Ten Years Since the Genocide

ISIS desecrates Nineveh

The caliphate was destroyed, but persecution of Christians has continued unabated across the Middle East, Africa, and even in Europe.

Even though it was a friendly jibe as we drove over the oldest bridge into Mosul, being blamed for the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, and all the ensuing problems that Iraq had endured for the next hundred years was, I felt, stretching collective British and French colonial guilt a little bit, at least in my mind.

As the Islamic State’s Caliphate had just been driven out, it was time, on the latest of my many visits to Iraq to help the ancient Christian community, to see if any Christians could safely return to the city once called Nineveh, where Jonah the prophet had preached.

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The Morlocks Come Out in London

England’s ongoing riots reveal a dissolving society.

Perhaps the best fictional representation of what is going on in England right now is The Time Machine, written more than a century and a quarter ago by H. G. Wells and never out of print since it was published.

In the novella, set in the distant future, humanity has separated into two branches, the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are the effete, gentle, soft vegetarians. They live above ground and play by day. But when night falls, the Morlocks emerge. They live underground, do all the work to keep things going, are aggressive and carnivorous, and prey on the Eloi for food.

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Secret UFO ‘crash’ 6 years after Roswell still of concern to US intelligence officials, leaked texts reveal: ‘Slack-jawed’

Roswell was just the beginning.

The 1947 UFO incident that rocked a small city in New Mexico and shocked the world was followed by a less famous but perhaps even more damning event six years later — with recently-leaked government texts appearing to shed new light on the night in question.

In the partially redacted communication, shared on social media, a top-ranking intelligence official notes that the public would be “slack-jawed” to know the entire truth.

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Nagasaki shouldn’t have politicized its A-bomb ceremony

Nagasaki’s Peace Park held a ceremony today to mark the seventy-ninth anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city (which killed 74,000 people). It was a sombre and moving occasion, as it always is, and one usually attended by high level representatives of all nations. This year was different though: the ambassadors of the US, UK and Israel were elsewhere, holding their own memorial at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, 750 miles away.

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Are Canadians willing to help the transition to a greener, cleaner world?

Zap. You’re electrified!

Welcome to the mantra of major economies around the world. The fight against climate change demands action. That means more electric vehicles, more carbon capture and global initiatives such as the Green Climate Fund, launched to help developing countries accelerate their energy transition. Here at home, Canada’s action on climate change has focused on carbon pricing, clean electricity, public transportation, energy-efficient buildings and innovation. The Liberal government has also committed billions of dollars to electric-vehicle (EV) projects.

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2 federal party leaders fight for votes in Hamilton with seats up for grabs ahead of next election

As polling shows ridings up for grabs in the Hamilton region, politicians from three federal parties visited the city within the last eight days to promote policies and gain support from locals.

But two experts tell CBC Hamilton it’s the Conservatives who seem to have the upper hand, despite the fact that Hamilton elected just one Tory MP in 2021.

On Friday morning, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre was at steelmaker Stelco to promote an economic plan including tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and parts.

Hamilton elected that Jama loon so who knows what they’re capable of!

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France Banned Mohammedan Street Prayer Antics In 2011. Canada?

Muslims block Toronto street in worship of satanic cult idol

WARMINGTON: Prayer service in busy downtown intersection not against the law

A Muslim mass prayer service – captured on videos – shut down one of Canada’s busiest intersections last Saturday, but cops say no laws were violated.

“In Canada, no permit is required to hold a demonstration, as peaceful assembly and expression, including prayers, are protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” Toronto Police spokesperson Stephanie Sayer said.

Even, police say, if such a demonstration inconveniences other citizens by snarling traffic and delaying public transit.


Bravo France – France enacts street prayer ban

Unfortunately we lack the leadership needed to beat down Islamist threats.

Islamists in true predatory fashion take every concession as a sign of weakness.

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MacDougall: Press must call out PMO’s lies

At some future point, historians will need to judge precisely when the free press died in Canada. And while historians are rarely able to identify the exact moment of an institution’s death, this past week is in with a strong shot.

Not that you’d know it. The much-vaunted “free press” certainly isn’t saying much about its own demise. The mighty Parliamentary Press Gallery, a not-infrequent thorn in my side when I was director of communications to Stephen Harper, has been quiet as a mouse. Strike that. The gallery is the dog that isn’t barking.

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British multiculturalism is a riot victim killed by diversity

It has been killed by too much diversity.

Before Southport there was the Annecy playground stabber in France, the Mannheim stabber in Germany and the Dublin riots triggered by the attempted murder of schoolchildren by an Algerian. In Sweden they welcomed 10 migrant Muslim men for every woman.

Result? There are explosive attacks, shootings and stabbings almost every day in Europe. One of the most peaceful countries in the world until 2015 is now at war. And remember Lola Daviet, the little girl from Paris raped, tortured, killed and mutilated by a gang of Algerians.

Now? From Newton Heath to Harehills (near Bradford) from Plymouth, Cornwall, to Merseyside, clashes are taking place between gangs of Islamic hooligans and the “Far Right”.

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‘People are so desperate to keep their rent affordable’: What you need to know about rent strikes in Toronto

As rent prices have risen in Toronto, instances of tenants withholding rent in protest have become more common.

It’s called a “rent strike” and it is a practice that has gained widespread attention in the city in recent years, as the cost of a one-bedroom apartment surged to nearly $2.500.

In some cases, tenants use rent strikes to bring attention to poor conditions in their buildings. But for most, it’s a tool used to protest larger rent increases.

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