Cut off his kneecaps as restitution …

Abbotsford, B.C., man guilty of trafficking in bear parts receives minimum fine

An Abbotsford, B.C., man who was caught buying black bear paws and kneecaps in a sting operation pleaded guilty to charges under the Wildlife Act in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court on Wednesday.

Hong Tao Yang, 52, originally faced five counts, but agreed to plead guilty to two charges of trafficking in bear paws and one charge of trafficking in wildlife meat. The other two charges were stayed.

Yang was fined $8,625, the statutory minimum for the three offences, and given 18 months to pay.

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Why the new U.S. administration won’t have much time for us

A few days before the 2019 federal election, I received calls from the embassies of G20 countries. I was a senior adviser to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer at the time. Their request was simple: if the Conservatives won, how could we arrange congratulatory calls from their leaders to Scheer in the hours following the election results?

They wanted to ensure they were at the top of the call list. We set up a protocol between myself and my chief of staff at the time, Marc-André Leclerc, who was in Regina for election night, while I was at the Conservative Party’s HQ in Ottawa.

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Anti-Trump teacher storms out of classroom over student’s MAGA shirt before sending epic email rant

A California teacher reportedly stormed out of her classroom after seeing a student wear a Make America Great Again shirt last week.

The unidentified Spanish teacher at Cerritos High School later sent students a lengthy email in which she argued that MAGA clothes are ‘meant to intimidate both students and teachers’ and called president-elect Donald Trump a ‘fascist.’

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Parliamentarians warn Canada is ‘high priority target’ after another alleged Islamist attack foiled

Parliamentarians are calling for an emergency probe into Canada’s vulnerability to Islamist terror after the RCMP foiled an alleged terrorist attack against a pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that Canada is a high priority target for ISIS inspired terrorists,” reads a Wednesday letter signed by Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

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Violent riots in Paris ahead of Israeli soccer team’s match

Lss than 24 hours before the kickoff of the soccer game that will be held under unprecedented security and in the presence of the French head of state and senior officials, violent riots have broken out in Paris.

The UEFA game between France and Israel will take place this evening (Thursday) at the Parc des Princes Stadium, France’s national stadium. A demonstration of pro-Arab activists went out of control and turned into severe violent events and clashes between police and demonstrators.

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Era of ‘unlimited supply of cheap foreign labour is over,’ minister says

Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Wednesday said “the age of unlimited supply of cheap foreign labour is over,” and that employers may need to offer higher wages to attract more Canadian workers.

Speaking to reporters after addressing the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Miller also suggested the federal government may be looking at boosting enforcement resources to crack down on irregular migrants who don’t leave Canada, and addressed the need for mutual enforcement of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S.

The damage is done.

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Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Appointments Are a Show of Force

A Fox News ally for defense secretary. A former Democrat-turned-Trump-World-celebrity to oversee 18 spy agencies. A right-wing provocateur for the nation’s top law enforcement job.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s appointments for top government jobs continued to roll in fast and furiously on Wednesday, and his promise to build a presidential administration fueled by retribution quickly came into view.

Those plans were perhaps best summarized by Representative Matt Gaetz, who wrote of his enthusiasm for the wholesale elimination of federal law enforcement agencies just hours before Mr. Trump announced he’d chosen the Florida Republican to lead the Justice Department:

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Ottawa asked to adopt ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ approach, alarming Jewish groups worried about pro-Israel speech

OTTAWA — Jewish-Canadian groups are voicing concerns after special anti-Islamophobia representative Amira Elghawaby met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week to urge him to adopt a federal definition of “anti-Palestinian racism.”

Critics warn that embracing the concept could end up targeting Jewish Canadians by conflating pro-Israel speech with racism, while insulating pro-Palestinian interpretations of history from criticism.

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Dog-free zones needed to make outdoors less racist, Welsh Government told

The Welsh Government has been advised to create dog-free zones to help make the outdoors “anti-racist”.

Labour’s devolved administration has pledged to rid Wales of racism by 2030, and set out a plan to ensure “all areas” of public life were transformed.

According to a report submitted to the Welsh Government to steer “anti-racist” policy, dog-free zones should be created to make the outdoors more inclusive.

Sometimes mass executions have an appeal.

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Trudeau’s Immigration Crackdown Fails to Revive His Slumping Support, Poll Says

(Bloomberg) — Canadians broadly support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to drastically slash immigration targets, but the move has done little to boost his waning popularity, a new poll suggests.

Despite three in four respondents agreeing with the immigration reduction, just over half said it has no impact on their impressions of Trudeau, according to a survey by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News. Some 17% stated it negatively affected their opinion of the prime minister, while 28% reported a positive impact.

The cuts are just cosmetic.

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Republicans secure House majority in yet another blow to Democrats

Republicans have secured a majority in the US House of Representatives, extending their hold on the lower chamber and delivering a governing trifecta in Washington that could give Donald Trump sweeping power to enact his legislative agenda.

The Associated Press determined on Wednesday evening that Republicans had won at least 218 seats in the 435-member House after a victory in Arizona, a call that came more than a week after polls closed across the US and as Trump made cabinet announcements that sent shockwaves through Washington.

The call ensures Republicans will continue to have a large say in key matters such as government funding, debt ceiling negotiations and foreign aid, and it spells an end to Democrats’ hopes that the lower chamber could serve as a blockade against Trump’s agenda.

I can’t wait for the inauguration. The Guardian will implode.

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‘It’s just shocking’: Liberal cabinet minister’s shifting Indigenous identity scorned

OTTAWA — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says his shifting claims from being “non-status adoptive Cree” to recently stating his adoptive mother is “status Métis” are a “reflection of his family exploring their own history” and not him claiming Indigenous status.

Boissonnault’s spokesperson Alice Hansen sent National Post a statement Tuesday offering new details about the minister’s changing stories about his adoptive family’s identity, which had raised concerns among some Indigenous people.

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Private jet use doubles in Baku as world flies to climate conference

Private jet arrivals at Baku’s international airport have soared in the past week as world leaders and business people jet in for Cop29.

The annual UN climate conference, held this year in the oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan, has become a magnet for the rich and powerful who rub shoulders with politicians and diplomats.

Data from FlightRadar24, the tracking website, revealed that 65 private jets landed in Baku in the week to Monday. Of those, 45 arrived on Sunday and Monday as the conference got under way.

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WTF?

As a reader pointed out Parrish can’t be faulted for simply representing the wishes of her constituents. Just imagine what comes after her.

Ordinary Canadians are not responsible for the current state of affairs.

Our “Elites” imported the Islamists and millions more from other incompatible cultures.

Our “Elites” poisoned our universities.

Our “Elites” demonized us as immutably racist oppressors simply because we have White skin.

Our “Elites” hate you and me.

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