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Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering

One of the two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years in a case that was at the heart of a diplomatic crisis is seeking a multimillion-dollar settlement from Ottawa, two sources say, alleging he was detained because he unwittingly provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada and allied spy services.

Michael Spavor alleges that the deception was conducted by fellow Canadian prisoner Michael Kovrig, and it was intelligence work by the latter that led to both men’s incarceration by Chinese authorities, according to the sources.

These allegations cast a new light on the lengthy imprisonment of Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor as well as on the work that Mr. Kovrig was doing in China.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 18, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

Biden is under growing pressure to rein in Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

The growing civilian casualties and desperate humanitarian conditions have alarmed Arab allies, but also stirred an extraordinary level of criticism from within his own administration.

“I’m stunned by the intensity,” said Aaron David Miller, who worked as an adviser on Arab-Israeli relations during a 25 year tenure at the US State Department.

“I’ve never seen anything quite like this.”

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 18, 2023•0•"Oct 7 2023"

Canadian pizzeria owner planning civil suit against gov’t officials over tyrannical COVID mandates

The owner of a popular Canadian pizzeria says he is planning a civil suit against government officials for a “travesty of justice” after enduring a prolonged legal battle on charges — that were just dropped — for defying COVID rules banning the vaccine free from eating at his restaurant.

On Wednesday, a City of Calgary court dropped all COVID-related charges against Jesse Johnson, who owned Without Papers Pizza, and in 2021-2022 refused to ask his customers for their vaccine passports so that he could serve “everyone.”

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 18, 2023•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada

Who says Canada has a shitty immigration policy?

Durham College – Sahar Shehadeh, a student in the advanced biotechnology program, gives a shoutout to Hamas and wants October 7th to happen “again and again and again and again.”

These horrifying antisemites must be held accountable for their disturbing promotion of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/pwJq1hAIPD

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 18, 2023

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 18, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", WTF?

Anthony Furey: Taxpayer Money Used for Crack Pipes, Crystal Meth Kits Is Just Wrong

Earlier this year, I drew attention to the little-known fact that the City of Toronto was giving out crack pipes, crystal meth kits, and other hard drug paraphernalia. I held a press conference during the mayor’s race, in which I was a candidate, to show the cameras the physical evidence of these drug kits.

There was no doubt they came from the city. Their kits actually had City of Toronto logos on them. We now have more information about the extent and costs associated with these kits thanks to a new freedom of information release.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Toronto Jewish high school evacuates following bomb threat

The Israel-Hamas War has touched off a wave of antisemitic acts in Canada, including, threats, intimidation, vandalism and violence.

Cities with higher Jewish populations, including Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, are reporting higher rates of hate crimes following the Oct. 7 attack.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•"Oct 7 2023"

This is the “Why” of Mass Immigration: How some of Ontario’s most recognizable companies have become embroiled in alleged labour exploitation scheme

Even in the Holland Marsh, a verdant stretch of land known as Canada’s “salad bowl,” Gwillimdale Farms stands out.

It’s a sprawling 2,000-acre operation, able to pack 350,000 pounds of potatoes, carrots and other root vegetables in a single day. The farm has served as the backdrop for political announcements by Premier Doug Ford, and last spring benefitted from a provincial grant to create “safer workplaces” and “address labour shortages.”

Around the same time, the farm was sourcing workers through middlemen now accused of labour trafficking, according to search warrant materials and court documents obtained by the Star.

This is 3rd World Shit made possible by the UNIPARTY at the behest of their corporate masters.

This is the “Why” of Mass Immigration.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 18, 2023•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Zelensky: West’s arms deliveries have really slowed down since Israel-Hamas war

Volodymyr Zelensky said deliveries of key artillery shells to Ukraine from its Western allies have “really slowed down” since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

The Ukrainian president said he would “defend what is ours” after the decline in supply of 155mm artillery shells, which are also used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against Hamas.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Ethics commissioner investigating chair of federal green fund

The federal ethics commissioner has launched an investigation into the chair of the board of directors of a federal green fund after she participated in the approval of more than $200,000 in grants to a private firm she directed.

In a letter to Conservative MP Michael Barrett on Thursday, Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein said he will examine the conduct of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) board chair Annette Verschuren.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

Women are now living nearly 6 years longer than men in the US

A new study has revealed the most significant US gender gap in life expectancy since 1996.

A team of scientists led by the University of California found women are now living 5.8 years longer than men – 0.2 years shy of the record.

The most significant contributor was the Covid pandemic, which took a disproportionate toll on men, followed by unintentional injuries and drug overdoses, accidents and suicide.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•USA, WTF?

Even renters making $100,000 are being evicted in Vancouver, data shows

Kristin Thurber thought she had it pretty good.

She was making $41 an hour working in the film industry, and for five years lived in a small rental house in Burnaby where she and her close-knit neighbours grew hostas and vegetables together.

But in July 2022 she was given an eviction notice — for no good reason, she says — triggering a series of events that led to her losing her job and becoming homeless.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

Ottawa’s exclusion from Indo-Pacific talks worries business group

A group representing many of Canada’s largest employers says it’s troubling that Ottawa remains left out from a U.S.-led effort to expand economic co-operation among Indo-Pacific allies and partners as a counterweight to China.

Talks between Washington and 13 other Indo-Pacific countries yielded a partial agreement unveiled Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in San Francisco, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending.

With members including India, Japan, South Korea and Australia, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity (IPEF) announced co-operation on clean energy and anti-corruption measures Thursday.

No one likes Trudeau.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

No Realistic Alternative Exists to an Israeli Occupation of Gaza

It would be unwise to draw from Israel’s battlefield successes in the early stages of its war against Hamas a straight-line projection of total victory. No plan survives contact with the enemy. But those successes have surely focused the minds of Israel’s post-war planners. What is Israel’s plan for the Gaza Strip after Hamas? Does it even have one?

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•"Oct 7 2023"

BKA Report: Sharp Uptick in Violent Crime Committed by Migrants Against Germans

New figures from Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) that detail the demographic makeup of serious violent crime suspects in 2022 have been called “frightening” by the chief of the Federal Police Union, who urged both state and federal authorities to take swift action to put an end to the problem.

The BKA’s 2022 “Federal situation report on crime in the context of immigration” revealed that 47,923 German citizens fell victim to violent crimes carried out by immigrants—defined by the office as foreigners who came to the country as refugees or asylum seekers—last year, up 18% from 2021, BILD reports.

Only “serious crimes” like homicide, attempted homicide, manslaughter, rape, assault, and robbery that were solved by police were considered in this particular BKA report.

by Blazingcatfur•November 18, 2023November 17, 2023•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany