Groups question decision to end antisemitism, Islamophobia envoy positions

Islamophobia in Toronto

OTTAWA — Canada’s decision to abolish special envoys on combating antisemitism and Islamophobia is being met with concern and criticism.

The week, the federal government announced it would abolish the Offices of the Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia and the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism — replacing them with a “national unity committee.”

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France has a nasty case of Trump Derangement Syndrome

The French IT giant Capgemini has put its US subsidiary on sale because of its association with the work of ICE in America.

All hell broke loose last week in France after it was revealed by the state broadcaster that Capgemini’s software was being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify foreigners on US soil and track their locations. According to the BBC, Capgemini multi-million dollar contract with ICE was agreed last December and was scheduled to run until 15 March.

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MACKINNON: ‘Dog laws’ come to Canada under the Combating Hate Act

Sean Fraser – almost certainly lying.

Last week in the United Kingdom, Home Secretary and former Justice Minister Shabana Mahmood announced the abolition of “non-crime hate incidents” and told police to “focus on their day jobs.” The decision followed public outrage after Essex police paid a Sunday visit to a journalist’s home to “check the accuracy” of a social media post critical of the Metropolitan Police. It was a moment of belated clarity: a legal regime that authorizes police intervention in the absence of any crime is incompatible with a free society.

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Russian General Known For UK Chemical Weapon Attack Shot in Moscow

A Western-sanctioned Russian military intelligence chief has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after being repeatedly shot at a residential building in Moscow, the Kremlin says.

64-year-old Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hit with “several shots” on the 24th floor of a residential block in north-west Moscow on Friday morning. Russian state media says he was rushed to hospital in critical condition and the national Investigative Committee has launched a case into attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms.

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Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

US President Donald Trump has removed a social media video which included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

The clip – set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight – was at the end of a 62-second video containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.


UPDATE: Oopsie! It’s Fake Outrage TDS Style! h/t Frances

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Latest alleged Iranian regime official found in Canada wants his identity hidden

A suspected high-ranking Iranian official caught living in Canada appeared at his deportation hearing on Thursday as the regime he is accused of serving faced growing condemnation for killing protesters.

Before arriving in Canada, the Iranian citizen was a senior member of his government, according to the Canada Border Services Agency, which has asked the Immigration and Refugee Board to order his expulsion.

Who is approving entry for regime criminals? The LPC? We are a Banana Republic.

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US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

The US has arrested a person suspected of ‍playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.

Bondi said Zubayar al-Bakoush has been ⁠extradited to the United States and will face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges.

Four US personnel were killed in the September 11, 2012, incident, which was initially thought to be a spontaneous reaction to protests ‍but was later identified as a deliberate attack carried out by ‍extremists, some of whom were linked to groups affiliated with al-Qaeda.

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Calls grow for Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw to resign amid arrest of cops in corruption probe

Public calls for Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw’s resignation are growing following news that seven current officers were among more than two dozen people charged in an internal corruption probe.

During a news conference Thursday at York Regional Police headquarters in Aurora, it was revealed that the officers, a retired cop, and 19 additional suspects were all taken into custody following a months-long investigation into organized crime.

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Why are foreign investors so reluctant to invest in Canada?

With no small degree of bravado, Mark Carney says his government will bring about investment in Canada amounting to $1 trillion in coming years.

Some of that money will come from Canadian governments, but Carney hopes most of it will be forthcoming from private sector investors at home and abroad.

It’s not readily apparent that those hopes are realistic.

In the past decade, Canada has developed a reputation with many potential offshore investors of being “uninvestable.”

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