Canada

Cui Bono? Organs of Drug Overdose Victims Fuel 10-Year Rise in Donations

When Dylan Plakstis died of illicit fentanyl poisoning in December 2020, his mother Tammy Plakstis decided to donate the 29-year-old’s organs. Although Tammy Plakstis doesn’t regret granting the gift of life to another, she has begun to wonder whether fentanyl is being allowed to circulate nationally as a way to increase organ donations.

“It hurts my heart to think that but the thought has come to my mind,” Tammy Plakstis told The Epoch Times. “It could be a money thing. Fentanyl poisoning is an epidemic and crisis.”

Raymond J. de Souza: Euthanasia’s grisly transformation of the Canadian medical regime

My colleagues at Cardus have done a signal service in telling Canadians what the government does not want us to know, namely that euthanasia is far more widespread in the country than we think.

The study, entitled “From Exceptional to Routine: The Rise of Euthanasia in Canada,” was released this past week. The shift from exceptional to routine refers to the practice of euthanasia, which has exploded from 1,018 deaths nationally in 2016 to 13,241 in 2022, the last year for which data are available.

Monsters live among us.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, MAiD Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, USA

Does he call his horse Cokey?

Canadian Olympian Eric Lamaze owes nearly $800K following latest court ruling

A breach of contract lawsuit against one of Canada’s most prominent Olympians finally ended last week with an Ontario judge ruling Eric Lamaze owed the plaintiffs more than $786,000.

The case lasted 15 years and Lamaze had argued he couldn’t take part because he had terminal cancer – but another judge in the same case ruled the evidence Lamaze submitted to prove he was receiving treatment wasn’t “credible or reliable.”

… Despite facing so many lawsuits – and despite testing positive for cocaine at several Olympics and having multiple judges issuing arrest warrants for Lamaze for contempt of court when he repeatedly failed to respond to court summons – Equestrian Canada named him in 2022 to a leadership role where he coached Canadian athletes on the world stage.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Canadian ERs keep closing this summer — but there’s no easy fix

In mid-July, when Doug Moore’s daughter fell and hurt her wrist at the family’s property in northern B.C., he rushed the nine-year-old to the nearest hospital — only to find the emergency department had shut down.

There was no advance notice of the closure, the Fort St. John resident recently told CBC’s Daybreak North.

“When you’ve got a nine-year-old, and it’s 9:30 at night, and she’s tired, she’s in pain … it definitely makes me nervous for my family and for those around us,” he said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

A look at the “Third Rails” of Canadian Politics

What are the “third rail” policy issues of Canadian politics?

The “third rail” of politics refers to a controversial issue that is so politically charged and potentially damaging that touching it can result in severe political consequences, much like the dangerous third rail on a subway track that carries a lethal electric charge.

A fun little exercise that for whatever reason excludes Trudeau’s mass immigration assault on Canada.

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‘I don’t think much of him’: New Senator Charles Adler still not impressed by Poilievre, but vows to ‘root for’ him as PM

OTTAWA — Veteran broadcaster and political commentator Charles Adler has been appointed to the Senate.

The newly-appointed representative for Manitoba was announced Saturday, along with Tracy Muggli, a registered social worker and former Liberal party candidate, who will represent Saskatchewan. Both will sit as independent senators, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office said in a statement.

This is a new low.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Economics professor says No Frills store’s decision to lock up cheese speaks to broader societal issues

An economics professor with Sudbury’s Laurentian University says a grocery store chain’s choice to lock up certain cheeses and instructing customers to ask a cashier for assistance is an indication of a broader problem.

Louis-Philippe Rochon says the issue points to a much bigger societal issue than simply trying to deter theft.

The signage, spotted at a Vancouver No Frills store, owned by Loblaw, shows the locked up 250g wedges of President’s Choice Splendido Parmigiano Reggiano and President’s Choice Splendido Grana Padano, priced at $9.99 each.

Canadian markets naturally lend themselves to government abetted oligarchy.

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Bot campaign backing Pierre Poilievre looks the work of an amateur, experts say

Academics who study social media say a suspected bot campaign associated with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent speaking event in northern Ontario likely was the work of an amateur.

A rapid analysis conducted by Toronto Metropolitan University’s Social Media Lab (SML) concluded the bot campaign does not have the fingerprints of a sophisticated actor, but didn’t say who might have been behind it.

In July, the social media platform X was inundated with posts following Poilievre’s tour of Northern Ontario.

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Trudeau promises a stern finger wagging at companies caught abusing the Foreign Worker Scam

Trudeau mulls name-and-shame policy to curb foreign worker abuse

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is mulling a change to help crack down on abuses of temporary foreign workers — publicly naming individual business managers or owners who violate Canada’s labor rules.

The measure would be part of a broader set of reforms to clean up the country’s migrant labor system, according to people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition they not be identified.

The government is facing heavy criticism for a policy that has made it much easier for companies to bring in temporary foreign workers, or TFWs, and for lax enforcement of rules intended to protect them. Trudeau’s administration, responding to concerns about labor shortages, increased the limits on low-wage TFWs in 2022, allowing firms to hire up to 20% of their staff through that program — with a 30% limit in certain sectors, such as construction.

So Trudeau will let them continue to flood the nation with wage depressing foreigners but promises a stern finger wagging. 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Mass Immigration is Class War", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Nova Scotia is the province with the most shoplifting, Quebec has the least

Nova Scotia has the highest rate of shoplifting in Canada, according to a National Post analysis of Statistics Canada crime data. British Columbia has the second-highest rate.

In late July, StatCan released its Canadian crime data for 2023. In recent years, as the cost of living has soared, retailers and business organizations have complained about increasingly brazen and damaging bouts of shoplifting.

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Visitors to Canada with valid visas claim they are being pressured to seek asylum upon arriving — or leave

Pranjal Singh was looking forward to a summer in Canada to hang out with his older sister, whom he had not seen since she left India to study in Toronto in April 2021.

The last thing the 18-year-old from Delhi had anticipated was being made to file a refugee claim in Canada when he landed in Montreal en route to Toronto on June 23.

“My brother comes from a wealthy family in India. He faces no danger in India,” said his sister Priyanshu Singh, 22, adding that their father owns several shoe factories and multiple properties in India.

Say what? h/t DS

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Canada calls for investigation into Israel’s destruction of water facility in Gaza

The Canadian government is still calling for an investigation into Israel’s destruction nearly a month ago of a large water facility in an area of the Gaza Strip where Ottawa is known for supporting Palestinians.

The office of the International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the incident adds to a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation.

“Canada has contacted the Israeli government for more information on this incident and we call for an investigation,” said spokeswoman Olivia Batten.

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The upstart Canadian Future Party launches into byelections — does it have a shot?

As the Canadian Future Party officially introduced its candidate for the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun byelection on Thursday — a day after the party’s formal launch — questions lingered about voters’ appetite for a new option on the ballot.

Mark Khoury will run for the party in the Montreal riding, while Zbig Strycharzy was added to the ballot Thursday for the Elmwood-Transcona byelection.

Neither of the candidates’ biographies on the Canadian Future Party website mention them having run in any previous election or having any prior political affiliations.

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LILLEY: For Trudeau, a Canadian is a Canadian sometimes

Is it that a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian or is it sometimes that a Canadian is a terrorist who should have citizenship revoked? That’s the question many are asking after the Trudeau government began musing about stripping Ahmed Eldidi of his citizenship.

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Appeal Court upholds Jacob Hoggard conviction

You can always count on Justin to be buds with the right people.

Ontario’s top court has upheld the sexual assault conviction of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the former frontman for the band Hedley.

Hoggard was found guilty in June 2022 of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman and later sentenced to five years behind bars.

He was released on bail hours later, pending his appeal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#MeToo, Canada, Crime