Author: Sarcasticat

Transgender activist says all children should be put on puberty blockers until they can decide their gender

Lauren McNamara, known by followers as “Zinnia Jones,” argued earlier this month that children should be legally able to consent to the administration of puberty blockers since they already de facto consent to the “permanent and irreversible changes” that come naturally through puberty.

A New Warning That International Pandemic Responses Are Eroding Freedom

In a year of extraordinary and often terrible actions taken in response to COVID-19, yet another international civil society group warns that governments are leveraging the pandemic to tighten controls over their subjects. Ominously, it’s not the first such warning and comes as even traditionally liberal democratic countries step up surveillance of dissidents and crack down on public opposition.

Canada to contribute $485M to help developing countries cope with COVID-19

International Development Minister Karina Gould and Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced the funding during a news conference in Ottawa today.

“The faster we can get tests, treatments and vaccines out to people, the sooner this pandemic can be contained. Canada’s support of global efforts to find successful medical solutions is a win for all,” Gould said in a prepared statement.

Canada’s teen transgender treatment boom: Life-saving services or dangerous experimentation?

As a rising number of young people seek help, some parents, mental health professionals and others are raising concerns about how they’re being treated.

Google/YouTube is erasing all evidence of election fraud

Google/YouTube didn’t try to be subtle. It announced on Wednesday that it would delete any videos that so much as mentioned the word “fraud” in connection with Joe Biden’s patently fraudulently ascension to the top of the ticket in the days after the November 3 election. The implications of this are so enormous that it’s currently difficult to assimilate all of them, let alone understand what needs to be done to hang on to American liberty.

10,000 restaurants expected to close in the next 3 weeks because of COVID-19

The National Restaurant Association is publicly pleading with Congress to pass new stimulus to help the industry that has been damaged by the pandemic. The group said Monday that 10,000 restaurants could close in the next three weeks, in addition to the 110,000 that have already shuttered in 2020.

Hudson’s Bay Co. asks judge to review Ontario government’s retailer lockdown

In a judicial review filed on Thursday, the Toronto-based retailer called the province’s approach “unreasonable” and “unfair” and asked to recognize that there is a need for a solution that prioritizes health and safety without jeopardizing the livelihood of thousands of retail workers and the future of many businesses.

Proof of vaccination wades into ‘murky territory’ ethically, experts say

While still only in development, the province’s health minister said the card could be used for travel and work, but also communal spaces like movie theatres or “any other places where people will likely be in closer contact.” The idea is that restaurants, theatres and offices could reopen with confidence by admitting those certified as vaccinated.

Manitoba reverses ban on drive-in church services

Manitoba is loosening the rules on some of its COVID-19 measures, including a ban on attending drive-in church services.

As well, school supplies and seasonal holiday decorations are being reclassified as essential and will soon be available for in-store purchase.

Maxime Bernier will try to regain his seat in Beauce, Que.

The leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, has announced he will be running in the next federal election in Beauce, Que., the riding he held from 2006 to 2019.

In a fundraising letter announcing his bid to regain a seat in the House of Commons, Bernier said he has considered “all of (his) options,” and has decided to return to his political home turf of Beauce.

Gov. Newsom to spend $80 million on stupid Covid billboards; touts ‘creative, colorful images’

The tone-deaf Democrat leader, who has already expressed his own hypocrisy by ignoring state stay-at-home orders he issued, came under fire for reportedly planning to spend $80 million on a public health campaign which will include 1,000 billboards that many Californians under coronavirus lockdowns will never even see.

Black Lives Matter Responds to Obama for Criticizing ‘Defund the Police’

“What I want to hear from former President Barack Obama if he’s going to use his vast platform for these conversations, what I want to hear from President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, is: what are you going to do?” Garza asked in an interview for Politico’s Women Rule Capstone event. “And that’s what we haven’t heard amid all this hoopla about ‘defund the police.’”