Indian diplomat accuses RCMP of investigating ‘fantasy’ allegations of interference

Indian diplomat accuses RCMP of investigating ‘fantasy’ allegations of interference

India’s top diplomat in Canada says CSIS has been politically compromised and that the RCMP are investigating “fantasy” allegations that Indian officials are involved in crimes against Canadians.

In a sweeping interview with The Globe and Mail, High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik went on the offensive, attacking the integrity of Canada’s national-security agencies, while pushing back against assertions from Canadian authorities that the Government of India has directed multiple homicide plots and foreign-interference campaigns on Canadian soil.

Mr. Patnaik asserted that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been compromised by Sikh separatists using Canada as a base for their campaign to carve out a breakaway state in northwest India, which they call Khalistan.

Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou claims India was behind Air India attack? How common is this belief in Canada?
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Nicola Sturgeon ‘has questions to answer’ about husband’s crimes

Nicola Sturgeon ‘has questions to answer’ about husband’s crimes

Nicola Sturgeon “utterly failed” the SNP by presiding over the party while her husband defrauded it out of hundreds of thousands of pounds, it has been claimed.

While a police investigation into the former first minister was dropped after she was arrested and questioned, figures within the party she led for more than eight years said she still had questions to answer over her role in events surrounding the scandal.

Sturgeon, who left frontline politics before May’s election after a career spanning more than 25 years, previously attempted to dismiss concerns about party finances under her watch.


He is a true socialist!

h/t Hermes and patthedog

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Toronto cops in Barcelona flashed badge to local police as they were detained in alleged sex assault

Toronto cops in Barcelona flashed badge to local police as they were detained in alleged sex assault

BARCELONA—Caught at the scene of the alleged crime — an assault against a woman in Barcelona — off-duty Toronto cops identified themselves as police officers to Spanish law enforcement and flashed a Toronto badge, the Star has learned.

It’s not clear what they hoped for by mentioning their police credentials an ocean away from the territory they are sworn to protect and serve. But on that night, along a seaside strip of swanky night clubs popular with young tourists to this Spanish city, the badge earned them neither leniency nor special treatment.

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The Gaza Roadmap: A Diplomatic Fantasy That Keeps Hamas in Power

The Gaza Roadmap: A Diplomatic Fantasy That Keeps Hamas in Power

Nearly two-and-a-half years after the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre in Israel, the Islamist terror group is still firmly entrenched in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas remains armed, organized, and committed to its declared goal of destroying Israel through jihad (holy war). Yet instead of confronting this reality, international diplomats continue to indulge in dangerous fantasies about negotiating Hamas out of existence.

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LILLEY: Olivia Chow is running for mayor again, but Toronto can’t afford more of same

LILLEY: Olivia Chow is running for mayor again, but Toronto can’t afford more of same

Olivia Chow decided to be honest about her intentions when it comes to her re-election campaign. After weeks, nay months, of going around the city holding campaign-style events in her role as mayor, but while using her purple campaign colouring and branding, she has announced what we already knew.

 

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Katy Tur Laments Too Many Media Outlets, Too Much Free Speech for GOP

Katy Tur Laments Too Many Media Outlets, Too Much Free Speech for GOP

Beware the Left when they start remembering when there was only “a handful of media outlets out there” that could control the public conversation, keep it within their comfort zone.

On her Friday afternoon show, MS NOW host Katy Tur longed for the days when the liberal elite media had a monopoly on fact-checking politicians as she spoke with MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann about his new anti-Trump book, Liar’s Kingdom.

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Insolvency volumes hit highest rates since 2009, Equifax warns

Insolvency volumes hit highest rates since 2009, Equifax warns

TORONTO — A new report from Equifax Canada says insolvency volumes have risen to the highest level since 2009 amid escalating financial strain on homeowners.

The firm’s first-quarter market pulse report on consumer credit trends says systemic risks persist even while Canadians are staying financially disciplined to cope with economic challenges.

Insolvency volumes for the quarter were up 18.8 per cent year-over-year, indicating that many consumers “may have reached a financial inflection point,” it said.

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Internet starts coming back in Iran after months-long blackout

Internet starts coming back in Iran after months-long blackout

Internet access has started to be restored in Iran after being cut off almost three months ago, the country’s first vice-president has said.

“The first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken,” Mohammad Reza Aref wrote on X on Tuesday.

Internet monitoring groups Netblocks and Kentik reported “partial” restoration around 13:00 GMT, though the latter warned most networks were still down.

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Majority of party members likely to back Alberta separation, UCP president says

Majority of party members likely to back Alberta separation, UCP president says

The president of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party says he believes that a majority of UCP members will vote against remaining in Canada in a referendum this fall, despite Premier Danielle Smith’s campaign in favour of Confederation.

Rob Smith, who heads the UCP’s board of directors, said the party will not pick a side in the lead-up to the separation vote, in which Albertans will decide if the province should stay in Canada, or if it should start the legal process to hold a second, binding vote on secession.

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Military to force disclosure of sexual, romantic relationships with a ‘power imbalance’

Military to force disclosure of sexual, romantic relationships with a ‘power imbalance’

The Canadian Armed Forces is requiring members to disclose relationships of a personal nature with a subordinate.

Military personnel must from now on proactively report to their superior any “emotional, romantic, sexual or family relationship” that involve people of different rank, seniority, position or experience.

The directive covers both new and existing relations.


This is another Louise Arbour recommendation said to ease progress through the ranks of Women and I suppose Trannies.

Sounds like it will create more problems than it solves.

 

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Nolte: Record-low Opening for Disney’s ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’

Nolte: Record-low Opening for Disney’s ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’

The Disney Grooming Syndicate’s return to Star Wars feature films has resulted in the lowest opening ever for a Disney Star Wars movie. If you figure inflation in, it’s the lowest opening since 1999.

The Mandalorian and Grogu thudded over the Friday-Saturday-Sunday with just $81 million. With the extra day due to the four-day Memorial Day weekend, it is expected to bellyflop at right around $97 million.


Not a surprise given the flop stars the Male Rachel Zegler.

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Uber drivers in Victoria got a union contract. What does it mean for rideshare workers across Canada?

Uber drivers in Victoria got a union contract. What does it mean for rideshare workers across Canada?

Amninder Singh has been driving an Uber in Victoria for two years and says it can be a stressful endeavour. He has faced racism from riders as well as false complaints.

“I didn’t have any kind of platform where I can take this problem,” Singh told CBC News.

But after unionizing last year, Singh and more than 1,000 drivers in the B.C. capital approved a collective contract on April 28 between the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 and ride-hailing giant Uber.


It means I won’t ever use Uber.

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