Canada Free Press

1. The Pentagon Pizza Index Spikes Again

   

   The Pentagon Pizza Index, also known as the Pentagon Pizza Theory, is one of those pragmatic occurrences that may actually indicate high-level government activity.

   The Pentagon Pizza Index is not a new concept. It is based on the premise that a sudden increase in fast-food orders, particularly pizza deliveries, near U.S. government buildings such as the Pentagon, CIA headquarters, and the White House, often signals an impending major crisis or announcement.

2. Canada has been deceived about its founder

   

   The racialized uproar following the earth-shattering May 27, 2021, Kamloops Indian Band announcement that there had been "confirmation of the remains of 215 children who were students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School" found near the school.

   This "confirmation" was based on "a knowing in our community that we were able to verify. To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths," stated the Band's Chief Rosanne Casimir. "Some were as young as three years old."

3. Canada better wake up. MOUs aren’t going to cut it

   

   Venezuela has huge implications. Canada better wake up. MOUs aren’t going to cut it. My piece from November https://financialpost.com/comm...

   The Venezuela wild card

   While Canada dithers, the U.S. may be preparing a bold pivot. A U.S. political escalation with Venezuela would likely be framed under the Monroe Doctrine, which historically asserts American influence over the Western Hemisphere to counter external powers. With Venezuela holding some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves, Washington could justify intervention as a strategic move to secure energy supply chains and prevent adversarial nations such as China or Russia from deepening their foothold in Latin America. U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar recently hinted at Venezuela becoming “a field day” for American oil companies.

   Engaging Venezuela not only unlocks access to vast reserves but also serves as a counterweight to Chinese and Russian influence in the region. Critically, Venezuela’s heavy crude is chemically similar to Canadian oil sands bitumen, meaning it could replace Canadian barrels at U.S. Gulf Coast refineries without major retooling. In essence, the U.S. sees Venezuela as a dual opportunity: energy security and strategic realignment. Whereas Canada, despite being a stable and friendly supplier, offers neither the same geopolitical payoff nor the chance to displace rival powers from America’s backyard.

   This shift could have profound consequences for Canada. While the U.S. repositions itself to secure energy dominance and geopolitical influence, Canada is bogged down in internal disputes over carbon taxes, pipeline cancellations and costly carbon capture mandates that erode competitiveness. Instead of leveraging our vast resources to strengthen North American energy security, we risk becoming a passive bystander and watching investment and strategic relevance flow south.

4. Trump confirms US strike in Venezuela, says President Nicolas Maduro has been 'captured'

   

   The U.S. military carried out a "large-scale strike" in Venezuela early Saturday morning and took Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody, President Donald Trump confirmed.

   The president wrote on Truth Social that the operation was successful and Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the country." Trump said the operation was conducted with U.S. law enforcement and added that a news conference will take place at Mar-a-Lago at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

   At least seven explosions could be heard in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas early Saturday morning, according to The Associated Press, and low-flying aircraft were seen flying over Caracas at about 2 a.m. local time. ---More...

5. An Old Prayer for Your New Year

   

   With the start of a brand-new year on the horizon, in the next few days we will be reminded how inadequate we were in this past year. A wave of fresh and exciting advertising will challenge us to get up off the couch and fix what we think is broken in our lives. Soon we will be inundated with compelling ads on how to lose weight, or which gym to join to finally get in shape; how to think more positively, how to quit smoking or to quit that other ugly habit (whatever it might be); how to grow in our career with a new degree, or how to find satisfaction by feeling better about ourselves (Christie, 2025). It seems that we tried these things previously, and we were not very successful. This year it will be different--we will resolve to try again… but will we be successful?