Governor General’s pricey Rideau Hall ice rink project raises fresh scrutiny

Indian name means “Put it on the tab”

A new batch of Access To Information records shows Rideau Hall quietly pushing ahead with a multimillion-dollar skating pavilion, even as Ottawa warns Canadians to prepare for leaner days.

Blacklock’s Reporter says Governor General Mary Simon approved plans for a permanent open-air rink complete with artificial ice and a decorative roof, but staff refused to say how much taxpayers will ultimately spend.

(Incognito)

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Conservatives say removal of religious exemption in hate-speech laws an assault on freedom of speech

OTTAWA — Conservatives say a deal between Liberals and the Bloc Québécois to remove a religious exemption from hate-speech laws in exchange for passing a bill targeting hate and terror symbols is an “assault” on freedom of speech and religion.

But the Bloc Québécois said the change was necessary to help prosecute rising hateful and antisemitic rhetoric, often made under the guise of exempted religious speech.

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Germany on high alert to protect Christmas markets from terrorism

Under a rainbow-lit dome, hundreds of people gathered to drink pink glühwein and watch Jacky-Oh Weinhaus, a celebrity drag queen, at the opening week of Berlin’s LGBT Christmas market.

“This is an adult market,” said one of the security guards at the entrance, solemnly. “I have a duty to tell you your children may see pictures of penises and things of that nature.”

Until three years ago, the Christmas Avenue festival was held out in the open on Nollendorfplatz, the heart of the gay district, immortalised nearly a century ago by the Berlin novels of Christopher Isherwood.

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Poilievre’s Support Among Tories at Level Seen When He Became Leader

Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre has the support of the majority of Conservative voters, a new poll suggests, as he approaches a leadership review in early 2026.

According to Nov. 30 polling from Abacus Data, 66 percent of Conservative voters say they would vote to keep Poilievre as leader, while 22 percent would vote to replace him, and the remainder were unsure. Among decided Conservative voters, 75 percent would vote to keep Poilievre at the helm.

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Police arrest ‘Father Christmas’ during Palestine Action protest

A man dressed as Father Christmas was carried away by police after being arrested at a protest in support of Palestine Action.

The man, who has not been named, was detained in Norwich, Norfolk, on Saturday for holding a placard supporting the proscribed terror group.

Footage showed him shouting: “These guys are going on the naughty list” as four policemen carried him away.

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Alberta energy deal was ‘the last straw,’ says Guilbeault after cabinet resignation

Canada will not be able to achieve the climate change targets it has set given recent decisions by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, warns former Liberal minister Steven Guilbeault.

Speaking on Radio-Canada’s Tout le monde en parle, Guilbeault said recent decisions by Carney’s government, such as last week’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta, will make reaching the targets impossible.

“Prime Minister Carney has a different view from mine on this,” he said during the show which aired Sunday evening.

So long eco-wanker!

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Eby says he’s open to new pipeline — so long as it doesn’t go anywhere

For months, BC Premier David Eby reacted to the mere mention of a pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s coast with a passionate tirade that inevitably ended with a declaration that such a project would never happen.

Those words fell on many a deaf ear in Alberta and Ottawa, where Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney were busy working out an agreement sans Eby. On Friday, their efforts culminated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding that outlined the conditions for a new pipeline.

(Incognito)

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Claims Afghans Were ‘Vetted’ Contradict Federal Investigations And Common Sense

On Friday President Donald Trump announced his administration would pause asylum processes and stop issuing visas to Afghans in response to the shooting of two National Guardsmen, one of whom later died. It was an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, admitted into the United States through a Biden-era program, who allegedly shot and killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.

Of course, the propaganda press insisted this was an isolated tragedy and certainly not evidence of a failed system.

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AI hoax broadcast and a chilling glimpse of the deepfake future

I REGULARLY watch the excellent conservative commentator Victor Davis Hanson (VDH) on YouTube. Last Sunday, November 23, I clicked on what I assumed was his channel and watched what appeared to be his latest video. It covered the case of Mark Kelly, the Democratic Senator from Arizona and retired military officer who has recently been accused of sedition.

Everything seemed normal. The video looked and sounded exactly like VDH – the cadence, the tone, the presentation style. But after several minutes, I began to suspect something was seriously wrong.

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HUNTER: Gun-toting Trudeau Tourist atop extortion racket given bail

Somewhere in the sewer that is the Canadian justice system, someone thought it a grand idea to spring Trudeau Tourist Bandhumaan Sekhon.

That he was the recipient of the largesse at a Peel Region courthouse should come as no surprise. The region northwest of Toronto has become the favoured dumping ground for a small army of woke, wildly unqualified judges.

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