Kelly McParland: New human rights boss shows Liberals have no idea how to vet candidates

The fish rots from the head down. That is one rank head above,

Whether it’s hiring an antisemite to design anti-racism training or feting a former Nazi in the House, this government seems unable to perform a simple Google search


It’s not an accident. It may in fact be deliberate and they just hope no one catches them.

No Islamist should ever be appointed to serve in a sensitive position.

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The Normalization of Terrorism and Jew-Hate

Nine months after the Iranian-orchestrated October 7 Hamas massacre of 1,200 mostly Israeli civilians, 116 hostages remain in Gaza, including at least 42 whom Israeli officials estimate were murdered by Hamas, after suffering unfathomable mental, physical and sexual abuse.

On June 8, Israel rescued four hostages in a heroic mission, in which Israeli special forces entered the private Gazan homes where four Israeli hostages — three men and one young woman — were held by “ordinary” Gazan civilians, one an Al-Jazeera “journalist.”

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It’s ‘obvious’ Justin Trudeau should step down, Elizabeth May says — so why won’t she listen to her own critics?

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says it’s “obvious” Justin Trudeau should “pass the torch,” and if she were in the Liberal party she’d be pulling him aside saying, “prime minister, with all due respect, don’t you think it’s time?”

Following a press conference Tuesday, where May’s unofficial co-leader, Jonathan Pedneault, resigned, the long-time head of the Green Party was confronted by questions about her own leadership. But she dismissed a complaint she isn’t making room for the next generation of Green leadership. She suggests she’ll pick her heir, and will guide the party into the next campaign — her fifth in 15 years.

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U of T gave pro-Palestinian protesters amnesty before camp was packed up

The University of Toronto quietly granted amnesty to the pro-Palestinian protesters who set up camp for over two months on campus in exchange for a peaceful end to the occupation, the Star has learned.

A two-page agreement, signed by Sandy Welsh, vice-provost of students, and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president of people strategy, equity and culture, as well as four representatives of the protesters, promises that no one will face legal or academic sanctions for the protest. The agreement is dated 2:30 p.m. on July 3, hours before the court-imposed deadline to evacuate the camp.

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Stoltenberg: NATO Will No Longer ‘Strive For’ 2 Percent, It Will Be a Requirement

WASHINGTON–NATO leadership is working to ensure that all 32 of its member states meet a minimum defense expenditure annually.

Speaking to a forum of international defense industry leaders on July 9, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance’s ambition to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense will be considered a requirement rather than an aspiration.

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WTF?

He really needs a few good slaps across the face and then a few dozen more for good measure.

h/t Patti Jo

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Average Asking Rents Reached $2,185 in June

A new report says the average asking rent for a home in Canada reached $2,185 in June, up seven percent compared with a year ago despite representing the slowest annual rate of growth in 13 months.

The report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca, which analyzes monthly listings from the latter’s network, says average asking rents decreased 0.8 percent from May—the largest month-over-month decline since early 2021 and atypical compared with usual monthly increases this time of year.

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Anne Frank statue is defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti

The statue of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank has been defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti, with Dutch politicians condemning the act.

The Anne Frank memorial in Merwedeplein, Amsterdam, located near the Jewish diarist’s first home in the Netherlands, was vandalized with red paint spelling out ‘Gaza’.

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Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without explanation.

Elbit Security Systems Ltd. says in an application filed in Federal Court last month that Public Services and Procurement Canada has refused to explain its “purported disqualification” from a contract for hand-held laser rangefinders for the Canadian Armed Forces.

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French Police Arrest Would-Be Islamic State Suicide Bombers

“Several” suspected terrorists targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics have been arrested in France. An intelligence source said those detained are connected to the Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISKP), an offshoot of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, responsible for the Crocus City Hall attack on Russian civilians in March 2024.

Islam is the religion of terror.

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John Ivison: Poilievre tries on the prime minister’s boots at Stampede

CALGARY— Newly-elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was offered advice last week by one of his predecessors, Tony Blair, who noted the difference between being the Great Persuader and the Great Chief Executive.

In a column in the London Sunday Times , Blair said the former is about speeches, slogans and the performative arts of a campaign, while the latter is all about policy and delivery. “Guess which is harder?” he asked rhetorically.

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George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.

I’m a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that. I’m proud of what my party represents and what it stands for. As part of my participation in the democratic process and in support of my chosen candidate, I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party’s history. Barack Obama in 2012. Hillary Clinton in 2016. Joe Biden in 2020. Last month I co-hosted the single largest fund-raiser supporting any Democratic candidate ever, for President Biden’s re-election. I say all of this only to express how much I believe in this process and how profound I think this moment is.

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Upcoming Montreal byelection will be ‘a pretty important stay-or-go indicator’ for PM Trudeau, say political insiders and MPs

In the aftermath of the Liberals’ devastating byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., on June 24, all eyes are now focused on the upcoming high stakes three-way byelection contest in the coveted Liberal Montreal area riding of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—dealing with internal dissent, and trailing the Conservatives nationally by a double-digit margin for the past year—has to call a byelection for the Quebec seat by July 30, with the date to be no later than Sept. 16.

“If Trudeau is having a hard time deciding to leave, then this is particularly important,” Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research, said in an interview with The Hill Times. “And then that says that he doesn’t make the decision until he sees this result.”


Another very safe Liberal seat.

Assuming a Liberal win this byelection will be painted as a nation wide endorsement of the Trudeau regime.

A defeat will be blamed on the Jews, Christians, Truckers, Diagolon, Trump, feral cats and or Mike Harris.

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