Border queues build as people flee Russia to escape Putin’s call-up

Long lines of vehicles continue to form at Russia’s border crossings on the second full day of Vladimir Putin’s military mobilisation, with some men waiting over 24 hours as western leaders disagree over whether Europe should welcome those fleeing the call-up to fight in Ukraine.

The Russian president’s decision to announce the first mobilisation since the second world war has led to a rush among men of military age to leave the country, likely sparking a new, possibly unprecedented brain drain in the coming days and weeks.

Witnesses on the border with Georgia, a popular route used by Russians to leave the country, said that some men resorted to using bicycles and scooters to skip the miles-long queue of traffic jams.

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Ivison: John Baird on how Poilievre can unite the Conservatives and reach across the aisle

Former foreign affairs minister John Baird was recently Pierre Poilievre’s leadership campaign co-chair. He tells John Ivison that his protégé has the ability unite the Conservative Party, reach across the aisle in Parliament and to engage with a hostile media.

OK. Do a comparison of LPC and CPC policy when an election is called see if there is any significant difference.

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JIVANI: Trudeau misrepresents Canadians who disagree with him

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally removing most COVID-19 travel restrictions this month, many Canadians are left wondering who can claim credit for these changes.

Alberta MLA Kaycee Madu, who was Canada’s first-ever Black provincial minister of justice, made headlines this week when crediting “freedom convoys” for the partial return to normalcy.

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Hollywood’s New Blacklist

The show-business trade press became politicized sometime during the Obama administration, around the release of the guilt machines Precious and 12 Years a Slave. I learned this from personal experience of how liberal self-righteousness overpowered fairness, yet I must point to a recent instance of straightforward reporting by trade media: On July 28, Variety detailed the news of an industry-wide pro-abortion stance, but the article stopped short of saying that this is Hollywood’s most authoritarian gesture since its infamous 1950s anti-Communist blacklist.

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The Horror! Teacher faces ‘disciplinary action’ for sending home sheet depicting stereotypes

Indigenous student sent home with ‘offensive’ worksheet, prompting audit at Niagara school

Warning: This story contains the image in question. (CBC Trigger warning so you know it’s scary!)

A Niagara-area school is auditing the materials of a teacher who’s facing undisclosed “disciplinary action” after a student was sent home with a worksheet depicting two cartoon characters in stereotypical Indigenous clothing, including feathered headbands.

OMG! Those Little Indians are the stuff of nightmares!

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Leicester disorder: Fear lingers among city’s Muslims and Hindus

Jay Patel was running a busy dinner service at his vegetarian restaurant, Shiv Sagar, on Leicester’s famous Golden Mile, on Saturday night. The dining room was packed with about 80 customers – couples, families, even a local councillor – when suddenly, huge crowds of young men marched past.

It’s estimated there were hundreds of men out that night. Most were masked and dressed head-to-toe in black – and some appeared to be armed. It was terrifying, Mr Patel tells me.

“People were running on this side, on that side, banging on the door… we closed all the lights and all the curtains,” he says. “It was very scary.”

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‘Europe Should Be Grateful to Erdoğan’

“Europe Should Be Grateful to Erdoğan”: The quote is the praise Russian dictator Vladimir Putin bestowed upon Turkey’s Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Translated into realpolitik, what Putin is saying is: “Russia is grateful to Erdoğan’s anti-Western ideology.” He is right. Erdoğan is bringing NATO member Turkey more and more into Russia’s orbit.

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Disciplinary Hearing for BC Nurse Endorsing Sex-Based Rights Raises Concerns of ‘Policing Speech’: JCCF

A B.C. nurse is facing a disciplinary hearing after the province’s regulator for nurses and midwives alleged that her remarks about “sex-based rights” were “discriminatory” to transgender people.

The hearing, which began on Sept. 21, raises concerns that Canadian regulatory bodies are “policing the speech” of professionals, a legal advocacy group says.

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If not now, when can Canadians expect an election?

OTTAWA, Ont. — As Canada’s Parliament resumes for its fall sitting, with a new opposition leader in place, one question lurks in the background: How long will it last?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government is being propped up by the left-leaning New Democratic Party in an agreement that could keep the Liberals in power until 2025 in exchange for progress on key NDP priorities, including a federal dental care plan.

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India warns citizens in Canada about hate crimes, ‘anti-India’ activities

The Government of India has issued a warning to Indian nationals and students living in Canada about an increase in “hate crimes, sectarian violence, and anti-India activities” in the country, urging their citizens to exercise caution.

In a statement published Friday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said officials have “taken up these incidents” with Canadian authorities and have asked for investigations into “said crimes.” The statement also claims hate crimes against Indian nationals have increased in Canada.

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Big Tit teacher’s attire warrants professional standards review: Lecce

Oakville teacher’s attire warrants professional standards review: Lecce

The Ontario College of Teachers has been asked to review its standards for professionalism in light of an Oakville teacher’s controversial appearance in classrooms, Education Minister Stephen Lecce says.

Waste of time and money. The Ontario College Of Teachers approve of this crap.

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