A racial melting pot? More like a battlefield

ACCORDING to Fraser Nelson, Spectator editor and Telegraph columnist, we should celebrate Britain’s climb to the summit of the world’s melting pots. We have a Hindu Prime Minister, a Muslim Mayor of London and a Buddhist Home Secretary. Our Chancellor has a Chinese wife and Mohammed (and variants) is number one in the boys’ baby name league table, a position it has held for over a decade.

In some respects, he’s right. Britain is unquestionably a tolerant and welcoming country. It’s also nice to see Fraser Nelson challenge the myth that we’re a nation of racists and xenophobes. We have indeed greeted newcomers with warmth and cordiality. Furthermore, many arrivals have embraced our hospitality with enthusiasm and gratitude, as well as, through hard work and talent, contributing to the economic and cultural health of the nation.

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Special committee of MPs will see secret documents on firing of two Winnipeg infectious disease scientists

Justin Trudeau Xiangguo Qiu Keding Cheng – Everybody say Xi

The federal government and the three main opposition parties have agreed to set up a special committee of MPs that will have unfettered access to all national security documents related to the firing of two infectious disease scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

Government House Leader Mark Holland said Tuesday that his Conservative, Bloc Québécois and NDP counterparts have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow MPs on an ad hoc committee to learn why Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were dismissed in January, 2021. The committee will also see all secret documents involving the transfer of Ebola and Henipah viruses, overseen by Dr. Qiu, to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in March, 2019.

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Freedom Convoy organizer testifies about ‘power struggle’ inside the anti-mandate movement

Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber said Tuesday the anti-vaccine mandate protest that gripped Ottawa for weeks last winter was beset by “conflict” among different factions pushing their own agendas.

Claiming he only ever wanted to lead a peaceful protest against vaccine mandates, Barber told the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) inquiry investigating the convoy that he had nothing to do with a death threat directed at Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.

Someone threatened to “put a bullet” in Freeland’s head the day after someone tied to Barber’s group circulated flyers to the convoy that made inflammatory claims about her relationship with the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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Impact of US Diesel Shortage Coming to Canada Soon: Expert

A diesel shortage south of the border could trickle to Canada causing price spikes combined with an overall rise in prices, says Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, and an 18-year veteran of the House of Commons.

A diesel supply shortage has been gripping the United States of late, with the White House declaring on Oct. 23 that reserves are down to 25 days of supply.

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Top Mountie can’t explain text messages in which she suggested federal government wanted retroactive support for Emergencies Act

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was unable to explain text messages from last winter in which she suggested the federal government would ask police for retroactive support of the Emergencies Act and advocated using a messaging app that allows users to delete messages.

The country’s top Mountie spoke with reporters outside a House of Commons committee on Monday in Ottawa but gave few answers to questions.

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America’s military isn’t ready for a war with China

It’s facing a readiness crisis and underfunding, among other issues

China’s 20th Party Congress concluded on October 23, and President Xi Jinping secured a norm-breaking third term as leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With the Politburo Standing Committee stacked with close confidants and dissent virtually wiped out, Xi is the strongest he has ever been.

Xi has also redoubled the Party’s commitment to taking the island of Taiwan, by force if necessary. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said that China “was determined to pursue reunification on a much faster timeline.” The alarm has been repeatedly sounded by American military officials, with speculation that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could occur as soon as 2023.

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UFOs: Canadian air force responds to ‘threats’ with CF-18 fighter jets

While the Canadian government and military usually don’t respond to reports of unidentified flying objects, there have been some recent exceptions, including cases where CF-18 fighter jets were scrambled.

This week, the U.S. intelligence community is set to release a new report on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, the term American officials use for what are more commonly known as unidentified flying objects and UFOs. In the U.S., both the Pentagon and NASA are currently researching the topic.

For its part, the Canadian military routinely states that it does “not typically investigate sightings of unknown or unexplained phenomena outside the context of investigating credible threats, potential threats, or potential distress in the case of search and rescue.”

Well at least we’re consistent. Our heads are in the sand as expected.

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John Robson: Canadian Delegation’s Stay at Pricey London Hotel Yet Another Show of Disdain for Taxpayers’ Money

When your government is spending nearly half a trillion dollars a year, calling a $90 billion deficit prudence, spewing $300 billion for frigates we won’t see for a decade, and taking $5 billion and three decades to fix a building, you might think six grand a night for a hotel room is a bagatelle. The prime minister certainly does, as he sneeringly refuses even to admit it was him.

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In Reclaimed Towns, Ukrainians Debate: Who’s a Collaborator?

SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine—When Russian armored columns drove into this rural community of 20,000 people on the first day of the invasion, Mayor Valeriy Prykhodko tried to count the tanks, artillery pieces and fighting vehicles that rolled past his windows.

After the first few hundred, he gave up. “It was too big for counting,” Mr. Prykhodko said. “The horror.”

Located some 35 miles from the Russian border, Shevchenkove fell without a fight the afternoon of Feb. 24. In the six months of Russian rule that followed, many locals came to believe that Moscow, with its awe-inspiring military might, would stay here forever.

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Turkey: 243 Sleepless Nights for Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s Islamist president, has been invincible since he burst on the political scene three decades ago. In 1994, he was elected mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city. In 2002, he was elected prime minister and, in 2014, president of Turkey. Since 2002, he has not lost a single parliamentary, municipal or presidential election. The dream story, however, may be over in June 2023 when Turks will vote in twin presidential and parliamentary elections.

Turks are suffering. According to the findings of the pollster Optimar, 76.6% of Turks think their top problems are inflation and unemployment.

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Kansas woman who led all-female IS battalion sentenced to 20 years

Allison Fluke-Ekren – Psycho

A US woman who admitted leading an all-female battalion of the Islamic State group (IS) has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Allison Fluke-Ekren, a 42-year-old from Kansas, committed terrorist acts in Iraq, Syria and Libya over an eight-year period.

She also admitted to giving military training to more than 100 women and girls, including some as young as 10.

She pleaded guilty to the charges in June.

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The View Blames GOP/Fox for Pelosi Attack, This Is ‘On Your Hands’

It’s a fact that the ladies of ABC’s The View find political violence palatable when it’s Republicans who are the targets and their lives are in danger. But on Tuesday’s show, they were trying to tie Republicans and Fox News to an attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) husband Paul, claiming “this is on your hands,” falsely suggesting Republicans have not condemned the attack, and demanding people stop speaking badly about Democrats lest they get hurt.

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Addition of basketball courts to healing lodges may help reduce crime

Canada failing Black, Indigenous prisoners as overrepresentation persists: report

Canada has made scant progress in addressing the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in prisons, with some facing even worse conditions than a decade ago, a new report says.

The country’s top prison watchdog says systemic concerns and barriers, including rampant racial discrimination, stereotyping and bias, are “as pervasive and persistent as before.”

Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger said in a press conference Tuesday that he is disappointed the “extraordinarily well-financed” agency in charge of Canadian prisons has failed to recognize its role in reversing the crisis of overrepresentation.

Evil White Canada forcing the racialized to commit crimes. What a hell on earth.

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Axis of Evil: Chinese Tech Powering Iranian Drones in Russia-Ukraine War

The Iranian-made drones Russia is using to kill Ukrainians are being powered by Chinese technology, showing that the Communist regime is playing a larger role in the conflict than previously known, according to a watchdog group.

Chinese Communist technology is “enabling Iran to manufacture and supply drones to Russian forces,” according to the Institute for Science and International Security, a think tank that closely monitors Iran’s military infrastructure. “It appears that Chinese companies are supplying Iran with copies of Western commodities to produce UAV combat drones.” Components used to power these drones also appear to originate from companies based in the United States and Europe.

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