Justin Trudeau Walking Canada Down A Path To Totalitarian Status

Skill-testing question: Does Canada’s federal government in 2022 require complete public subservience to the state? Correct answer: Not yet. Such is the nature of systems of government based on the authoritarian. The history of totalitarianism reveals that incremental implementation is most effective. Beneath the surface of the Covid pandemic is a seldom-discussed social issue:

To what extent has the pandemic pathed the way for an emulation of authoritarian governance in Canada? The school of political science speaks of core competencies required for conversion to a totalitarian state. Critical in the process is “mass communication to spread propaganda.”

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Transgender Politics: Canada’s New Oppressed Minority Class

In Canada, the transgender movement recently received a giant shot in the arm. Our country is the first among western democracies to release a demographic report revealing the number of trans-Canadians. Pegged at 100,000, the amount represents .03 percent of our population. A mere trifle– but enough to provide an energy boost to the post-modern identifiable community.

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Calgary man admits to terrorism charges related to Islamic State

CALGARY — A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State.

RCMP arrested Hussein Borhot in July 2020 after a seven-year investigation.

He was charged with three counts of participating in terrorism group activity as well as with commission of an offence for a terrorist group.

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Intelligence agency needs to keep a closer watch on extremism in prisons, report says

Canada’s spies could be doing a better job of investigating extremism in the prison system, says an internal report.

The document, obtained through an access to information request, emerged from a behind-the-scenes review of how the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the RCMP share information.

“One of the concerns we have is the lack of coverage over persons convicted of terrorism offences once they are in jail,” says the report. It was written by two national security lawyers tasked by the RCMP and CSIS with making recommendations to deal with information-sharing bottlenecks in the national security intelligence sphere.

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Canada’s totalitarian approach to COVID

Canada’s healthcare system didn’t have the capacity, the flexibility, the innovation or the robustness to handle a novel virus that disproportionately impacted the very old, the very weak and the very sick. Meanwhile, Canadians witnessed a colossal failure in leadership across the board – politics, government, media, business and even academia.

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John Ivison: Trudeau government ponders national handgun ban

The Trudeau government is still considering a nationwide ban on handguns as a “last resort,” even as it prepares to introduce legislation that will offer financial support to provinces that bring in their own restrictions.

“There is a robust debate about taking action (on handguns) from coast-to-coast,” said one person with knowledge of the government’s plan.

Do not let the Trudeau government disarm you.

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Economic and Trade Impacts of China’s Lockdowns, Experts Weigh in on China’s Food Security, Belt and Road and Five-Year Plan Monitor

“China re-emphasized the need for food security at the recently concluded Two Sessions. Rural revitalization to ensure agricultural supply, winter wheat support and development of a food security law were announced as priorities. How do you see this push playing out over the next few years? What opportunities and challenges should Canadian exporters watch for?”

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Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

OTTAWA – The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more than 1,300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces requested exemptions for medical or religious reasons.

Allen says only 158 of those requests have been approved, while about the same number of requests are still being assessed.

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‘Rolling Thunder’ biker convoy to descend on Ottawa.

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Ottawa is bracing for the arrival of another convoy of protesters this weekend, just four months after the so-called “Freedom Convoy” began a weeks-long blockade of the capital’s downtown core.

The “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” event will see hundreds of bikers and other demonstrators march through downtown streets and stage several rallies on Parliament Hill starting Friday evening.

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Justice minister invokes cabinet secrecy around use of Emergencies Act

Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked cabinet confidentiality in his appearance before a special committee tasked with investigating the government’s use of the Emergencies Act.

Lametti was asked pointed questions Tuesday evening about federal consultations with provinces and others before declaring an emergency, and when the government received advice to revoke the declaration. On multiple occasions, he responded that he “would not betray cabinet confidence.”

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2021 census data offers snapshot of Canada’s transgender population for first time

TORONTO — Census data released Wednesday offers an unprecedented snapshot of Canada’s transgender population, showing 0.33 per cent of residents identify as a gender that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

The data collected during last year’s national household survey shows about 100,815 people are transgender or non-binary, including 31,555 who are transgender women, 27,905 who are transgender men and 41,355 who are non-binary.

h/t RM

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Rupa Subramanya: Why is Canada dragging its feet on getting back to normal from COVID?

On May 2, Switzerland and Greece are set to remove all COVID-related travel restrictions. Visitors will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or a recent negative test. The Swiss, who are 70 per cent fully vaccinated — a rate much lower than Canada’s approximate 81 per cent — removed virtually all domestic pandemic restrictions a month ago, and friends and family there tell me that life is back to pre-pandemic times. 

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