employer for daring to chase down a thief who snatched a passenger’s necklace.
This absurdity highlights how the UK’s bureaucratic overlords prioritize corporate protocols over actual justice, leaving ordinary citizens vulnerable to rampant crime while the establishment looks the other way.
Hehir’s act of bravery, which even the police deemed “proportionate and necessary,” has sparked petitions, fundraisers, and widespread fury online. But in today’s Britain, where globalist policies have eroded basic freedoms, punishing the good guys seems to be the new normal—echoing a broader decline that sees literal convicted terrorists eyeing political power while heroes like Hehir get the boot.
The incident unfolded on June 25, 2024, aboard the 206 bus route in northwest London. A man boarded, shoved past a female passenger, and ripped a necklace from her neck before fleeing. Hehir, 62, didn’t hesitate—he pursued the thief for about 200 meters, retrieved the jewelry after a scuffle, and returned it to the distressed woman.
But the story didn’t end there. The thief returned to the bus, allegedly to “apologize” according to Metroline, the bus company. Hehir insists the man threw the first punch, prompting him to retaliate in self-defense and restrain the assailant until police arrived. Both were arrested, but authorities quickly cleared Hehir, with a detective noting the force used was justified “in the defence of himself and the female passenger.”
Metroline saw it differently. They fired Hehir for gross misconduct, accusing him of assault, leaving the bus unattended, and bringing the company into disrepute. An employment tribunal upheld the decision, claiming it fell within a “band of reasonable responses” for an employer. Never mind that Hehir had put himself in harm’s way to protect others.
Public backlash has been swift and fierce. A petition demanding his reinstatement has garnered over 5,000 signatures, while thousands of pounds have been raised in support. On X, users decried the ruling as emblematic of “anarcho-tyranny,” where criminals roam free but citizens are penalized for stepping up.
The exact opposite happens in other countries:
Hehir himself called into LBC radio to set the record straight. “I’m the actual bus driver,” he told host Tom Swarbrick, explaining how the thief came back aggressive, not apologetic. “He went to throw a left punch and I met him with a right punch and clearly he went down.”
This case isn’t isolated. It fits a disturbing pattern in the UK, where the establishment’s obsession with “protocols” and political correctness tramples on individual rights. Under Labour’s watch, crime surges unchecked, fueled by open borders and soft-on-crime policies that echo the globalist agenda eroding Western societies.
Tie this to the latest outrage: a convicted terrorist running for office in the UK’s second city Birmingham. Shahid Butt, sentenced to five years in Yemen for plotting bombings against British targets and with a history of violent offenses in the UK, is now campaigning on a pro-Gaza platform in a Muslim-majority ward. He dismisses his conviction as a setup, but facts don’t lie.
Sharon Osbourne, widow of rock legend Ozzy, fired back on social media: “This has nothing to do with racism. I think I’m gonna move to Birmingham and put my name down for the ballot to be on the council. I’m serious.” Supporters cheered her on, with comments like “Please do, Sharon. Gosh, it’s just unbelievable that someone like him can stand. It’s just so demoralising. What is this country coming to?”
This juxtaposition is damning. While a bus driver gets sacked for defending a victim, a man with terrorist ties can vie for public office, backed by pro-Gaza activists. It’s the same system that welcomes extremists like Alaa Abd el-Fattah—who praised Osama bin Laden—while jailing Brits for social media posts criticizing immigration.
Such hypocrisy exposes the rot: a two-tier justice system where mass migration and woke ideologies prioritize outsiders over natives, stifling freedom and safety. Hehir’s sacking isn’t just a corporate blunder—it’s a symptom of a nation surrendering to chaos.
Brits deserve better than a government that handcuffs heroes while handing platforms to radicals.
Leniency for crack dealer because of his nine children, race
[The following story shows that it’s no longer hidden, Canada’s woke anti-White courts give Indians and Blacks automatic discounts in sentencing merely for being Indian or Black. There’s no pretence of equality.]
CHRIS LAMBIE
3 Feb 2026
A Toronto crack cocaine dealer caught back in business three times over the course of 10 months managed to convince a judge that he deserves some leniency because putting him behind bars would mean hardship for his nine children, but not because he’s addicted to the drugs he was caught peddling.
Lloyd Williams pleaded guilty in Ontario’s Court of Justice to three counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in what Justice André Chamberlain described as the “deeply troubled” neighbourhood surrounding the intersection at Dundas and Sherbourne streets for arrests on March 3, 2024, Oct. 25, 2024, and Jan. 4, 2025.
Lloyd Williams pleaded guilty in Ontario’s Court of Justice to three counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in what Justice André Chamberlain described as the “deeply troubled” neighbourhood surrounding the intersection at Dundas and Sherbourne streets in Toronto.
Williams, who was released after each arrest — twice on bail and a third time on the promise he wear a GPS tracking device — also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, and two counts for under that amount, and failing to comply with a release order on Feb. 15, 2025. [This miscreant and professional criminal and hyper-sexed breeder easily got bail at least three times for dealing in drugs. Canadian political prisoner Les Bory was kept in detention and refused bail merely for expressing his ideas on a podcast. Do evil things, especially if you’re a privileged minority and the system bends over backwards for you. Express “evil” ideas, especially if you’re White and the system hits you harshly.]
The Crown recommended a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Williams’ lawyer argued for two years less a day in jail.
“Lloyd Williams has nine children in total: two stepchildren and seven biological,” Chamberlain wrote in a recent decision. “The youngest is just 10 months old.” One is 22 months old, and another is three, said the judge.
Williams also has nine year-old twins, two 10-year olds and a 16-year-old. One of his nine-year-olds is on the autism spectrum, Chamberlain said.
“He states that he provides support as a father to his children and that any lengthy absence would have a significant impact on their health and well-being.”
Williams identifies as both Black and Mi’kmaq. [Two privileged minority statuses. That should be good for a double discount.]Though he couldn’t prove the latter, the judge was “satisfied” Williams “has established a connection to Indigenous ancestry.”
“It is not unusual for Indigenous people who have struggled under the yoke of colonialism in this country and its intergenerational impact to have lost connections to their roots and community,” Chamberlain said.
“Further, markers of the effects of intergenerational trauma, including poverty, familial addiction, struggles with education and mental health, and over-representation within the criminal justice and child welfare system, are often present when Indigenous identity is confirmed.”
Williams “deserves consideration for the reduced moral blameworthiness associated with these challenges,” said the judge.
Williams, 44, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of three and continues to have seizures, said the decision.
His lawyer argued “that, in addition to the significant mitigating health and personal circumstances, there are two legal considerations that should mitigate his sentence, bringing it down to an upper reformatory range, namely, the impact and harm a lengthy prison sentence will have on his family, and secondly, that Mr. Williams is addicted to the very drugs he sells, and as an addict-trafficker, he is entitled to significant mitigation,” said the decision, dated Jan. 23.
Chamberlain sentenced Williams, who already had a lengthy criminal history, to four-and-a-half years in prison.
“Mitigation for addict traffickers applies to cases where addicts agree to purchase a small amount of a street drug from their dealer on behalf of someone unknown to the dealer,” said the judge.
“They usually ask for the money up front, get a good deal from their dealer, and then chip off a portion of the drugs they have purchased for their own personal use, as a means of feeding their addiction,” Chamberlain said.
That’s not the case with Williams, said the judge.
“I do not deny that he is addicted to cocaine and likely other substances as well. However, the amounts of drugs he had in his possession on each of the three occasions he was arrested were substantial. In March 2024, it was just over one ounce; in October 2024, over four ounces; and in January 2024, close to two ounces. These amounts make him a mid-level trafficker. The proceeds seized from him over those three events, totalling over $7,800, strongly suggest that this endeavour is for profit.”
The judge did not consider Williams’ addiction a mitigating factor.
“With respect to the position that I should consider the impact of further incarceration on his family, I agree I should consider the facts before me in consideration of any sentence,” Chamberlain said.
The courts have found that “family separation consequences may justify a sentence adjustment — even a significant one — or a departure from the range,” said the judge.
“This is true even for grave offences that require deterrence and denunciation.”
The judge accepted that some of Williams’ “children are infants or toddlers, and that any assistance must benefit the mother who cares for them. However, I note that Lloyd Williams has already jeopardized his ability to be with his children and provide support by his repeated re-offending while on bail and strict house arrest conditions, and finally by his house arrest with a surety.”
The judge also noted that in 2021 and 2024, Williams “was convicted of serious domestic assault charges, including assault by choking. His troubled past relationship, which led to domestic assaults, suggests a diminished value in the support he provides to his children and family.”
The judge said he gave less consideration to Williams’ “claim that his children and their mother will suffer familial harm from his incarceration, given his past and these criminal acts.”
But Chamberlain said Williams “is entitled to mitigation, to a greater or lesser extent, for these and the other mitigating circumstances.
“I have already dismissed the financial impact on his family because the court cannot condone the notion that the loss of proceeds from a drug trafficking enterprise can be considered mitigating,” Chamberlain said.
“But I cannot discount what, at a minimum, is a fit sentence in these circumstances, to a time-served sentence, because of this unfortunate impact on the family.”
Chamberlain recognized Williams’ “decision to forgo his right to a trial on these matters as significantly mitigating, and he receives credit for that,” said the decision.
