Jamie Sarkonak: Liberals, again, use federal budget to advance demographic favoritism

Public spending should support the general public. But in Budget 2024, released Tuesday, the Liberals continued to opt for identity-based programs narrowly targeted to demographics of preference.

On affirmative action, the budget heralded the expansion of the Employment Equity Act, which currently sets employment “targets” for women, visible minorities, Indigenous people and the disabled in the federal public sector. In the fall, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announced that Black people and LGBT people will each get their own target (quota), so this isn’t new, but we can still expect it coming down the pipeline.

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Vote fails to overturn Hamas rag ban in Ontario legislature

Vote fails to overturn kaffiyeh ban in Ontario legislature

A ban on Palestinian kaffiyehs in the Ontario legislature will remain in place after a motion to overrule Speaker Ted Arnott’s edict failed to get unanimous consent from MPPs.

Arnott’s prohibition on the scarves, which he contended flout the rules against clothing that makes “an overt political statement,” will continue for MPPs, staff and guests throughout the legislative precinct.

But the Speaker, who oversees the legislature, emphasized nothing is written in stone and MPPs are free to bring forward another motion.

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Most antisemitic city in Europe Israeli journalist recounts shocking trip to Malmö

In a documentary that aired last week on Channel 12, Israeli journalists Elad Simchayoff and Ohad Hemo traveled to Malmö, Sweden ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest which is set to be held in the city in May. During their visit, the pair discovered disturbing amounts of antisemitism and anti-Israel hate in the city.

 

This is the original video.

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Kristin Raworth: The progressive bullies came for me

Recently, Governor General Mary Simon came under fire for her decision to host an online harm symposium last weekend. Not because the concept is bad, not because it is inappropriate for the Governor General to use her office to highlight an ongoing issue with internet harassment, no. She came under fire for the fact that her office was doing so in support of Liberal party legislation with Justice Minister Arif Virani, who introduced the bill, in attendance. It is a pretty clear violation of the non-partisan role the Governor General is expected and constitutionally obligated to perform.

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The ‘Better’ Civilians of Gaza

“The crimes committed by the Germans are horrible and one hears on every corner of the misery and losses they have intentionally brought over the peoples. The strangest thing is that even the better people among the Germans are not conscious of their heavy responsibility for all these crimes committed by the government they have chosen themselves, and that the outside world is rather inclined to forget about it.”

Those words were written by Albert Einstein on September 16, 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, in a letter I was fortunate enough to acquire.

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Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act has cost taxpayers $73 million thus far

The Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act against the 2022 Freedom Convoy has cost Canadian taxpayers over $73 million thus far.

According to newly released records obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s enactment of the Emergencies Act, the use of which has since been ruled “not justified” by a federal court, to drive out Freedom Convoy protestors from Ottawa in 2022, cost the Department of Public Safety $73,550,568.

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Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, revealed Thursday she has been suspended from Barnard College over her involvement in anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus.

“I’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege I have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings,” the 21-year-old wrote on X.

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Edmonton police knew vaccination may be harmful but insisted on it, anyway — report

A damning report on the Edmonton Police Service’s (EPS) COVID-19 response alleges leadership knew vaccines caused “serious” injury, then mandated them for officers and civilian employees, anyway.

EPS employees were discouraged from asking questions about safety and penalized — some severely so — for refusing the jab. Today however, documents released under information access requests show there are members on short or long-term disability due to vaccine-related injuries.

h/t Mauser

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