Canada’s future … Are ‘Islamists in Charge of Britain’?

LONDON — Since October 7, there have been many dark days here in London. Every Saturday the streets are filled with demonstrators calling for the end of the state of Israel, several Jewish schools have had to close due to safety concerns, and the number of antisemitic incidents has gone through the roof. I have attended and documented a number of these protests, which on occasion have descended into violence, confrontations with police, antisemitic chanting, and even calls for jihad.

All bad, you might be thinking. And you’d be right. But they pale in comparison to what happened this past Wednesday, when the British Parliament, which has been around for 800 years, capitulated to fear of Islamist violence. 

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French farmers storm Paris agriculture fair

Dozens of French farmers on Saturday forced open an entrance gate to an agricultural show in Paris as part of their protests against European Union green policies and other measures that they say are hitting their bottom line.

Clashes broke out with riot police who were trying to restrain the farmers.

Many of them shouted and booed, calling for the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters news agency reported that at least one person was arrested at the fair, which runs for nine days and attracts around 600,000 visitors.

Farmers greet Macron at agricultural fair.

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Lax Canadian visa requirements fuel migrant surge into US from up north: ‘There’s a big opportunity for them’

Migrants desperate to get into the US from Mexico often pay human smuggler “coyotes” thousands of dollars to help sneak across the border in high-risk operations with no guarantees of safety or success.

But for travelers from a growing number of countries, gaining legal entry into Canada is simple, which has made The Great White North — with a much larger US border and less officers patrolling it — a more attractive option for illegally entering the US.

“It’s really easy for Mexican citizens to come into Canada as visitors, and then they have the opportunity to cross illegally into the United States,” Canadian immigration consultant Fernando Torres told The Post.

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Pepper X: Meet the NEW World’s Hottest Pepper

It’s official – Pepper X has now become the hottest chili pepper in the world, according to Guinness World Records. After many years of speculation, this yellow-green, monstrous creation from expert grower Ed Currie underwent official testing and recorded heat levels averaging over 2.5 million Scoville heat units (SHUs), much higher than its predecessor, the Carolina Reaper. With a pepper measuring nearly twice as much as the previous hottest pepper in the world, you know Pepper X contains some serious heat!

Ouch! The Scotch Bonnet is the hottest pepper I ever ate raw. K and I were in a market in North Van and spied the first ones I had ever seen live and in colour. 

The grocer warned me to protect my mucous membranes. I felt I had destroyed my innards.

h/t Mauser

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Germany: Interior Minister Looks to Ban Private Gatherings of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

As a part of her ongoing oppression campaign targeting the political opposition, Germany’s activist interior minister has announced that the state will take action to ban the assembly of ‘right-wing extremist’ groups—namely the ascendent AfD, its exponents, and any other group she considers a threat to the left-liberal order.

The radical measures, set to be implemented as a part of Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s 13-step plan to combat the so-called ‘extreme right,’ have been revealed by an information request submitted to the Federal Ministry of the Interior by the German portal Apollo News.

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Trudeau visits Kyiv, predicts victory for Ukraine on invasion’s two-year anniversary

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged Saturday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, joining other world leaders at the site of one of the war’s first and fiercest battles to mark the second anniversary of the brutal Russian invasion.

Trudeau appeared at Hostomel airport alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in a show of global solidarity.

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UN Representative to the Palestinians Claims Israelis Are ‘Colonialists’ with ‘Fake Identities’

The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territories referred to Israelis as “colonialists” who have “fake identities” while quoting another Twitter/X account on Wednesday, raising questions about the impartiality of the international body.

Francesca Albanese responded to a long post by Alon Mizrahi, a far-left activist, arguing that the reason many Western nations support Israel is that they are colonial projects. 

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Russian ambassador to Canada calls new sanctions ‘act of empty symbolism’

Russia’s ambassador to Canada is calling new sanctions by the Canadian government an “act of empty symbolism,” according to Russian media.

Oleg Stepanov says that Moscow will answer them, news organization TASS reported Friday, following the announcement of several new sanctions. CTV News has reached out to the embassy for more information.

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Tory MP Lee Anderson claims ‘Islamists’ have got control of Sadiq Khan

The Conservative MP Lee Anderson has claimed that “Islamists” have “got control of London” and its mayor, Sadiq Khan.

Speaking on GB News, Anderson said of Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London: “He’s given our capital city away to his mates.

“I don’t actually believe that the Islamists have got control of our country, but what I do believe is they’ve got control of Khan, and they’ve got control of London.”

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Canada’s housing correction has likely run its course, say economists

Spring came early to Canada’s housing market.

Home sales rose for the second month in a row in January, up 3.7 per cent, after four straight months of decline. The latest gains brought sales back to where they were last summer.

“The upturn suggests that the sharp correction triggered by soaring interest rates has likely run its course,” said Robert Hogue, an economist with the Royal Bank of Canada.

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