It seems like every time you turn around there’s a new “month” being celebrated. In case you can’t keep track of them, here’s a list:
February: Black History Month.
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Questions, Doubts, Lack of Accountability Undermine Coutts Fundraising.
Hello All. Just arrived home from covering the Grus Hearing in Ottawa to find many public comments and questions about the funds previously raised to benefit the four Coutts accused.
A great Canadian,… https://t.co/X3tpO8pr1A pic.twitter.com/6lEkyDuPmW
— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) November 5, 2023
My former neighbor;)
Justin Trudeau is a problem for his party — and even if he quits, it might not save the Liberals, poll suggests
It is the question haunting Justin Trudeau’s Liberals as their fortunes continue to slump — is there a comeback path? More to the point, if one does exist, is it with Trudeau or without him?
After a bruising fall, with 53 per cent of people saying they have a negative impression of Trudeau in the latest Abacus polling, these questions have become more pointed in the last few weeks.
‘We find a tunnel and blow it up’: In Gaza City with the troops hunting Hamas
As the sun was setting over the Mediterranean last night, the mortar rounds fired from a concealed Hamas stronghold were getting closer.
When one struck about 200 yards from the command post of an Israeli brigade combat group in a northern neighbourhood of Gaza City, the soldiers took up defensive positions.
How much is the carbon tax climb-down worth to Justin Trudeau’s government?
The human backdrop at a political event means taking real people and reducing them to scenery, curated and arranged like a person bouquet.
If you’re a supporter who gets plucked out of the crowd to stand onstage, it must feel like going out to run errands and ending up as an extra in a movie. If you’re a politician, it has to be less fun. You have skills and accomplishments, and presumably you take pride in something beyond your ability to applaud like a trained seal.
French Jewish woman stabbed in her home in France’s Lyon, police hunt suspect
“Such an act of violence is unthinkable. I offer all my support to the victim and her relatives,” said Lyon Mayor Gregory Doucet on the social media platform X.
A spokesman for the national police gave no further details about the suspect, and said he could not confirm whether police were treating the attack as an anti-Semitic hate crime.
How the Push Against ‘Toxic Masculinity’ in Canada’s Hockey, Military May Affect ‘Healthy Masculinity’
Rooting out “toxic masculinity” in hockey culture was a central topic at Hockey Canada’s Beyond the Boards Summit in September. “Toxic masculinity” has similarly been a topic in calls to change the culture of the Canadian Armed Forces.
But some academics and others say attempts to root out “toxic” masculinity may threaten masculinity as a whole.
“Suiting up and going out there and playing a physical sport—as a boy, it turned me into a man,” former hockey player Thomas Joseph of British Columbia told The Epoch Times. He preferred to use a pseudonym, fearing professional repercussions for speaking publicly on the controversial topic of gender.
Hamas ‘puts fighters on evacuation lists to stop wounded Palestinians leaving’
Hamas delayed the evacuation of wounded Palestinian civilians from Gaza by placing its own fighters on border departure lists.
A senior official in Joe Biden’s administration said Hamas had repeatedly provided Israel, the United States and Egypt with lists of Palestinians who were wounded and should be allowed to depart – only for it to later emerge during security checks that many of those included were Hamas fighters.
1 in 3 Canadians are living in households with financial difficulties: StatCan
One in three Canadians say they are living in a household that is experiencing financial hardship, a new Statistics Canada report has found.
Individuals aged 15 and older reported living in households that found it difficult or very difficult to pay for necessary expenses such as transportation, housing, food and clothing throughout the month of October.
French Jews are Seeking Sanctuary in Corsica
A rabbi on the French island of Corsica has reported that many Jews in France have contacted him about moving to the island as they fear for their personal safety on the French mainland as antisemitism continues to surge following the massacre of over a thousand Israeli civilians by Hamas last month.
Levi Pinson, rabbi of Corsica, told broadcaster Europe1 that he has received many requests from Jews elsewhere in France regarding the possibility of moving to the Mediterranean island, saying, “Many people contact us to find out about the living conditions here and to talk to us about a possible move.”
CSIS head expressed ‘full confidence’ in employees despite ‘troubling’ leak on foreign interference
The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told employees he stood by the spy agency’s handling of sensitive information following a “troubling” leak of classified material, a newly released memo shows.
In a Feb. 24 message to staff, CSIS director David Vigneault expressed continuing faith in employees’ dedication and adherence to the law after a newspaper story cited secret spy service documents on foreign interference.
“The source of this leak is troubling for the Canadian government and, of course, for us here at CSIS,” Vigneault said in the memo, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act.
Thousands of Hamas Supporters descend upon WH chanting ‘Allahu akbar,’ ‘F–k Joe Biden’ as they demand ceasefire
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters massed in Washington, DC, Saturday afternoon before descending upon the White House to chant, “Allahu akbar” and “F–k Joe Biden” as they accused the president of genocide and demanded a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” the crowd dotted with Palestinian flags and signs cried at the start of the event, which drew attendees from across the country.
The chant – which is growing increasingly popular in the wake of Hamas’ deadly incursion into southern Israel last month and Israel’s subsequent retaliatory attacks on Gaza – is widely considered antisemitic because it implies the elimination of the State of Israel and its people.
One protester with a Hezbollah flag at the Palestine protest outside the White House https://t.co/3g5Z1Waij4 pic.twitter.com/h3C2f7oUPR
— Timcast News (@TimcastNews) November 4, 2023
🧵 Remember this day. Nov. 4, 2023. 5:41 PM. The Woke Army is at the White House. “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” they bellowed in the war chant that means only one thing: the annihilation of Jews in the state of Israel.
I stood with my back pinned against… pic.twitter.com/TxxGfsOzMO
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) November 5, 2023
Finance Ministers Unite in Call for Federal Carbon Tax to Be Eliminate
Several provinces have issued a joint statement, calling on the federal government to eliminate the carbon tax on all forms of home heating.
The united front comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pause on the tax for home heating oil, a decision that largely benefits Atlantic Canada where 30 percent of families use the oil to heat their homes. Other provinces rely more on different sources, like natural gas.
Riot police clear protesters letting off fireworks from Trafalgar Square
Police were forced to close Charing Cross station in central London as pro-Palestine protesters occupied the concourse, as calls intensified for marches to be banned on Armistice Day next Saturday.
Riot police cleared a group of masked protesters letting off fireworks in and around Trafalgar Square. Some of the fireworks and other missiles appeared to be deliberately aimed at officers.
As a Metropolitan Police helicopter circled overhead, riot police charged into the top end of Whitehall to disperse the youngsters.
Conrad Black: To question Israel’s legitimacy is to question reality itself
Western society, including Canada, must very soon face up to the full gravity of the widespread antisemitic demonstrations that are occurring in major public squares and universities. No attempt to represent these demonstrations as simply manifestations of sympathy for the stateless Palestinians can be allowed to become conventional wisdom. What it is important for the entire West to realize is that those who are now demonstrating in favour of Palestine are seeking the extermination of Israel and that in doing so they are implicitly approving the slaughter of Israeli civilians and particularly the sadistic mutilation and murder of children and women.