Canadian athletes dodging taxes shouldn’t represent Canada at Olympics

“… Andreescu and Auger-Aliassime chose Monaco as their tax haven. The sovereign city-state levies no income tax, no wealth tax, no local tax, no property tax, and no capital gains tax on investments. Just deposit 500,000 euros in a local bank, and show proof of local accommodation (purchase or rental) and voilà — a marginal tax rate on income of 53.31 per cent in Ontario or Quebec is replaced with zero per cent in Monaco. This could be worth millions of dollars for the players.

Canada is a certain medalist in the Joke Country Olympics.

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Most Voters Want Schools to Teach Traditional Western Values: Rasmussen Poll

More than three-quarters of voters believe it’s important that traditional values of Western civilization to be taught in schools, a new poll revealed on Thursday.

According to the result of a Rasmussen Report survey, 78 percent of respondents said they believe that it is at least “somewhat important” for schools to “teach the traditional values of Western civilization,” including 52 percent that said it is “very important.”

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New national chief commits to whistleblower policy after being accused of bullying and harassment

Just days after a report on allegations of bullying and harassment against Chief RoseAnne Archibald was leaked — and hours after she was elected the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations — Archibald said today she would support the implementation of a whistleblower policy at the AFN.

“I have been the victim of workplace harassment and I know what that feels like,” she told a morning press conference.

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Everything Old …. Be Nice To Communist China Or Face Climate Collapse Warn F*cked Up Progressives

Biden’s new Cold War with China will result in climate collapse, progressives warn

As a new Cold War takes shape between the U.S. and China, progressives fear the result will be a dramatically warming planet.

Over 40 progressive groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden and lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to prioritize cooperation with China on climate change and curb its confrontational approach over issues like Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong and forced detention of Uyghur Muslims.

h/t BH

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Rex Murphy: What’s not to understand (and abhor) about ‘burn it all down’?

Rex Murphy: What’s not to understand (and abhor) about ‘burn it all down’?

“Burn it all down.”

Just to set the stage: Two Catholic churches had been burned down, when the executive director and long-time member of the BC Civil Liberties Association blasted “Burn it all down” over her Twitter feed. Burn it all down, hardly a placatory, peace-seeking message to the province or its people from the BCCLA.

I blame bad immigration policy for allowing these racists residence.

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Majority of Democrats believe COVID-19 originated in Wuhan lab: Poll

A majority of people, now including a slim majority of Democrats too, believe the coronavirus most likely originated in a Wuhan laboratory rather than from nature, a new poll shows, indicating a shift in public opinion since early in the pandemic as China continues to block a truly independent and thorough inquiry into COVID-19’s origins.

The new poll from Harvard University and Politico found that 52% of people in the United States, including 59% of Republicans and 52% of Democrats, believe the coronavirus emerged from a Wuhan lab, while just 28% of adults say COVID-19 began with an infected animal.

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Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws

KABUL, July 9, (Reuters) – Afghan Air Force Major Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan’s sprawling capital.

Instead of being greeted by a prospective buyer at his realtor’s office earlier this year, the 41-year-old pilot was confronted by a gunman who walked inside and, without a word, fatally shot the real estate agent in the mouth.

Zamaray reached for his sidearm but the gunman shot him in the head. The father of seven collapsed dead on his 14-year-old son, who had tagged along. The boy was spared, but barely speaks anymore, his family says.


Taliban capture key Afghanistan-Iran border crossing

More – The Taliban have captured a major border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, according to Afghan officials.

Video footage appeared to show Taliban forces taking down the Afghan flag from the roof of the border customs office.

The Islam Qala crossing is one of the biggest trade gateways into Iran, generating an estimated $20m (£14m) monthly revenue for the government.

The Taliban are rapidly retaking land across Afghanistan as the US-led mission removes the last of its troops.

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