A Muslim migrant from Algeria living in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec is said to have repeatedly threatened to kill his daughters if they refused to wear the Islamic veil.
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Female coach Fatima Garsi opens first women-only Muslim gym in Canada
A female fitness coach in Canada has opened the first women’s only gym in North America targeting Muslim women specifically, in a move that is being hailed for its inclusivity.
Toronto has had some of the longest COVID-19 business closures in North America
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on for a year, Toronto has become a flashpoint for the inherent inequities and political consequences that come with difficult public-health decisions.
Trudeau Liberals’ quarantine hotels are egregious abuse of government power
Canada under the “leadership” of the Trudeau government often seems like the twilight zone.
And so it is with the quarantine prison hotels Canadians are being subjected too.
“WAAAAAH!” She Explained
I have no idea who this person is. I had to look her up and I probably shouldn’t be wasting my time on her but she is exemplary of the other Meghan Markles out there for whom victimhood, not character or ability, is some sort of currency. It only makes one sound utterly morally tone-deaf.
Unless this half-calorie starlet has forded a freezing cold river in the middle of the night in order not to starve to death in a veritable concentration camp state or defied a dictatorship, I really don’t care:
“From my experience of my short 19 years, only now entering the workforce, have I realized, damn, it’s harder to be a woman,” Ramakrishnan told Yahoo Canada. “I don’t regret it, I love being a woman, but damn is it hard.”
Last year Ramakrishnan became a Global Ambassador for Plan International Canada. More recently, she was on TIME magazine’s 2021 TIME100 Next list of the next 100 most influential people in the world, with co-creator of Never Have I Ever, Mindy Kaling, saying Ramakrishnan “has an activist’s heart and wants to use her platform to help others.”
It’s Just Money
Cases in point:
A federal climate bureau spent more than $600 million last year, says an internal audit. Spending did not include $800,000 in annual staff time to manage newly-detailed carbon offset regulations: “Doing nothing is not an option.”
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The $675 million Public Health Agency “lacked everything” despite assuring legislators it was prepared for the pandemic, a Liberal-appointed lawmaker told the Senate national finance committee. “I was told twice, not just once but twice, you had enough resources on hand to deal with the pandemic,” said Senator Éric Forest (Que.): ‘There was a huge gap between the perception and the reality.’
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The Liberal government will not release a budget in March as it takes more time to assess the impact of the pandemic, meaning that more than two years will have passed since the last federal budget was released.
MP Rempel Garner sponsors petition calling for a plan to end lockdowns
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is sponsoring a parliamentary petition demanding the Trudeau government to create an immediate plan to end lockdowns in Canada.
FUREY: Canadians have a right to have an opinion
When it comes to COVID-19 and government-imposed lockdowns, many Canadians have been dismissed because they’re not a “medical expert.”
The fact of the matter is the pandemic affects everybody’s way of life and everybody deserves to have a say about how government decisions are affecting their lives.
Quebec City marchers demand return of organized sports
Marchers gathered Sunday in front of the Quebec National Assembly to demand the resumption of organized sports.
The march was organized by Isaac Pépin, a Grade 10 student from the Quebec City region who has been unable to play football since the pandemic started.
Illegal gathering near Quebec City nets $55K in tickets
An illegal gathering in a ski resort region near Quebec City on Saturday night netted $54,800 in fines: $1,550 for each of the 36 partygoers.
Singh says he has ‘serious concerns’ about Sajjan, Trudeau amid Vance allegations
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government’s handling of allegations against former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance has eroded Canadians’ trust, calling for further measures to ensure victims of sexual misconduct can safely come forward.
Cities ask Liberals for $7B to create affordable housing
Canada’s municipalities are asking the federal government to include $7 billion in its upcoming budget for cities and housing providers to buy disused properties and quickly turn them into affordable housing.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) estimates the money could create up to 24,000 permanent affordable housing units in urban and rural communities.
Vaccine rollout is a time of optimism as 1-year anniversary of pandemic nears, Tam says
“I think we can be buoyant by that more optimistic outlook because it is a pretty tremendous thing that we have, which is several, not just one, but several, really great vaccines,” Dr. Theresa Tam said Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live.
“This makes no sense”: Archbishop of Toronto criticizes Ford’s restrictions on Toronto churches
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto is calling for change as religious communities continue to be discriminated against by lockdowns, even as rules relax in Ontario.