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Canadian representative attends Russian embassy party in Ottawa

The Canadian government, which has repeatedly emphasized the need to politically and diplomatically isolate Moscow over its military assault on Ukraine, nevertheless sent a senior representative to take part in the Russian embassy’s Russia Day party on Friday in Ottawa.

The reception took place at the embassy on Charlotte Street – recently rebranded Free Ukraine Street by the City of Ottawa – even as protesters outside the gates decried Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of his country’s smaller neighbour.

by Blazingcatfur•June 13, 2022June 12, 2022•0•Canada, Russia, WTF?

How a Longtime Canadian ‘Friend of China’ Became an Outspoken Critic of Beijing’s Human Rights Record

When Margaret McCuaig-Johnston first began speaking out against the Chinese communist regime’s human rights abuses, the former senior government official had been “a friend of China for 40 years” and had “helped them develop their innovation capacity.” Today, she says “Canadians should speak truth to power every time they meet with Chinese officials.”

Not sure the ChiComs are gonna care one way or the other.

by Blazingcatfur•June 12, 2022June 12, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Canada

Is Canada slipping into a ‘one-and-done’ party leader pattern?

When Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said he would resign in the wake of last week’s provincial election, he became the latest addition to a big group of Canadian party leaders to get only one kick at the electoral can.

I think the better question is how do these duds get elected leader to begin with?

by Blazingcatfur•June 12, 2022June 12, 2022•0•Canada

Guns Must Not Be Used For Self-Defense, Canada’s Trudeau Insists

Guns are for hunting and target practice, but never for self defense, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week, continuing his crusade against firearms.

Trudeau, who is pushing a sweeping measure aimed at freezing the sale, purchase, or transfer of handguns in Canada, told the Pod Save America podcast his country takes a completely different view of firearms than its southern neighbor. No one in Canada has a right to defend themselves, their family or their property with a firearm, Trudeau declared.

Trudeau is why you buy guns.

by Blazingcatfur•June 11, 2022June 11, 2022•0•Canada, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

Prosecuting Mississauga mosque attack as terrorism an unusual ‘test case,’ experts say

The decision to prosecute a recent attack on a Mississauga mosque as a terrorism offence is an unusual step that may be difficult to prove in court, terrorism experts say.

Proving that 24-year-old Mohammad Moiz Omar committed a terror offence when he allegedly attacked worshippers at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre earlier this year will require prosecutors to argue a complex and “rarely used” clause in the Criminal Code. That clause, which has been in place since 2001, “essentially requires proof of a political or religious motive and attempts to intimidate a population,” said Kent Roach, a University of Toronto law professor and policing expert.

Still no info on what exactly has given police cause to make the terrorism case.

by Blazingcatfur•June 11, 2022June 10, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Ranchers’ group opposes Health Canada’s ‘vilification’ of ground beef

A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warning label.

Health Canada is proposing to introduce mandatory front-of-package nutrition labelling for foods high in sodium, sugar and saturated fat.

by Blazingcatfur•June 11, 2022June 10, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?

112 cases of monkeypox in Canada, all of them among men: public health officer

And they called it Monkey Love. No I guess they’ll never know … how a young heart really feels. This is not a Monkey Love!

OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday there were 112 cases of monkeypox across Canada and all of those infected were male.

There were 98 cases in Quebec, nine in Ontario, four in Alberta and one in British Columbia, with other suspected cases being investigated, Dr. Theresa Tam told a briefing.

Tam said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that people who may be at high risk of exposure get vaccinated.

by Blazingcatfur•June 11, 2022June 11, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?

Canada’s Monarchy Problem

On June 5th 2022, Canada’s 96-year-old Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II (her full title, per the Royal Style and Titles Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. R-12): “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith”) appeared at her Platinum Jubilee pageant riding in the Gold State Coach, “an opulent 260-year-old gilded horse-drawn carriage” built in 17621. Surrounding the coach were the four postilions, nine walking grooms, six footmen, and four Yeoman of the Guard carrying their long partisans. Eight of the grooms walked beside the horses. The more ornately dressed footmen walked beside the body of the coach2. Emanating out from this inner sanctum was a throng of endless ceremonial figures, police officers, journalists and adoring spectators taking photos and videos.

There was only one problem: the gilded carriage was empty. Or rather, the situation was even stranger. It contained only a hologram. An image of Her Royal Majesty captured at her 1953 Coronation (70 years ago) waved mechanically at the dutifully assembled crowd, standing in for the increasingly absent hereditary monarch of 15 countries and territories worldwide, including Canada, the most populous nation ruled by the British Monarchy outside the United Kingdom.

by Sarcasticat•June 11, 2022June 10, 2022•0•Canada, Royals

Trudeau’s narrative on the use of the Emergencies Act continues to crumble

When the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act to quash the peaceful Freedom Convoy, they made a number of wild claims to rationalize its use of the never-before-used act. Since then, Trudeau’s narrative about why the government needed these unprecedented powers has crumbled – the convoy was not funded by foreign donors or terrorists, the protesters had nothing to do with the arson attempt in Ottawa and to this date – not a single police force has confirmed the government’s claim that the police requested the government to invoke the act.

by Sarcasticat•June 11, 2022June 10, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Justin Trudeau - Pissant, Propaganda, Protest

Canada would need to spend $75B more over half a decade to reach NATO defence spending target, report says

Canada has fallen so short of its NATO commitment to devote 2 per cent of annual economic output to military spending that it would cost $75-billion over the next half-decade to catch up, a new report by a parliamentary budget watchdog says.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance dedicated to the collective defence of its 30 members, including Canada. In 2006, NATO defence ministers agreed to commit a minimum of 2 per cent of their gross domestic product to defence spending to ensure the alliance’s readiness. In 2014, they renewed that commitment.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says there’s no chance Canada will meet its NATO goal over the next five years with the government’s current level of military spending.

by Blazingcatfur•June 10, 2022June 10, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?

DND says removal of HMCS Halifax commander is not about ‘any sexual misconduct’ for a change

DND removes HMCS Halifax commander, says it is not about ‘any sexual misconduct’

The commanding officer of a navy frigate currently conducting operations for NATO has been removed from his command.

But the Canadian Forces has invoked a high level of secrecy about what was behind the removal of the commanding officer of HMCS Halifax. It is refusing to even name the individual.

I bet he mis-pronouned someone!

by Blazingcatfur•June 10, 2022June 10, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?

Leslyn Lewis vows to defund the CBC and restore the media’s ‘independence’ if elected PM

Dr. Leslyn Lewis, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP and leadership candidate says she will “restore” Canada’s media “independence” and stop media bailouts at the hands of the federal government should she one day become prime minister.

“Everyone has the right to free speech and to their own views, but the government shouldn’t be paying for the ability of journalists to amplify their opinions,” wrote Lewis in a campaign platform update posted Tuesday titled “Defunding the CBC.”

by Sarcasticat•June 10, 2022June 9, 2022•0•Canada, CBC, Conservative Party

Canada on ‘high alert’ for cyberattacks from Russia, others: minister

The Canadian government is on “high alert” for cyberattacks by Russia and others amid a global threat environment that continues to shake the foundations of the post-second World War international order.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued the warning during an appearance at the House of Commons public safety committee on Thursday morning. He told members of the committee that the threat is not just to the federal government but also to provinces and critical infrastructure.

by Sarcasticat•June 10, 2022June 9, 2022•0•Canada, Cyber War, Russia

Typical mortgage payment could be 30% higher in 5 years, Bank of Canada warns

High house prices and debt loads associated with them are a major vulnerability to Canada’s economy, the Bank of Canada said Thursday, warning buyers who bought during the pandemic that the impact of even slightly higher mortgage rates could be dramatic.

In its Financial System Review, the central bank said that while the country’s financial system is strong and weathered the pandemic well, the economy remains vulnerable because of elevated debt levels tied to the country’s increasingly expensive housing market.

“Even as the average household is in better financial shape, more Canadians have stretched to buy a house during the pandemic,” Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday. “And these households are more exposed to higher interest rates and the potential for housing prices to decline.”

by Blazingcatfur•June 9, 2022June 9, 2022•0•Canada

Why was man linked to terrorist group allowed to speak at city-owned Ottawa venue?

“It amazes me. It really amazes me. I would like to know what the City of Ottawa thinks it is doing,” Josh Korn told me. The 70-year-old retired software engineer and active member of Ottawa’s Jewish community is not alone in wanting to know why a man identified by Israeli intelligence as a high-ranking member of a notorious Palestinian terrorist group was allowed to give a speech in a city-owned facility last week.

This should not “amaze” anyone. Preach multicult and diversity? Import a backwards death cult and coddle it beyond all reason? Reap what you sew.

Palestinian TV Host Dina Al-Assi Praises Japanese Red Amy Terrorist Kozo Okamoto, Who Participated in the 1972 PFLP Lod Airport Massacre in Israel: A Great Model, Arigato! #terrorism #Palestinians #Japan #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/cyEEdQcjwr

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) June 9, 2022

This graffiti was found on a wall near Toronto’s York University.

This type of intimidation is driving Jewish students across North America to hide their identity. pic.twitter.com/zqaWTWkdvG

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) June 9, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•June 9, 2022June 9, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Israeli - Islam Conflict