OTTAWA – The federal government has begun searching for vendors interested in managing their impending firearms confiscation program just weeks after the Trudeau Liberals’ gun legislation became law and nearly four years after their contentious ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
… But the Liberal Party since the days of Clifford Sifton in the 1890s has counted on immigrant voters for support. And between 2001 and 2021, the Muslim share of Canada’s population grew to 5 per cent from 2 per cent, even as the Jewish share of the population decreased slightly, to just below 1 per cent.
Mr. Trudeau’s promise during the 2015 election campaign to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada helped him win that election. Immigrant voters, many of them Muslim, in suburban ridings surrounding Toronto and Vancouver, helped the Liberals squeak through in the 2019 and 2021 elections. Now in the wake of the Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7 and the severity of Israel’s response in Gaza, the Liberal caucus is divided.
Report finds Greater Manchester police and council failed vulnerable children — and 96 men still pose a risk to young girls
Girls in Rochdale were “left at the mercy” of Asian grooming gangs for years because of multiple failures by the authorities, a new report has said.
The 173-page independent report analysed child sexual exploitation in the area from 2004 to 2013, concluding there had been a “serious failure” to protect children by Greater Manchester police (GMP) and Rochdale council.
It identified at least 96 men who were still a risk to children but said it was “only a proportion” of the numbers involved in the abuse who have not been prosecuted.
The videos look like they are capturing something apocalyptic.
If you didn’t know better, you would swear they were doing a film shoot in Yorkdale mall on Saturday. There were police everywhere. And some had their big guns out.
This sort of enrichment has become common at Yorkdale and that’s bad for business so it’s no wonder this event is being downplayed.
Trans activist says he wanted to beat up a kid for calling him trans.
The modern LGBTQ movement is radicalizing activists into becoming violent. We keep seeing more and more of this. pic.twitter.com/eJseZeIy6h
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 15, 2024
Canada is caught in a “population trap” and needs to significantly rein in immigration to escape it, National Bank of Canada economists said on Monday, one of several such critiques to emerge from Bay Street in recent days.
In a report, National Bank economists Stéfane Marion and Alexandra Ducharme said that “staggering” population growth is stretching the country’s absorptive capacity, notably seen in residential construction that is nowhere near sufficient to house all those newcomers.
Here is a reminder for every single one of you: pic.twitter.com/vdtHYqVI74
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) January 15, 2024
Elizabeth was said to be infuriated by claim she had approved use of her private childhood nickname
Queen Elizabeth was angered by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s claim that she had approved of them using her private childhood nickname for their daughter, according to a new book.
A member of staff said the late monarch was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” after Harry and Meghan said they would not have used the name Lilibet, who was born in June 2021, if she had not been “supportive”.
An extremist group which organised a pro-Palestine protest in which attendees chanted “jihad” is to be banned in Britain for allegedly promoting Hamas, James Cleverly has announced.
Hizb ut-Tahrir will join a list of more than 50 proscribed organisations which includes the Islamic State group, Al Qaeda, Hamas and the Russian Wagner mercenaries.
The move means it becomes an offence to be a member of the group or to support it and carries a maximum jail sentence of up to 14 years and/or fine of up to £5,000 for doing so.
A small North American footprint but nuisance enough to be banned in multiple nations.
Wresting control of Muslim institutions from the Islamist radicals who control them is crucial.
Something good happened this past week in south Florida. After being briefed and educated by activists affiliated with the Middle East Forum (MEF), a group of responsible public officials and business leaders prevailed upon a local hotel to refrain from hosting an Islamist-organized gathering of extremists slated to take place near Fort Lauderdale. The cancellation of the event, scheduled for the second weekend of January at the Marriot Hotel in Coral Springs, has prompted the all-too-predictable cries of bigotry and “Islamophobia” on the part of its organizer, the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF), which is now scrambling for another venue to hold its gala.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could affect 60% of jobs in developed economies, according to a study published by the International Monetary Fund ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The study predicted that around half of those jobs will be negatively affected by AI, while the other half will see a positive impact.
“Your job may disappear altogether — not good — or artificial intelligence may enhance your job, so you actually will be more productive and your income level may go up,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told the AFP news agency.
Jim Balsillie: An outdated myth about business investment is hurting the Canadian economy
The economy will continue to erode until policy-makers shift their focus to crucial IP and data ownership
AI, IP – does this sound like the sort of economy that requires mass immigration?
Canada has been shaped by large-scale immigration. With the exception of Indigenous Peoples, the vast majority of Canadians today are either immigrants or descendants thereof. Our nation has thrived as a pluralistic and multiethnic society, built through the gradual integration of people from around the world.
While this is largely a good news story it should not obscure a hard truth: in the 21st century, the challenges associated with immigration are vastly different from those of 50 or 100 years ago, and until recently policymakers have been unwilling to discuss immigration policy accordingly. These challenges can be broadly categorized into three areas: economic impact; infrastructure capacity; and cultural friction.
Jan 15 (Reuters) – The combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer, anti-poverty group Oxfam said.
An Oxfam report, which comes as business elites gather this week for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, found that a billionaire is now either running, or is the main shareholder of, 7 out of 10 of the world’s biggest companies.
Elections Canada is trying to insulate Canadian voters from false narratives and information during the next federal election by launching an online tool to help voters cut through misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process in Canada.
The ElectoFacts website, launched this week, provides factual information to debunk the most common misconceptions observed by Elections Canada officials in recent years.
“Building resilience against inaccurate information helps strengthen the overall health of democracy,” Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said in a statement.
