Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
As companies race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and countries scramble to secure doses, questions about the use of pork products — banned by some religious groups — has raised concerns about the possibility of disrupted immunization campaigns.
Law Prohibits Pence From Accepting Electoral Votes From Fraudulently Certified States – Constitutional Lawyer
Ivan Raiklin says Vice President Pence can request states send Electoral College slates that actually reflect the will of the people.
WaPo Publishes Cartoon Depicting Republican Lawmakers As Rats Who Tried To ‘Subvert The Constitution’
The cartoon, drawn by The Post’s editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes and titled “All the Republican rats,” includes well over 100 named “state attorneys general and U.S. Congress members” accused of allowing President Donald Trump to attempt to stay in office.
Thousands of protesters take to streets in Montreal against lockdown
Thousands of people marched through Montreal Sunday protesting government restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Montreal police (SPVM) handed out 269 infractions to protesters who weren’t wearing masks, according to SPVM spokesperson Julien Levesque.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced all non-essential businesses would be required to close from Dec. 25 to Jan. 11.
GUNTER: This Christmas, let’s aim for personal sacrifice over state surveillance and enforcement
I’m OK with federal and provincial politicians, plus public health officials, being persistent nags about hand-washing, mask-wearing and not getting together with more than our own households over Christmas.
Those are all good messages to repeat.
But I would draw the line at Cromwellian enforcement of COVID restrictions against Yuletide social gatherings.
Refugees seeking a fresh start in Canada amid coronavirus face uncertain future
Ali Mansour spent his first two weeks in Canada watching through a window as winter give way to spring and squirrels ran across the lawn.
As one of the last refugees to arrive in Canada before the border closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it still felt like freedom.
“It felt like I was in a movie,” he said via an interpreter in an interview with The Canadian Press from his home in Waterloo, Ont.
