At long last, the adults have re-entered the room. Safeguarding of vulnerable children is back at the forefront of British healthcare. NHS England’s announcement that it will no longer prescribe puberty blockers to children is a truly historic moment in the ideological battle for biological reality that has been raging.
Author: Blazingcatfur
John Ivison: Canada’s Air Force ends pilot training as Ottawa’s spending priorities grow more unbalanced
The Royal Canadian Air Force announced earlier this month that it will retire its fleet of pilot training jets and put the program on hiatus.
Canada’s aspiring pilots will now travel to Texas, Finland and Italy to earn their wings.
So ends a proud tradition of pilot training that during World War Two saw Canada train more than 130,000 Allied aircrew, earning it the epithet “the aerodrome of democracy” from then U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt.
Catholic League Blasts ‘Meathead’ Rob Reiner for ‘Religiophobia’
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has slammed Hollywood director/actor Rob Reiner for his bigoted attack on U.S. Christians.
Last month, Reiner released a film titled God and Country about an “alleged threat to American democracy posed by so-called Christian nationalists,” Dr. Donohue notes.
Former Liberal Finance Minister’s Thank-You Letter to WEF Suggests More Collaboration Than Disclosed
Close interactions between Canadian cabinet ministers and the World Economic Forum are well-documented, but a newly revealed letter suggests forum staff may have been doing more work with the federal government than previously disclosed.
In an undated letter to a WEF official, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau praised the organization and its collaboration to achieve “common” objectives.
Neil Young announces return to Spotify after Joe Rogan boycott
Neil Young on Wednesday said his music will return to Spotify, just over two years after he and other artists removed their catalogues from the music streaming platform amid a vaccine disinformation dispute.
Spotify has not confirmed the news. CNBC has contacted the company for comment.
Low revenue and the damage done.
h/t DS
‘He’s in full control’: Why Poilievre is distancing Conservatives from corporate Canada
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent criticism of “useless” corporate lobbyists is rooted in his party’s skepticism of the modern business community and also meant to demonstrate that he is not “beholden” to anyone as he prepares to form government, say political observers.
In fact, those observers say that Poilievre’s strategy involves deliberately ditching the traditional business luncheon circuits in Ottawa, Toronto or Montreal to speak directly to voters.
Frankly I am skeptical.
Under Trudeau corporate Canada has dictated the Liberal Party’s ruinous mass immigration policy.
We all know how it works.
Trudeau’s Liberal Party curries favour with ethnic vote blocs by flooding the country with immigrants of dubious economic and social caliber.
The corporate class gets the malleable cheap labour pool they want while the well positioned profit from the shortages caused by the huge increase in population.
The article mentions that Poilievre is bypassing the business class and speaking directly to working class voters, both of them.
Nowhere is mass immigration mentioned as a topic of discussion in Poilievre’s heart to hearts and for that I call time.
Judge DISMISSES three charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case as pressure grows on Fani Willis
Former President Donald Trump has had three charges in his Georgia election case thrown out by the judge considering whether to disqualify Fani Willis.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump.
But the order leave intact many other charges in the indictment and the judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed.
h/t DS
Health minister’s berating of suffering patients was downright cruel
An Ipsos poll for Global News revealed last week that 42 per cent of Canadians would personally pay to travel to the United States for health care, if necessary. This is a 10 percentage point increase from 2023.
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland promptly scolded the 42 per cent.
EV euphoria is dead. Automakers trumpet consumer choice
DETROIT — The buzz around electric vehicles is wearing off.
For years, the automotive industry has been in a state of EV euphoria. Automakers trotted out optimistic sales forecasts for electric models and announced ambitious targets for EV growth. Wall Street boosted valuations for legacy automakers and startup entrants alike, based in part on their visions for an EV future.
Now the hype is dwindling, and companies are again cheering consumer choice. Automakers from Ford Motor and General Motors to Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin are scaling back or delaying their electric vehicle plans.
h/t DS
WTF?
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Pro-Khalistan Protesters Clash with Edmonton PoliceKhalistan supporters, armed with daggers, swords, and spears, gathered in Edmonton, Alberta to protest against India's high commissioner to Canada.
Yesterday's protest lasted several hours with non-stop anti-India… pic.twitter.com/U1dn1ePOgN
— Mocha Bezirgan 🇨🇦 (@BezirganMocha) March 13, 2024
Justin Trudeau ally joins Pierre Poilievre to demand a halt to the April 1 carbon levy increase
OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are launching a full-court political press against the Trudeau Liberals’ April 1 carbon price increase — and there’s already a Liberal premier signing on.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Andrew Furey — an ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — added his voice Tuesday to Poilievre’s demand the Liberals pause the planned increase, a request also made in the last week by Ontario’s Doug Ford, P.E.I.’s Dennis King and New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs, all conservatives.
How street gangs and mercenaries led Haiti’s descent into anarchy
Ariel Henry was a brilliant neurosurgeon and a man the United States, at least, was convinced would be a safe pair of hands to manage the chaos in Haiti after the shocking 2021 assassination of President Moise, shot several times at his residence allegedly by Colombian commandos.
But Henry, Haiti’s urbane, somewhat aloof 74-year-old prime minister, has — like almost all his predecessors — completely failed to improve the plight of the Caribbean nation’s 11.5 million people. Instead, he has overseen Haiti’s latest descent into anarchy.
ZIVO: Queen West business owner alarmed by local addiction crisis
The owner of one of West Queen West’s oldest stores says that addiction and crime has reached intolerable levels in the neighbourhood. He blames government policies – such such as supervised injection sites and lax bail rules – for the chaos and says that local businesses risk closure unless changes are made soon.
This pattern is repeated in city after city so you can’t help but wonder if it’s a form of “Block Busting”
Palestinian granted asylum in UK after warning of ‘apartheid’ state in Israel
A Palestinian citizen of Israel is to be granted asylum by the Home Office on the basis that he has a “well-founded” fear of persecution if returned to Israel, because of his campaigning activities in the UK.
The 24-year-old, known only as “Hasan”, claimed he faced an increased risk of persecution because of his Palestinian solidarity activism in the UK and his anti-Zionist political opinions.
He alleged Israel maintained an “apartheid” system where Palestinian citizens were oppressed.
Surrey, BC, Council Restricts Access Over ‘Disruptive’ Pro-Hamas Protests
City council in Surrey, B.C., says it is restricting public access to its meetings after persistent disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters.
Mayor Brenda Locke began the Mar. 11 meeting by announcing that the public would be allowed to attend meetings on city premises, but outside the gallery.
She told the meeting that council had adopted provisions for registered members of the public to speak on items on the agenda.