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Court ruling blocking Kitchener, Ont., encampment eviction could affect cases across Canada, say legal experts

An Ontario court’s decision that blocks the eviction of a Kitchener encampment could affect municipalities across Canada that are contending with tent cities of their own, according to legal experts.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision released Friday says the Region of Waterloo isn’t allowed to evict people living in tents on one if its vacant lots, at 100 Victoria St., because its shelter system didn’t have enough beds for people experiencing homelessness.

In his 51-page decision, Justice M.J. Valente said clearing encampments without sufficient shelter spaces would infringe on their constitutional rights.

Oh Great. Now the whole country can be just like San Francisco.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

The COVID-19 Pandemic Was a ‘Catastrophe for Human Freedom’

The latest edition of the Human Freedom Index published by the libertarian Cato Institute shows what happens to individual liberty when we give the government the power to destroy it.

It’s not a conspiracy theory to state unequivocably that we have lost some of our personal freedom as a result of government actions during the pandemic. The evidence is all around us.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Carson Jerema: Trudeau Liberals embrace crony capitalism, but call it ‘innovation’ policy

As soon as the Americans passed the ludicrously named Inflation Reduction Act, the shameless begging in Canada for the the Liberals to bring in their own plan would make the most seasoned con artists wince. Everyone has their hand out, demanding their cut. Carmakers, universities, unions, oil and gas companies, renewable energy companies and anyone who believes lobbying Liberals is preferable to satisfying customers has dollar signs in their eyes.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Ukraine war: Western allies send Kyiv mixed messages on war planes … well they got a Death Ray

US President Joe Biden has ruled out providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, despite renewed calls from top Kyiv officials for urgent air support.

Asked on Monday if the US would be sending the planes, Mr Biden said “no”. The UK also said it was “not practical” for it to send its aircraft to Ukraine.

Meanwhile, France’s Emmanuel Macon said “by definition, nothing is excluded” ahead of meeting a Ukrainian minister.

‘Whoever comes to our land with a sword will die by the sword’: Ukrainian officer reveals footage of the moment their forces wipe out advancing Russian soldiers

Destruction of Russians with a death ray pic.twitter.com/VSJQF71fed

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) January 30, 2023

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Loblaw ends No Name price freeze, vows ‘flat’ pricing ‘wherever possible’

Loblaw will not be extending its price freeze on No Name brand products, but vows to keep the yellow label product-pricing flat “wherever possible.”

“The more than three-month price freeze ends January 31 — but we’re not done,” a Loblaw spokesperson said in an email to CTV News Monday. “Looking ahead, we’ll continue to hold those prices flat wherever possible, and switching to No Name will still save the average family thousands this year.”

And… Majority believes Canada is in a recession

The proportion of Canadians who believe Canada is in a recession (69%) has increased since last year at this time, when 51% believed Canada was in a recession.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, WTF?

Sleaziest 1st Family Ever: ‘Set phone up so I can spy on you showering.’ Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden threatened one of his cash-strapped young female staffers with withholding her pay if she didn’t FaceTime him for sex.

Shocking texts between the President’s son, 52, and his young assistant, who was 29 at the time, show Hunter asking for video sex sessions and sending her cash via Apple Pay after she pleaded that she was struggling to make rent.

The woman, who DailyMail.com has chosen not to identify, worked as an assistant at Hunter’s law firm, Owasco, in 2018 and 2019. She is the fourth employee he is known to have had a sexual relationship with.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"Biden Family Sleaze"

RCMP says it’s running checks on equipment purchased from company linked to China

A senior RCMP official says the force is in the midst of examining equipment it obtained from a company linked to China’s government to search for any points of vulnerability.

The national police force suspended its contract with Sinclair Technologies for radio frequency (RF) equipment last year following reporting by Radio-Canada that revealed Sinclair’s parent company, Norsat International, has been owned by Chinese telecommunications firm Hytera since 2017.

The Chinese government owns around 10 per cent of Hytera through an investment fund, Radio-Canada reported.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Espionage, RCMP, WTF?

California’s plan to power EVs has one glaring shortcoming

You may have already heard about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement last year that his state will ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. Restrictions on how many non-electric vehicles can be sold will begin in just three years. This is making all of the climate alarmists very happy, of course, but there is a significantly large fly in the ointment of this plan. In order to charge up roughly 12.5 million EVs on a daily basis, the state will need to have a lot of electricity available on the power grid. But nobody seems to have run through all of the numbers with the Governor.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•Green-Scam

Jamie Sarkonak: The Liberals’ giant subsidy for lefty academics to bolster their censorship legislation

In preparation for the tabling of new laws to censor “harmful” online content, federal officials are spending millions of dollars researching subtle forms of racism, “queerphobic cyber-violence,” (alt-)right-wing attitudes in gaming, credibility attacks on journalists and the use of children to counter “misinformation” within their families.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•"Surveillance Society"

Jane Austen novel given ‘gender stereotyping’ trigger warning

Reading too many novels causes a great deal of anguish for the naive heroine of Northanger Abbey, and students studying the book could be similarly troubled.

This is according to academics who have issued a trigger warning for Jane Austen’s work because it depicts “gender stereotypes”.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•"Peak Woke"

To hold off Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau has to counter a familiar — and effective — playbook

“Everything feels broken,” laments Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre each time he’s in front of a microphone.

“Justin,” as he calls Prime Minister Trudeau, has made everything worse, he says. From rising inflation to soaring rents, to opioid deaths and to the wave of violent crimes on the TTC. Canadians, Poilievre says, “deserve better than this. And better is what they will get.”

If this sounds familiar, it is. Poilievre has borrowed from Trudeau’s successful 2015 campaign slogan “better is always possible.” He’s also appropriated from David Cameron, the former Conservative leader in the United Kingdom whose “Broken Britain” campaign saw the Tories successfully argue Labour’s big government promise had failed to deliver.

They should have Justin run on his record.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•Canada, Conservative Party

Chair of California reparations panel pushes for wealth, mansion, or property tax to pay billions to descendants of slaves

The chair of California’s reparations panel is apparently pushing for a wealth tax, mansion tax or a property tax to pay billions of dollars to descendants of slaves.

Members of the California task force set up under woke Gov. Gavin Newsom have previously proposed paying each black resident in the state $223,000.

To make up those funds, Kamilah V. Moore tweeted over the weekend that the panel is considering proposing a state estate tax, a mansion tax or a graduated-property tax in its final recommendations to the state legislature, which are due this summer.

Good time to rent that U-Haul.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•Reparations

Dutch Gov’t Plans New Digital ID Project With Canada, Says WEF Initiative Is Done

The initiative launched by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to test the use of digital credentials in travel with the participation of Canada and the Netherlands has been finalized, says the Dutch government, which is now planning a new digital identity project with Ottawa.

This news comes after Transport Canada recently told The Epoch Times all parties involved in the Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) WEF initiative were “committed to close out the project,” suggesting that some aspects could have been ongoing.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•"Surveillance Society"

Alec Baldwin to be formally charged Tuesday in Halyna Hutchins’ death

Alec Baldwin will be formally charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Criminal charges against the “30 Rock” star, along with the Western film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were announced earlier this month, though not officially filed.

“The District Attorney and the special prosecutor are fully focused on securing justice for Halyna Hutchins,” said Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “The evidence and the facts speak for themselves.”

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 30, 2023•0•Hollywood

‘Toronto turning into Gotham city’: How random violence is pushing Toronto to a tipping point

The city knows what’s happening. Toronto’s police chief, the mayor, transit bosses all sense it. They see it rumbling on a grey horizon. So do the wags of Twitter, daily commuters, and out of towners now thinking twice.

It’s fear. Broad, public fear.

A lot of the blame is due to White Liberal Guilt.

They really only have one answer to every situation – throw money at a problem until the squeaky wheels are silenced, rinse and repeat.

There’s a whole eco-system of experts and community based whatevers reliant on tax payer dollars.

And they always need more money. And they always get it. And the problems only ever get worse. And no one ever asks why.

It’s not going to get better. Mass-Immigration will cram in still more bodies.

Crime will only rise. Ghettoization and Tribal No Go Zones will be the fruit of our diversity. Get strong you’ll need it.

It’s no wonder so many have not returned to work downtown. What’s the draw exactly?

I can have a shootout courtesy of Airbnb in my sleepy section of Etobicoke without the need to visit the belly of the beast.

I can hear the screams and watch the dazed wanderings of the mentally ill dumped out at Kipling Station.

Taxes will increase, services will decrease, businesses will relocate.

You can expect White Flight to gain considerable momentum given the city is funding a race war against them.

At least that’ll take care of the White Liberal Guilt problem paving the way for vibrant new leadership and interesting times galore.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2023January 31, 2023•0•"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"