Some guy told the Globe CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership as part of a larger effort to cozy up to pols of all stripes

CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid

Agents of India and their proxies allegedly meddled in the 2022 election of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative Party Leader as part of a larger effort to cozy up to politicians of all parties, according to a source with top-secret clearance.

The source said the Canadian Security Intelligence Service learned that Indian agents were involved in raising money and organizing within the South Asian community for Mr. Poilievre during the leadership race, which he won handily. But the CSIS assessment did not indicate that this effort was done in a sweeping and highly organized way, the source said. Mr. Poilievre won on the first ballot with 68 per cent of the vote.

CSIS also did not have evidence that Mr. Poilievre or members of his inner circle were aware of the alleged actions of India’s agents and their proxies, said the source, who has national security clearance to see top secret reports.

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Nurse Punished for Saying ‘Mr’ to Transgender Paedophile

A National Health Service (NHS) nurse is taking legal action against her employer—after she was punished for calling a convicted criminal ‘mister,’ in contravention of his preferred (female) pronouns.

Jennifer Melle filed her legal claim against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust following its pursuit of her in an October 2024 disciplinary action, resulting in a final written warning and a referral to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The trust also placed her on restricted duties, resulting in a loss of overtime payments.

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Tom Lawson: Dumping the F-35 would hurt Canada far more than the U.S.

Recently, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced that he had been tasked with reviewing the decision to purchase F-35 fighter jets to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging Hornets. Like all Canadians angry over the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to its closest ally, I would like to see us respond decisively. But any decision that would alter or cancel the contract to purchase a fleet of F-35s would be one that Canadians would rue for decades.

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LYTLE: For the Liberals, there are no rules

I raised my children on the cusp of a shift in parenting styles that caused people to sniff at neanderthals like me who took a decidedly “spare the rod, spoil the child” approach to discipline.

Fortunately I was aware that giving my kids a swat on the bum in a public place was not going to fly with the increasing number of hall monitors who prowled the malls. To get around them, I devised a carefully cloaked methodology that resulted in my kid’s compliance with my wishes. My technique shall remain a secret.

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Mexico’s Descent Into Cartel Hell

Did the government turn a blind eye to a gangster training-camp in Jalisco?

On a sunny Saturday afternoon last week, the cafes here were crowded and the Jose Cuervo distillery bustled with visitors. As evening fell, the sidewalks and the main cobblestone thoroughfare filled with young people in cowboy hats mingling to strains of ranchera music. A full moon rose over red rooftops. Mexico was living up to its folkloric image.

But some 12 miles away, the other Mexico had raised its ugly head again. On March 5, in the municipality of Teuchitlán, burned human remains and piles of personal items belonging to perhaps hundreds of missing persons were discovered on an abandoned ranch. The find was made not by local officials or the National Guard but by a nongovernmental organization known as the Warrior Searchers of Jalisco.

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Condemning Hamas is now a risky business

Speaking the truth is now a risky business in Britain. NHS nurse Jennifer Melle was admonished by the hospital she works at in Surrey for referring to a male paedophile as “Mr”. The man, known only as Patient X, identifies as a woman. He’s also a convicted child sex offender.

And yet it was Ms Melle who found herself in hot water, because when this criminal was brought to her hospital for treatment she called him “Mr”. That sounds perfectly polite to me. Not to mention accurate. But apparently it’s a reprimandable offence to prefer reality to fantasy.

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‘Who’s voting for the Liberal Party? Old people’

Darrell Bricker on whether this will be a political realignment election

As Canada’s federal election campaign launches, CEO of Ipsos Darrell Bricker provided The Hub with an analysis of the political landscape, revealing a contest that’s become a pure test of leadership between Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. With just six weeks until voting day, Bricker’s insights expose the vulnerabilities and opportunities for both campaigns in what may become a historic realignment election.

Not this old person.

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Global Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Rates Higher Than Previously Estimated

The Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPII) has published the first of its yearly FGM Indexes. It includes an estimate of the number of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), plus what proportion of this estimate is attributable to Islamic communities and to non-Islamic communities . A second report analyses the most important references to FGM in the foundational texts of Islamic doctrine.

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The Heathrow shutdown: a disaster waiting to happen

The resilience of our national infrastructure has withered as governments have chased environmental fads.

Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, was shut down and plunged into darkness on Friday. Over 1,000 flights were cancelled and the plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers were thrown into disarray. And it was all because of a fire at an electrical substation three miles away in nearby Hayes. Heathrow relied upon this substation to power most of its critical services. Without it, nothing worked.

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Tom Mulcair: Trump’s threat to Canada means this election must be a choice between the Liberals and Conservatives

With the campaign officially started, Canadians are about to experience something more akin to what we see south of the border: a two-party election.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not taking anything away from the NDP, the Green Party, the Bloc, or their supporters.

They work hard, have their own base and promote their vision and ideals. But in a time of existential crisis for Canada as a whole, they’re an afterthought.

Donald Trump’s very real threat to Canada’s economy and sovereignty hovered over Sunday’s election launch. Who has the experience and expertise to deal with that threat? That’s the only question on Canadians’ minds right now, it’s what’s called the “ballot question.”

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Dutch rethink euthanasia law after 60% rise in mental health cases

A sharp rise in cases of euthanasia to end psychological suffering in the Netherlands has prompted a debate about the practice among young people.

Almost 10,000 patients died by euthanasia in the Netherlands last year. Compared with 2023, there was a 60 per cent increase in cases involving psychological suffering and a 10 per cent rise in deaths overall.

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German Ruling Parties Want to Ban AfD “As Soon As Possible”

The economy is in crisis and the constant influx of migrants is threatening to destabilise society—yet the German mainstream parties’ main concern is their right-wing opposition Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).

According to media reports, the left-wing Greens are intent on pushing through a motion in parliament to ban the AfD “as soon as possible”, and it seems that they have the support of all the other parties.

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‘NO APPETITE’: Canadians reject proposed hike in CBC funding

A steep boost in Crown broadcaster funding proposed by the Department of Canadian Heritage is unappealing to taxpayers, admitted a Liberal-appointed senator.

Sen. Andrew Cardozo, a long-time CBC supporter, in a recent report recommended the state broadcaster be considered an essential service — but without additional millions, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

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