‘Not the result we wanted’: Trudeau responds after surprise Conservative byelection win in Liberal stronghold

Conservative candidate Don Stewart winning the closely-watched Toronto-St. Paul’s federal byelection, and delivering a stunning upset to Justin Trudeau’s candidate Leslie Church in the long-time Liberal riding, has sent political shockwaves through both parties.

Responding to the result, and facing calls from his main opponent now to call a general election, Trudeau acknowledged the outcome has made it clear that “I and my entire Liberal team have much more work to do to deliver tangible, real progress that Canadians across the country can see and feel.”

We feel it and see it already ask anyone who can’t afford rent or food you vicious sociopath.

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Is Biden On The Way Out? I’m Not So Sure.

Over the weekend here at The American Spectator, the estimable Rick Marschall posted something which has been a common point in discussions across the fruited plain. Marschall declared that Joe Biden, thanks to his son Hunter being convicted on federal firearms charges, now has a dignified way out and can exit the 2024 presidential field to make way for someone more, uhh …

I won’t write it. I’m trying to be nice. You people know what I was about to say.

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Wikipedia’s Neutrality: Myth or Reality?

According to a new study, the online encyclopedia disfavors right-wing public figures.

Wikipedia has long been celebrated for its stated mission of providing open, unbiased information to anyone with Internet access. Central to that purpose is the site’s neutral point of view (NPOV) policy, which requires articles to be “fairly” and “proportionately” written, without “editorial bias.” My new computational analysis of Wikipedia’s content, however, found that this worthy ideal is not always realized in practice.

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Terry Glavin: Kamloops First Nation puts even more distance from ‘mass grave’ claim

It’s unlikely to placate a growing constituency of skeptical researchers that has sprung up in reaction to the Trudeau Liberals’ role in inciting an eruption of national hysteria that began with incendiary claims that a “mass grave” had been discovered in a Kamloops orchard in May, 2021.

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West Wing Worry About Netanyahu’s Upcoming Speech

An article published in Politico on Saturday claims that the administration in Washington is worried about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address next month to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

The reason for the anxiety—say the outlet’s White House bureau chief, Jonathan Lemire, and national-security reporter Alexander Ward, citing “senior officials” whom they “granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal deliberations”—is that “no one knows what he is going to say.”

According to the authors and their nameless contacts, the White House fears that Bibi might take the opportunity to (gasp!) criticize President Joe Biden for not sufficiently supporting Israel’s war effort.

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The letter that tore the TMU law school apart was antisemitic, whatever the intent of the students who signed or the findings of a retired justice

Less than two weeks after the Oct. 7 massacre, 74 law students at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) signed an open letter that denied the very existence and legitimacy of the State of Israel. It claimed that “‘Israel’ is not a country, it is the brand of a settler colony.” It maintained that “So-called Israel has been illegally occupying and ethnically cleansing Palestine since 1948” and declared solidarity with “all forms of Palestinian resistance and efforts toward liberation.”

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Top-secret US aquatic drone weapon ‘Manta Ray’ spotted on Google Maps for all to see

Manta Ray Drone

A top-secret US submarine prototype weapon called “Manta Ray” has been spotted by eagle-eyed Google Maps users and remains plainly visible to the internet public.

Satellite photos showing the “Star Wars”-looking vessel docked at Port Hueneme naval base in California went viral Sunday, its unmistakable profile standing out in stark contrast to its dockmates.

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Trudeau gov’t split on scam to let all the benefit shopping illegal alien invaders they let waltz in apply to stay in Canada

Ottawa split on plan to let undocumented migrants apply to stay in Canada, Immigration Minister Miller says

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says a federal program to give migrants without valid papers the right to stay in Canada will not be coming any time soon as talks continue in cabinet about the plan, which some of his colleagues sharply oppose.

The proposal – which would include allowing rejected asylum claimants and former international students with expired study permits to apply to remain in Canada – was presented by Mr. Miller to cabinet before MPs began their summer recess.

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Sony, Universal, Warner Sue AI Companies, Claiming Copyright Infringement

So now we have to put up with ersatz Bono? The real one isn’t punishment enough?

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies Suno and Udio faced legal action Monday launched by major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records. Allegations include committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems.

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Zelensky Removes a Top General Amid Criticism of Excessive Casualties

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine removed one of his top generals from his post on Monday amid public criticism that the commander’s decisions had led to excessive casualties.

The dismissal of the general, Yurii Sodol, as commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces, was a clear indication that the discord that had rankled the army since Mr. Zelensky replaced his commanding general, Valery Zaluzhny, with Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky in February, continued to threaten military cohesion.

Mr. Zelensky announced that he was replacing General Sodol with Brig. Gen. Andrii Hnatov.

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Provincial carjacking task force makes 124 arrests, recovers 177 stolen vehicles worth $10 million

A provincial task force charged with probing carjackings in Ontario says it has made 124 arrests and recovered 177 stolen vehicles valued at over $10 million.

The task force said Tuesday that it made the arrest and recoveries over a seven-month period from September 2023 to March 2024. Official said a total of 749 criminal charges were laid and eight firearms were seized as well.

Wait till you hear the Bail figures.

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Young Americans back Trump in rebellion against ‘the Man’

Conservatives believe they are now the counterculture as they take aim at the Biden economy and Democrat ‘lawfare’ against the presumptive Republican nominee

Some of the young volunteers planning to knock on doors for the Republican party in Mayfair, a down-at-heel suburb of Philadelphia, were not legally old enough to buy a drink in the Irish bar where they agreed to meet.

After ordering a round of waters for them, Joe Picozzi, a 29 year-old candidate for the Pennsylvania state senate, got to work on the grizzly older drinkers in the Leneghan’s Crusader Inn.

Young Republicans used to be difficult to find, but many millennials, like Picozzi, and Gen Zers are becoming vocal about their frustrations with the Biden administration, especially over their economic futures, and see a better future with Donald Trump in the White House.

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Andrew Richter: Trudeau’s lack of support for the Jewish community is a purely political calculation

How can one explain the fact that a Canadian government that has been so quick to apologize for every blemish in our nation’s history has been so adverse to speaking out against the growing tide of antisemitism on display from coast to coast?

By now, the litany of incidents should be well known — Jewish schools shot at, Jewish religious institutions desecrated with racist graffiti, Jewish students being bullied and harassed. The list goes on. When these incidents began shortly after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, one could reasonably claim that they were isolated. They have now become increasingly routine.

Poilievre will not take a stand against Islam’s pernicious influence.

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From Afghanistan to Hillary Clinton’s emails: Wikileaks major document dumps

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is on the verge of freedom after he reached a plea deal with the US that will bring an end to his 14-year British legal saga.

The 52-year-old Australian, known to some as a champion of free press and to others as a dangerous renegade, has agreed to plead guilty to violating US espionage law.

He will appear at US federal court on Wednesday in the Pacific’s Northern Mariana Islands before expecting to fly home to Australia following his sentencing.

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