HERE IT IS: Ban on 205 Different ‘Assault Weapons’… This is #WAR
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D‑Calif.) on Thursday introduced a ban on more than 200 “assault weapons” after the House passed two gun-control measures pertaining to background checks.
Her bill, called the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2021,” is co-sponsored by 34 Senate Democrats and would ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds—similar to the bans on magazines in New York state and California.
Exclusive: National Guard Association calls for end of mission at the Capitol
Capitol Police staffing shortfalls prompted the force to request an extension of the National Guard mission for two months, but with a price tag now ballooning past $500 million and no clearly stated threat, the National Guard Association says now it is time for law enforcement to take over.
‘Oh! Susanna,’ other music with racist roots being removed from Cedar Rapids schools
The district has been working for years on an effort to establish curriculum in all subjects that is seen as inclusive to ensure that students see themselves mirrored in the content they’re learning and also get a window into different perspectives and cultures, said John Rice, Cedar Rapids schools executive director of teaching and learning.
Trudeau must be transparent about plans to end COVID lockdowns
The pandemic and lockdowns are now almost one year old. Despite all the advances we’ve seen in other countries, such as rapid testing, improved therapeutics, and vaccinations, Canadians are forced to endure lockdowns for longer. One of the reasons for this that Justin Trudeau is betting on a half-baked vaccine plan that relies on partnering with the Chinese Communist Party, instead of working with companies right here in western Canada.Z
Wrong Direction: Months After Bill C-10 is Tabled, Canadian Heritage Releases Draft Policy Direction Still Short on Details
Months after its introduction, it is fair to say that Bill C-10, the broadcasting reform bill, has not been the government’s finest performance. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has made claims about the economic benefits that his own department is unable to support, made inaccurate statements about the inclusion of economic thresholds and news in the bill in the House of Commons, and misleadingly compared his plans to the policies in Europe.
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.
Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, made the accusation Thursday to the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations.
The partnership was originally planned to be between China’s CanSino Biologics and the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. CanSino had been given a licence by the National Research Council to use a Canadian biological product as part of a COVID-19 vaccine.
China blocked shipments it was supposed to send to Dalhousie researchers by the end of May 2020 to start human trials.
