Tamara Lich has been awarded The George Jonas Freedom Award for her part in organizing the Freedom Convoy truckers protest that drew international attention for occupying Ottawa’s downtown core in February.
Canada
Baby boomers now less than 25% of Canada’s population, 2021 census data shows
The latest census data from 2021 shows for the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up less than a quarter of the country’s population.
The data also shows seniors over the age of 85 are among the fastest growing age groups in the country.
It’s another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for Canada’s elders.
Anti-hate group calls for regulator to police social media platforms
The federal government should appoint a regulator with the power to force social media companies to disclose information to help fight far-right extremism, an anti-hate group told MPs Tuesday.
Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, said an ombudsperson could put more pressure on tech companies to do more to reduce online harms.
Raheel Raza: As a practising Muslim, I find Al-Quds Day abhorrent
On April 24, there was an anti-Israel rally in downtown Toronto, at which participants could be heard shouting “God is great” after it was announced that Israel had been hit by two rockets. Such hate-filled events are not uncommon in Toronto, as we witness every year at the Al-Quds Day parade. As a practising Muslim observing the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan — which is about contemplation, reflection and the renewal of our ethics and morals — I feel I must speak out.
If you are one of those who have self-righteously preached to the rest of us about the benefits of diversity and multiculturalism then don’t act shocked.
You reap what you sow.
Enjoy your Islamophobia!
Experts worry about the pandemic’s long term effects on children
Teachers and experts in child development fear that the pandemic’s disruptions on “regular” school life may impact the social, emotional and language development of children.
Illegal border crossings are skyrocketing with no end in sight
The number of illegal border crossings at Roxham Road keeps increasing, with a majority of the migrants being unvaccinated. Does the government have a plan to address this ongoing issue?
Public Safety Minister Suggests Recruiting Foreign Nationals As CSE Code Breakers
Ottawa needs more codebreakers — but spy agency says finding them isn’t easy
… Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who is helping to oversee Ottawa’s national cybersecurity strategy, said that one of his goals is to scale up the cybersecurity workforce.
Part of that effort, he said, could involve looking abroad.
“I think we should be creating dedicated pathways to attract talent in cybersecurity,” said Mendicino.
I bet he hires from China and North Korea.
Widespread systemic racism in Canadian military ‘repulsing’ new recruits: report
Systemic racism is rampant throughout the Canadian Armed Forces, “repulsing” new recruits and putting at risk the country’s national security if jobs continue to go unfilled, according to a bombshell report.
In stark terms, the report probing racism in the Canadian military lays out the rationale for why fixing the “toxic” environment goes to the heart of the military’s ability to do the crucial jobs entrusted to it.
To sum it up: more and more Canadians will have no interest in joining until the military fixes its longstanding, interconnected issues of racism, abuse of power, gender discrimination and sexual misconduct.
No one wants to join a Woke Supremacy outfit.
In ‘grey zone’ of national security, Islamist terrorist suspects face no charges but can’t leave Canada
To Canadian national security officials, Samy Nefkha-Bahri is a supporter of “armed jihad abroad,” who had “dubious associations” and wanted to take part in “combat in Syria.”
Classified government reports obtained by Global News allege he led a group that was preparing to travel “for the purpose of participating in the activities of a terrorist group.”
But instead of arresting and charging the Montreal resident, federal officials grounded him: they denied him a passport “to prevent the commission of a terrorism offence.”
Racism report to take CAF to task for not doing more over past 20 years
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand will release a highly anticipated report this morning that is expected to take the military to task for not doing enough to address racism in the ranks over the past two decades.
The report is the result of a yearlong review by a panel of retired Canadian Armed Forces members tasked with identifying ways to address hate, racism and discrimination in the ranks.
The review was launched in December 2020 amid concerns about systemic racism in the military, as well as reported links between some members with hate groups, right-wing extremism and white supremacy.
What about Woke Supremacy?
Canada eyes new measures to protect economy from national security threats
New measures to ensure Canada doesn’t export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country’s economic security.
Other possibilities include making it easier to fine companies that fail to comply with investment screening rules and mapping supply chains to identify critical vulnerabilities, according to a federal consultation paper.
Liberals Preparing Canadians For China-Derived Digital ID, Social Credit
When Canadian authorities are out to push citizens into compliance, they utilize a well-worn concept: they inform citizens that “our country is falling behind.” When it comes to Digital ID adoption, this is simply not the case.
The Liberal government are making significant strides forward in Digital ID implementation. Apart from China— founding nation of social credit-based digital identification, few nations of the world are further along the path than Canada.
To the Antisemites Who Sit Next to Me at School
My NYU classmates talk about the ‘Zionist grip on the media’ and tweet ‘death to Israel.’
To my law school classmate who tweeted, “my love language is marg bar [death to] Israel”: thank you.
To the Students for Justice in Palestine, who explained: “Zionism is, by design, an ideology that promotes violence against, and hatred and delegitimization of Palestinians. Embedded in the Zionist supremacy narrative is the orientalist, Islamophobic idea that Azkenazi [sic] Jewish whiteness is fundamentally superior to Palestinian lives, culture, and identity”: thank you.
I have been blogging since 2006.
Made our bones here bringing Islam to the light of day.
It has not gotten better only worse.
Whether in the USA or Canada, on the university campus or in the public square the atmosphere is poisoned.
Forcing mass immigration on Canada from nations that despise our values & heritage was a criminal act of vandalism by our elites.
Canada will not recover from the toxins of diversity and multiculturalism. We will be a ‘New France.’
Ottawa cites cabinet confidentiality over decision to invoke Emergencies Act, court filing shows
The federal government says it will not reveal what information led it to use the Emergencies Act to end truckers’ protests this winter, citing cabinet confidentiality in its response to legal challenges.
Four groups accuse the government of acting unlawfully by invoking a state of emergency when, they say, existing legislation such as the Criminal Code and traffic laws were sufficient to address it. Alberta is seeking to join the case as an intervenor, opposing the use of the emergency law.