Author: Blazingcatfur

Separatist group releases potential Alberta referendum question

An Alberta separatist group released on Monday a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petition to get in front of provincial voters — but only once it has garnered support from 600,000 Albertans.

That’s more than triple the number of signatures the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) would need under a new United Conservative Party government bill that makes it much easier to force a referendum on the ballot.

The group also said it would push Premier Danielle Smith to allow a separation referendum later in 2025, instead of next year as she’s suggested. They said a critical mass of separatist UCP members can persuade the premier to fast-track the referendum.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence"

Freeland out, more than half of Carney cabinet will be new faces: sources

When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new front bench on Tuesday, more than half of its members will be fresh faces, while longtime cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland is being shuffled out, sources tell CTV News.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tells CTV News that Carney’s new cabinet will be a more focused roster, and while the core slate of cabinet ministers is expected to stay under 30 people, he’ll also be appointing up to 10 secretaries of state.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Journalism or Jihad?

The Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Institute recently hosted a webinar for journalists about detecting media bias to coincide with Press Freedom Day. One big problem: Muhammad Khamaiseh, the Al Jazeera instructor who specializes in “journalism ethics”, himself has a record not only of media bias but of hatred and discrimination. That’s quite an ethical dilemma, an area in which he claims to be an expert, and it’s also a dilemma for Al Jazeera, the organization for which he frequently acts as a public standard bearer.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

New York Takes a Troubling Turn With Assisted-Suicide Bill

On Tuesday, April 29, the New York State Assembly passed the inaptly named Medical Aid in Dying Act by a vote of 81-67, with some 20 Democrats breaking ranks to join Republicans in opposition. Though it must still pass the senate and receive Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, this is the first time that an assisted-suicide bill has cleared one of the state’s legislative chambers, signaling a troubling turn in New York’s approach to end-of-life care.

As written, the bill would allow patients to make a written request for a lethal drug cocktail if they have “an incurable and irreversible illness or condition” that gives them six months or less to live. Approval is subject to the judgment of two physicians, who must “examine the patient and the patient’s relevant medical records” to confirm that he has such a terminal illness.

Not nearly as bad as Canada where a hangnail of 10 years ago merits MAID.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inMAiD Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, USA

GOLDBERG: Carney now has the chance to drive down our internet bills

Out with the old and in with the new.

That might have been Prime Minister Mark Carney’s motto when he unveiled his new cabinet before triggering an election that saw his Liberals returned to power.

While Carney’s cabinet largely kept familiar faces from the Trudeau regime, almost every minister changed jobs, and the cabinet itself was significantly downsized.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

What Most Palestinians Really Want

An overwhelming majority of the Palestinians (87%) believe that the Iran-backed Palestinian terror group Hamas did not commit atrocities against Israeli civilians, including women and children, on October 7, 2023, according to a public opinion poll conducted in early May by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.

When asked if Hamas had committed the atrocities seen in the videos shown by international media displaying the acts committed by Hamas members against Israelis in their homes on that day, these Palestinians said the group did not commit such atrocities, while only 9% said it did.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Behind the scenes of the feral girls-swarming saga

One of the girls found guilty of manslaughter in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee confessed to participating in the brutal attack in a voice note she left for a friend on an MP3 player that had been provided to her in youth jail.

The recording was first played in court during a bail hearing for that girl and again during a preliminary hearing for all eight of the accused.

The six-minute audio clip, along with many other details in the case, has been under a publication ban pending trials for several of the girls, including some who were set to face a jury.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

PAPAL PROJECTION: ABC Wishcasts Trump Resistance Upon Pope Leo XIV

Despite warnings to the contrary, ABC News continues to inject American politics into their coverage of the papacy. The most Trump-averse of the legacy networks continues to wishcast their desire that Pope Leo XIV become an anti-Trump Resistance figure.

The May 11th edition of This Week was to be a special edition broadcast from The Vatican, focusing on the historic papacy of the man formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, other than a brief aside to cover potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks. And there was broad coverage of the pope’s early life, and a recap of the broader coverage we’ve seen over the course of the past week.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCatholic Church

Woman in 20s seriously injured after ‘unprovoked’ stabbing in Mississauga, suspect image released

Police in Peel region are appealing for the public’s help after a woman was randomly stabbed and suffered “near fatal injuries” Saturday evening.

The incident happened in the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Hurontario Street just before 6:30 p.m. where they responded to reports of a stabbing.

When they arrived, emergency crews located a woman with life-threatening stab wounds.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity", Crime

He killed his Infidel is more like it …

Driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie

A driver who chased and murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed for life.

Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, “weaponised” his Seat Leon and twice drove into Liam Jones, 22, as he rode his e-motorbike in Sheldon, Birmingham, on 1 August 2023, Birmingham Crown Court had heard.

Ibrahim remained emotionless in the dock as he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years on Monday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Canadians want to be able to defend Canada. Our government should provide a way

Canadians are supercharged.

Voter turnout for the federal election was the highest in 30 years. The “Buy Canada” movement is gaining momentum, and the great summer staycation of 2025 is under way. Today, surveys are showing that 90 per cent of Canadians agree our country has a cultural identity worth defending.

With Canadian patriotism alive and kicking, it’s the ideal moment for Canada’s new government to redefine the meaning of national service. That’s why Ottawa should convert our new-found patriotic energy into a national civil defence movement – one that’s able, organized and trained to respond to emergencies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Berkeley Finally Learns the Truth About the Homeless Crisis… Almost

“It has reached the point now where it is an actual humanitarian crisis,” Greg Gurnick, a Berkeley property owner, told the San Francisco Chronicle this week. He’s talking about Ohlone Park, where tents, needles, and human waste now crowd out the dog walkers. The crisis is real — but it isn’t just in the tents. It’s in the nonprofits and agencies that are supposed to help.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", USA

Derek Finkle: Controversial drug injection sites among Carney’s first challenges

When Mark Carney was asked on the campaign trail about whether federal approval for injection sites would continue under his government, he avoided the contentious topic by saying the effectiveness of those sites was under review.

Even in his evasion, our new prime minister was undermining the position staked out by his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. When asked about such controversial initiatives as injection sites and the distribution of so-called “safer supply” opioids to those with severe addictions, the latter was fond of insisting his government was simply “following the science.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Drug Legalization, Drugs