For all his reflection, at heart he still seems to believe it’s women who must be at fault. Again and again and again.
Canada
Protests at Trudeau rallies an evolution of far-right ideology, says expert
The protests that have dogged Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s election campaign for weeks shouldn’t come as a surprise after months of demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions, says one extremism researcher.
“These people have been protesting against COVID for a long time. People were kind of shocked at the vitriol and the violent rhetoric — and the violence itself — that these people are bringing to the campaign trail,” said Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
“We’re not surprised by it because these people, these COVID conspiracy types, have been very violent for months.”
The Downfall Of New France
On this day in 1759, 4,000 British troops draw the French out from behind their ramparts at Quebec and defeat them on the Plains of Abraham. The stunning victory will help bring about the downfall of New France. pic.twitter.com/da5zEmp51W
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) September 13, 2021
MALCOLM: Liberal elites have a bigotry problem
Liberal elites in politics and the media have a bigotry problem. They suffer from populist-phobia — an irrational fear and hatred of populist protesters.
Just look at the way much of the media writes off the tens of thousands of anti-lockdown protesters who have overwhelmed the streets in major Canadian cities throughout the pandemic.
Again last weekend in Montreal, Canadians of all walks of life — of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities — came out to protest against vaccine passports. An estimated 50,000 freedom-loving Canadians were peacefully using their voice to say “enough is enough.”
The media either completely ignore the concerns of these protestors, or like Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, demonized them as “angry extremists.”
Hardly any Canadians caught the flu last year. What can we expect this fall?
Measurements of flu stayed so low all year that it actually never passed the threshold the Public Health Agency of Canada normally uses to declare the start of the season — which usually happens in the fall.
Chinese firm buys Canada mRNA vaccine tech in US$500M deal
Chinese biopharma firm Everest Medicines Ltd. will license an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine from Canada’s Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc., as companies try to bring the most effective inoculation platform into China despite its apparent resistance to western shots.
Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families
As housing and food prices continue to rise, many Canadians likely assume that these are the most expensive budget items for families. But in fact, the average Canadian family spends more on taxes than housing, food and clothing combined.
Complaints About ‘Vote-Splitting’ Falsely Implies Parties Are Entitled To Voters
It’s easy to get locked into the ‘vote-splitting’ narrative during federal elections.
Most analysts, pundits, and commentators – myself included – find it easy to talk about vote splitting because it’s such a simple narrative when looking at polls.
One party goes up, another party goes down, margins rise, margins fall.
And when parties on a similar side of the spectrum move in the polls, ‘vote-splitting’ is the quickest way to describe the potential impact.
However, when we think more deeply about it, ‘vote-splitting’ is a tired and anti-democratic narrative.
National Police Federation calls for more RCMP funding from next federal government
The National Police Federation (NPF) is calling on the next federal government to increase funding for the RCMP after years of flatlining resources.
According to the NPF, which represents 20,000 RCMP officers across Canada, demand for police services has grown 20% since 2017, however, federal government support has failed to meet demands.
Rupa Subramanya: The People’s Party of Canada’s rise is more complicated than anti-Trudeau rage
As the federal election campaign heads into its last lap, the People’s Party of Canada, led by Maxime Bernier, has been moving up in the polls. According to the latest Nanos numbers, PPC support has more than doubled during the campaign and sits at 5.0 per cent, while Bernier’s support for preferred prime minister is at 5.5 per cent.
Canada faces ‘unsophisticated’ attacks using everyday weapons, government threat report says
Twenty years after 9/11, Canada’s main terrorist threat comes from “domestic, lone actors” incited online who use everyday objects as weapons, according to a declassified intelligence report.
The “secret” Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC) report obtained by Global News under the Access to Information Act shows how terrorism has evolved since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Twenty years ago today, a tiny town in Newfoundland took in 6,700 passengers who were stranded on 9/11
Twenty years ago today, a tiny town in Newfoundland took in 6,700 passengers who were stranded on 9/11.
They didn’t care about politics or who the President was.
They opened their homes to complete strangers in their hour of need.
It’s what neighbours do.#Humanity 🇺🇲 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/QA8E1bvVco
— Goodable (@Goodable) September 11, 2021
First responders: Meet some of the Canadians who rushed to New York after the 9/11 attacks
By 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, roughly one hour after the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in that morning’s second slow-motion cascade of dust and debris, Ottawa firefighter Barry Blondin was already heading for the nearest border crossing.
Bundled in the trunk was Blondin’s bunker gear, the protective clothing firefighters wear when responding to emergencies — the same gear hundreds of New York City firefighters were wearing when they rushed into the Twin Towers after the terror attacks.
“You’re watching the news and you’re hearing all the reports [that] a lot of firemen are down, buildings are down. You know there’s people [in] there,” recalled Blondin, who is now 62. “They needed a lot of help, so I thought I could do something.”
Blondin — who retired two years ago after a 27-year career with Ottawa Fire Services — didn’t stop to ask permission. He just went.
Why Justin Trudeau Has Indulged In Six Years Of Canadian Self-Hatred
“There are stories of us scapegoating minorities in this country that, unfortunately, is a part of our past — to leave aside the shameful colonial history that we’re trying to reconcile.”
“There are many institutions that we have in this country, including that big building across the street from us, Parliament, that has and is built around a system of colonialism, or discrimination or systemic racism.”
Mounties to see their salaries soar as first collective agreement is ratified
Thousands of Mounties are about to receive a massive pay increase.
For the first time ever, a union representing RCMP members has ratified a collective agreement with the federal government to cover nearly 20,000 members.