Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is officially out, and we’ve studied up on his replacement, Mark Carney. Lane the Brain was on the ground at SXSW this weekend to soak in the leftism and discuss DEI with woke Arlington, Texas mayor Jim Ross. John Oliver is upset about migrants in ICE detention facilities and believes that illegally entering a country doesn’t make someone a criminal, among other topics!

SXSW RECAP: TEXAS’S WOKEST MAYOR

• Business Power of Political Podcasts, Both Sides of the Mic
• Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2023)
• DataCommons: Arlington

NO CANADA: TRUDEAU IS OUT

• FULL SPEECH: Justin Trudeau gives final speech as Liberal Party leader
• Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney to replace Trudeau as PM of Canada | LIVE
• Mark Carney: Canadian economist
• Mark Carney: Investing in net-zero climate solutions creates value and rewards
• Mark Carney to be Canada's next prime minister
• Liberal Leadership: Mark Carney delivers victory speech – March 9, 2025
• Mark Carney - Canada Not Interested in Trump’s Offer & Liberal Leadership Prospects | The Daily Show
• "Who's the worst person to stand up to Donald Trump? Pierre Poilievre. He worships the man."
• Chinese FM spokesperson extends congratulations to Mark Carney as he wins leadership of Canada's ruling party
• China’s Xi Takes on Trump in Rebuttal Against Protectionism
• UK wooing China in search for post-Brexit growth drivers
• 21 Exclusive | Exclusive interview with Mark Carney, Chairman of Bloomberg and former Governor of the Bank of England: It is a good thing that the RMB has become a global reserve currency. China's continued efforts to expand opening up are encouraging.
• United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy
• An in depth analysis Carney’s ties to China
• China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump

JOHN OLIVER WHINES ABOUT ICE DETENTION

• ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien
• 8 U.S. Code § 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens
• 8 USC 1227: Deportable aliens
• Southwest Land Border Encounters
• Understanding the U.S. Immigrant Experience: The 2023 KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants
• USCIS: Asylum
• How many refugees are entering the US?
• 8 USC 1229c: Voluntary departure
• How the migrant crisis drained $150 billion from taxpayers in a single year
• THE HISTORIC DOLLAR COSTS OF DHS SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS’ OPEN-BORDERS POLICIES