‘Conflicted Congress’: Key findings from Insider’s five-month investigation into federal lawmakers’ personal finances

The nation is unabashedly polarized. Republicans and Democrats enjoy little goodwill and less commonality.

But in Washington, DC, a bipartisan phenomenon is thriving. Numerous members of Congress, both liberal and conservative, are united in their demonstrated indifference toward a law designed to quash corruption and curb conflicts-of-interest.

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Trudeau Has “Totalitarian Bent, Democracy Is Failing” Says Charter Founder

Ex-Newfoundland Premier, the Honourable Brian Peckford, is the only Canadian remaining who was at the table when Pierre Trudeau crafted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the early 1980’s.

In a recent interview, Mr. Peckford offers his opinions on the Liberal government’s handling of the Covid pandemic.

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Peter Navarro is Anthony Fauci’s worst nightmare

Peter Navarro is uniquely qualified to provide an insider’s account of the 2020 events that circumscribe the COVID crisis. He was a senior adviser to President Trump during the campaign and through Trump’s term in office on economic matters as assistant to the president and the director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Dr. Navarro graduated from Tufts, then got an MBA in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard.

Dr. Navarro has published more than a dozen books on economic and foreign policy. His China trilogy — The Coming China Wars (2006), Death by China (2011), and Crouching Tiger (2015) — established him as one of the leading scholars and experts on Communist China and its war of economic aggression against America. Trump engaged him as an expert on the China threat, so he was a close aid and adviser on matters of import.

“Trump Time” alludes to Trump’s energy and effort and intolerance of delays. Navarro gives plenty of examples of projects done in Trump Time in this book — projects that made a difference and were expedited.

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‘Trying to tell us something’: Climatologist says 2021 a weather year like no other

When Dave Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, began 26 years ago compiling his annual list of the country’s Top 10 weather events, he sometimes had to stretch a bit.

“One of the big stories was, ‘Hey, it was a good recreation season, skiers loved it,”‘ he recalls.

Searching for weather events was not a problem in 2021.

“This year was beyond belief. There’s no year in the 26 years that could compare to this year.”

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NY State Assembly Bill A416

Upon determining by clear and convincing evidence that the health of others is or may be endangered by a case, contact or carrier, or suspected case, contact or carrier of a contagious disease that, in the opinion of the governor, after consultation with the commissioner, may pose an imminent and significant threat to the public health resulting in severe morbidity or high mortality, the governor or his or her delegee, including, but not limited to the commissioner or the heads of local health departments, may order the removal and/or detention of such a person or of a group of such persons by issuing a single order, identifying such persons either by name or by a reasonably specific description of the individuals or group being detained. Such person or group of persons shall be detained in a medical facility or other appropriate facility or premises designated by the governor or his or her delegee and complying with subdivision five of this section.

Also in the works:

h/t @unspinthespina1

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CBC continues to lose ad revenues, surprising no one but CBC

The CBC remains increasingly unpopular despite claiming Canadians are watching more TV than ever before. In fact, the advertising revenues for the public broadcaster fell another ten percent last year, which they simply cannot explain.

Quebec bans the unvaccinated from Churches

As part of their annual holiday lockdown, Quebec is once again introducing a whole slew of new restrictions, including effectively banning the unvaccinated from attending church services on Christmas.

Provinces sacked almost 10,000 health care workers over vaccine mandates

Among provinces and territories, the B.C. government forced the most frontline and long term care workers out of their jobs. The province reported in November that 3,325 personnel were put on unpaid leave after its COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline expired.

Delicensing doctors for ‘harmful misinformation’

In addition to being subjected to various forms of censorship, for the first time in living memory American doctors are getting threat letters from licensure boards warning them against distributing “harmful misinformation.” Medical boards in 12 states have disciplined doctors because of this allegation. While it is claimed that there’s an epidemic of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the warnings don’t spell out what that means.

‘Permanent’ border wall construction starting in ‘days,’ Texas land commissioner says

“In the coming days, we’ll make an announcement in Starr County, which is in the Rio Grande Valley, where roughly 40% of all illegal immigrant apprehensions in our country occur,” Bush said.

11 TIMES fewer Covid patients in Omicron-ravaged South Africa are now being admitted to hospital

The country’s health minister Joe Phaahla revealed 1.7 per cent of Covid cases went on to be hospitalised during the second week of the current wave. For comparison, he said the equivalent figure was 19 per cent in the second week of South Africa’s Delta crisis.

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If you are still wearing a single layer cloth mask ‘ditch it,’ head of Ontario’s science table says

At least that is the message from the scientific director of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table, who tells CP24 that there is likely a need for higher grade masks amid the threat posed by Omicron, particularly for frontline workers.

We should be having Omicron sleepover parties – what could be better than natural immunity with minimal symptoms?

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Top Cardiologist: Study Argues Myocarditis Radically More Prevalent Among COVID Vaxxed Children Than Non-Vaxxed, Study Not Peer-Reviewed

As many as 45,000 people may have died from the mRNA shots being given to halt COVID, according to prominent physician Dr. Peter McCullough.

And teenagers — especially boys — are more at risk from being hospitalized from the vaccine than they are for COVID, he said. The culprit is myocarditis, inflammation of the heart.

McCullough should know. He wrote the book on cardiology. Literally.

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