When it comes to communications regulation, let’s be clear: the election did not give Justin Trudeau’s government a mandate to continue messing with free speech on the Internet.
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FUREY: Now is the time for Canada to show support for Taiwan
If you ask military strategists where they think the next global conflict could be sparked, most of them will tell you the South China Sea. The novel 2034 , co-authored by retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, offers a possible scenario of the third world war breaking out after China attempts an invasion of Taiwan.
Albertans will finally have a say on Canada’s equalization program
Canada’s system of fiscal federalism and equalization is fundamentally broken and Albertans are finally being given the chance to do something about it.
During next week’s municipal elections, Albertans will have the rare opportunity to participate in direct democracy and vote on the fairness of Canada’s equalization program. Specifically, they will be asked whether equalization payments should be removed from the constitution.
McKenna says democratic rights of MPs “aren’t absolute,” unvaxed should be banned
McKenna’s comments come in response to Conservative MP Mark Strahl’s firm stance against vaccine mandates for parliamentarians.
They’re both authoritarians – and both completely wrong.
h/t Marvin
Line 5 opponents urge White House to reject Canada’s ‘audacious’ treaty gambit
Environmental activists in the United States are seizing on Canada’s decision to invoke a 44-year-old treaty with the United States as an “audacious,” misguided and misleading gambit aimed at short-circuiting Michigan’s effort to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline.
Oil & Water Don’t Mix, a coalition of Michigan environmental and Indigenous groups that includes the Sierra Club and the Michigan Climate Action Network, said Tuesday it has a 33,000-signature petition that it plans to circulate among U.S. lawmakers this week.
Justin’s best buddy Joe remains silent.
Drug buyers’ club receives Vancouver’s approval to secure a drug supply
Vancouver City Council voted on Thursday to support a program that would provide drugs to people at risk of overdosing.
Canada’s Allies May Have To Force Trudeau To Get Tough On China
The US in particular cannot allow Canada – given such close integration of our countries – to become a tool of the Chinese Communist Party.
Parody music video about navy officers sparked country-wide search for culprit
A music video poking fun at officers sparked a country-wide search within the Royal Canadian Navy for the culprit who made the parody as well as threats to sailors that even watching the spoof would result in punishment.
MALCOLM: Equalization in Canada is fundamentally broken
Canada’s system of fiscal federalism, specifically the program of equalization that divides the country into “have” and “have-not” provinces and transfers revenues from the former to the latter, is fundamentally broken. And, for the first time in my lifetime, some Canadians are finally being given the chance to do something about it.
Quebec just loves it!
Poll shows hardening position on China among Canadians
More than 75 per cent of Canadians think the federal government should ban Huawei Technologies from this country’s 5G telecommunications networks in a new Nanos Research poll that finds hardening attitudes toward the Chinese state and business relations with Beijing.
Majority of Canadians Want Trudeau Gone, Replaced With New Leader
“A majority (55%) of Canadians believe Justin Trudeau should resign as the leader of the Liberal Party, and begin a process where a new leader can be chosen and who would replace the Prime Minister until the next election was called.”
Canadian auto production ‘being hit hard’ by global semiconductor shortage
To be an autoworker in Canada this year has meant living with a fair bit of uncertainty.
“There’s no consistency,” said Mark Sciberras, president of the Unifor local branch at Ford Motor Co.‘s Oakville, Ont. operations. “One week to the next, you don’t know if you’re working.”
The Oakville plant, like so many auto assembly lines globally, has seen its production start and stop numerous times this year because of the severe semiconductor chip shortage caused by pandemic-related production issues and a surge in demand for electronics.
Chinese Regime’s Widespread Influence Operations in Canada Documented in French Report
Comprehensive report reveals the extent of China’s influence and propaganda operations around the world
Chinese regime influence operations in Canada are broad and pervasive, according to a comprehensive report published by a French government-affiliated think tank.
From stifling dissident voices to influencing politics, media, and education, from manipulating information to utilizing local organizations, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using every non-kinetic means in its toolbox to sway Canada and Chinese-Canadians, says the report, titled “Chinese Influence Operations: A Machiavellian Moment.”
Ontario government admits that vaccines can cause myocarditis
On September 29, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMO) issued a statement tacitly admitting that some vaccines appear to cause myocarditis.
In his statement, CMO Kieran Moore recommended that Ontario begin issuing Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines exclusively out of “an abundance of caution” resulting from an analysis of adverse events following immunization with the various vaccines.
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Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as vaccine mandates come due
Hundreds of Ontario workers in hospitals and long-term care could be off the job in the coming weeks because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19, further complicating what advocates call a “perfect storm” of staff shortages.